Complete Question Bank

ATI RN · Nursing Leadership and Management · ATI Leadership Proctored Exam 2019

Full Question & Rationale Repository

Showing all 5 practice questions with expert explanatory rationales.

Question 1 of 5

What is typically the first sign that a healthcare professional with a substance abuse problem will exhibit?

A. Avoidance

B. Bargaining

C. Denial

D. Regression

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Denial

Question 2 of 5

A client is receiving pain medication through a PCA pump. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?

A. Educate the family not to push the button for the client while the client is asleep.

B. Explain to the client that vital signs will be monitored regularly due to being on a PCA pump.

C. Instruct the client to push the button only when pain is above a 7 on a scale of 0 to 10.

D. Adjust the basal rate and decrease the lock-out interval time if the client's pain level is too high.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Adjust the basal rate and decrease the lock-out interval time if the client's pain level is too high.

Question 3 of 5

After her evaluation, a staff nurse exclaims: 'I'm not sure if my manager knows much about my performance, really. He only had three specific examples to give me, two good performance examples and one to work on, and they all happened in the last month. I don't feel like he can see the whole picture.' What kind of performance appraisal rating does this statement exemplify?

A. Recency error

B. Leniency error

C. Halo error

D. Absolute judgment

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Recency error

Question 4 of 5

An RN cared for a state senator during the day shift. Later that day he was having dinner with friends when the news mentioned the senator had been hospitalized. The RN's friends asked if he knew what was wrong with the senator. Which ethical principle should the RN consider when replying?

A. Fidelity

B. Confidentiality

C. Veracity

D. Accountability

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Confidentiality

Question 5 of 5

A healthcare professional is preparing to delegate client care tasks to an assistive personnel (AP). Which of the following tasks should the healthcare professional delegate?

A. Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic

B. Ambulating a client who is postoperative

C. Inserting an indwelling urinary catheter for a client

D. Demonstrating the use of an incentive spirometer to a client

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Confirming that a client's pain has decreased after receiving an analgesic

Ready to Guarantee Your Result?

Start Your ATI RN Preparation Journey Today

Access over 300,000 verified practice questions, comprehensive subject diagnostic exams, and timed clinical simulations engineered for success.

Browse Other Nursing Exams