ATI CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse manager in the Emergency Department needs to implement
new staffing patterns. As a transformational leader, the nurse manager
should:
A. Explain in detail how well the new idea will work.
B. Reinforce how this change will respond to the ideas and solutions
generated by staff members.
C. Reason with staff members that the new idea will save money and
allow more free time.
D. Imply that raises will be smaller than anticipated if the new idea is
not accepted.
Answer: B. Reinforce how this change will respond to the ideas and
solutions generated by staff members.
⩥ While explaining the importance of developing leadership skills
among nurses to a group of first-year nursing students, Natalie, a nursing
unit manager, emphasizes that:
A. Most nurses are not expected to assume leadership roles.
B. The role of nurse leadership is only at the bedside, ensuring that
patient care is performed according to established standards.
,C. Only individuals in formal leadership roles are expected to be leaders.
D. The public depends on nurses to assume leadership in moving
consumer advocacy concerns forward..
Answer: D. The public depends on nurses to assume leadership in
moving consumer advocacy concerns forward.
⩥ In reviewing the current delivery model, the nurse manager is aware
that a demographic change that will have a significant effect on the
healthcare delivery systems of the future is:
A. Changes in staffing patterns.
B. Increasing reports of violence in the workplace.
C. The increasing percentage of the population that will be over age 65.
D. Escalations in the cost of health care..
Answer: C
⩥ Which of the following is an example of an HMO?
A. Nurse practitioners are paid promptly at discounted fees for each
service rendered at a women's health clinic.
B. Physicians in a large urban center are reimbursed for visits made to
their clients.
C. Physicians are paid for each service delivered to enrolled patients
through a prepaid plan.
D. Patients pay fixed annual fees for ambulatory care services,
regardless of actual utilization of health services..
, Answer: D
⩥ "Georgia Hospital will provide care that is a national example of
consumer service" is a:
A. Vision statement.
B. Statement of philosophy.
C. Mission statement.
D. Rationale for care..
Answer: Vision statement.
⩥ At Orangetown Hospital, the nursing department is developing a
mission statement for nursing. Which would be a suitable mission
statement?
A. "Nursing provides services for patients admitted to Orangetown
Hospital."
B. "To participate fully in the professional services offered by
Orangetown Hospital."
C. "To lead by the lamp; services for seniors."
D. "At Orangetown, the nursing department provides caring services that
recognize the diversity of clients and promote optimal health with clients
through partnership, education, and interprofessional collaboration.".
Answer: D. "At Orangetown, the nursing department provides caring
services that recognize the diversity of clients and promote optimal
health with clients through partnership, education, and interprofessional
collaboration."
CERTIFICATION REVIEW 2026 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⩥ The nurse manager in the Emergency Department needs to implement
new staffing patterns. As a transformational leader, the nurse manager
should:
A. Explain in detail how well the new idea will work.
B. Reinforce how this change will respond to the ideas and solutions
generated by staff members.
C. Reason with staff members that the new idea will save money and
allow more free time.
D. Imply that raises will be smaller than anticipated if the new idea is
not accepted.
Answer: B. Reinforce how this change will respond to the ideas and
solutions generated by staff members.
⩥ While explaining the importance of developing leadership skills
among nurses to a group of first-year nursing students, Natalie, a nursing
unit manager, emphasizes that:
A. Most nurses are not expected to assume leadership roles.
B. The role of nurse leadership is only at the bedside, ensuring that
patient care is performed according to established standards.
,C. Only individuals in formal leadership roles are expected to be leaders.
D. The public depends on nurses to assume leadership in moving
consumer advocacy concerns forward..
Answer: D. The public depends on nurses to assume leadership in
moving consumer advocacy concerns forward.
⩥ In reviewing the current delivery model, the nurse manager is aware
that a demographic change that will have a significant effect on the
healthcare delivery systems of the future is:
A. Changes in staffing patterns.
B. Increasing reports of violence in the workplace.
C. The increasing percentage of the population that will be over age 65.
D. Escalations in the cost of health care..
Answer: C
⩥ Which of the following is an example of an HMO?
A. Nurse practitioners are paid promptly at discounted fees for each
service rendered at a women's health clinic.
B. Physicians in a large urban center are reimbursed for visits made to
their clients.
C. Physicians are paid for each service delivered to enrolled patients
through a prepaid plan.
D. Patients pay fixed annual fees for ambulatory care services,
regardless of actual utilization of health services..
, Answer: D
⩥ "Georgia Hospital will provide care that is a national example of
consumer service" is a:
A. Vision statement.
B. Statement of philosophy.
C. Mission statement.
D. Rationale for care..
Answer: Vision statement.
⩥ At Orangetown Hospital, the nursing department is developing a
mission statement for nursing. Which would be a suitable mission
statement?
A. "Nursing provides services for patients admitted to Orangetown
Hospital."
B. "To participate fully in the professional services offered by
Orangetown Hospital."
C. "To lead by the lamp; services for seniors."
D. "At Orangetown, the nursing department provides caring services that
recognize the diversity of clients and promote optimal health with clients
through partnership, education, and interprofessional collaboration.".
Answer: D. "At Orangetown, the nursing department provides caring
services that recognize the diversity of clients and promote optimal
health with clients through partnership, education, and interprofessional
collaboration."
