Hesi Comprehensive 2 Provisions
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the nurse’s primary responsibility when obtaining informed consent from a client before
surgery?
✔✔Ensure the client understands the procedure and voluntarily agrees to it.
When a nurse makes decisions based on what is best for the client, even if the client disagrees,
which ethical principle is being violated?
✔✔Autonomy.
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill client who refuses further treatment. What should the nurse
do?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and provide supportive care.
What should a nurse do if they observe another nurse making a medication error?
✔✔Report the error immediately and ensure client safety.
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,Which ethical principle involves being truthful and not withholding information from a client?
✔✔Veracity.
If a nurse accidentally documents information in the wrong chart, what is the correct action?
✔✔Draw a single line through the entry, label it as an error, and sign with date and initials.
A client asks the nurse not to share their HIV status with their spouse. Which ethical principle
guides the nurse’s decision?
✔✔Confidentiality.
What should a nurse do if asked to perform a procedure they are not competent to perform?
✔✔Refuse the task and inform the supervisor.
Which legal document allows a client to designate someone to make healthcare decisions if they
become unable?
✔✔Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare.
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,When a nurse provides care fairly and equally to all clients, which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
✔✔Justice.
If a client refuses a prescribed medication, what is the appropriate nursing action?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and notify the provider.
What is the primary purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)?
✔✔To protect client privacy and confidentiality.
Which nursing responsibility comes first when a client is in immediate danger?
✔✔Ensure client safety.
If a nurse is assigned more clients than can be safely managed, what should the nurse do?
✔✔Communicate concerns to the charge nurse or supervisor.
What action should a nurse take when witnessing suspected abuse of a vulnerable client?
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, ✔✔Report it to the appropriate authorities immediately.
What should the nurse do when a client expresses interest in organ donation?
✔✔Provide information and support the client’s decision.
Which document states a client’s wishes about life-sustaining treatments in advance?
✔✔Living will.
What must the nurse obtain before performing any invasive procedure?
✔✔Informed consent.
When a nurse stays with a dying client and provides comfort, which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
✔✔Fidelity.
If a nurse discovers a conflict between personal values and a client’s treatment plan, what should
the nurse do?
✔✔Provide care without imposing personal beliefs.
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the nurse’s primary responsibility when obtaining informed consent from a client before
surgery?
✔✔Ensure the client understands the procedure and voluntarily agrees to it.
When a nurse makes decisions based on what is best for the client, even if the client disagrees,
which ethical principle is being violated?
✔✔Autonomy.
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill client who refuses further treatment. What should the nurse
do?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and provide supportive care.
What should a nurse do if they observe another nurse making a medication error?
✔✔Report the error immediately and ensure client safety.
1
,Which ethical principle involves being truthful and not withholding information from a client?
✔✔Veracity.
If a nurse accidentally documents information in the wrong chart, what is the correct action?
✔✔Draw a single line through the entry, label it as an error, and sign with date and initials.
A client asks the nurse not to share their HIV status with their spouse. Which ethical principle
guides the nurse’s decision?
✔✔Confidentiality.
What should a nurse do if asked to perform a procedure they are not competent to perform?
✔✔Refuse the task and inform the supervisor.
Which legal document allows a client to designate someone to make healthcare decisions if they
become unable?
✔✔Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare.
2
,When a nurse provides care fairly and equally to all clients, which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
✔✔Justice.
If a client refuses a prescribed medication, what is the appropriate nursing action?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and notify the provider.
What is the primary purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)?
✔✔To protect client privacy and confidentiality.
Which nursing responsibility comes first when a client is in immediate danger?
✔✔Ensure client safety.
If a nurse is assigned more clients than can be safely managed, what should the nurse do?
✔✔Communicate concerns to the charge nurse or supervisor.
What action should a nurse take when witnessing suspected abuse of a vulnerable client?
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, ✔✔Report it to the appropriate authorities immediately.
What should the nurse do when a client expresses interest in organ donation?
✔✔Provide information and support the client’s decision.
Which document states a client’s wishes about life-sustaining treatments in advance?
✔✔Living will.
What must the nurse obtain before performing any invasive procedure?
✔✔Informed consent.
When a nurse stays with a dying client and provides comfort, which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
✔✔Fidelity.
If a nurse discovers a conflict between personal values and a client’s treatment plan, what should
the nurse do?
✔✔Provide care without imposing personal beliefs.
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