ATI RN LEADERSHIP
PROCTORED EXAM
2023/2024 VERSION 1,2&3
GRADED A+
, ATI RN LEADERSHIP
PROCTORED EXAM 2023
VERSION 1
, ATI Leadership Proctored Exam
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and whose partner is their healthcare surrogate. The
partner wishes to discontinue the client’s feeding tube, but another family member tells the nurses
they want the client to continue receiving treatment. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
As ithe ihealthcare isurrogate ithe iclient’s ipartner ican imake ithe idecision
2. A nurse is caring for a client who reports acute pain but refuses IM medication. The nurse distracts
the client and quickly administers the injection. This illustrates which of the following?
Battery
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following interdisciplinary team
members should be consulted in regard to this client’s care? (select all that apply.)
Nutritional itherapist
iMental ihealth
icounseloriCase imanager
4. A nurse manager is reviewing isolation guidelines with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of isolation guidelines?
, “I iwill ihave ia iclient iwho iis ion iairborne iprecautions iwear ia imask iwhen iout iof iher iroom.”
5. Nurses on an inpatient care unit are working to help reduce unit costs. Which of the following is
appropriate to include in the cost-containment plan?
Use iclean igloves irather ithan isterile igloves ifor icolostomy icare.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client’s adult child asks the nurse for information
about the client’s treatment plan. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
I icannot iprovide ithis iinformation ito iyou iwithout iyour imother’s iconsent
7. A nurse in the emergency department is performing triage for a group of clients who were in a train
crash. Which of the following clients should the nurse tag as emergent?
A) A client who has a deep partial thickness burn on the lower extremities
B) A client who has an open fracture of the femur
iC) i A iclient iwho ihas ian iasymmetrical ithorax
D) A client who has a peri fatal ecchymosis
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has a tumor. The provider recommends surgery. The client refuses,
but the client’s partner wants the surgery performed. Which of the following is the deciding factor in
determining if the surgery will be done?
Whether ithe iclient iunderstands ithe irisk iof irefusing ithe iprocedure
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of chlamydia. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Report ithe iinfection ito ithe ilocal ihealth idepartment
10. A nurse manager is receiving report and is faced with the following situations that requires
intervention. Which of the following should the nurse manager address first?
a. A nurse on the previous shift wrote an incident report about a medication error.
b. Two staff members have called to say they will be absent.
c. Transport assistance is unavailable to take a client to occupational therapy.
d. The iemergency idepartment inurse iis iwaiting ito igive ireport ion ia inew iadmission.
11. A charge nurse notices that two staff nurses are not taking meal breaks during their regular 8-hr shifts.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Determine ithe ireasons ithe inurses iare inot itaking ischeduled ibreaks.
12. A nurse is receiving a verbal prescription from the provider for a client who is having increase pain.
The nurse should transcribe which of the following prescription in the client’s medical records?
It isn’t the two with the 4o and not the one that says 10.0 mgIt’s
like “Morphine sulfate 10 mg IV q 4 hr for pain”
13. A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing several clients. Which of the following
clients is the highest priority?
A iclient iwho ireports ishortness iof ibreath iand ileft ineck iand ishoulder ipain
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
(TENS). Which of the following members of the interdisciplinary team should the nurse contact for
assistance?
Physical itherapist
PROCTORED EXAM
2023/2024 VERSION 1,2&3
GRADED A+
, ATI RN LEADERSHIP
PROCTORED EXAM 2023
VERSION 1
, ATI Leadership Proctored Exam
1. A nurse is caring for a client who is unconscious and whose partner is their healthcare surrogate. The
partner wishes to discontinue the client’s feeding tube, but another family member tells the nurses
they want the client to continue receiving treatment. Which of the following responses should the
nurse make?
As ithe ihealthcare isurrogate ithe iclient’s ipartner ican imake ithe idecision
2. A nurse is caring for a client who reports acute pain but refuses IM medication. The nurse distracts
the client and quickly administers the injection. This illustrates which of the following?
Battery
3. A nurse is caring for a client who has anorexia nervosa. Which of the following interdisciplinary team
members should be consulted in regard to this client’s care? (select all that apply.)
Nutritional itherapist
iMental ihealth
icounseloriCase imanager
4. A nurse manager is reviewing isolation guidelines with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the
following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates understanding of isolation guidelines?
, “I iwill ihave ia iclient iwho iis ion iairborne iprecautions iwear ia imask iwhen iout iof iher iroom.”
5. Nurses on an inpatient care unit are working to help reduce unit costs. Which of the following is
appropriate to include in the cost-containment plan?
Use iclean igloves irather ithan isterile igloves ifor icolostomy icare.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has cancer. The client’s adult child asks the nurse for information
about the client’s treatment plan. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
I icannot iprovide ithis iinformation ito iyou iwithout iyour imother’s iconsent
7. A nurse in the emergency department is performing triage for a group of clients who were in a train
crash. Which of the following clients should the nurse tag as emergent?
A) A client who has a deep partial thickness burn on the lower extremities
B) A client who has an open fracture of the femur
iC) i A iclient iwho ihas ian iasymmetrical ithorax
D) A client who has a peri fatal ecchymosis
8. A nurse is caring for a client who has a tumor. The provider recommends surgery. The client refuses,
but the client’s partner wants the surgery performed. Which of the following is the deciding factor in
determining if the surgery will be done?
Whether ithe iclient iunderstands ithe irisk iof irefusing ithe iprocedure
9. A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of chlamydia. Which of the following actions
should the nurse take?
Report ithe iinfection ito ithe ilocal ihealth idepartment
10. A nurse manager is receiving report and is faced with the following situations that requires
intervention. Which of the following should the nurse manager address first?
a. A nurse on the previous shift wrote an incident report about a medication error.
b. Two staff members have called to say they will be absent.
c. Transport assistance is unavailable to take a client to occupational therapy.
d. The iemergency idepartment inurse iis iwaiting ito igive ireport ion ia inew iadmission.
11. A charge nurse notices that two staff nurses are not taking meal breaks during their regular 8-hr shifts.
Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Determine ithe ireasons ithe inurses iare inot itaking ischeduled ibreaks.
12. A nurse is receiving a verbal prescription from the provider for a client who is having increase pain.
The nurse should transcribe which of the following prescription in the client’s medical records?
It isn’t the two with the 4o and not the one that says 10.0 mgIt’s
like “Morphine sulfate 10 mg IV q 4 hr for pain”
13. A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing several clients. Which of the following
clients is the highest priority?
A iclient iwho ireports ishortness iof ibreath iand ileft ineck iand ishoulder ipain
14. A nurse is caring for a client who has a prescription for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
(TENS). Which of the following members of the interdisciplinary team should the nurse contact for
assistance?
Physical itherapist
