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All of the following are true about the nursing code of ethics except: - ✔️✔️Provides specific
answers to many ethical dilemmas
The nurse is assigned to see a home-bound client on a daily basis to prepare the client's medications.
The nurse fails to visit the client and does not request that another nurse visits the client. The client
is later admitted to the hospital after taking the wrong dosage of medication. Which ethical concept
does this situation reflect? - ✔️✔️Abandonment
A client is held down by the nurse and forced to have a nasogastric tube placed. Which of the
following could this represent? - ✔️✔️Battery
When applying the nursing process, which of the following should always be addressed first? -
✔️✔️Assessment
How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory? - ✔️✔️Open systems
Which of the following are the steps to the nursing process? Select all that apply - ✔️✔️Planning
Implementation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Asses
What type of tort may occur if a client is now allowed to leave the hospital after receiving
emergency care until the bill is paid? - ✔️✔️False imprisonment
Which of the following is the best substitute for self-determination if an individual is no longer
competent to make their own health care decisions? - ✔️✔️Advanced directive
Does clinical reasoning and judgement require various ways of thinking in the role of a nurse? -
✔️✔️True
, A client complains of hip pain and requests pain medication. For the nurse to apply the nursing
process, what would the nurse do next? - ✔️✔️Assess the hip and ask the client about their pain
The client's short term outcome was to walk in the hallway by the end of the day. The nurse reviews
the client outcome, determines that is was not met, and modifies the interventions. Which phase of
the nursing process is this? - ✔️✔️Evaluation
Which of the following phases of the nursing process determines client problems, risks, and
strengths? - ✔️✔️Diagnosis
What is another term that can be used for professional negligence? - ✔️✔️Malpractice
An example of invasion of privacy would be: - ✔️✔️Discussing Mrs. Green's surgery in the hospital
cafeteria
The client must have a treatment requiring an informed consent. Whose role is to review the
proposed treatment and its associated risks with the client? - ✔️✔️Physician
Team building, nurse retention, and patient satisfaction are all benefits of being sensitive to
personality types. - ✔️✔️True
Why is it important for nurses to understand and use a nursing theory or model in practice? -
✔️✔️Using models or theories of nursing aids practitioners in providing their care in an organized
manner
Which of the following theorists authored the Model of Goal Attainment? - ✔️✔️Imogene King
A client suffered a ruptured appendix and had to have an open appendectomy. She is post-op day 1.
She is able to perform many of her activities of daily living independently, such as wash her face,
brush her teeth, feed herself, and reposition. However, she requires assistance to care for her
indwelling urinary catheter, Jackson-Pratt drain, and change her dressing. Which of the following
describes the level of care the nurse provides according to Orem's self-care model? - ✔️✔️Partially
compensated care
What are the primary ethical issues involved in genetic research? - ✔️✔️Violations of
confidentiality and informed consent