ATI Leadership Dynamic Quiz Question Test Bank/ Q & A

A nurse manager establishes staff nurse committees to address unit issues, institutes an open door policy for speaking about concerns, and supports professional staff development which of the following leadership styles ...

A nurse manager establishes staff nurse committees to address unit issues, institutes an open door policy for speaking about concerns, and supports professional staff development which of the following leadership styles is the nurse manager displaying? Laissez-Faire Democratic Autocratic Transactional (ANS- Democratic A home health nurse is caring for a client who asks about the purpose of a living will. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the teaching? " It establishes who will make health care decisions for the client if the client is not able to do so" " it allows the client to express personal wishes regarding healthcare decisions" " it serves as an informed consent form for any procedure prescribed by a provider" " it is only valid when a client is lucid and able to make informed decisions independently" (ANS- it allows the client to express personal wishes regarding healthcare decisions A nurse is preparing a client for a lumbar puncture. The client has signed the consent form but tells the nurse that she does not remember what the doctor will do during the procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Page the provider stat to come and explain the procedure to the client remind the client that the doctor will insert a needle to get a sample of fluid from her spine Explain how the assistant will position the client for the procedure Tell the client that someone will explain the procedure when it is time to begin (ANS- Remind the client that the doctor will insert a needle to get a sample of fluid from her spine A charge nurse is making shift assignments for a team that includes RNs, licensed practical nurses, and assistive personnel. Which of the following clients should the nurse assign to an LPN? A client who was just admitted by the unit staff for recurring angina A client who has emphysema and pneumonia and is receiving oxygen A client who has breast cancer and is receiving chemotherapy A client who is just admitted by the unit staff for a cerebrovascular accident (ANS- A client who has emphysema and ammonia and is receiving oxygen A group of providers is participating in a cardio pulmonary resuscitation effort for a client who is in cardiac arrest. Which of the following types of leadership is required for this group to function efficiently? Transformational, participative, autocratic, laissez-faire (ANS- Autocratic A nurse is caring for several clients who require a diagnostic testing and is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel. Which of the following tasks should the nurse direct the AP to perform first? Change the transparent dressing on a client who has a stage to pressure ulcer Bring a picture of fresh water to a client who has just had a lumbar puncture Transport a client to the radiology department for a routine chest x-ray Take an arterial blood gas specimen to the laboratory (ANS- Take an arterial blood gas specimen to the laboratory A nurse manager notes that a full-time nurse has been absent from work six times over the last six weeks. Using a non-punitive approach, which of the following actions should the nurse manager take? Verbally remind Employee about the facilities employment standards Recommend at the employee review the facilities policy regarding absences Inform the employee in writing about the facilities employment policy Ask the employee for a written action plan after discussing the reasons for these absences (ANS- Verbally remind the employee about the facilities employment standards A school nurse is assessing a child who has multiple bruises on his trunk and extremities. The child reports falling out of a tree two days ago. The nurses assessment finding show patterns of bruising that are not typically sustained during a fall from a tree. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Report the findings to local police and social service agencies Report the findings to the school district superintendent Call the parents of the child and further assess the causative event Reassess the child on a weekly basis for injuries (ANS- Report the findings to local police and social service agencies Due to staffing shortages a nurse manager floats a medical surgical nurse to the pediatric unit. This nurse has limited experience with children. Which of the following actions should the nurse manager take? Provide constant supervision for the medical surgical nurse Have the medical surgical nurse provide relief for unit nurses during break and lunch times Assign a unit nurse to act as a resource for the medical surgical nurse Delegate assistive personnel tasks to the medical surgical nurse (ANS- Assign a unit nurse to act as a resource for the medical surgical nurse