ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR QUIZLET (STUDY THIS ONE!)

ATI COMPREHENSIVE PREDICTOR QUIZLET
(STUDY THIS ONE!)


What can be delegated to Assistive personnel (AP)?
 ADLs - bathing - grooming - dressing - ambulating - feeding (w/o
swallow precautions) - positioning - bed making - specimen collection
- I&O - VS (stable clients

A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will
care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse
assign to an AP?
C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence

A nurse is delegating the ambulation of a client who had knee arthroplasty
5 days ago to an AP. Which of the following info should the nurse share
with the AP?
Select all:
B. The client ambulates with his slippers on over his antiembolic
stockings C. The client uses a front wheeled walker when
ambulating
D. The client had pain meds 30 minutes ago

An RN is making assignments for client care to an LPN at the beginning of the
shift. Which of the following assignments should the LPN question?
D. Replacing the cartridge and tubing on a PCA pump

A nurse is preparing an inservice program about delegation. Which of
the following elements should she identify when presenting the 5 rights
of delegation. Select all: B. Right supervision/evaluation
C. Right
direction/communication E.
Right circumstances

A nurse manager of a med surge unit is assigning care responsibilities for the
oncoming shift. A client is waiting transfer back to the unit from the PACU
following thoracic surgery. To which staff member should the nurse assign
the client?
B. RN

What is the study of conduct and character? Ethics
What are the values and beliefs that guide behavior and decision making?-
Morals What is the right to make ones own personal decisions, even tho
those decisions might not be in the persons best interest-Autonomy
What are positive actions to help others-
Beneficience What is an agreement to keep

,promises-Fidelity
What is fairness in care delivery and use of resources-
Justice What is avoidance of harm or injury-Non-
maleficence

A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this
clients choice is an example of what principles?
A. Fidelity

,A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The
nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of
the following ethical principles?
D. Beneficience-D

A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities
involved with organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains that
all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same
qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which ethical principle
C. Justice

A nurse questions a med prescription as too extreme and light of the clients
advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is
an example of which ethical principle
D. Nonmalificence

Which of the following situations can be identified as an ethical dilemma?
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings of
their father who is terminally ill

Most managers can be categorized as-authoritative, democratic, and laissez
faire Authoritative
 makes decisions of the group
 motivates by coercion
 communication occurs down the chain of command
 Work output by the staff is usually high-good for crisis situations and
bureaucratic settings-
Democratic
 includes the group when decisions are made
 Motivates by supporting star achievements
 Communication occurs up and down the chain of command
 Work output by staff is usually of good quality-good when
cooperation and collaboration is necessary-
Laissez faire
 makes very few decisions and does little planning
 motivation is largely the responsibility of individuals staff members
 Communication occurs up and down the chain of command and
between group members
 Work output is low unless an informal leader evolves from the group
 *the use of any of these styles may be appropriate depending on the
situation-


The nurse should consider the hierarchy of human needs when
prioritizing interventions, which are?—
 -Physiological needs first (oxygen, shelter, food)
- Safety & security needs (physical safety)

, - Love and belonging
- Self esteem
- Self actualization

The ABC framework identifies, in order, the three basic needs for sustaining
life-
 Airway
 Breathing
 Circulation

Nurses must follow what code of standards in delegating and assigning tasks-
 ANA codes of standards

What values would a nurse possess to be a client advocate?- CARE
- caring
- autonomy
- respect
- empowerment

What do the nurse need to keep in mind about the client when being their
advocate?-
 Client's religion & culture

When should planning discharge process begin?
a. at time of admission

What is an interdisciplinary team?-
 A group of health care professionals from different disciplines

Fill in the blank:
1. collaboration is used by interdisciplinary team to make health care
decisions about clients with multiple problems.
2. collaboration, which may take place at team meetings, allows the
achievement of results that the participants would be incapable of
accomplishing if working alone

What is the nurse's contribution to an interdisciplinary team?-
- knowledge of nursing care & its management
- a holistic understanding of the client, her/his healthcare needs
& healthcare systems.


A four-month-old infant is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit with
a temperature of 105°F (40.5 °C). The infant is irritable, and the nurse
observes nuchal rigidity. Which assessment finding would indicate an
increase in intracranial pressure? 2. High-pitched cry.