NSG 130 Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which reference below meets the APA 7th edition guidelines needed to achieve full points?
- Yoost, Barbara and Lynne Crawford. Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier. 2022
- Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. (2022). Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
- "Fundamentals of nursing" Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. Elsevier. 2022.
- (Yoost & Crawford, 2022) - CORRECT ANSWER -Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. (2022).
Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
A nursing instructor defines the term negligence to a group of nursing students. Which example illustrates
negligence in healthcare?
- A nurse intentionally pinches an older adult in a nursing home.
- A nurse forgets to lock the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury.
- A nurse refuses to allow a patient to leave the hospital.
- A nurse closes the door while bathing a patient. - CORRECT ANSWER -A nurse forgets to lock
the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury.
A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit wants to ensure care is provided within the standard of
nursing care. Which actions by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- Question the value of collaborating with other disciplines.
- Adhere to national standards of practice and care.
- Review applicable state nurse practice act and administrative rules.
- Review and become familiar with the institutional policy and procedure.
- Refuse to work on the unit unless state of the art technology is available. - CORRECT
ANSWER -- Adhere to national standards of practice and care.
- Review applicable state nurse practice act and administrative rules.
- Review and become familiar with the institutional policy and procedure.
The nurse observes a healthcare provider discussing an operative procedure with a client and determines
that informed consent was achieved. Which information was included in the informed consent process?
Select all that apply.
, - Outcome if surgery is not performed
- The health problem that requires surgery
- The provider's disapproval if the surgery is not performed
- The expectations of the surgery
- The purpose of the surgery - CORRECT ANSWER -- Outcome if surgery is not performed
- The health problem that requires surgery
- The expectations of the surgery
- The purpose of the surgery
During an assessment of a child in the urgent care clinic, the nurse notes that the child has a swollen and
split lip. When asking the parent how the child's lip injury occurred, the parent responds, "We are here for
my child's ear, not my child's lip." Which is the rationale for reporting this incident? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Suspected abuse must be reported.
A home healthcare case manager often receives documents that pertain to the care of clients on a shared
fax machine. The case manager is aware of how important it is to protect each client's health information.
Which action by the nurse ensures that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
requirements are met in this situation?
- Have the client sign a consent form for information to be released.
- Take relevant information over the phone.
- Do not utilize the fax machine; depend on the mail system.
- Have sending agencies call ahead before any information is sent. - CORRECT ANSWER -Have
sending agencies call ahead before any information is sent.
Privacy and confidentiality of all client information is legally protected. In which of the following
situations would the nurse make an exception to this practice.
- When the nurse decides that the family has a right to know the client's diagnosis
- When the client threatens harm to self or others
- When a family member offers information about their loved one
- When a visitor insists that he has been given permission by the client - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the client threatens harm to self or others
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Which reference below meets the APA 7th edition guidelines needed to achieve full points?
- Yoost, Barbara and Lynne Crawford. Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier. 2022
- Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. (2022). Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
- "Fundamentals of nursing" Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. Elsevier. 2022.
- (Yoost & Crawford, 2022) - CORRECT ANSWER -Yoost, B. L. & Crawford, L. R. (2022).
Fundamentals of nursing (3rd ed.). Elsevier.
A nursing instructor defines the term negligence to a group of nursing students. Which example illustrates
negligence in healthcare?
- A nurse intentionally pinches an older adult in a nursing home.
- A nurse forgets to lock the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury.
- A nurse refuses to allow a patient to leave the hospital.
- A nurse closes the door while bathing a patient. - CORRECT ANSWER -A nurse forgets to lock
the brakes on a wheelchair, resulting in patient injury.
A nurse working on a medical-surgical unit wants to ensure care is provided within the standard of
nursing care. Which actions by the nurse are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- Question the value of collaborating with other disciplines.
- Adhere to national standards of practice and care.
- Review applicable state nurse practice act and administrative rules.
- Review and become familiar with the institutional policy and procedure.
- Refuse to work on the unit unless state of the art technology is available. - CORRECT
ANSWER -- Adhere to national standards of practice and care.
- Review applicable state nurse practice act and administrative rules.
- Review and become familiar with the institutional policy and procedure.
The nurse observes a healthcare provider discussing an operative procedure with a client and determines
that informed consent was achieved. Which information was included in the informed consent process?
Select all that apply.
, - Outcome if surgery is not performed
- The health problem that requires surgery
- The provider's disapproval if the surgery is not performed
- The expectations of the surgery
- The purpose of the surgery - CORRECT ANSWER -- Outcome if surgery is not performed
- The health problem that requires surgery
- The expectations of the surgery
- The purpose of the surgery
During an assessment of a child in the urgent care clinic, the nurse notes that the child has a swollen and
split lip. When asking the parent how the child's lip injury occurred, the parent responds, "We are here for
my child's ear, not my child's lip." Which is the rationale for reporting this incident? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Suspected abuse must be reported.
A home healthcare case manager often receives documents that pertain to the care of clients on a shared
fax machine. The case manager is aware of how important it is to protect each client's health information.
Which action by the nurse ensures that the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
requirements are met in this situation?
- Have the client sign a consent form for information to be released.
- Take relevant information over the phone.
- Do not utilize the fax machine; depend on the mail system.
- Have sending agencies call ahead before any information is sent. - CORRECT ANSWER -Have
sending agencies call ahead before any information is sent.
Privacy and confidentiality of all client information is legally protected. In which of the following
situations would the nurse make an exception to this practice.
- When the nurse decides that the family has a right to know the client's diagnosis
- When the client threatens harm to self or others
- When a family member offers information about their loved one
- When a visitor insists that he has been given permission by the client - CORRECT ANSWER -
When the client threatens harm to self or others
