ATI RN LEADERSHIP
PROCTORED EXAM 2019
VERSION 1
ATI Leadership Proctored Exam
• A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients
should thenurse recommend for an interdisciplinary care conference?
A client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has a biophysical profile of 6
• A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has end stage heart failure. The clients
partner tells the nurse she can no longer handle caring for the client. Which of the
following actions should the nursetake?
Contact the case manager to discuss discharge options
• A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a toddler who has a new diagnosis
of asthma. The parent states she is unable to afford the nebulizer prescribed for the child.
Which of the followingreferrals should the nurse recommend?
Social worker
• A nurse is supervising assistive personnel who’s feeding a client with dysphagia.
Which of thefollowing actions by the AP should the nurse identify as correct
technique?
Instructing the client to place their chin to chest while swallowing
• A nurse is providing an in-service about client rights for a group of nurses. Which of the
followingstatements should the nurse include in the in-service?
“A nurse can disclose information to a family member with the client’s permission.”
• A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who requires home oxygen. The equipment
company hasnot yet delivered the oxygen tank. Which of the following action should
the nurse take?
Contact social services about the delivery of the oxygen equipment.
, • A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client has signed the consent form but tells
the nurse that she has reconsidered because she is worried about the pain. Which of the
following response bythe nurse is appropriate?
I understand, and it’s not too late to change your mind.
• A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a client and witnessed the assistive
personnel position him in bed with excessive force. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Contact the nurse manager
• A nurse is assessing a client who has meningitis. Which of the following finding
should the nursereport to the provider immediately?
Decreased level of consciousness
• A nurse is caring for a client who wanders through the halls yelling obscenities at staff
other clients and visitors. Which action should the nurse take?
• Administer sedatives
• Keep the client in her room with the door closed
• Contact family members to come sit with the client
• Place the client in a wheelchair with a lap tray
• A nurse is assisting with the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. The newly licensed
nurse is havingtrouble focusing and had difficulty completing care for his assigned client.
Which of the following intervention is appropriate?
Recommend that he take time to plan at the beginning of his shift.
• A nurse is preparing to delegate bathing and turning of a newly admitted client who has
end-stage bone cancer to an experienced AP. Which of the following assessment should
the nurse make beforedelegating care?
Has data been collected about specific client needs related to turning?
• A nurse is participating in the development of a disaster management plan for a hospital.
The nurseshould recognize that which of the following resources is the highest priority
to have available in response to a bioterrorism event?
A sufficient supply of personal protective equipment.
• A nurse manger observes an assistive personnel incorrectly transferring a client to
the bedsidecommode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Help the AP transfer the patient
• A nurse manager is leading discussion about ethical dilemmas. Which of the following
situationsshould the nurse manager include as an example of an ethical dilemma?
• a nurse witnesses another nurse administer incorrect medication
• a visitor experiences minor burns at a facility after receiving….
• a parent wants a 14-year-old adolescent to receive radiation treatment against his
will
PROCTORED EXAM 2019
VERSION 1
ATI Leadership Proctored Exam
• A nurse in a prenatal clinic is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients
should thenurse recommend for an interdisciplinary care conference?
A client who is at 35 weeks of gestation and has a biophysical profile of 6
• A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who has end stage heart failure. The clients
partner tells the nurse she can no longer handle caring for the client. Which of the
following actions should the nursetake?
Contact the case manager to discuss discharge options
• A nurse is providing discharge teaching to the parent of a toddler who has a new diagnosis
of asthma. The parent states she is unable to afford the nebulizer prescribed for the child.
Which of the followingreferrals should the nurse recommend?
Social worker
• A nurse is supervising assistive personnel who’s feeding a client with dysphagia.
Which of thefollowing actions by the AP should the nurse identify as correct
technique?
Instructing the client to place their chin to chest while swallowing
• A nurse is providing an in-service about client rights for a group of nurses. Which of the
followingstatements should the nurse include in the in-service?
“A nurse can disclose information to a family member with the client’s permission.”
• A nurse is preparing to discharge a client who requires home oxygen. The equipment
company hasnot yet delivered the oxygen tank. Which of the following action should
the nurse take?
Contact social services about the delivery of the oxygen equipment.
, • A nurse is preparing a client for surgery. The client has signed the consent form but tells
the nurse that she has reconsidered because she is worried about the pain. Which of the
following response bythe nurse is appropriate?
I understand, and it’s not too late to change your mind.
• A nurse in a long-term care facility is caring for a client and witnessed the assistive
personnel position him in bed with excessive force. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Contact the nurse manager
• A nurse is assessing a client who has meningitis. Which of the following finding
should the nursereport to the provider immediately?
Decreased level of consciousness
• A nurse is caring for a client who wanders through the halls yelling obscenities at staff
other clients and visitors. Which action should the nurse take?
• Administer sedatives
• Keep the client in her room with the door closed
• Contact family members to come sit with the client
• Place the client in a wheelchair with a lap tray
• A nurse is assisting with the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. The newly licensed
nurse is havingtrouble focusing and had difficulty completing care for his assigned client.
Which of the following intervention is appropriate?
Recommend that he take time to plan at the beginning of his shift.
• A nurse is preparing to delegate bathing and turning of a newly admitted client who has
end-stage bone cancer to an experienced AP. Which of the following assessment should
the nurse make beforedelegating care?
Has data been collected about specific client needs related to turning?
• A nurse is participating in the development of a disaster management plan for a hospital.
The nurseshould recognize that which of the following resources is the highest priority
to have available in response to a bioterrorism event?
A sufficient supply of personal protective equipment.
• A nurse manger observes an assistive personnel incorrectly transferring a client to
the bedsidecommode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Help the AP transfer the patient
• A nurse manager is leading discussion about ethical dilemmas. Which of the following
situationsshould the nurse manager include as an example of an ethical dilemma?
• a nurse witnesses another nurse administer incorrect medication
• a visitor experiences minor burns at a facility after receiving….
• a parent wants a 14-year-old adolescent to receive radiation treatment against his
will
