ADN 451 QUIZ 1 EXAM 45 QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWER Which professional group has
the mission statement, "Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for
all"?
Licensure examination - CORRECT ANSWER What criterion must be successfully
completed to enter the nursing profession?
The public - CORRECT ANSWER What group is primarily protected under the laws
that regulate nursing practice?
Positive outcomes and patient satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER What is the goal of
the professional nurse in the team leader role?
Influential - CORRECT ANSWER Which attribute is a professional exemplar related
to leadership? Influential
Therapeutic
Respectful
Licensed
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER A homeless man presents to the emergency
room with hypothermia. He tells the nurse that he is positive for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sought revenge by deliberately having sex with
his mate, who does not know of his HIV status. What ethical principle is this
patient violating?
,Human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER A patient and her husband used in vitro
fertilization to become pregnant. The unused sperm were frozen so the couple
could have more children later. They bore a little girl who was diagnosed with
leukemia when she was 5 years old. The child now needs a bone marrow
transplant (BMT).The best chance of a match for the BMT is a sibling. The couple
would like to use the sperm to have another child so that they can increase the
likelihood of a match. The nurse realizes that the unborn child poses an ethical
dilemma involving which principle?
Ethical Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER A problem for which in order to do
something right you have to do something wrong"
Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER A woman with long QT syndrome becomes
pregnant. Long QT syndrome causes an abnormality of the heart and any rush of
adrenaline may be fatal for the woman. The pregnant patient states, "I want to
have this baby." What ethical principle applies to this situation?
Autonomy
Beneficence
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse believes that a patient who states he is in
pain is "faking it" and is hoping to get "high." The nurse decides to give the patient
a placebo instead of the pain medication that was ordered. Which principle(s) of
ethics is the nurse violating? (Select all that apply.)
Autonomy
Beneficence
, Veracity
Dilemmas
Utilitarianism
The nurse must explain the procedure to the patient before obtaining consent.
The person presenting the informed consent document must be the provider
performing the procedure. To be valid, information for consent must be given by
the provider who will be performing the procedure and includes information
about the risks and benefits of the procedure. The patient must voluntarily give
consent. - CORRECT ANSWER Which statement by a new nurse about valid
consent indicates a need for further teaching?
-The patient must have the capacity to give consent.
-The nurse must explain the procedure to the patient before obtaining consent.
-The patient must voluntarily give consent.
-The consent includes information about the risks and benefits of the procedure.
The operating room nurse does not complete the post procedure count process,
and the patient develops an infection from a retained abdominal sponge. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which is an example of a medical malpractice tort liability?
-The operating room nurse does not complete the post procedure count process,
and the patient develops an infection from a retained abdominal sponge.
-A patient is informed of all known side effects of a medication and voluntarily
takes the medication. The patient experiences an adverse effect from a
medication prescribed by a physician.
VERIFIED ANSWERS
American Nurses Association - CORRECT ANSWER Which professional group has
the mission statement, "Nurses advancing our profession to improve health for
all"?
Licensure examination - CORRECT ANSWER What criterion must be successfully
completed to enter the nursing profession?
The public - CORRECT ANSWER What group is primarily protected under the laws
that regulate nursing practice?
Positive outcomes and patient satisfaction - CORRECT ANSWER What is the goal of
the professional nurse in the team leader role?
Influential - CORRECT ANSWER Which attribute is a professional exemplar related
to leadership? Influential
Therapeutic
Respectful
Licensed
Nonmaleficence - CORRECT ANSWER A homeless man presents to the emergency
room with hypothermia. He tells the nurse that he is positive for human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sought revenge by deliberately having sex with
his mate, who does not know of his HIV status. What ethical principle is this
patient violating?
,Human dignity - CORRECT ANSWER A patient and her husband used in vitro
fertilization to become pregnant. The unused sperm were frozen so the couple
could have more children later. They bore a little girl who was diagnosed with
leukemia when she was 5 years old. The child now needs a bone marrow
transplant (BMT).The best chance of a match for the BMT is a sibling. The couple
would like to use the sperm to have another child so that they can increase the
likelihood of a match. The nurse realizes that the unborn child poses an ethical
dilemma involving which principle?
Ethical Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER A problem for which in order to do
something right you have to do something wrong"
Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER A woman with long QT syndrome becomes
pregnant. Long QT syndrome causes an abnormality of the heart and any rush of
adrenaline may be fatal for the woman. The pregnant patient states, "I want to
have this baby." What ethical principle applies to this situation?
Autonomy
Beneficence
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER The nurse believes that a patient who states he is in
pain is "faking it" and is hoping to get "high." The nurse decides to give the patient
a placebo instead of the pain medication that was ordered. Which principle(s) of
ethics is the nurse violating? (Select all that apply.)
Autonomy
Beneficence
, Veracity
Dilemmas
Utilitarianism
The nurse must explain the procedure to the patient before obtaining consent.
The person presenting the informed consent document must be the provider
performing the procedure. To be valid, information for consent must be given by
the provider who will be performing the procedure and includes information
about the risks and benefits of the procedure. The patient must voluntarily give
consent. - CORRECT ANSWER Which statement by a new nurse about valid
consent indicates a need for further teaching?
-The patient must have the capacity to give consent.
-The nurse must explain the procedure to the patient before obtaining consent.
-The patient must voluntarily give consent.
-The consent includes information about the risks and benefits of the procedure.
The operating room nurse does not complete the post procedure count process,
and the patient develops an infection from a retained abdominal sponge. -
CORRECT ANSWER Which is an example of a medical malpractice tort liability?
-The operating room nurse does not complete the post procedure count process,
and the patient develops an infection from a retained abdominal sponge.
-A patient is informed of all known side effects of a medication and voluntarily
takes the medication. The patient experiences an adverse effect from a
medication prescribed by a physician.
