A nurse is administering medications to a client who is recovering from a stroke and has right-
sided paralysis. The nurse places the client's medications on the left side of his mouth and
administers the pills one at a time. Which of the following ethical principles is the nurse
displaying?
Nonmaleficence
A nurse is assisting with the preoperative preparation of a client who is scheduled for surgery.
Which of the following tasks can the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
Assist with placing the client onto the stretcher for transport to the surgical suite.
A nurse in a mental health clinic is interviewing a client who has a history of substance use
disorder. The client reports his experiences from a previous voluntary hospitalization. Which of
the following reported experiences constitutes as assault?
"I was threatened with a shot when I refused to take an oral medication I knew would make me
groggy"
Nurses working in a long-term care facility inform the nurse manger they have identified the
need for updating the whirlpool bath units so that the clients bathing is more efficient. Which of
the following responses should the nurse manager make?
"This purchase will need to be addressed in the capital budget plan for the unit"
, A nurse is transporting a client to a surgical suite for a procedure. The client tells the nurse he
no longer wants to have the surgery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"Let me call your surgeon while you tell me about your concerns"
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of severe multiple sclerosis and asks the nurse
about completing a living will. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"I will provide you with the information you need to complete advance directives"
A nurse in a pediatric is assisting with preparing a list of clients for potential discharge to home
due to a local incident involving multiple children. Which of the following clients should the
nurse place on the potential discharge list? (select all that apply.)
A preschooler who has asthma and scattered wheezes that resolve with PRN use of albuterol
A school-age child who has a femur fracture in an external fixation device and whose pain is
controlled with PRN oral codeine.
An adolescent client who is developmentally delayed, has PICC line, and needs 6 more weeks of
antibiotics
While caring for a client, a nurse notices that the client's call light cord frayed. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
Replace the call light and send the frayed one to the repair department.