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NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
When should you draw a peak level? - correct-answer - 30-60 minutes after
medication administration
When should you draw a trough level? - correct-answer - 30-60 minutes before
medication administration
When introducing foods to infants what should you teach the new parents? -
correct-answer - Introduce one food at a time to help identify allergies.
Progression of food should be "AS TOLERATED"
The nursing assessment guides decisions about progression.
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What is civil law concerned with? - correct-answer - Protection of the patients
private rights
What does criminal law deal with? - correct-answer - Rights of individuals and
society as defined by legislative laws
What is nursing negligence - correct-answer - Negligence is malpractice that is
NOT intentional. It is the failure to exercise the proper degree of care required by
the circumstances that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the
circumstances to avoid harming others. It is a careless act of omission or
commission that results in injury to another.
What is nursing malpractice? - correct-answer - Malpractice is not always
negligence. It is often referred to as professional negligence, it is a type of
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negligence. It is the failure to use that degree of care that a reasonable nurse
would use under the same or similar circumstances. Malpractice is found when:
*The nurse owed a duty to the patient
*The nurse did NOT carry out the duty/breached that duty
*The patient was at a high risk of injury
* The nurse's failure to carry out that duty caused the patients injury
Where do Standards of Care originate? - correct-answer - Nurses are required to
follow standards of care, which originate in the Nurse Practice Acts, state and
federal laws, accreditation recommendations, the guidelines of professional
organizations, and the written policies and procedures of the healthcare agency
What are nurses responsible for related to the standards of care? - correct-
answer - Nurses are responsible for performing procedures correctly and
exercising professional judgment when implementing healthcare providers
prescriptions.
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When can the nurse NOT follow the healthcare provider's prescription and what
must they do about it? - correct-answer - Nurses MUST follow the healthcare
provider's prescription unless the nurse believes that it is in error; that it violates
hospital policy; or that it is harmful to the patient. The nurse makes a formal
report explaining the refusal. The nurse should file an incident (occurrence) report
for any situation that may result in harm to the patient.
What should the nurse do related to advanced medical directives (ADs) - correct-
answer - Assess the patients knowledge of advance directives.
Integrate them into the patients plan of care
Provide the patient with information about advanced directives or review ADs on
admission.
Have the knowledge that ADs can limit life-prolonging measures when there is
little or no chance of recovery
NCLEX-RN EXAM REVIEW|
COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS WITH
100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
When should you draw a peak level? - correct-answer - 30-60 minutes after
medication administration
When should you draw a trough level? - correct-answer - 30-60 minutes before
medication administration
When introducing foods to infants what should you teach the new parents? -
correct-answer - Introduce one food at a time to help identify allergies.
Progression of food should be "AS TOLERATED"
The nursing assessment guides decisions about progression.
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What is civil law concerned with? - correct-answer - Protection of the patients
private rights
What does criminal law deal with? - correct-answer - Rights of individuals and
society as defined by legislative laws
What is nursing negligence - correct-answer - Negligence is malpractice that is
NOT intentional. It is the failure to exercise the proper degree of care required by
the circumstances that a reasonably prudent person would exercise under the
circumstances to avoid harming others. It is a careless act of omission or
commission that results in injury to another.
What is nursing malpractice? - correct-answer - Malpractice is not always
negligence. It is often referred to as professional negligence, it is a type of
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negligence. It is the failure to use that degree of care that a reasonable nurse
would use under the same or similar circumstances. Malpractice is found when:
*The nurse owed a duty to the patient
*The nurse did NOT carry out the duty/breached that duty
*The patient was at a high risk of injury
* The nurse's failure to carry out that duty caused the patients injury
Where do Standards of Care originate? - correct-answer - Nurses are required to
follow standards of care, which originate in the Nurse Practice Acts, state and
federal laws, accreditation recommendations, the guidelines of professional
organizations, and the written policies and procedures of the healthcare agency
What are nurses responsible for related to the standards of care? - correct-
answer - Nurses are responsible for performing procedures correctly and
exercising professional judgment when implementing healthcare providers
prescriptions.
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When can the nurse NOT follow the healthcare provider's prescription and what
must they do about it? - correct-answer - Nurses MUST follow the healthcare
provider's prescription unless the nurse believes that it is in error; that it violates
hospital policy; or that it is harmful to the patient. The nurse makes a formal
report explaining the refusal. The nurse should file an incident (occurrence) report
for any situation that may result in harm to the patient.
What should the nurse do related to advanced medical directives (ADs) - correct-
answer - Assess the patients knowledge of advance directives.
Integrate them into the patients plan of care
Provide the patient with information about advanced directives or review ADs on
admission.
Have the knowledge that ADs can limit life-prolonging measures when there is
little or no chance of recovery
