Nursing (RN) Issues (EAQ's)
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Updated
2026/2027
An unemancipated pediatric client is to undergo a routine medical procedure.
Who is the appropriate authority to provide consent? - Ans✔✔-either of the
child's parents
R: For unemancipated pediatric clients, the parents are required to provide
consent. Either parent may do so. The court intervenes in situations where the
parents refuse to allow a child to undergo treatment. A grandparent may
provide consent only if the situation is an emergency and the parents are not
present. The client is underage and unemancipated; therefore if at all possible,
consent must be obtained from one of the child's parents in a non life-
threatening situation.
A nursing student is examining the health services pyramid. Keeping in mind
that care services begin at the bottom of this pyramid, in which order should
care services be arranged? - Ans✔✔-According to the health services pyramid,
,5. Tertiary health care forms the highest level of health care; these needs
include intensive care and subacute care
4. The next level of health care is secondary health care services, which include
emergency care and acute medical-surgical care.
3. A nurse should then address the primary health care needs of clients; these
needs include prenatal and baby care and nutrition counseling.
2. Clinical preventive services form the next level of the pyramid.
1. population-based health care services come first.
According to *Avedis Donabedian*, which is the most important validator of
quality and effectiveness of health care in a hospital - Ans✔✔-Patient
outcomes acheived by the care provided
R: Avedis Donabedian was a physician and founder of the *Donabedian model
of care*. According to him, the patient outcomes obtained by health care
delivery determines the quality and effectiveness of the health care. The
number of patients admitted to a hospital does not indicate the quality of the
health care delivered in the hospital. The values and goals presented by the
hospital define the quality of the medical system. Similarly, the number of
health care workers in the hospital does not determine the quality or
effectiveness of the health care system.
In what order should a nurse follow steps of risk management to identify
potential hazards and to eliminate them before harm occurs? - Ans✔✔-To
eliminate potential hazards before harm occurs, the nurse should first
1. identify the possible risks
2. analyze the possible risks
3. act to reduce risks
4. evaluate the steps that have been taken.
,What legal complications might a nurse face for using a restraint without a legal
warrant on a client? - Ans✔✔-If a nurse uses restraints without a legal warrant
on a client, he/she may be charged with *false imprisonment*.
What is Libel? - Ans✔✔-written defamation of character.
What is negligence? - Ans✔✔-any conduct that falls below the standard of
care.
What is malpractice? - Ans✔✔-Malpractice is a type of negligence that is
regarded as professional negligence.
A client with cancer is undergoing treatment in a hospital. The nurse finds the
orders from the primary healthcare provider inappropriate. Clarification from
the healthcare provider does not resolve the nurse's doubts. Who should the
nurse contact and inform next? - Ans✔✔-The nurse should go to the
*supervising nurse* or follow the *established chain of command* if he or she
finds any discrepancies in the primary healthcare provider's orders.
All nurses must act as *risk managers*, depending upon the situation. The
nurse in question should follow the established chain of command to address
his or her doubts. A nursing student is still a novice and is too inexperienced to
handle such matters. A nurse administrator manages client care and the
delivery of specific nursing services within a healthcare agency; a nurse
administrator is not the appropriate person to ask for help in solving the
problem at hand.
A client with diabetes mellitus experiences a sudden fall in blood glucose levels
while travelling by air. The client is not carrying any medications or a copy of a
personal medical record. Which type of health information technology would
, be beneficial for this client? - Ans✔✔-The PHR is an electronic health record
which consists of health data and the treatment provided for the client. The
client can enter the data and maintain these health records. It is easy to carry
and helps healthcare providers provide treatment in emergency conditions.
Clinical health care informatics seeks to transform client health by educating
and training health care professionals. It does not help to provide emergency
treatment to the client while traveling.
oversees the exchange of client's information among the patient's healthcare
providers and across geographic areas. - Ans✔✔-RHIO
The nurse working in a cardiac center is preparing to enter client data using
health information technology. The nurse needs to refer to this data during
subsequent follow-up patient visits. Which type of record should the nurse use
to enter patient's data? - Ans✔✔-EMR - is a client's health record within a
healthcare provider's facility. These records are not intended to be shared
between multiple facilities and agencies.
According to Quality and Safety Education (QSEN), what is patient-centered
care? - Ans✔✔-Understanding that the client is the source of control when
providing care
Which member of the interprofessional team in a palliative care setting serves
as the patient advocate, evaluating the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
of the patient? - Ans✔✔-NURSE
A nurse administers intravenous (IV) therapy to the wrong client. What possible
legal complications might the nurse face in such situation? - Ans✔✔-
MALPRACTICE
Exam Study Guide – Practice
Questions with Answers.
GRADED A+. Updated
2026/2027
An unemancipated pediatric client is to undergo a routine medical procedure.
Who is the appropriate authority to provide consent? - Ans✔✔-either of the
child's parents
R: For unemancipated pediatric clients, the parents are required to provide
consent. Either parent may do so. The court intervenes in situations where the
parents refuse to allow a child to undergo treatment. A grandparent may
provide consent only if the situation is an emergency and the parents are not
present. The client is underage and unemancipated; therefore if at all possible,
consent must be obtained from one of the child's parents in a non life-
threatening situation.
A nursing student is examining the health services pyramid. Keeping in mind
that care services begin at the bottom of this pyramid, in which order should
care services be arranged? - Ans✔✔-According to the health services pyramid,
,5. Tertiary health care forms the highest level of health care; these needs
include intensive care and subacute care
4. The next level of health care is secondary health care services, which include
emergency care and acute medical-surgical care.
3. A nurse should then address the primary health care needs of clients; these
needs include prenatal and baby care and nutrition counseling.
2. Clinical preventive services form the next level of the pyramid.
1. population-based health care services come first.
According to *Avedis Donabedian*, which is the most important validator of
quality and effectiveness of health care in a hospital - Ans✔✔-Patient
outcomes acheived by the care provided
R: Avedis Donabedian was a physician and founder of the *Donabedian model
of care*. According to him, the patient outcomes obtained by health care
delivery determines the quality and effectiveness of the health care. The
number of patients admitted to a hospital does not indicate the quality of the
health care delivered in the hospital. The values and goals presented by the
hospital define the quality of the medical system. Similarly, the number of
health care workers in the hospital does not determine the quality or
effectiveness of the health care system.
In what order should a nurse follow steps of risk management to identify
potential hazards and to eliminate them before harm occurs? - Ans✔✔-To
eliminate potential hazards before harm occurs, the nurse should first
1. identify the possible risks
2. analyze the possible risks
3. act to reduce risks
4. evaluate the steps that have been taken.
,What legal complications might a nurse face for using a restraint without a legal
warrant on a client? - Ans✔✔-If a nurse uses restraints without a legal warrant
on a client, he/she may be charged with *false imprisonment*.
What is Libel? - Ans✔✔-written defamation of character.
What is negligence? - Ans✔✔-any conduct that falls below the standard of
care.
What is malpractice? - Ans✔✔-Malpractice is a type of negligence that is
regarded as professional negligence.
A client with cancer is undergoing treatment in a hospital. The nurse finds the
orders from the primary healthcare provider inappropriate. Clarification from
the healthcare provider does not resolve the nurse's doubts. Who should the
nurse contact and inform next? - Ans✔✔-The nurse should go to the
*supervising nurse* or follow the *established chain of command* if he or she
finds any discrepancies in the primary healthcare provider's orders.
All nurses must act as *risk managers*, depending upon the situation. The
nurse in question should follow the established chain of command to address
his or her doubts. A nursing student is still a novice and is too inexperienced to
handle such matters. A nurse administrator manages client care and the
delivery of specific nursing services within a healthcare agency; a nurse
administrator is not the appropriate person to ask for help in solving the
problem at hand.
A client with diabetes mellitus experiences a sudden fall in blood glucose levels
while travelling by air. The client is not carrying any medications or a copy of a
personal medical record. Which type of health information technology would
, be beneficial for this client? - Ans✔✔-The PHR is an electronic health record
which consists of health data and the treatment provided for the client. The
client can enter the data and maintain these health records. It is easy to carry
and helps healthcare providers provide treatment in emergency conditions.
Clinical health care informatics seeks to transform client health by educating
and training health care professionals. It does not help to provide emergency
treatment to the client while traveling.
oversees the exchange of client's information among the patient's healthcare
providers and across geographic areas. - Ans✔✔-RHIO
The nurse working in a cardiac center is preparing to enter client data using
health information technology. The nurse needs to refer to this data during
subsequent follow-up patient visits. Which type of record should the nurse use
to enter patient's data? - Ans✔✔-EMR - is a client's health record within a
healthcare provider's facility. These records are not intended to be shared
between multiple facilities and agencies.
According to Quality and Safety Education (QSEN), what is patient-centered
care? - Ans✔✔-Understanding that the client is the source of control when
providing care
Which member of the interprofessional team in a palliative care setting serves
as the patient advocate, evaluating the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
of the patient? - Ans✔✔-NURSE
A nurse administers intravenous (IV) therapy to the wrong client. What possible
legal complications might the nurse face in such situation? - Ans✔✔-
MALPRACTICE
