ATI- Professionalism and Leadership

A nurse is preparing a poster describing leadership styles for a unit in-service. Which of the following terms should the nurse use to describe a nurse manager who exerts little control over the decisions made by the charge nurse?

Laissez-faire

A nurse is discussing leadership styles with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that which of the following is a characteristic of situational leadership?

Adjusts quickly to different circumstances

A charge nurse uses a transformational leadership style when working with other staff on the unit. Which of the following actions by the charge nurse demonstrates transformational leadership?

Challenges a nurse to investigate evidence-based approaches to reduce the client fall rate on the unit

A nurse is caring for a client who is postoperative and has sanguineous drainage on their dressing. The nurse is unable to reach the client's provider. Which of the following members of the chain of command should the nurse contact next?

The charge nurse

A nurse manager is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care for a client. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse should the manager identify as unprofessional behavior? (Select all that apply.)

Documents in advance to save time

Stays logged into the client's electronic health record while obtaining supplies from the supply room

Contacts a client on social media to become friends

A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates professionalism?

Asks a client for their name, date of birth, and scans their medical identification bracelet before administering medications

A nurse is exploring leadership styles of nurse managers as a part of a quality improvement project. Which of the following statements by a nurse manager should the nurse identify as an example of transactional leadership?

"The staff members who complete their online learning courses before the deadline will receive a gift card."

A nurse is planning a presentation about shared governance. Which of the following examples should the nurse plan to include?

A group of staff nurses in a clinic work together to recommend new equipment purchases for the unit.

A nurse is preparing a poster about professional accountability for an in-service. Which of the following examples should the nurse include? (Select all that apply.)

Lowers a client's bed to the lowest position after assisting the client to lie down

Administers pain medication to a client 30 min before the client is scheduled for physical therapy

Provides instructions to assistive personnel (AP) on how to provide culturally competent care to a client

A charge nurse is overseeing an assistive personnel (AP) who has been assigned care for a group of clients. Which of the following actions by the charge nurse demonstrates accountability?

Files an incident report when the AP performs a task that is outside their scope of practice

A nurse is discussing chain of command with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the discussion?

"The chain of command clarifies the steps I need to take when I have a concern about a client's care."

A nurse is discussing the Model of Professionalism with another nurse. Which of the following concepts should the nurse include as an outer process?

Clear communication

A nurse is advocating for a client who is seeking treatment for an eating disorder. In which order should the nurse take the following steps? (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of performance. Use all the steps.)

1) Determine the clients level of understanding regarding their eating disorder.

2) Assist the client in establishing goals for treatment.

3) Encourage the client to communicate their preferences during the team meeting to establish steps of treatment.

4) Review the clients weight prior to each treatment session.

A nurse is caring for a client who has a new diagnosis of cancer. The client states, "I don't understand what my treatment options are." Which of the following statements by the nurse demonstrates advocacy?

"I will contact your provider to review your treatment options."

A nurse is preparing a presentation on the regulation of nursing practice. Place the hierarchy of the regulation of practice in the correct order beginning with the highest level (step one) and proceeding to the lowest level (step four). (Move the steps into the box on the right, placing them in the order of hierarchy. Use all the steps.)

1) Nursing Regulatory Board

2) Nurse Practice Act

3) Organization policies and procedures

4) Individual self-regulation

A nurse is discussing professional commitment with their supervisor during an annual performance review. Which of the following actions by the nurse demonstrates professional commitment?

The nurse attends an educational course to learn about the treatment and prevention of pressure ulcers.

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with a newly licensed nurse about professional competence. Which of the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching?

Presenting a summary of an evidence-based journal

A nurse is discussing leadership styles with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following characteristics should the nurse identify as describing a bureaucratic leader? (Select all that apply.)

Decisions are controlled by policies

Enforces the rules

Inflexible to creative suggestions

A nurse is discussing nursing roles with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should include that which of the following is a role of the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

Caregiver

Advocate

Change agent

A nurse is preparing for a presentation on professional identity in nursing. Which of the following statements should the nurse use to describe professional identity?

"Professional identity is how one describes themselves as a professional."

A nurse follows the six rights of medication administration when caring for a client. Which of the following concepts is the nurse demonstrating?

Accountability

A nurse is discussing shared governance with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following components should the nurse include in the discussion? (Select all that apply.)

Guides decisions toward accountability

Improves client outcomes

Promotes professional development

A nurse is discussing responsibility with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as an example of responsibility?

Checks a client to determine how well a pain medication worked