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A nurse is administering medications to a client who is recovering from a stroke and has right-sided paralysis. The nurse
places the client's medications on the left side of his mouth and administers the pills one at a time. Which of the following
ethical principles is the nurse displaying?
Nonmaleficence
A new nurse manager on a busy oncology unit keeps her office door closed when she is in the office, and does not offer
to help resolve daily staffing issues. Which of the following types of leadership behavior is the nurse manager displaying?
Laissez-faire
a nurse is delegating tasks to an assistive personnel (AP) for the care of a group of clients. Which of the following
statements should the nurse make?
Transport the client in room 203 to the radiology department at 1000
A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who has an Hgb of 8.0 g/dL. The nurse delegates the administration of a unit
of packed RBCs to a nurse floating from psychiatric unit who is unfamiliar with blood administration. Which of the
following actions should the float nurse take?
Decline to hang the blood
A nurse from a facility's float pool received an assignment to float on a nursing unit. The float nurse tells the charge nurse
that she has never worked on this unit before. How should the charge nurse respond?
I will assign you to work with a registered nurse on the unit who is experienced and will act as a resource for you
A nurse is assisting with the preoperative preparation of a client who is scheduled for surgery. Which of the following
tasks can the nurse delegate to an assistive personnel (AP)?
Assist with placing the client onto the stretcher for transport to the surgical suite. a
The nurse manager is observing the staff working on her unit. Which of the following observations should the nurse
manager recognize as an example of paternalism?
A nurse practitioner withholding information from a client who is dying to avoid causing the client distress
A nurse in a mental health clinic is interviewing a client who has a history of substance use disorder. The client reports his
experiences from a previous voluntary hospitalization. Which of the following reported experiences constitutes as
assault?
"I was threatened with a shot when I refused to take an oral medication I knew would make me groggy"
Nurses working in a long-term care facility inform the nurse manger they have identified the need for updating the
whirlpool bath units so that the clients bathing is more efficient. Which of the following responses should the nurse
manager make?
"This purchase will need to be addressed in the capital budget plan for the unit"
A nurse is transporting a client to a surgical suite for a procedure. The client tells the nurse he no longer wants to have
the surgery. Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"Let me call your surgeon while you tell me about your concerns"
a nurse is teaching a newly licensed nurse about advance directives. Which of the following statements by the newly
licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching?
I will assess the clients understanding of life- sustaining measures
A nurse is caring for a client who has a history of severe multiple sclerosis and asks the nurse about completing a living
will. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
"I will provide you with the information you need to complete advance directives"