NURSING 102 EXAM 2 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
PATIENT CARE REVIEW SET TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ The patient has a central venous line. The registered nurse (RN)
delegates changing the sterile dressing over the line to a nursing
assistant. The nursing assistant does not understand sterile
technique and contaminates the dressing. An infection develops in
the patient. The nurse manager discusses the action of the RN.
Which statement is correct regarding the nurse's action?
Answer: The nurse is responsible for the acts delegated
The registered nurse is responsible for delegating appropriately. It is
not appropriate to delegate a skill requiring sterile technique and
assessment of a central line site to a nursing assistant. It is not
within the nursing assistant's scope of practice to perform central
line dressing changes.
◉ The registered nurse, employed by the risk management
department of a hospital is giving an inservice class on social media
to nursing employees. Which one of these statements should be
included in this class?
Answer: The nurse should not refer to a patient, even by nickname
or room number.
,The nurse should never refer to a patient on social media, even by
nickname or room number. Social media posts are not considered
private and are not always accessible only to the intended recipient.
Even deleted content is accessible at times on social media.
Disclosing any patient information is a harmful act, even if it is
disclosed only to the intended recipient.
◉ The registered nurse (RN), who is supervising a group of nurses
at a health clinic, overhears a nurse telling a patient, "If you do not
stop shouting, I am going to give you an injection." The RN
immediately intervenes and tells the nurse this action can lead to
which accusation?
Answer: Assault
Assault is a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another
person without that person's consent. Breach of confidentiality is
revealing health care information to those not involved with the care
of the patient. Delegation involves giving someone else authority to
act for another. Respondeat superior attributes the acts of the
employees to their employer.
◉ A recent graduate of a nursing program has accepted a position in
a long term care unit. The nurse can use which strategy to reduce
the risk of malpractice suits?
Answer: Maintain good relationships with patients and families
, Maintaining good relationships with patients and families does
reduce the risk of malpractice suits. Carrying malpractice insurance
does not reduce the risk of a malpractice suit. Requesting
supervision for all care provided is not feasible in many situations
and does not reduce the risk of malpractice suits. Not signing patient
records can actually increase the risk of lawsuits, as failure to
document is considered a category of negligence that results in
malpractice lawsuits.
◉ Key safeguard against inadvertent overstepping of limits of
practice while understanding the full set of responsibilities required
Answer: Nurse Practice Act in the state practiced
◉ Lays out in concise language the most current definition of
nursing; the knowledge base for nursing, including specialization
and advanced practice roles; and the regulation of practice
Answer: Nursing's Social Policy Statement
◉ Defines and delimits clinical practice and its safe implementation
Answer: Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
◉ Describes nine ethical provisions that cover all aspects of nursing
practice
Answer: American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses
With Interpretive Statements
PATIENT CARE REVIEW SET TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
◉ The patient has a central venous line. The registered nurse (RN)
delegates changing the sterile dressing over the line to a nursing
assistant. The nursing assistant does not understand sterile
technique and contaminates the dressing. An infection develops in
the patient. The nurse manager discusses the action of the RN.
Which statement is correct regarding the nurse's action?
Answer: The nurse is responsible for the acts delegated
The registered nurse is responsible for delegating appropriately. It is
not appropriate to delegate a skill requiring sterile technique and
assessment of a central line site to a nursing assistant. It is not
within the nursing assistant's scope of practice to perform central
line dressing changes.
◉ The registered nurse, employed by the risk management
department of a hospital is giving an inservice class on social media
to nursing employees. Which one of these statements should be
included in this class?
Answer: The nurse should not refer to a patient, even by nickname
or room number.
,The nurse should never refer to a patient on social media, even by
nickname or room number. Social media posts are not considered
private and are not always accessible only to the intended recipient.
Even deleted content is accessible at times on social media.
Disclosing any patient information is a harmful act, even if it is
disclosed only to the intended recipient.
◉ The registered nurse (RN), who is supervising a group of nurses
at a health clinic, overhears a nurse telling a patient, "If you do not
stop shouting, I am going to give you an injection." The RN
immediately intervenes and tells the nurse this action can lead to
which accusation?
Answer: Assault
Assault is a threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another
person without that person's consent. Breach of confidentiality is
revealing health care information to those not involved with the care
of the patient. Delegation involves giving someone else authority to
act for another. Respondeat superior attributes the acts of the
employees to their employer.
◉ A recent graduate of a nursing program has accepted a position in
a long term care unit. The nurse can use which strategy to reduce
the risk of malpractice suits?
Answer: Maintain good relationships with patients and families
, Maintaining good relationships with patients and families does
reduce the risk of malpractice suits. Carrying malpractice insurance
does not reduce the risk of a malpractice suit. Requesting
supervision for all care provided is not feasible in many situations
and does not reduce the risk of malpractice suits. Not signing patient
records can actually increase the risk of lawsuits, as failure to
document is considered a category of negligence that results in
malpractice lawsuits.
◉ Key safeguard against inadvertent overstepping of limits of
practice while understanding the full set of responsibilities required
Answer: Nurse Practice Act in the state practiced
◉ Lays out in concise language the most current definition of
nursing; the knowledge base for nursing, including specialization
and advanced practice roles; and the regulation of practice
Answer: Nursing's Social Policy Statement
◉ Defines and delimits clinical practice and its safe implementation
Answer: Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice
◉ Describes nine ethical provisions that cover all aspects of nursing
practice
Answer: American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for Nurses
With Interpretive Statements
