ATI Leadership & Management: Chapter 3 (Professional Practice)

Question 1

A nurse administrator is creating a presentation about developing an educational program. Place the steps for developing an educational program in the correct order.
a. Find the current level of knowledge or skills held by staff.
b. Access the resources you can use to educate staff.
c. Measure outcomes during the evaluation phase.
d. Identify the knowledge or skills needed by staff.
e. Determine the gap between what staff know and the desired knowledge.
f. Use the available resources effectively.

Answer 1

D
A
E
B
F
C

Question 2

Match the professional development to the correct definition.
1. Seek responsibilities
2. Effective communicator
3. Feedback from colleagues
4. Advanced education
5. Transition to positive positions
6. Experienced mentors
7. Proficient in technology
8. Business knowledge
9. Engaged learner
a. Be an engaged learner; keep up with current literature, leadership podcasts, and books; and take courses in leadership topics (business, communication, interprofessional)
b. Complete a graduate program in nursing administration
c. Develop business knowledge
d. Seek feedback from your colleagues and supervisors on how you can improve leadership skills.
e. Become proficient in technology, software, and informatics.
f. Become an effective communicator and negotiator and know how to resolve conflict.
g. Find an experienced nurse leader to be your mentor
h. Seek responsibilities in committee and governance leadership in state and national committee experience.
i. As you advance to a nurse leader role, look for positions with structure in place to help you transition to that new role.

Answer 2

1: H
2: F
3: D
4: B
5: I
6: G
7: E
8: C
9: A

Question 3

A nurse witnesses an assistive personnel reprimand a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP threatens to put a diaper on the client if the urinal is not used more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. False imprisonment
d. Invasion of privacy

Answer 3

a. CORRECT: When recognixing cues, the nurse should identify that assault is conduct that makes a person fear they will be harmed.
b. Battery is physical contact without a person’s consent.
c. False imprisonment is restraining a person against their will. It includes the use of physical or chemical restrains and refusing to allow a client to leave a facility.
d. Invasion of privacy is the unauthorized release of a client’s private info.

Question 4

A newly licensed nurse is preparing to insert an IV catheter in a client. Which of the following sources is most important for the nurse to utilize when reviewing the procedure and the standard at which it should be preformed?
a. Website
b. Institutional policy and procedure manual
c. More experienced nurse
d. State nurse practice act

Answer 4

a. A website might not provide info that is consistent with institutional policy.
b. CORRECT: When generating solutions, the nurse should identify that the institutional policy and procedure manual will provide instruction on how to preform the procedure that is consistent with established standards.
c. A more experienced nurse on the unit might not perform the procedure according to the policy and procedural manual.
d. The nurse practice act identifies scope of practice and other aspects of the law, but it does not set standards for performance of a procedure.

Question 5

A nurse manager is preparing a presentation on ethical principals. Match the following example to their respective ethical principals.
1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Fidelity
4. Justice
5. Nonmaleficence
6. Veracity
a. A client refuses their scheduled morning meds
b. A nurse administers a PRN topical anesthetic prior to inserting a peripheral IV catheter
c. A nurse reports their own med error to the charge nurse
d. A nurse reviews with a client their prescribed meds prior to their discharge home
e. A nurse manager ensures all personnel recieve scheduled breaks.
f. A nurse manager attends a scheduled appointment with a client’s family to discuss end-of-life care.

Answer 5

1: A
-Autonomy involves respecting the client’s wishes and decisions.
2: D
-Beneficence is the duty to promote goodness when caring for the client.
3: F
-Fidelity is fulfilling promises.
4: E
-Justice is equal distribution of resource.
5: B
-Nonmaleficence is the duty to not cause harm to the client.
6: C
-Veracity is being truthful when communicating.