RNSG 2121 Leadership Exam 1
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025/2026 Updated.
The employer is responsible for providing a safe working environment by:
A. Driving all employees to work.
B. Following the OSHA guidelines.
C. Teaching employees to use their back muscles for lifting clients.
D. Allowing the recapping of contaminated needles. - Answer B. Following the OSHA
guidelines
Safety threats to the employee do NOT include:
A. Potentially lethal chemicals.
B. Exposure to infectious materials.
C. Recapping safety devices in each room.
D. Radioactive materials in open containers. - Answer B. Exposure to infectious materials
The most important way to reduce risk of infection to yourself and others is:
A. Not going into the client's room.
B. Wearing gloves whenever you go into a client's room.
C. Placing all clients in isolation rooms.
D. Good hand-washing practices. - Answer D. Good hand-washing practices
According to OSHA, employers must provide all of the following except:
A. Tuberculosis testing and hepatitis B vaccine.
B. Client rooms that are painted with pleasant colors.
C. Protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, and masks.
D. Immediate treatment after exposure to blood-borne pathogens. - Answer B. Client rooms
that are painted with pleasant colors
A circumstance surrounding health-care work that contributes to workers' susceptibility to
violence includes:
A. Working in low-crime areas
B. Having good hospital security
C. Inexperienced staff to deal with problems
,D. Working in large groups - Answer C. Inexperienced staff to deal with problems
The American Nurses Association (ANA) recommends four tactics to fight sexual harassment
including all of the following except:
A. Reporting the incident to your supervisor.
B. Ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away.
C. Documenting the incident to keep the facts fresh in your mind.
D. Seeking support from your friends, relatives, and state associations. - Answer B. Ignoring
the situation and hoping it goes away
You have just started working in a busy ER. Recently you have developed hives, nasal
congestion, and conjunctivitis. You are most likely experiencing:
A. An allergic reaction to latex gloves.
B. A severe reaction to the ER environment.
C. A rhinitis reaction to the general environment.
D. An allergic reaction to the hospital gown. - Answer A. An allergic reaction to latex gloves
One way in which you can decrease the chance of a back injury to yourself is:
A. Asking for help.
B. Not exercising.
C. Refusing transfer equipment.
D. Missing the class on back-muscle strengthening. - Answer A. Asking for help
Narcotics have been missing from the narcotic count every other weekend and on Fridays.
Several employees work all of these shifts. Ellen is often late and has been very "touchy" lately.
You have tried to talk with her, but she is not willing to talk with you. Your first step should be
to:
A. Notify the State Board of Nursing.
B. Discuss the situation at a staff meeting.
C. Bring your observations to your nurse manager.
D. Confront Ellen while she is drawing up medications. - Answer C. Bring your observations
to your nurse manager
Workplace issues currently under discussion by the American Nurses Association do not include
which of the following?
A. Mandatory overtime
B. Rotating shifts
, C. Staff development opportunities
D. Staffing ratios - Answer C. Staff development opportunities
The agency responsible for protecting the worksite against terrorism is:
A. ANA.
B. OSHA.
C. CDC.
D. NIOSH. - Answer B. OSHA
OSHA requires employers to protect employees by:
A. Removing known hazards.
B. Giving free hepatitis B vaccines.
C. Providing protective equipment.
D. All of the above - Answer D. All of the above
The ANA recommends that questionable practices in the workplace be reported. These do not
include which of the following?
A. Endangering a client's health
B. Abusing authority
C. Violation of rules or standards of practice
D. Being short-tempered with others - Answer D. Being short-tempered with others
Which of the following is likely to increase stress and burnout?
A. Employee assistance program (EAPs)
B. Building a restoration room
C. A mismatch between demand and perception of one's ability to respond to them
D. The establishment of an all-staff empowerment program - Answer C. A mismatch between
demand and perception of one's ability to respond to them
New graduates are typically concerned about:
A. Technical skills.
B. Opportunities for promotion.
C. Retirement policies.
D. Patient preparation for discharge. - Answer A. Technical skills
Questions and All Correct Answers
2025/2026 Updated.
The employer is responsible for providing a safe working environment by:
A. Driving all employees to work.
B. Following the OSHA guidelines.
C. Teaching employees to use their back muscles for lifting clients.
D. Allowing the recapping of contaminated needles. - Answer B. Following the OSHA
guidelines
Safety threats to the employee do NOT include:
A. Potentially lethal chemicals.
B. Exposure to infectious materials.
C. Recapping safety devices in each room.
D. Radioactive materials in open containers. - Answer B. Exposure to infectious materials
The most important way to reduce risk of infection to yourself and others is:
A. Not going into the client's room.
B. Wearing gloves whenever you go into a client's room.
C. Placing all clients in isolation rooms.
D. Good hand-washing practices. - Answer D. Good hand-washing practices
According to OSHA, employers must provide all of the following except:
A. Tuberculosis testing and hepatitis B vaccine.
B. Client rooms that are painted with pleasant colors.
C. Protective equipment, such as gloves, gowns, and masks.
D. Immediate treatment after exposure to blood-borne pathogens. - Answer B. Client rooms
that are painted with pleasant colors
A circumstance surrounding health-care work that contributes to workers' susceptibility to
violence includes:
A. Working in low-crime areas
B. Having good hospital security
C. Inexperienced staff to deal with problems
,D. Working in large groups - Answer C. Inexperienced staff to deal with problems
The American Nurses Association (ANA) recommends four tactics to fight sexual harassment
including all of the following except:
A. Reporting the incident to your supervisor.
B. Ignoring the situation and hoping it goes away.
C. Documenting the incident to keep the facts fresh in your mind.
D. Seeking support from your friends, relatives, and state associations. - Answer B. Ignoring
the situation and hoping it goes away
You have just started working in a busy ER. Recently you have developed hives, nasal
congestion, and conjunctivitis. You are most likely experiencing:
A. An allergic reaction to latex gloves.
B. A severe reaction to the ER environment.
C. A rhinitis reaction to the general environment.
D. An allergic reaction to the hospital gown. - Answer A. An allergic reaction to latex gloves
One way in which you can decrease the chance of a back injury to yourself is:
A. Asking for help.
B. Not exercising.
C. Refusing transfer equipment.
D. Missing the class on back-muscle strengthening. - Answer A. Asking for help
Narcotics have been missing from the narcotic count every other weekend and on Fridays.
Several employees work all of these shifts. Ellen is often late and has been very "touchy" lately.
You have tried to talk with her, but she is not willing to talk with you. Your first step should be
to:
A. Notify the State Board of Nursing.
B. Discuss the situation at a staff meeting.
C. Bring your observations to your nurse manager.
D. Confront Ellen while she is drawing up medications. - Answer C. Bring your observations
to your nurse manager
Workplace issues currently under discussion by the American Nurses Association do not include
which of the following?
A. Mandatory overtime
B. Rotating shifts
, C. Staff development opportunities
D. Staffing ratios - Answer C. Staff development opportunities
The agency responsible for protecting the worksite against terrorism is:
A. ANA.
B. OSHA.
C. CDC.
D. NIOSH. - Answer B. OSHA
OSHA requires employers to protect employees by:
A. Removing known hazards.
B. Giving free hepatitis B vaccines.
C. Providing protective equipment.
D. All of the above - Answer D. All of the above
The ANA recommends that questionable practices in the workplace be reported. These do not
include which of the following?
A. Endangering a client's health
B. Abusing authority
C. Violation of rules or standards of practice
D. Being short-tempered with others - Answer D. Being short-tempered with others
Which of the following is likely to increase stress and burnout?
A. Employee assistance program (EAPs)
B. Building a restoration room
C. A mismatch between demand and perception of one's ability to respond to them
D. The establishment of an all-staff empowerment program - Answer C. A mismatch between
demand and perception of one's ability to respond to them
New graduates are typically concerned about:
A. Technical skills.
B. Opportunities for promotion.
C. Retirement policies.
D. Patient preparation for discharge. - Answer A. Technical skills
