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1. You are participating in a clinical care coordination
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cconference for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with
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cyour colleagues about using the nursing code of ethics for
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cprofessional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A c c c c c c c
cnonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the c c c c c c c c
cfollowing statements best describes this code?
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A. Improves self-health care c c
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality c c c
C. Ensures identical care to all patients c c c c c
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide
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patient care: D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide
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patient care
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When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according
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to standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of
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ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the
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principles you will use to provide care for your patients. The code serves
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as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality
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nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession.
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2. An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with
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cfever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates
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cher lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, determines her
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clevel of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for
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canalysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
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A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
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3. A patient in the emergency department has developed
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cwheezing and short- ness of breath. The nurse gives the
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cordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours.
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cWhich standard of practice is performed?
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A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation: D. Implementation c c
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan
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cof care.
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4. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease.
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cThe patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable.
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cThe family wants the patient to have a new surgical
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cprocedure. The nurse explains the risk and benefits of the
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csurgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with
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cthe family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
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A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager: B. Advocate
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An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make
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choices about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional
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information to help a patient decide whether or not to accept a
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treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate
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their concerns.
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5. Evidence-based practice is defined as: c c c c
A. Nursing care based on tradition c c c c
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research literature
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C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current
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evidence with clinical practice
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economically sound manner: C. A problem-solving approach that
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integrates best current evidence with clinical practice
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expertise and patient/family preferences and values for delivery of
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optimal health care.
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6. The examination for registered nurse licensure is exactly the
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csame in every state in the United States. This examination:
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A. Guarantees safe nursing care for all patients c c c c c c
B. Ensures standard nursing care for all patients
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C. Ensures that honest and ethical care is provided
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D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a registered
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c nurse in prac- tice: D. Provides a minimal standard of knowledge for a
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c registered nurse in practice c c c
Registered nurse (RN) candidates must pass the NCLEX-RN® that the
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individual
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State Boards of Nursing administer. Regardless of educational
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preparation, the examination for RN licensure is exactly the same in
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every state in the United States. This provides a standardized minimum
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knowledge base for nurses.
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7. Contemporary nursing requires that the nurse has knowledge c c c c c c c
cand skills for a variety of professional roles and responsibilities.
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cWhich of the following are examples? (Select all that apply.)
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A. Caregiver
B. Autonomy and accountability c c
C. Patient advocate c
D. Health promotion c
E. Lobbyist: A. Caregiver c c
B. Autonomy and accountability c c
C. Patient advocate c
D. Health promotion c
E. Lobbyist
Each of these roles includes activities for the professional nurse. Each of
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these is used in direct care or is part of professionalism that guides
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nursing practice. Some nurses are lobbyists, but being a lobbyist is
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