After providing morning care, the nurse forgot to put the bed in the lowest position and left one
of the bed rails down, causing the client to fall. For which reason could the nurse be reported to
the board of nursing?
A. assault
B. battery
C. negligence - ANSWER negligence
The nurse witnesses a coworker taking a narcotic medication prescribed for a patient. Which
action should the nurse take? - ANSWER tell the supervisor
An adolescent client is injured during a football game. What should the nurse do before
providing the client with treatment? - ANSWER obtain informed consent signed by the
patient
The LPN is assisting an RN, who is caring for a mentally competent client with a terminal illness.
The client refuses to take prescribed medication. What action should the nurse take? -
ANSWER document that the client refused to take the medication
A nurse feels that a client needs to be placed in protective restraint devices to be protected
from injury. What action should the nurse take to use those restraints? - ANSWER we've
tried everything we can and everything else has failed (this is the last resort)
The client requests a copy of their medical records for a family member. What response should
the nurse make? - ANSWER get written permission from the client
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, During evening rounds, the nurse finds the client on the ground by the bed. What should the
nurse do when documenting this situation? - ANSWER document the incident in the pt's
medical record (do not mention that an incident report was completed because that it only for
the hospital/establishment
A client telephones the homecare agency to find out why the nurse did not arrive as scheduled
to change the foot wound dressing. For which situation should the agency manager
investigate?
A. assault the pt
B. Abandon the pt
C. overschedule the pt - ANSWER abandon the pt
An LPN is told to provide an IV push medication through a client's central line. what action
should the nurse take? - ANSWER consult with the RN because that is out of an LPNs
scope of practice
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is married and in the military and has a baby.
Who can sign for the blood transfusion? - ANSWER the adolescent because they are
emancipated
The nurse reviews a list of tasks to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personal (UAP). What
should the nurse do first before assigning the task? - ANSWER Make sure it is the right
task to the right person with the right communication/understanding and demonstration and
the right evaluation after the fact
Should a nurse delegate a patient who is unstable? - ANSWER no
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of the bed rails down, causing the client to fall. For which reason could the nurse be reported to
the board of nursing?
A. assault
B. battery
C. negligence - ANSWER negligence
The nurse witnesses a coworker taking a narcotic medication prescribed for a patient. Which
action should the nurse take? - ANSWER tell the supervisor
An adolescent client is injured during a football game. What should the nurse do before
providing the client with treatment? - ANSWER obtain informed consent signed by the
patient
The LPN is assisting an RN, who is caring for a mentally competent client with a terminal illness.
The client refuses to take prescribed medication. What action should the nurse take? -
ANSWER document that the client refused to take the medication
A nurse feels that a client needs to be placed in protective restraint devices to be protected
from injury. What action should the nurse take to use those restraints? - ANSWER we've
tried everything we can and everything else has failed (this is the last resort)
The client requests a copy of their medical records for a family member. What response should
the nurse make? - ANSWER get written permission from the client
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, During evening rounds, the nurse finds the client on the ground by the bed. What should the
nurse do when documenting this situation? - ANSWER document the incident in the pt's
medical record (do not mention that an incident report was completed because that it only for
the hospital/establishment
A client telephones the homecare agency to find out why the nurse did not arrive as scheduled
to change the foot wound dressing. For which situation should the agency manager
investigate?
A. assault the pt
B. Abandon the pt
C. overschedule the pt - ANSWER abandon the pt
An LPN is told to provide an IV push medication through a client's central line. what action
should the nurse take? - ANSWER consult with the RN because that is out of an LPNs
scope of practice
The nurse is caring for an adolescent client who is married and in the military and has a baby.
Who can sign for the blood transfusion? - ANSWER the adolescent because they are
emancipated
The nurse reviews a list of tasks to delegate to an unlicensed assistive personal (UAP). What
should the nurse do first before assigning the task? - ANSWER Make sure it is the right
task to the right person with the right communication/understanding and demonstration and
the right evaluation after the fact
Should a nurse delegate a patient who is unstable? - ANSWER no
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