Nurse 1210 Exam 1
automony - correct answer✔ ✔ Respecting the rights of others to
make their own decisions
Beneficence - correct answer✔ ✔ the duty to promote good
Nonmaleficence - correct answer✔ ✔ •Doing no harm to patient
justice - correct answer✔ ✔ Distribute resources or care equally
fidelity - correct answer✔ ✔ Maintaining loyalty and commitment;
doing no wrong to a patient
veracity - correct answer✔ ✔ One's duty to always communicate
truthfully
Voluntary admission - correct answer✔ ✔ sought by patient or
guardian
involuntary commitment - correct answer✔ ✔ without patient's
consent
,-Mentally ill
-Danger to self or others
-Gravely disabled
I-n need of treatment & illness prevents voluntary help seeking
how long is involuntary commitment for? - correct answer✔ ✔ 24-
96 hour
Which individual may need involuntary hospitalization?
A.A person with alcoholism who has been sober for 6 months but begins
drinking again
B.An individual with schizophrenia who stops taking prescribed
antipsychotic drugs
C.An individual with bipolar disorder, manic phase, who has not eaten
in 4 days
D.Someone who repeatedly phones a national TV broadcasting service
with news tips - correct answer✔ ✔ C
JS continues to argue with staff. He is not aggressive, but refuses all
treatment. Legal and clients' rights are suspended when a client is
hospitalized involuntarily.
A.True
, B.False
C.Depends on the state
D.Depends on the physician assessment - correct answer✔ ✔ B
chemical restraints - correct answer✔ ✔ medications or doses of
medication that are not being used for the patient's condition. Chemical
interventions are usually less restrictive than physical or mechanical
interventions
Nurses should consider the following before using seclusion and
restraint - correct answer✔ ✔ • Verbally intervening (e.g., asking the
patient for cooperation)
• Reducing stimulation
• Actively listening
• Providing diversion
• Offering as needed (PRN) medications
Confidentiality - correct answer✔ ✔ an ethical responsibility of
healthcare professionals that prohibits the disclosure of privileged
information without the patient's consent
automony - correct answer✔ ✔ Respecting the rights of others to
make their own decisions
Beneficence - correct answer✔ ✔ the duty to promote good
Nonmaleficence - correct answer✔ ✔ •Doing no harm to patient
justice - correct answer✔ ✔ Distribute resources or care equally
fidelity - correct answer✔ ✔ Maintaining loyalty and commitment;
doing no wrong to a patient
veracity - correct answer✔ ✔ One's duty to always communicate
truthfully
Voluntary admission - correct answer✔ ✔ sought by patient or
guardian
involuntary commitment - correct answer✔ ✔ without patient's
consent
,-Mentally ill
-Danger to self or others
-Gravely disabled
I-n need of treatment & illness prevents voluntary help seeking
how long is involuntary commitment for? - correct answer✔ ✔ 24-
96 hour
Which individual may need involuntary hospitalization?
A.A person with alcoholism who has been sober for 6 months but begins
drinking again
B.An individual with schizophrenia who stops taking prescribed
antipsychotic drugs
C.An individual with bipolar disorder, manic phase, who has not eaten
in 4 days
D.Someone who repeatedly phones a national TV broadcasting service
with news tips - correct answer✔ ✔ C
JS continues to argue with staff. He is not aggressive, but refuses all
treatment. Legal and clients' rights are suspended when a client is
hospitalized involuntarily.
A.True
, B.False
C.Depends on the state
D.Depends on the physician assessment - correct answer✔ ✔ B
chemical restraints - correct answer✔ ✔ medications or doses of
medication that are not being used for the patient's condition. Chemical
interventions are usually less restrictive than physical or mechanical
interventions
Nurses should consider the following before using seclusion and
restraint - correct answer✔ ✔ • Verbally intervening (e.g., asking the
patient for cooperation)
• Reducing stimulation
• Actively listening
• Providing diversion
• Offering as needed (PRN) medications
Confidentiality - correct answer✔ ✔ an ethical responsibility of
healthcare professionals that prohibits the disclosure of privileged
information without the patient's consent
