Dimensions of Nursing Exam 2: Questions & Solutions
An advanced directive is a legal document in which a clients' wishes about
health care are written in the case they are unable to make decision for
themselves, this document is also called
A. Living will
B. Patient's Bill of rights
C. Welfare Rights
D. Informed consent Right Ans - A. Living will
The ethical principle that protects client from harm is known as
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity Right Ans - B. Nonmalefince
Select which statement is true concerning advanced directives
A. The document will name a durable power of attorney for health care
(DPOAHC), who will make all medical decisions for patient, regardless of the
patient's mental status.
B. The document means nothing to the nurse, because the attending physician
will make all decisions regarding the patient's care.
C. The document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the patient to
express his or her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is
incapacitated.
D. The nurse may assume the patient is dying and he or she will not call a
"Rapid Response" or "Code Blue" if the patient's status deteriorates. Right
Ans - C. The document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the
patient to express his or her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is
incapacitated.
Which of the following is the most important reason for nurses to be critical
thinkers?
A. Nurses need to follow policies and procedures.
B. Nurses work with other healthcare team members.
C. Nurses care for clients who have multiple health problems.
D. Nurses have to be flexible and work variable schedules. Right Ans - C.
Nurses care client for clients who have multiple health problems.
, Why do critical thinking and nursing process go together so well?
A. The two work together to improve nursing practice
B. Both are an organizational framework for the practice of Nursing
C. They were developed specifically for nursing
D. They are clinical reasoning tools Right Ans - A. The two work together to
improve nursing practice
What is the underlying legal concept that protects health-care professionals
under the Good Samaritan Act?
A. Informed consent
B. Moral Consent
C. Implied Consent
D. Because is the ethical thing to do Right Ans - C. Implied consent
Which of the following would not be appropriate to chart?
A. The patient missed his follow-up appointment
B. The patient stopped taking his medications
C. The patient refused to go to therapy
D. The nurse thinks the patient is hostile Right Ans - D. The nurse thinks
the patient is hostile
Identify the example that displays critical thinking?
A. The nurses seeks a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
B. The nurse is task oriented.
C. The nurse makes changes to patient care grounded on emotions and
instinctive feelings.
D. The nurse provides the patient care the same way to all patients. Right
Ans - A. The nurses seeks a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
Key concepts are included in all nursing models. Identify the four key concepts
that are emphasized in nursing models.
A. Client, health, environment, and nursing
B. Client, health, environment and science
C. Client, health, community and science
D. Client, health, community and nursing Right Ans - A. Client, health,
environment, and nursing
Which theorist is not a nursing theorist?
A. King
An advanced directive is a legal document in which a clients' wishes about
health care are written in the case they are unable to make decision for
themselves, this document is also called
A. Living will
B. Patient's Bill of rights
C. Welfare Rights
D. Informed consent Right Ans - A. Living will
The ethical principle that protects client from harm is known as
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity Right Ans - B. Nonmalefince
Select which statement is true concerning advanced directives
A. The document will name a durable power of attorney for health care
(DPOAHC), who will make all medical decisions for patient, regardless of the
patient's mental status.
B. The document means nothing to the nurse, because the attending physician
will make all decisions regarding the patient's care.
C. The document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the patient to
express his or her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is
incapacitated.
D. The nurse may assume the patient is dying and he or she will not call a
"Rapid Response" or "Code Blue" if the patient's status deteriorates. Right
Ans - C. The document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the
patient to express his or her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is
incapacitated.
Which of the following is the most important reason for nurses to be critical
thinkers?
A. Nurses need to follow policies and procedures.
B. Nurses work with other healthcare team members.
C. Nurses care for clients who have multiple health problems.
D. Nurses have to be flexible and work variable schedules. Right Ans - C.
Nurses care client for clients who have multiple health problems.
, Why do critical thinking and nursing process go together so well?
A. The two work together to improve nursing practice
B. Both are an organizational framework for the practice of Nursing
C. They were developed specifically for nursing
D. They are clinical reasoning tools Right Ans - A. The two work together to
improve nursing practice
What is the underlying legal concept that protects health-care professionals
under the Good Samaritan Act?
A. Informed consent
B. Moral Consent
C. Implied Consent
D. Because is the ethical thing to do Right Ans - C. Implied consent
Which of the following would not be appropriate to chart?
A. The patient missed his follow-up appointment
B. The patient stopped taking his medications
C. The patient refused to go to therapy
D. The nurse thinks the patient is hostile Right Ans - D. The nurse thinks
the patient is hostile
Identify the example that displays critical thinking?
A. The nurses seeks a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
B. The nurse is task oriented.
C. The nurse makes changes to patient care grounded on emotions and
instinctive feelings.
D. The nurse provides the patient care the same way to all patients. Right
Ans - A. The nurses seeks a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
Key concepts are included in all nursing models. Identify the four key concepts
that are emphasized in nursing models.
A. Client, health, environment, and nursing
B. Client, health, environment and science
C. Client, health, community and science
D. Client, health, community and nursing Right Ans - A. Client, health,
environment, and nursing
Which theorist is not a nursing theorist?
A. King
