A charge nurse overhears a staff nurse discussing a client's diagnosis in the cafeteria. Which of the following responses should the charge nurse make?
ATI RN Leadership 2026 Proctored Exam
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ATI RN Leadership 2026 Proctored Exam is a nursing-school practice exam with 69 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.
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A nurse is caring for a client who is receiving medication via an infusion pump. The nurse notices the pump did not infuse the medication over the programmed amount of time. Which of the following act
A charge nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about caring for a client who has COPD. Which of the following instructions should the charge nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse notes that a client is eating about half of the food on his plate and coughs frequently during meals. The nurse plans to perform dysphagia screening to determine the client's need for a referr
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care for a client who has a Clostridium difficile infection. Which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understa
A nurse is tagging a group of clients during triage following an environmental disaster. On which of the following clients should the nurse place a red tag bracelet?
A charge nurse is observing the staff on the unit. Which of the following situations should the charge nurse identify as a breach of confidentiality (Select all that apply.)
A nurse in a rehabilitation facility is preparing a discharge plan for a client who has paraplegia. Which of the following interventions should the nurse include in the plan?
A nurse is caring for a client who has a terminal illness. The client tells the nurse that they want their sibling to make their health care decisions when they are unable to. Which of the following d
A nurse is explaining ethics and values to a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should explain that preventing client injury by removing a fall hazard demonstrates which of the following ethical principl
A charge nurse is discussing incident reports with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following situations should the nurse identify as requiring an incident report?
A nurse is preparing a shift assignment for an assistive personnel (AP) on the unit. Which of the following tasks should the nurse assign to the AP?
A nurse working in the emergency department is assessing several clients. Which of the following clients is the highest priority?
A nurse is caring for a client who has signed consent for the removal of a tumor in the left frontal lobe of the brain. The client states, "The tumor is on the right side of my head." Which of the fol
A charge nurse is making assignments for a medical-surgical unit. Which of the following clients is appropriate to assign to a licensed practical nurse?
A charge nurse on an obstetrical unit is preparing the shift assignment. Which of the following clients should be assigned to an RN who has floated from a medical-surgical unit?
A nurse manager is preparing to discuss incident reporting with nursing staff. Which of the following situations should the nurse manger include as a reason to complete an incident report?
A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit is managing the care of four clients. The nurse should schedule an interdisciplinary conference for which of the following clients?
A charge nurse suspects that a staff nurse is chemically impaired. Which of the following actions should the charge nurse take?
A nurse on a surgical unit is preparing to transfer a client to a rehabilitation facility. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the change-of-shift report?
A nurse is assessing an older adult client who was brought to the emergency department by his adult son, who reports that the client fell at home. The nurse suspects elder abuse. Which of the followin
A nurse is teaching a client about implied consent. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching?
A nurse is assessing a client's comprehension of a pulmonary function test prior to the procedure. Which of the following client statements indicates to the nurse an understanding of the procedure?
A nurse is chairing a committee about preventing infant abduction in a new birth care center. Which of the following quality control tasks should the nurse assign to be completed first?
A nurse is receiving change-of-shift report on four clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse plan to see first?