7 Questions and Answers
AMnurseMhiredMtoMworkMinManMambulatoryMsettingMattendsMnewMemployeeMorientation
.MTheMnurseMneverMworkedMinMambulatoryMbeforeMandMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMScop
eMandMStandardsMofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMAmbulatoryMCareMNursing.MWhichMrespo
nse,MgivenMbyMtheMnurseMeducator,MwouldMfurtherMexplainMtheMScopeMandMStandards
MofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMCareMNursingMtoMtheMnewMnurse?M-
MAnswerM"TheMScopeMandMStandardsMofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMAmbulatoryMCareMN
ursingMdealMwithMtheMprofessionalMobligationsMofMaMnurseMworkingMinMtheMambulatory
Msetting."
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisManMexampleMofMcertification?M-
MAnswerMAMnurseMwhoMdemonstratesMadvancedMexpertiseMinMaMcontentMareaMofMnurs
ingMthroughMspecialMtesting.
AMnurseMisMoverheardMinMtheMhospitalMcafeteriaMmakingMfalseMcommentsMaboutMaMcli
ent.MTheMnurseMisMguiltyMof:M-MAnswerMSlander
NursesMareMoccasionallyMaskedMtoMwitnessMaMtestator'sM(personMwhoMmakesMtheMwill)
MsigningMofMhisMorMherMwill.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMguidelinesMisMtrueMregardingMa
Mnurse'sMroleMisMwitnessingMaMtestator'sMsignature?M-
MAnswerMWitnessesMtoMaMsignatureMdoMnotMneedMtoMreadMtheMwill.
InMsomeMcases,MtheMactMofMprovidingMnursingMcareMinMunexpectedMsituationsMisMcover
edMbyMtheMGoodMSamaritanMlaws.MWhichMnursingMactionsMwouldMmostMlikelyMbeMcove
redMbyMtheseMlaws?M-
MAnswerMEmergencyMcareMforMaMchokingMvictimMinMaMrestaurant
WhileMlecturingMonMtheMlegalityMofMnursingMpractice,MtheMnursingMfacultyMasksMaMstud
entMaboutMtheMpurposeMofMtheMNationalMCouncilMLicensureMExaminationMforMRegistered
MNursesM(NCLEX-
RN).MWhichMstatementMgivenMbyMtheMstudentMindicatesMtoMtheMfacultyMthatMtheMstud
entMhasManMunderstandingMofMtheMNCLEX-RN?M-MAnswerM"NCLEX-
RNMisMtheMtestMthatMgraduateMnursesMtakeMforMlicensure.MItMprotectsMtheMpublicMby
MassessingMaMminimalMstandardMofMknowledgeMtoMpracticeMnursing."
NursesMmayMcommitMbothMintentionalMandMunintentionalMtortsMwhenMpracticingMwithin
MtheMprofession.MWhatMareMexamplesMofMintentionalMtortsMinMnursingMpractice?M(Select
MallMthatMapply.)M-
MAnswerM•MAMnurseMthreatensMtoMhitManMolderMpatientMwhoMhasMdementiaMandMis
Mwailing.
AMnurseMhiredMtoMworkMinManMambulatoryMsettingMattendsMnewMemployeeMorientation
.MTheMnurseMneverMworkedMinMambulatoryMbeforeMandMisMconcernedMaboutMtheMScop
eMandMStandardsMofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMAmbulatoryMCareMNursing.MWhichMrespo
nse,MgivenMbyMtheMnurseMeducator,MwouldMfurtherMexplainMtheMScopeMandMStandards
MofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMCareMNursingMtoMtheMnewMnurse?M-
MAnswerM"TheMScopeMandMStandardsMofMPracticeMforMProfessionalMAmbulatoryMCareMN
ursingMdealMwithMtheMprofessionalMobligationsMofMaMnurseMworkingMinMtheMambulatory
Msetting."
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMisManMexampleMofMcertification?M-
MAnswerMAMnurseMwhoMdemonstratesMadvancedMexpertiseMinMaMcontentMareaMofMnurs
ingMthroughMspecialMtesting.
AMnurseMisMoverheardMinMtheMhospitalMcafeteriaMmakingMfalseMcommentsMaboutMaMcli
ent.MTheMnurseMisMguiltyMof:M-MAnswerMSlander
NursesMareMoccasionallyMaskedMtoMwitnessMaMtestator'sM(personMwhoMmakesMtheMwill)
MsigningMofMhisMorMherMwill.MWhichMofMtheMfollowingMguidelinesMisMtrueMregardingMa
Mnurse'sMroleMisMwitnessingMaMtestator'sMsignature?M-
MAnswerMWitnessesMtoMaMsignatureMdoMnotMneedMtoMreadMtheMwill.
InMsomeMcases,MtheMactMofMprovidingMnursingMcareMinMunexpectedMsituationsMisMcover
edMbyMtheMGoodMSamaritanMlaws.MWhichMnursingMactionsMwouldMmostMlikelyMbeMcove
redMbyMtheseMlaws?M-
MAnswerMEmergencyMcareMforMaMchokingMvictimMinMaMrestaurant
WhileMlecturingMonMtheMlegalityMofMnursingMpractice,MtheMnursingMfacultyMasksMaMstud
entMaboutMtheMpurposeMofMtheMNationalMCouncilMLicensureMExaminationMforMRegistered
MNursesM(NCLEX-
RN).MWhichMstatementMgivenMbyMtheMstudentMindicatesMtoMtheMfacultyMthatMtheMstud
entMhasManMunderstandingMofMtheMNCLEX-RN?M-MAnswerM"NCLEX-
RNMisMtheMtestMthatMgraduateMnursesMtakeMforMlicensure.MItMprotectsMtheMpublicMby
MassessingMaMminimalMstandardMofMknowledgeMtoMpracticeMnursing."
NursesMmayMcommitMbothMintentionalMandMunintentionalMtortsMwhenMpracticingMwithin
MtheMprofession.MWhatMareMexamplesMofMintentionalMtortsMinMnursingMpractice?M(Select
MallMthatMapply.)M-
MAnswerM•MAMnurseMthreatensMtoMhitManMolderMpatientMwhoMhasMdementiaMandMis
Mwailing.
