Nur 115 Midterm Exam
Questions With Correct Answers
Which process evaluates and recognizes educational
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programs as having met certain standards? - CORRECT | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-accreditation
An RN enters a client's room and observes the unlicensed
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assistive personnel (UAP) forcefully pushing a client down
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on the bed. The client starts crying and informs the UAP of
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the need to go to the bathroom. What action is the RN
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witnessing that should be immediately reported to the | | | | | | | |
supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-battery; an assault | | | | | |
that is carried out and includes willful, angry, and violent or
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negligent touching of another person's body or clothes or | | | | | | | | |
anything attached to that other person. | | | | |
After reporting to work for a night shift, the nurse learns
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that the unit is understaffed because two RNs called out
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sick. As a result, each nurse on the unit must provide care
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for four acute clients in addition to the nurse's regular
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clients. Which statement is true for this nurse when working
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in understaffed circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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The nurse is legally held to the same standards of care as
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when staffing levels are normal. | | | |
,A client states that the client's recent fall was caused by his
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scheduled antihypertensive medications being mistakenly | | | | |
administered by two different nurses, an event that is | | | | | | | | |
disputed by both of the nurses identified by the client.
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Which measure should the nurses prioritize when
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anticipating that legal action may follow? - CORRECT | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Document the client's claims and the events | | | | | | |
surrounding the alleged incident. | | |
A client is unhappy with the health care provided and
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informs the nurse that the client is leaving the facility. The
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client has not been discharged by the physician. The nurse
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finds that the client has dressed and is ready to go. What
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should the nurse's action be in this situation? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-The nurse should call and inform the nursing | | | | | | | |
supervisor of the situation. | | |
A family brings the client to the emergency department in
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an unconscious state with a head injury. The client requires
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surgery to remove a blood clot. What would be the
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appropriate nursing intervention in keeping with the policy | | | | | | | |
of informed consent prior to a surgical procedure? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The nurse confirms that the client's
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family has signed the consent form.
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, An HIV-positive client discovers that the client's name is
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published in a research report on HIV care prepared by the
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client's nurse. The client is hurt and files a lawsuit against
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the nurse. Which offense has the nurse committed? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Invasion of privacy | | |
Which scenario is an example of certification? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who demonstrates advanced | | | | |
expertise in a content area of nursing through special
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testing
Which nursing student would most likely be held liable for
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negligence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nursing student | | | | | |
administers medication to a resident while working as an | | | | | | | | |
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) at a local nursing | | | | | | | |
home.
A client admitted to a mental health unit has exhibited
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physical behaviors that put the client and others at risk. The
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nurse applies four-point restraints on the client without
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obtaining a physician's order or the client's consent. The
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nurse is at risk of being accused of which action? - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-Battery
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A nurse enters the client's room and finds the client lying on
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the floor experiencing a seizure. After stabilizing the client,
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the nurse informs the physician. The physician advises the
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Questions With Correct Answers
Which process evaluates and recognizes educational
| | | | | |
programs as having met certain standards? - CORRECT | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-accreditation
An RN enters a client's room and observes the unlicensed
| | | | | | | | | |
assistive personnel (UAP) forcefully pushing a client down
| | | | | | | |
on the bed. The client starts crying and informs the UAP of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the need to go to the bathroom. What action is the RN
| | | | | | | | | | | |
witnessing that should be immediately reported to the | | | | | | | |
supervisor? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-battery; an assault | | | | | |
that is carried out and includes willful, angry, and violent or
| | | | | | | | | | |
negligent touching of another person's body or clothes or | | | | | | | | |
anything attached to that other person. | | | | |
After reporting to work for a night shift, the nurse learns
| | | | | | | | | | |
that the unit is understaffed because two RNs called out
| | | | | | | | | |
sick. As a result, each nurse on the unit must provide care
| | | | | | | | | | | |
for four acute clients in addition to the nurse's regular
| | | | | | | | | |
clients. Which statement is true for this nurse when working
| | | | | | | | |
in understaffed circumstances? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | |
The nurse is legally held to the same standards of care as
| | | | | | | | | | | |
when staffing levels are normal. | | | |
,A client states that the client's recent fall was caused by his
| | | | | | | | | | | |
scheduled antihypertensive medications being mistakenly | | | | |
administered by two different nurses, an event that is | | | | | | | | |
disputed by both of the nurses identified by the client.
| | | | | | | | | |
Which measure should the nurses prioritize when
| | | | | | |
anticipating that legal action may follow? - CORRECT | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Document the client's claims and the events | | | | | | |
surrounding the alleged incident. | | |
A client is unhappy with the health care provided and
| | | | | | | | | |
informs the nurse that the client is leaving the facility. The
| | | | | | | | | | |
client has not been discharged by the physician. The nurse
| | | | | | | | | |
finds that the client has dressed and is ready to go. What
| | | | | | | | | | | |
should the nurse's action be in this situation? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-The nurse should call and inform the nursing | | | | | | | |
supervisor of the situation. | | |
A family brings the client to the emergency department in
| | | | | | | | | |
an unconscious state with a head injury. The client requires
| | | | | | | | | |
surgery to remove a blood clot. What would be the
| | | | | | | | | |
appropriate nursing intervention in keeping with the policy | | | | | | | |
of informed consent prior to a surgical procedure? -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The nurse confirms that the client's
| | | | | | |
family has signed the consent form.
| | | | |
, An HIV-positive client discovers that the client's name is
| | | | | | | | |
published in a research report on HIV care prepared by the
| | | | | | | | | | |
client's nurse. The client is hurt and files a lawsuit against
| | | | | | | | | | |
the nurse. Which offense has the nurse committed? -
| | | | | | | | |
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Invasion of privacy | | |
Which scenario is an example of certification? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-A nurse who demonstrates advanced | | | | |
expertise in a content area of nursing through special
| | | | | | | | |
testing
Which nursing student would most likely be held liable for
| | | | | | | | | |
negligence? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A nursing student | | | | | |
administers medication to a resident while working as an | | | | | | | | |
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) at a local nursing | | | | | | | |
home.
A client admitted to a mental health unit has exhibited
| | | | | | | | | |
physical behaviors that put the client and others at risk. The
| | | | | | | | | |
nurse applies four-point restraints on the client without
| | | | | | | | |
obtaining a physician's order or the client's consent. The
| | | | | | | | |
nurse is at risk of being accused of which action? - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-Battery
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A nurse enters the client's room and finds the client lying on
| | | | | | | | | | |
the floor experiencing a seizure. After stabilizing the client,
| | | | | | | | | |
the nurse informs the physician. The physician advises the
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