Fundamentals of Nursing Exam 1 Practice Questions With Correct Answers

Fundamentals of Nursing Exam 1
Practice Questions With Correct Answers

A client is referred to a surgeon by the healthcare provider. After
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meeting the surgeon, the client decides to consult with a different
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surgeon about treatment options. The nurse supports the client's
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action, utilizing which ethical principle?
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1.Beneficence
2.Veracity
3.Autonomy
4.Privacy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3. Autonomy
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A nurse forgets to administer a dose of a client's diuretic drug and the
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client experiences an episode of pulmonary edema. The nurse should
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consider that this error constitutes negligence because the situation
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contains which element?
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1.Purposeful failure to perform a healthcare procedure
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2.Unintentional failure to perform a healthcare procedure| | | | | |




3.Act of substituting a different medication for the one prescribed
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,4.Failure to follow a healthcare provider's prescription - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-2. unintentional failure to perform a healthcare procedure
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An individual falls and fractures a hip while walking down the street. A
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companion notices a nurse drive past without stopping to assist. The
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individual sues the nurse for negligence but fails to win a judgment for
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which reason?|




1.The nurse had no duty to the individual.
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2.The nurse did what most nurses would do in the same circumstance.
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3.The nurse did not cause the client's injuries.
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4.The nurse was off-duty at that time. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1. the
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nurse had no duty to the individual.
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A client asks why a diagnostic test has been prescribed and the nurse
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replies, "I'm unsure but will find out for you." When the nurse later
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returns and provides an explanation, the nurse is acting under which
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principle?


1.Nonmaleficence
2.Veracity
3.Beneficence
4.Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-4. fidelity
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,A client who takes warfarin is given aspirin for a headache while visiting
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a neighbor, who is a nurse. The client subsequently has a bleeding
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episode caused by interaction of these drugs. The legal nurse consultant
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interprets which necessary elements of malpractice are missing from
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this case? Select all that apply.
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1.Breach of duty | |




2.Duty owed |




3.Injury experienced |




4.Causation between nurse's action and injury | | | | |




5.Intent to cause harm or injury - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-2 & 5.
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- The nurse did not have a duty to the neighbor and was not in an
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employment capacity. | |




- The nurse did not intend to cause injury or harm
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A client with cancer has decided to discontinue further treatment.
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Although the nurse would like the client to continue treatment, the
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nurse recognizes the client is competent and supports the client's
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decision using which ethical principle?
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1.Justice
2.Fidelity

, 3.Autonomy
4.Confidentiality - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-3. Autonomy | | | |




The healthcare provider prescribes a medication in a dose that is
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considered toxic. The nurse administers the medication to the client,
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who later suffers a cardiac arrest and dies. What consequence can the
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nurse expect from this situation? Select all that apply.
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1.The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with
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negligence.
2.As the employing agency, only the hospital can be charged with
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negligence.
3.The nurse and prescriber may be terminated from employment to
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prevent a charge of negligence to the hospital.
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4.Negligence will not be charged, as this event could happen to any
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reasonable person. |




5.The nurse can be charged with negligence for administering the toxic
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dose - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-1 & 5.
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- The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with
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negligence because they are liable for their errors.
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- The nurse can be charged with negligence for failing to verify and
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question the incorrect dose. | | |