NURS 1100 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which aspect of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at a
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state level? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The differences in the scope of
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practice between registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses
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(LPNs).
The alert and oriented client has just been notified of a terminal cancer
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diagnosis and the need for surgery to extend life. The client tells the
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nurse, "I am leaving. I am not having the surgery." The client refuses to
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wait and talk to the primary care provider. What is an appropriate action
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by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ask the client to sign a form that
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the client is being discharged against medical advice.
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A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency
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medication. The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What | | | | | | | | | |
should the nurse do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Question the
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medication order. |
Which is the nurse's best legal safeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Competent practice |
, A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative client on
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the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What
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charge might be brought against the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Negligence
In comparison with licensure, which measures entry-level competence,
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what does certification validate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-specialty
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knowledge and clinical judgment | | |
An on-duty nurse discovers that a colleague is pilfering medicines.
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According to the Nurse Practice Acts, what should the nurse do? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Report the incident to the supervisor.
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During a clinical placement on a subacute, geriatric medicine unit, a
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student nurse fed a stroke client some beef broth, despite the fact that
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the client's diet was restricted to thickened fluids. As a result, the client
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aspirated and developed pneumonia. Which statement underlies the
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student's potential liability in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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The same standards of care that apply to a registered nurse apply to the
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student.
When the nurse inserts an ordered urinary catheter into the client's
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urethra after the client has refused the procedure, and then the client
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suffers an injury, the client may sue the nurse for which type of tort? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery |
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which aspect of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at a
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state level? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-The differences in the scope of
| | | | | | | | | |
practice between registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses
| | | | | | | | |
(LPNs).
The alert and oriented client has just been notified of a terminal cancer
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
diagnosis and the need for surgery to extend life. The client tells the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse, "I am leaving. I am not having the surgery." The client refuses to
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
wait and talk to the primary care provider. What is an appropriate action
| | | | | | | | | | | |
by the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Ask the client to sign a form that
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the client is being discharged against medical advice.
| | | | | | | |
A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
medication. The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What | | | | | | | | | |
should the nurse do next? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Question the
| | | | | | | | |
medication order. |
Which is the nurse's best legal safeguard? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Competent practice |
, A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative client on
| | | | | | | | | | | |
the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
charge might be brought against the nurse? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | | |
Negligence
In comparison with licensure, which measures entry-level competence,
| | | | | | | |
what does certification validate? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-specialty
| | | | | | |
knowledge and clinical judgment | | |
An on-duty nurse discovers that a colleague is pilfering medicines.
| | | | | | | | | |
According to the Nurse Practice Acts, what should the nurse do? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Report the incident to the supervisor.
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During a clinical placement on a subacute, geriatric medicine unit, a
| | | | | | | | | | |
student nurse fed a stroke client some beef broth, despite the fact that
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
the client's diet was restricted to thickened fluids. As a result, the client
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
aspirated and developed pneumonia. Which statement underlies the
| | | | | | | |
student's potential liability in this situation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
| | | | | | | |
The same standards of care that apply to a registered nurse apply to the
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
student.
When the nurse inserts an ordered urinary catheter into the client's
| | | | | | | | | | |
urethra after the client has refused the procedure, and then the client
| | | | | | | | | | | |
suffers an injury, the client may sue the nurse for which type of tort? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery |
