ATI Leadership A & B EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. A client is considering having a tubal ligation and reports being uncertain about if it is the right thing to do. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?: Discuss the client's feelings about the procedure. 2. A nurse on a mental health unit is teaching a newly licensed nurse about client rights. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?: "Clients on a mental health unit can refuse their medication." 3. A nurse is receiving report from the assistive personnel (AP) assigned to the nurse's group of clients. Which of the following statements from the AP indicates the client the nurse should assess first: "The client who had an indwelling urinary catheter removed 8 hr ago reports an inability to void." 4. A nurse manager needs to address an increased rate of client medica- tions errors. Which of the following strategies represents an authoritarian approach to managing this issue?: Inform the staff of the penalties that can result from medication errors. 5. A charge nurse is preparing to observe a newly licensed nurse perform a routine abdominal assessment. Which of following actions should the charge nurse expect the newly licensed nurse to take?: Place the client in a dorsal recumbent position for the examination. 6. A nurse is caring for a client who reports vomiting and diarrhea for the past 6 hr. The nurse should identify that which of the following assessments is the priority?: Obtain the client's serum potassium level. 7. An AP tells a charge nurse that it is unfair that they have to take care of all the client who are incontinent. Which of the following responses should the charge nurse make?: "I delegate tasks to personnel based on their job descriptions." 8. A nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse perform a sterile dressing change on a client who has a central venous catheter. Which of the following actions should the newly licensed nurse take?: Pick up the first sterile glove by grasping the folded cuff edge. 9. A nurse is reviewing a client's clinical pathway upon discharge following hip arthroplasty. Which of the following information can assist the nurse in evaluating the cost effectiveness of the care?: The length of the client's stay 10. A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse's use of time-man- agement