A nurse is asked to "float" to a telemetry floor and is to place a patient on telemetry
monitor. The nurse is unfamiliar with placement of EKG leads and would consult which
type of chart to learn the correct placement?
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The Pareto chart is used to prioritize interventions that caused the majority
of the problems.
,When assessing an ethical issue, what is the nurse's first intervention?
a. Ask, "What is the issue?"
b. Identify all possible alternatives.
c. Select the best option from a list of alternatives.
d. Justify the choice of action or inaction.
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a. Ask, "What is the issue?"
A client is in extreme pain after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident, and
morphine has been ordered every hour for pain. The nurse injects saline into the
client's IV line and takes the morphine for herself. The nurse is violating which
principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Utilitarianism
c. Beneficence
d. Dilemmas
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c. Beneficence
An older adult client is comatose and had one electroencephalogram that indicated
no activity. The daughter is very distraught and notices her mother's hand moves when
she is talking to her. The daughter asks the nurse, "Is mother responding to my voice?"
The nurse, attempting to console the daughter, knows the movement was involuntary
but states, "It does appear she did." The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Veracity
,c. Utilitarianism
d. Deontology
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b. Veracity
Despite the presence of safety aids such as handrails in the bathrooms at an assisted
living facility, the number of fractures due to unsteady ambulation upon arising from
the bed and when attempting to perform activities of daily living has increased. Which
complementary alternative medicine (CAM) would be an effective intervention for
this population?
a. Yoga
b. Acupuncture
c. Tai chi
d. Magnet therapy
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c. Tai chi
A nurse is given a referral to make a home visit to a Russian immigrant. The nurse
knows very little about the health beliefs of this ethnic group. To research this group,
what term should the nurse use in an Internet search?
a. Federally recognized minorities
b. Marginalized populations
c. Asian/Pacific Islander cultures
d. Latino cultures
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, b. Marginalized populations
During a seminar on ethics, the educator realizes that more information is needed
when a participant describes which situation as a violation of the ethical principle of
autonomy?
a. An older person with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease is denied the right to
ambulate in the hallway.
b. A mentally competent adult refuses medical treatment for the autoimmune disease
lupus erythematosus, stating that this condition reflects the will of a higher power.
c. A mentally competent visitor fell during visiting hours but refused to be examined
d. A mentally competent adult with a broken wrist refuses to be given a local
anesthetic prior to a procedure.
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a. An older person with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease is denied
the right to ambulate in the hallway.
Six cultural phenomena that vary among cultural groups are known to affect health
care. The influence of the consequences of these phenomena can be seen in which of
the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Asians and American Indians tend to be nonadherent with medications because
they believe that the environment has no control over their fate.
b. Some cancers such as stomach cancer occur less frequently among blacks.
c. Blacks and American Indians often resist direct eye contact.
d. Mexican Americans are more likely to stand close and touch health care providers.
e. Whites are often late for health care appointments.
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c. Blacks and American Indians often resist direct eye contact.
d. Mexican Americans are more likely to stand close and touch health care
monitor. The nurse is unfamiliar with placement of EKG leads and would consult which
type of chart to learn the correct placement?
Give this one a try later!
The Pareto chart is used to prioritize interventions that caused the majority
of the problems.
,When assessing an ethical issue, what is the nurse's first intervention?
a. Ask, "What is the issue?"
b. Identify all possible alternatives.
c. Select the best option from a list of alternatives.
d. Justify the choice of action or inaction.
Give this one a try later!
a. Ask, "What is the issue?"
A client is in extreme pain after he was involved in a motor vehicle accident, and
morphine has been ordered every hour for pain. The nurse injects saline into the
client's IV line and takes the morphine for herself. The nurse is violating which
principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Utilitarianism
c. Beneficence
d. Dilemmas
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c. Beneficence
An older adult client is comatose and had one electroencephalogram that indicated
no activity. The daughter is very distraught and notices her mother's hand moves when
she is talking to her. The daughter asks the nurse, "Is mother responding to my voice?"
The nurse, attempting to console the daughter, knows the movement was involuntary
but states, "It does appear she did." The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Veracity
,c. Utilitarianism
d. Deontology
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b. Veracity
Despite the presence of safety aids such as handrails in the bathrooms at an assisted
living facility, the number of fractures due to unsteady ambulation upon arising from
the bed and when attempting to perform activities of daily living has increased. Which
complementary alternative medicine (CAM) would be an effective intervention for
this population?
a. Yoga
b. Acupuncture
c. Tai chi
d. Magnet therapy
Give this one a try later!
c. Tai chi
A nurse is given a referral to make a home visit to a Russian immigrant. The nurse
knows very little about the health beliefs of this ethnic group. To research this group,
what term should the nurse use in an Internet search?
a. Federally recognized minorities
b. Marginalized populations
c. Asian/Pacific Islander cultures
d. Latino cultures
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, b. Marginalized populations
During a seminar on ethics, the educator realizes that more information is needed
when a participant describes which situation as a violation of the ethical principle of
autonomy?
a. An older person with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease is denied the right to
ambulate in the hallway.
b. A mentally competent adult refuses medical treatment for the autoimmune disease
lupus erythematosus, stating that this condition reflects the will of a higher power.
c. A mentally competent visitor fell during visiting hours but refused to be examined
d. A mentally competent adult with a broken wrist refuses to be given a local
anesthetic prior to a procedure.
Give this one a try later!
a. An older person with advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease is denied
the right to ambulate in the hallway.
Six cultural phenomena that vary among cultural groups are known to affect health
care. The influence of the consequences of these phenomena can be seen in which of
the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Asians and American Indians tend to be nonadherent with medications because
they believe that the environment has no control over their fate.
b. Some cancers such as stomach cancer occur less frequently among blacks.
c. Blacks and American Indians often resist direct eye contact.
d. Mexican Americans are more likely to stand close and touch health care providers.
e. Whites are often late for health care appointments.
Give this one a try later!
c. Blacks and American Indians often resist direct eye contact.
d. Mexican Americans are more likely to stand close and touch health care
