BESTSOLUTIONS1
APEA 3P EXAM
PREP7 ETHICS
PROFESSIONAL
ISSUES
QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH
EXPANATIONS
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,BESTSOLUTIONS1
A P EA 3P EXAM P REP7 ETHICS PROF ESSIONAL ISSUES
Q U ESTIONS A ND 1 00% V ERIF I E D A N S W E R S W I T H
E X P A N A T IO N S
A n Older A dult M ale W ith M oderately Severe D ementia
P resents W ith H is C aregiver D aughter. His B MI Is 18.
H is C lothes Have Food Stains O n T hem A nd He L ooks
A s T hough He Hasn’t B een B athed In Days. How
S ho uld T he N urse P ractitioner H andle T his?
T he NP Should C omment T o T he
D aughter A bout H is P oor C are.
T he N P Should Report This As Potential
E lder A buse.
T he P atient S hould B e A sked A bout H is C are.
T he Daughter Should B e A sked About T he T ype O f
C are He R eceives.
T his P atient P resents A s T hough H e Is B eing P oorly
C ared F or A nd M istreated. T his O ccurs I n A bout 3 -8%
O f T he A dult P opulation In T he U nited States. T here Is
N o E vidence T hat T he P atient H as B een P hysically
A bused, B ut He O bviously S uffers F rom N e glect. T his
I s A F orm O f E lder A buse, J ust As P hysical, Se xual,
P sychological, Or F inancial A buse Is. O lder A dults W ith
D e mentia O ften Suffer A buse M ost F requently.
A N urse P ractitioner Is W orking In A M inor C are A rea
O f An E mergency D epartm ent. A n Illegal Im migrant
H as A P uncture W ound C aused B y A n U nknown Sharp
O b ject In A T rash
2
, BESTSOLUTIONS1
C o ntainer. A D irty N eedle Is Suspected. T he
N urse P ractitioner:
S ho uld A dminister A T etanus Injection Only Since T he
P a tient Has N o M edical Insurance.
S ho uld P rescribe A ppropriate Medications F or HIV
E xp osure E ven T hough T he N urse P ractitioner K nows
T he P atient C an’t A fford T hem .
S ho uld N ot M ention T he P ossibility O f HIV E xposure
F rom A D irty N eedle T o T he P atient.
C an O ffer T o B uy T he HIV M edications F or $50 With
T he ir P rofessional D iscount A t T he P harm acy N e xt
D o or.
T he Standard O f C are F ollowed B y T he N urse
P ractitioner Should N ot Depend O n W hether T he
P a tient Has Insurance O r N o t. It Is U nethical T o N ot
P roperly Inform The P atient O f R isks He M ay H ave
B e en E xposed T o F rom T he P uncture Wound.
O ffering T o Buy T he M edications F or T he P atient Is
N o ble B ut Is N ot A Sustainable P ractice. T he N urse
P ractitioner Should P rescribe T he M edications A s F or
A nyone With P ossible H IV E xposure A nd R efer T o
S o cial Services O r A Com munity R eferral A gency T hat
C an H elp T his P atient A cquire T he A ppropriate
M e dications.
A N urse P ractitioner Is W orking In A M inor C are
C linic. She R ealizes T hat A P atient With A M inor
L aceration Does N ot Have Insurance A nd Is U sing H is
B rother’s Insurance I nform ation T oday So T hat His
V isit Will Be C overed. How S hould S he P roceed?
S he Should L et Him Know That She
K nows What He I s Doing. She Should
I g nore T his
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APEA 3P EXAM
PREP7 ETHICS
PROFESSIONAL
ISSUES
QUESTIONS AND
100% VERIFIED
ANSWERS WITH
EXPANATIONS
1
,BESTSOLUTIONS1
A P EA 3P EXAM P REP7 ETHICS PROF ESSIONAL ISSUES
Q U ESTIONS A ND 1 00% V ERIF I E D A N S W E R S W I T H
E X P A N A T IO N S
A n Older A dult M ale W ith M oderately Severe D ementia
P resents W ith H is C aregiver D aughter. His B MI Is 18.
H is C lothes Have Food Stains O n T hem A nd He L ooks
A s T hough He Hasn’t B een B athed In Days. How
S ho uld T he N urse P ractitioner H andle T his?
T he NP Should C omment T o T he
D aughter A bout H is P oor C are.
T he N P Should Report This As Potential
E lder A buse.
T he P atient S hould B e A sked A bout H is C are.
T he Daughter Should B e A sked About T he T ype O f
C are He R eceives.
T his P atient P resents A s T hough H e Is B eing P oorly
C ared F or A nd M istreated. T his O ccurs I n A bout 3 -8%
O f T he A dult P opulation In T he U nited States. T here Is
N o E vidence T hat T he P atient H as B een P hysically
A bused, B ut He O bviously S uffers F rom N e glect. T his
I s A F orm O f E lder A buse, J ust As P hysical, Se xual,
P sychological, Or F inancial A buse Is. O lder A dults W ith
D e mentia O ften Suffer A buse M ost F requently.
A N urse P ractitioner Is W orking In A M inor C are A rea
O f An E mergency D epartm ent. A n Illegal Im migrant
H as A P uncture W ound C aused B y A n U nknown Sharp
O b ject In A T rash
2
, BESTSOLUTIONS1
C o ntainer. A D irty N eedle Is Suspected. T he
N urse P ractitioner:
S ho uld A dminister A T etanus Injection Only Since T he
P a tient Has N o M edical Insurance.
S ho uld P rescribe A ppropriate Medications F or HIV
E xp osure E ven T hough T he N urse P ractitioner K nows
T he P atient C an’t A fford T hem .
S ho uld N ot M ention T he P ossibility O f HIV E xposure
F rom A D irty N eedle T o T he P atient.
C an O ffer T o B uy T he HIV M edications F or $50 With
T he ir P rofessional D iscount A t T he P harm acy N e xt
D o or.
T he Standard O f C are F ollowed B y T he N urse
P ractitioner Should N ot Depend O n W hether T he
P a tient Has Insurance O r N o t. It Is U nethical T o N ot
P roperly Inform The P atient O f R isks He M ay H ave
B e en E xposed T o F rom T he P uncture Wound.
O ffering T o Buy T he M edications F or T he P atient Is
N o ble B ut Is N ot A Sustainable P ractice. T he N urse
P ractitioner Should P rescribe T he M edications A s F or
A nyone With P ossible H IV E xposure A nd R efer T o
S o cial Services O r A Com munity R eferral A gency T hat
C an H elp T his P atient A cquire T he A ppropriate
M e dications.
A N urse P ractitioner Is W orking In A M inor C are
C linic. She R ealizes T hat A P atient With A M inor
L aceration Does N ot Have Insurance A nd Is U sing H is
B rother’s Insurance I nform ation T oday So T hat His
V isit Will Be C overed. How S hould S he P roceed?
S he Should L et Him Know That She
K nows What He I s Doing. She Should
I g nore T his
3
