ATI Med-Surg Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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• ethical principles in nursing -✓✓Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Fidelity
Veracity
Justice
• Autonomy -✓✓respect the clients right to make informed decisions a
• A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a blood transfusion due to religious
beliefs. The provider explains the risks, but the client continues to refuse. Which
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Notify the ethics committee immediately
B. Respect the client's decision and document refusal
C. Encourage the family to convince the client
D. Prepare the client for transfusion due to medical necessity -✓✓B
• Beneficience -✓✓promote good and do whats best for client
• A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who reports severe pain. The nurse
administers prescribed pain medication promptly and repositions the client for
comfort. Which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?
,A. Fidelity
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Veracity -✓✓B
• Nonmalificence -✓✓do no harm, prevent harm, remove harm
• A nurse notices a provider prescribed a medication dose that is significantly
higher than recommended. What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Administer the medication as prescribed
B. Clarify the prescription with the provider before administering
C. Ask another nurse to verify the dose and proceed
D. Delay the medication until the next shift -✓✓B
• Justice -✓✓provide fair equitable care to all patients
• A nurse is assigning care tasks for multiple clients. Which assignment reflects the
ethical principle of justice?
A. Giving the most time to the client who complains the most
B. Assigning care based on each client's acuity level
C. Prioritizing clients with private insurance
D. Allowing family members to determine care priority -✓✓B
• fidelity -✓✓faithfulness; loyalty
,• A nurse tells a client, "I will return in 10 minutes to help you walk," and comes
back as promised. Which ethical principle is being upheld?
A. Autonomy B. Veracity C. Fidelity D. Justice -✓✓C
• veracity -✓✓truthfulness
• A client asks the nurse about a new diagnosis of cancer. The nurse responds
honestly about the diagnosis and treatment options. Which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
A. Beneficence B. Veracity C. Nonmaleficence D. Fidelity -✓✓B
• A terminally ill client requests to stop treatment. The family insists that
"everything must be done." What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Follow the family's wishes
B. Support the client's decision and notify the provider
C. Ignore the request until ethics consult is done
D. Encourage the client to reconsider -✓✓B
• palliative care -✓✓improving quality of life and managing symptoms at any
stage of illness
• A nurse is explaining palliative care to a client with advanced heart failure.
Which statement by the client indicates understanding?
A. "I can only receive this care if I stop curative treatment."
B. "This care focuses on relief of symptoms and improving quality of life." C.
"This care is only provided during the last 6 months of life."
D. "This care requires a do-not-resuscitate order." -✓✓B
, • Hospice Care -✓✓comfort focused, dignity centered care
initiated when a physician certifies that a client has a prognosis of 6 months
• palliative vs hospice -✓✓Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort.
But palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment.
Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is stopped and when it is clear
that the person is not going to survive the illness
• Which client is appropriate for hospice care?
A. A client with pneumonia receiving IV antibiotics
B. A client with terminal cancer expected to live less than 6 months
C. A client recovering from surgery with complications
D. A client newly diagnosed with diabetes -✓✓B
• A nurse is caring for a client actively dying. Which intervention is the priority?
A. Encourage oral fluid intake
B. Reposition the client every 2 hours
C. Administer oxygen to maintain saturation above 95%
D. Obtain routine vital signs every ho -✓✓B
• Advanced Directives -✓✓a written statement of a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are
carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
• A client has a living will stating no life-sustaining treatment. The family requests
full resuscitation during cardiac arrest. What should the nurse do?
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Pack
• ethical principles in nursing -✓✓Autonomy
Nonmaleficence
Beneficence
Fidelity
Veracity
Justice
• Autonomy -✓✓respect the clients right to make informed decisions a
• A nurse is caring for a client who refuses a blood transfusion due to religious
beliefs. The provider explains the risks, but the client continues to refuse. Which
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Notify the ethics committee immediately
B. Respect the client's decision and document refusal
C. Encourage the family to convince the client
D. Prepare the client for transfusion due to medical necessity -✓✓B
• Beneficience -✓✓promote good and do whats best for client
• A nurse is caring for a postoperative client who reports severe pain. The nurse
administers prescribed pain medication promptly and repositions the client for
comfort. Which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?
,A. Fidelity
B. Beneficence
C. Justice
D. Veracity -✓✓B
• Nonmalificence -✓✓do no harm, prevent harm, remove harm
• A nurse notices a provider prescribed a medication dose that is significantly
higher than recommended. What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Administer the medication as prescribed
B. Clarify the prescription with the provider before administering
C. Ask another nurse to verify the dose and proceed
D. Delay the medication until the next shift -✓✓B
• Justice -✓✓provide fair equitable care to all patients
• A nurse is assigning care tasks for multiple clients. Which assignment reflects the
ethical principle of justice?
A. Giving the most time to the client who complains the most
B. Assigning care based on each client's acuity level
C. Prioritizing clients with private insurance
D. Allowing family members to determine care priority -✓✓B
• fidelity -✓✓faithfulness; loyalty
,• A nurse tells a client, "I will return in 10 minutes to help you walk," and comes
back as promised. Which ethical principle is being upheld?
A. Autonomy B. Veracity C. Fidelity D. Justice -✓✓C
• veracity -✓✓truthfulness
• A client asks the nurse about a new diagnosis of cancer. The nurse responds
honestly about the diagnosis and treatment options. Which ethical principle is
demonstrated?
A. Beneficence B. Veracity C. Nonmaleficence D. Fidelity -✓✓B
• A terminally ill client requests to stop treatment. The family insists that
"everything must be done." What is the nurse's priority action?
A. Follow the family's wishes
B. Support the client's decision and notify the provider
C. Ignore the request until ethics consult is done
D. Encourage the client to reconsider -✓✓B
• palliative care -✓✓improving quality of life and managing symptoms at any
stage of illness
• A nurse is explaining palliative care to a client with advanced heart failure.
Which statement by the client indicates understanding?
A. "I can only receive this care if I stop curative treatment."
B. "This care focuses on relief of symptoms and improving quality of life." C.
"This care is only provided during the last 6 months of life."
D. "This care requires a do-not-resuscitate order." -✓✓B
, • Hospice Care -✓✓comfort focused, dignity centered care
initiated when a physician certifies that a client has a prognosis of 6 months
• palliative vs hospice -✓✓Both palliative care and hospice care provide comfort.
But palliative care can begin at diagnosis, and at the same time as treatment.
Hospice care begins after treatment of the disease is stopped and when it is clear
that the person is not going to survive the illness
• Which client is appropriate for hospice care?
A. A client with pneumonia receiving IV antibiotics
B. A client with terminal cancer expected to live less than 6 months
C. A client recovering from surgery with complications
D. A client newly diagnosed with diabetes -✓✓B
• A nurse is caring for a client actively dying. Which intervention is the priority?
A. Encourage oral fluid intake
B. Reposition the client every 2 hours
C. Administer oxygen to maintain saturation above 95%
D. Obtain routine vital signs every ho -✓✓B
• Advanced Directives -✓✓a written statement of a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are
carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor.
• A client has a living will stating no life-sustaining treatment. The family requests
full resuscitation during cardiac arrest. What should the nurse do?
