ATI CAPSTONE LEADERSHIP & COMMUNITY HEALTH EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
A charge nurse allows two nurses who are arguing about who gets to go to lunch
first to go together. The charge nurse agrees to take care of both of the nurses'
clients while they are at lunch. The charge nurse is demonstrating which of the
following types of conflict management?
Avoiding
Competing
Compromising
Cooperating
Cooperating;
The charge nurse displayed cooperating, which is the resolution of the conflict by
sacrificing. In this situation, it allowed both staff nurses to get what they wanted.
Nurse educator is discussing community mental health with a group of nursing
students. Secondary prevention?
Day care center
Outpatient rehabilitation center
Community recreational center
Crisis center
Crisis center;
A crisis center, which has the goal of early detection and treatment of mental health
disorders, is an example of secondary public health prevention.
A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally notifiable infectious
diseases. Which of the following diseases should the nurse plan to report to the
,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Lyme disease
Cytomegalovirus
Streptococcus pharyngitis
Toxoplasmosis
Lyme disease;
Lyme disease is a nationally notifiable infectious disease.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the
following situations as an example of negligence?
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted extremity in the
early morning and reports it to the provider in the early afternoon.
A client who is competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The nurse
dissolves the medication in food and administers it to her without her knowledge.
A client who is alert and oriented makes an informed decision to leave the
hospital against medical advice. The nurse applies restraints to the client to
prevent him from leaving.
A nurse finds a client who is on a low-sodium diet eating salted potato chips. The
nurse tells the client that she will apply wrist restraints if he does not stop eating
the potato chips.
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted extremity in the early
morning and reports it to the provider in the early afternoon;
Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected standard of care. It
can be an act of omission, which is the failure to perform an act that a reasonable
prudent person, under similar circumstances, would do. A reasonably prudent nurse
would notify the provider of the neurovascular finding immediately.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive
partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck and chest. While planning the
, client's care, the nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority
for assessment and intervention?
Airway obstruction
Infection
Fluid imbalance
Paralytic ileus
Airway obstruction;
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse
determines that the priority risk is airway obstruction. Burns of the head, neck, and
chest often involve damage to the pulmonary tree due to heat as well as smoke and
soot inhalation. This can result in severe respiratory difficulty. Nursing measures to
maintain a patent airway should take priority in this client's care.
A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not
know what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Wait until the type of equipment needed is known.
Decontaminate victims before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.
Use a dosimeter to measure the level of radiation in the area before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available;
When the level or type of PPE is unknown, the nurse should wear the highest level of
protection.
A community health nurse is reviewing the levels of disease prevention. Which of
the following activities is an example of tertiary prevention?
Providing treatment for clients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Performing screening for sexually transmitted infections
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
A charge nurse allows two nurses who are arguing about who gets to go to lunch
first to go together. The charge nurse agrees to take care of both of the nurses'
clients while they are at lunch. The charge nurse is demonstrating which of the
following types of conflict management?
Avoiding
Competing
Compromising
Cooperating
Cooperating;
The charge nurse displayed cooperating, which is the resolution of the conflict by
sacrificing. In this situation, it allowed both staff nurses to get what they wanted.
Nurse educator is discussing community mental health with a group of nursing
students. Secondary prevention?
Day care center
Outpatient rehabilitation center
Community recreational center
Crisis center
Crisis center;
A crisis center, which has the goal of early detection and treatment of mental health
disorders, is an example of secondary public health prevention.
A nurse is reviewing the guidelines for reporting nationally notifiable infectious
diseases. Which of the following diseases should the nurse plan to report to the
,Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)?
Lyme disease
Cytomegalovirus
Streptococcus pharyngitis
Toxoplasmosis
Lyme disease;
Lyme disease is a nationally notifiable infectious disease.
A nurse is teaching a class on torts. The nurse should include which of the
following situations as an example of negligence?
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted extremity in the
early morning and reports it to the provider in the early afternoon.
A client who is competent refuses an antidepressant medication. The nurse
dissolves the medication in food and administers it to her without her knowledge.
A client who is alert and oriented makes an informed decision to leave the
hospital against medical advice. The nurse applies restraints to the client to
prevent him from leaving.
A nurse finds a client who is on a low-sodium diet eating salted potato chips. The
nurse tells the client that she will apply wrist restraints if he does not stop eating
the potato chips.
A nurse identifies the absence of peripheral pulsation in a casted extremity in the early
morning and reports it to the provider in the early afternoon;
Professional negligence is performing practice below the expected standard of care. It
can be an act of omission, which is the failure to perform an act that a reasonable
prudent person, under similar circumstances, would do. A reasonably prudent nurse
would notify the provider of the neurovascular finding immediately.
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who has extensive
partial and full-thickness burns of the head, neck and chest. While planning the
, client's care, the nurse should identify which of the following risks as the priority
for assessment and intervention?
Airway obstruction
Infection
Fluid imbalance
Paralytic ileus
Airway obstruction;
When using the airway, breathing, circulation approach to client care, the nurse
determines that the priority risk is airway obstruction. Burns of the head, neck, and
chest often involve damage to the pulmonary tree due to heat as well as smoke and
soot inhalation. This can result in severe respiratory difficulty. Nursing measures to
maintain a patent airway should take priority in this client's care.
A nurse is among the first responders to a mass-casualty incident and does not
know what type of personal protective equipment (PPE) is needed. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Wait until the type of equipment needed is known.
Decontaminate victims before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available.
Use a dosimeter to measure the level of radiation in the area before intervening.
Choose the highest level of protection equipment available;
When the level or type of PPE is unknown, the nurse should wear the highest level of
protection.
A community health nurse is reviewing the levels of disease prevention. Which of
the following activities is an example of tertiary prevention?
Providing treatment for clients who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Performing screening for sexually transmitted infections
