FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 COMPREHENSIVE
PRACTICE TEST 25
A client is referred to a surgeon by the healthcare provider. After meeting the surgeon, the
client decides to consult with a different surgeon about treatment options. The nurse supports
the client's action, utilizing which ethical principle?
1.Beneficence
2.Veracity
3.Autonomy
4.Privacy - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 3. Autonomy
A nurse forgets to administer a dose of a client's diuretic drug and the client experiences an
episode of pulmonary edema. The nurse should consider that this error constitutes negligence
because the situation contains which element?
1.Purposeful failure to perform a healthcare procedure
2.Unintentional failure to perform a healthcare procedure
3.Act of substituting a different medication for the one prescribed
4.Failure to follow a healthcare provider's prescription - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 2. unintentional
failure to perform a healthcare procedure
An individual falls and fractures a hip while walking down the street. A companion notices a
nurse drive past without stopping to assist. The individual sues the nurse for negligence but fails
to win a judgment for which reason?
1.The nurse had no duty to the individual.
2.The nurse did what most nurses would do in the same circumstance.
,3.The nurse did not cause the client's injuries.
4.The nurse was off-duty at that time. - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 1. the nurse had no duty to the
individual.
A client asks why a diagnostic test has been prescribed and the nurse replies, "I'm unsure but
will find out for you." When the nurse later returns and provides an explanation, the nurse is
acting under which principle?
1.Nonmaleficence
2.Veracity
3.Beneficence
4.Fidelity - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 4. fidelity
A client who takes warfarin is given aspirin for a headache while visiting a neighbor, who is a
nurse. The client subsequently has a bleeding episode caused by interaction of these drugs. The
legal nurse consultant interprets which necessary elements of malpractice are missing from this
case? Select all that apply.
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.
- The nurse did not have a duty to the neighbor and was not in an employment capacity.
- The nurse did not intend to cause injury or harm
A client with cancer has decided to discontinue further treatment. Although the nurse would
like the client to continue treatment, the nurse recognizes the client is competent and supports
the client's decision using which ethical principle?
, 1.Justice
2.Fidelity
3.Autonomy
4.Confidentiality - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 3. Autonomy
The healthcare provider prescribes a medication in a dose that is considered toxic. The nurse
administers the medication to the client, who later suffers a cardiac arrest and dies. What
consequence can the nurse expect from this situation? Select all that apply.
1.The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with negligence.
2.As the employing agency, only the hospital can be charged with negligence.
3.The nurse and prescriber may be terminated from employment to prevent a charge of
negligence to the hospital.
4.Negligence will not be charged, as this event could happen to any reasonable person.
5.The nurse can be charged with negligence for administering the toxic dose - Correct answer
✔✔✔ 1 & 5.
- The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with negligence because
they are liable for their errors.
- The nurse can be charged with negligence for failing to verify and question the incorrect dose.
A nurse and teacher are discussing legal issues related to the practice of their professions. The
teacher asks about the functions of the Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The nurse should include
which elements in a response? Select all that apply.
1.Accredit schools of nursing
2.Enforce ethical standards of behavior
3.Protect the public
PRACTICE TEST 25
A client is referred to a surgeon by the healthcare provider. After meeting the surgeon, the
client decides to consult with a different surgeon about treatment options. The nurse supports
the client's action, utilizing which ethical principle?
1.Beneficence
2.Veracity
3.Autonomy
4.Privacy - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 3. Autonomy
A nurse forgets to administer a dose of a client's diuretic drug and the client experiences an
episode of pulmonary edema. The nurse should consider that this error constitutes negligence
because the situation contains which element?
1.Purposeful failure to perform a healthcare procedure
2.Unintentional failure to perform a healthcare procedure
3.Act of substituting a different medication for the one prescribed
4.Failure to follow a healthcare provider's prescription - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 2. unintentional
failure to perform a healthcare procedure
An individual falls and fractures a hip while walking down the street. A companion notices a
nurse drive past without stopping to assist. The individual sues the nurse for negligence but fails
to win a judgment for which reason?
1.The nurse had no duty to the individual.
2.The nurse did what most nurses would do in the same circumstance.
,3.The nurse did not cause the client's injuries.
4.The nurse was off-duty at that time. - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 1. the nurse had no duty to the
individual.
A client asks why a diagnostic test has been prescribed and the nurse replies, "I'm unsure but
will find out for you." When the nurse later returns and provides an explanation, the nurse is
acting under which principle?
1.Nonmaleficence
2.Veracity
3.Beneficence
4.Fidelity - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 4. fidelity
A client who takes warfarin is given aspirin for a headache while visiting a neighbor, who is a
nurse. The client subsequently has a bleeding episode caused by interaction of these drugs. The
legal nurse consultant interprets which necessary elements of malpractice are missing from this
case? Select all that apply.
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.
- The nurse did not have a duty to the neighbor and was not in an employment capacity.
- The nurse did not intend to cause injury or harm
A client with cancer has decided to discontinue further treatment. Although the nurse would
like the client to continue treatment, the nurse recognizes the client is competent and supports
the client's decision using which ethical principle?
, 1.Justice
2.Fidelity
3.Autonomy
4.Confidentiality - Correct answer ✔✔✔ 3. Autonomy
The healthcare provider prescribes a medication in a dose that is considered toxic. The nurse
administers the medication to the client, who later suffers a cardiac arrest and dies. What
consequence can the nurse expect from this situation? Select all that apply.
1.The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with negligence.
2.As the employing agency, only the hospital can be charged with negligence.
3.The nurse and prescriber may be terminated from employment to prevent a charge of
negligence to the hospital.
4.Negligence will not be charged, as this event could happen to any reasonable person.
5.The nurse can be charged with negligence for administering the toxic dose - Correct answer
✔✔✔ 1 & 5.
- The healthcare provider who prescribed the drug can be charged with negligence because
they are liable for their errors.
- The nurse can be charged with negligence for failing to verify and question the incorrect dose.
A nurse and teacher are discussing legal issues related to the practice of their professions. The
teacher asks about the functions of the Nurse Practice Act (NPA). The nurse should include
which elements in a response? Select all that apply.
1.Accredit schools of nursing
2.Enforce ethical standards of behavior
3.Protect the public
