A manager observes a rise in medication errors following staffing changes. What approach should the manager consider to decrease errors?
ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprensive Proctored Exam
86 questions · Page 1 of 4
ATI NURS 252 Leadership Comprensive Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 86 questions. It is written for nursing students preparing for this course exam and for NCLEX-style review. Every question has its own page showing the full stem, all answer options, the correct answer, and a written rationale explaining why each option is right or wrong.
Topics covered on this page: Ati nurs 252 leadership comprensive proctored exam.
Practice resources for this exam
Study this exam in Review mode (questions and rationales together), Tutor mode (instant feedback per question), or Exam mode (timed). You can also browse the full exam library.
Start Practice ExamQuestions 1–25 of 86
To develop an effective staffing budget, the nurse manager should:
Which of the following approaches is best to determine the quality and strength of a research study?
A clinical instructor is evaluating a student nurse’s capability to promote patient engagement. Which of the student’s actions indicates a need for further teaching?
Which of the following are notable benefits and characteristics of debriefing? Select all that apply.
In the intensive care unit, nurses disagree with a new policy imposed by the manager. The decision sparks mistrust among the team. What’s the most likely outcome?
During a review of back injuries, a unit manager discovers a large number of injuries are occurring even though mechanical lifts are being used. It is also discovered that some of the mechanical lifts
A nurse manager knows that the initial step in addressing an employee with a disciplinary issue usually involves:
To develop an effective staffing budget, the nurse manager should:
The primary strategy a nurse should adopt when dealing with an emotionally distressed employee is to:
The nurse manager needs to create a patient satisfaction survey. What is one of the crucial factors to consider when choosing a patient satisfaction tool?
In a busy Emergency Department, a recent nursing graduate triages a patient with a severe foot wound. She uses a computerized patient classification system and receives an alert about the patient’s te
As a nurse manager, you observe that one of your new nurses has delivered exceptional care to a patient’s family. What would be the MOST effective method to recognize the nurse’s performance?
During annual performance evaluations of RNs, a nurse manager is assessing staff behaviors. Which of the following behaviors indicates INEFFECTIVE followership?
As the nurse manager, you are developing a patient education program aimed at offering guidance and supervision for patients with hypertension. To assist in your planning, you extract and present pati
Planning is intended to attain objectives in ever-changing, competitive settings. As a new manager, what is the most appropriate initial step in creating a strategic plan of action for a fall preventi
A nurse is looking after a client who has signed an informed consent form for a procedure. Hours before the procedure, the client now says, “I’ve changed my mind and don’t want the procedure.” What sh
During a meeting of nurse managers, the chief nursing officer urges them to come up with ideas for cutting expenses. Nurse managers can have the most significant influence on cost reduction by effecti
A manager plans to address the high turnover rate amongst RNs. Which of the following strategies might motivate the staff and lead to enhanced job satisfaction?
When examining the present healthcare delivery model, the nurse manager acknowledges that a demographic shift with substantial implications for future healthcare delivery systems is:
A Medical-Surgical unit reports an unusually high incidence of falls in the previous quarter. Which of the following interventions made by the manager best reduces the occurrence of falls?
A nurse is planning care for a client who has anorexia nervosa. The nurse should make which of the following client goals the priority?
Read the scenario below and highlight the statement that demonstrates shared governance. Select all that apply. A hospital committee engages in a strategic planning process for the implementation of a
In a performance evaluation, Nurse Manager Francis mentions that Raymond struggles with mentoring students on the unit. Raymond counters that it is not his job. When responding to Raymond, Francis mus
A new graduate nurse is devising a discharge plan. Which of the following statements made by the nurse demonstrates the nurse’s comprehension of when to initiate discharge planning?