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1. A nurse is working w/ an D. The degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete the
assistive personnel (AP) in task
a long-term care facility.
According to the 5 rights Rationales....
of delegation, which of the
Successful delegation involves assigning the right task to the right
following determinations
person under the right circumstances. The person who will perform
should the nurse make
the task must be given adequate direction & specification regarding
prior to assigning tasks?
the amount of supervision that will be provided. The right communi-
A. Whether the AP has cation of expectations & the right feedback about performance must
consented to the perfor- also be supplied.
mance of delegated tasks
A. The nurse does not have to obtain consent from the AP when
B. the pt's willingness to
delegating tasks w/in the scope of practice & job descriptions for APs
consent to care from the
AP
B. Tasks that can be delegated to an AP do not require the pt's
C. Whether the task can be
consent
more efficiently complet-
ed by the nurse C. One of the barriers to successful delegation is the belief that no
D. The degree of supervi- one can do a tasks as efficiently & effectively as the nurse. Due to the
sion that the AP will re- time constraints on nurses, tasks that can be done by an AP should
quired to complete the be duly delegated
task
2. A home health nurse is B. It allows the pt to express personal wishes regarding health care
caring for a pt who asks decisions
about the purpose of a liv-
ing will. Which of the fol- Rationales...
lowing statements should A living will allows the pt to specify what aspects of care & tx are
the nurse include in the to be accepted / refused in the event that the pt can no longer
teaching? communicate those decisions
A. "It est. who will make A. this described a health care proxy document, which frequently
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health care decisions for accompanies a living will but is not considered a part of it
the pt if the pt is not about
to do so" C. A living will does not serve the same function as informed consent.
B. "it allows the pt to ex- Prior to any procedure, consent must always be obtained form the
press personal wishes re- pt, a family member, or a designated health care proxy
garding health care deci-
D. A living will is not valid / necessary when a pt is able to make
sions"
informed health care decisions independently
C. "It serves as an in-
formed consent form for
any procedure prescribed
by a provider"
D." It is only valid when a
pt is lucid & able to make
informed decisions inde-
pendently"
3. A nurse manager notes A. verbally remind the employee about the facility's employment
that a full-time nurse has standards
been absent from work
6 times over the last Rationales...
6 weeks. Using a non-
Verbal admonishment is the first step in the disciplinary process for
punitive approach, which
this type of infraction. The employee might not know or remember
of the following actions
the existing standard, and a verbal reminder may be sufficient to
should the nurse manager
change the employee's behavior
take?
B. Recommending that the employee reviews the policy does not en-
A. verbally remind the em-
sure that the employee will read & fully understand the employment
ployee about the facility's
standards
employment standards
B. recommend that the
C. written admonishment is the second step in the disciplinary
employee review the facil-
process for this type of infraction. If the employee fails to make a posi-
ity's policy regarding ab-
tive behavioral change after being verbally reminded by the manager
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sences about the facility's employment standards, the nurse manager should
C. Inform the employee in inform the employee writing
writing about the facilities
employment policy D. this is an example of performance-deficiency coaching, which the
D. ask the employee for nurse manager should use to correct unacceptable behaviors over
a written action plan after time
discussing the reasons for
these absences
4. A charge nurse on a med C. a pt who has a prescription for irrigation of an indwelling urinary
surg unit is making assign- catheter
ments for the oncoming
shift. Which of the follow- Rationales...
ing pts should the charge
It is w/in the scope of practice of an LPN to irrigate an indwelling
nurse assign to a LPN?
urinary catheter when prescribed by a provider
A. a pt who requires an up-
A. an RN should develop & update a pt's plan of care
dated plan of care follow-
ing a dx of cancer
B. an RN should provide discharge teaching to a pt
B. a pt who is postop fol-
lowing a total hip replace- D. an RN should perform an assessment of a pt
ment & requires discharge
teaching
C. a pt who has a prescrip-
tion for irrigation of an in-
dwelling urinary catheter
D. a pt who has just arrived
from PACU & requires a
head-to-toe assessment
5. A nurse is speaking w/ B. adult day care
the family member of a pt
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who has early Alzheimer's Rationales...
disease. The family mem-
ber would like to keep Adult day care personnel can proivde constant assistance w/ ADLs
the pt living at home, but while the family member is at work; the pt can live at home during
the pt requires assistance the night & evening hours
whole the family member
A. hospice care is only appropriate for a tp who has a terminal illness
is away at work. Which
& a life expectancy of <6 months
of the following services
should the nurse include
C. pts who live in an assisted living facility need to be able to live inde-
in the discussion?
pendently & require minimal assistance. Pts can receive assistance w/
med & are offered one prepared meal a day if needed. An assisted
A. hospice care
living facility is not an option at this time since the family member
B. adult day care
wishes to keep the pt at home
C. assisted-living facility
D. long-term care facility
D. a long-term care facility is not an option at this time since the family
member wishes to keep the pt at home
6. A nurse on a med surg unit D. a pt who has a cast newly applied on the forearm & reports tingling
is planning the care of as- of the fingers
signed pts. Which of the
following pt's should the Rationales...
nurse attend to first?
When using the ABC approach to pt care, the nurse should first assess
A. a pt who is newly admit- the pt who has a newly applied cast. Tingling, numbness, pallor,
ted & is scheduled for in- paresthesia, and pain are clinical s/s associated w/ compartment
dwelling urinary catheter syndrome, a serious development in which increased tissue pressure
insertion in a confined anatomical space reduces blood flow, leading to is-
B. a pt who has kid- chemia, dysfunction, and eventual necrosis. The nurse should report
ney stones & reports flank this finding to the provider immediately
pain of 6 on a pain scale of
0-10
C. a pt dx w/ early stage
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1. A nurse is working w/ an D. The degree of supervision that the AP will require to complete the
assistive personnel (AP) in task
a long-term care facility.
According to the 5 rights Rationales....
of delegation, which of the
Successful delegation involves assigning the right task to the right
following determinations
person under the right circumstances. The person who will perform
should the nurse make
the task must be given adequate direction & specification regarding
prior to assigning tasks?
the amount of supervision that will be provided. The right communi-
A. Whether the AP has cation of expectations & the right feedback about performance must
consented to the perfor- also be supplied.
mance of delegated tasks
A. The nurse does not have to obtain consent from the AP when
B. the pt's willingness to
delegating tasks w/in the scope of practice & job descriptions for APs
consent to care from the
AP
B. Tasks that can be delegated to an AP do not require the pt's
C. Whether the task can be
consent
more efficiently complet-
ed by the nurse C. One of the barriers to successful delegation is the belief that no
D. The degree of supervi- one can do a tasks as efficiently & effectively as the nurse. Due to the
sion that the AP will re- time constraints on nurses, tasks that can be done by an AP should
quired to complete the be duly delegated
task
2. A home health nurse is B. It allows the pt to express personal wishes regarding health care
caring for a pt who asks decisions
about the purpose of a liv-
ing will. Which of the fol- Rationales...
lowing statements should A living will allows the pt to specify what aspects of care & tx are
the nurse include in the to be accepted / refused in the event that the pt can no longer
teaching? communicate those decisions
A. "It est. who will make A. this described a health care proxy document, which frequently
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health care decisions for accompanies a living will but is not considered a part of it
the pt if the pt is not about
to do so" C. A living will does not serve the same function as informed consent.
B. "it allows the pt to ex- Prior to any procedure, consent must always be obtained form the
press personal wishes re- pt, a family member, or a designated health care proxy
garding health care deci-
D. A living will is not valid / necessary when a pt is able to make
sions"
informed health care decisions independently
C. "It serves as an in-
formed consent form for
any procedure prescribed
by a provider"
D." It is only valid when a
pt is lucid & able to make
informed decisions inde-
pendently"
3. A nurse manager notes A. verbally remind the employee about the facility's employment
that a full-time nurse has standards
been absent from work
6 times over the last Rationales...
6 weeks. Using a non-
Verbal admonishment is the first step in the disciplinary process for
punitive approach, which
this type of infraction. The employee might not know or remember
of the following actions
the existing standard, and a verbal reminder may be sufficient to
should the nurse manager
change the employee's behavior
take?
B. Recommending that the employee reviews the policy does not en-
A. verbally remind the em-
sure that the employee will read & fully understand the employment
ployee about the facility's
standards
employment standards
B. recommend that the
C. written admonishment is the second step in the disciplinary
employee review the facil-
process for this type of infraction. If the employee fails to make a posi-
ity's policy regarding ab-
tive behavioral change after being verbally reminded by the manager
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sences about the facility's employment standards, the nurse manager should
C. Inform the employee in inform the employee writing
writing about the facilities
employment policy D. this is an example of performance-deficiency coaching, which the
D. ask the employee for nurse manager should use to correct unacceptable behaviors over
a written action plan after time
discussing the reasons for
these absences
4. A charge nurse on a med C. a pt who has a prescription for irrigation of an indwelling urinary
surg unit is making assign- catheter
ments for the oncoming
shift. Which of the follow- Rationales...
ing pts should the charge
It is w/in the scope of practice of an LPN to irrigate an indwelling
nurse assign to a LPN?
urinary catheter when prescribed by a provider
A. a pt who requires an up-
A. an RN should develop & update a pt's plan of care
dated plan of care follow-
ing a dx of cancer
B. an RN should provide discharge teaching to a pt
B. a pt who is postop fol-
lowing a total hip replace- D. an RN should perform an assessment of a pt
ment & requires discharge
teaching
C. a pt who has a prescrip-
tion for irrigation of an in-
dwelling urinary catheter
D. a pt who has just arrived
from PACU & requires a
head-to-toe assessment
5. A nurse is speaking w/ B. adult day care
the family member of a pt
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who has early Alzheimer's Rationales...
disease. The family mem-
ber would like to keep Adult day care personnel can proivde constant assistance w/ ADLs
the pt living at home, but while the family member is at work; the pt can live at home during
the pt requires assistance the night & evening hours
whole the family member
A. hospice care is only appropriate for a tp who has a terminal illness
is away at work. Which
& a life expectancy of <6 months
of the following services
should the nurse include
C. pts who live in an assisted living facility need to be able to live inde-
in the discussion?
pendently & require minimal assistance. Pts can receive assistance w/
med & are offered one prepared meal a day if needed. An assisted
A. hospice care
living facility is not an option at this time since the family member
B. adult day care
wishes to keep the pt at home
C. assisted-living facility
D. long-term care facility
D. a long-term care facility is not an option at this time since the family
member wishes to keep the pt at home
6. A nurse on a med surg unit D. a pt who has a cast newly applied on the forearm & reports tingling
is planning the care of as- of the fingers
signed pts. Which of the
following pt's should the Rationales...
nurse attend to first?
When using the ABC approach to pt care, the nurse should first assess
A. a pt who is newly admit- the pt who has a newly applied cast. Tingling, numbness, pallor,
ted & is scheduled for in- paresthesia, and pain are clinical s/s associated w/ compartment
dwelling urinary catheter syndrome, a serious development in which increased tissue pressure
insertion in a confined anatomical space reduces blood flow, leading to is-
B. a pt who has kid- chemia, dysfunction, and eventual necrosis. The nurse should report
ney stones & reports flank this finding to the provider immediately
pain of 6 on a pain scale of
0-10
C. a pt dx w/ early stage
