VERIFIED ANSWERS | COMPLETE REVIEW FOR CANADIAN NURSING
PROGRAMS (GRADED A+)
A patient is admitted to a medical unit. The patient is fearful of
hospitals. The nurse carefully assesses the patient to determine the
exact fears and then establishes interventions designed to reduce
these fears. In this setting, how is the nurse practising patient
advocacy?
A) seeking out the nurse supervisor to talk with the patient
B) documenting patient fears in the medical record in a timely
manner
C) working to change the hospital environment
D) assessing the patient's point of view and preparing to articulate it
D) assessing the patient's point of view and preparing to articulate it
If a nurse assesses a patient for pain and then offers a plan to
manage the
Pain, the principle that encourages the nurse to monitor the
patient's response to the plan is
A) beneficence
B) justice
C) nonmaleficence
D) respect for autonomy
D) respect for autonomy
,Including patients in decision making regarding their care and
respecting their choices of treatment demonstrate the principle of
A) beneficence
B) autonomy
C) justice
D) veracity
B) autonomy
Nurses agree to be advocates for their patients. Which nursing action
has the highest priority?
A) seek out a nursing supervisor in situations involving conflict
B) work to understand the law as it applies to the patient's clinical
condition
C) assess the patient's point of view and prepare to articulate this
point of view
D) document all clinical changes in the medical record in a timely
manner
C) assess the patient's point of view and prepare to articulate this
point of view
,Which action is not part of the nurse's role as patient advocate?
A) intervening if other people fail to respect the patient's dignity
B) protecting the patient's right to confidentiality and privacy
C) making nursing care decisions for the patient
D) advocating for appropriate use of interventions to minimize
suffering
C) making nursing care decisions for the patient
Mrs. Bruce, 68 years old, has been waiting to be seen in the
outpatient symptom control clinic for the last 4 hours. Her daughter
is becoming extremely anxious for her mother, and she approaches
the triage desk. Which nursing action best reflects a relational ethics
approach?
A) in an assertive voice, the triage nurse comments that the clinic
policy is to see people in order of medical priority, not waiting time
B) the nurse can sense that the daughter is becoming concerned
regarding the time her mother has waited to be seen by the clinic
nurse
Practitioner or oncologist, and without further discussion, the triage
nurse assures her that everything will be just fine
C) as the daughter shares her narrative of needing to be seen, the
nurse interjects to assure the daughter that the best effort will be
made to get her mother seen in a timely manner
D) the nurse senses the daughter's angst. From behind the counter
the nurse moves toward the daughter to listen. The nurse
, respectfully shares that at the present time there is not a room
available, but the clinic team is working on moving a particular
patient to an inpatient unit. The nurse explains further that, although
she cannot predict the time, she will do her best to keep her
informed
D) the nurse senses the daughter's angst. From behind the counter
the nurse moves toward the daughter to listen. The nurse
respectfully shares that at the present time there is not a room
available, but the clinic team is working on moving a particular
patient to an inpatient unit. The nurse explains further that, although
she cannot predict the time, she will do her best to keep her
informed
Ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. Once the
nurse has determined that the dilemma is ethical, which action
should the nurse take first in negotiating the difference of opinion?
A) consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of the
process occur in full
B) gather all relevant information regarding the dilemma
C) list the ethical principles that inform the dilemma so that
negotiations agree on the language of the discussion
D) ensure that the attending physician has written an order for an
ethics consultation to support the ethics process
B) gather all relevant information regarding the dilemma