Ati Leadership & Safety Exam Questions And Answers

Informed consent - provider must give the client: {Ans: -Complete description of treatment/procedure; -Description of professionals who will be performing/participating in the treatment; -Description of potential harm, pain, and/or discomfort that might occur; -Options for other treatments; -Right to refuse treatment; -Risk involved if client chooses no treatment}Nurse should include the following in an incident report {Ans: -Client's name and hospital number, and date, time, and location of incident; -Factual description of incident and injuries incurred -avoid assumptions as to cause of incident; -Names of any witnesses to incident and any client or witness comments regarding incident; -Corrective actions that were taken, including notification of HCP and any referrals; -Name and dose of any meds or ID number of any equipment involved in incident}Examples of when an incident report should be filed {Ans: Med errors; Procedure/treatment errors; Equipment-related injuries/errors; Needlestick injuries; Client falls/injuries; Visitor/volunteer injuries; Threat made to client or staff; Loss of property (dentures, jewelry, personal wheelchair); Discovery that a preop client has eaten breakfast}non-urgent triage category - client can generally wait for several hours without a significant risk of clinical deterioration {Ans: swollen and bruised ankle}Right supervision - delegating nurse must {Ans: -Provide