FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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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
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
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
,FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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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.
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
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.
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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
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
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.
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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
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
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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
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
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
,FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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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.
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
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.
,FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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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
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
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.
, FUNDAMENTALS OF NURSING EXAM 1 PRACTICE
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GRADED A+ FOR SUCCESS
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
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
