NR 226 ACTUAL FINAL Exam 1 WITH
MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% RATED CORRECT WITH RATIONALE
100% SURE PASS|GRADED A+
A practitioner asks the nurse to witness an informed
consent. Which patient does the nurse identify is unable
to give an informed consent for surgery?
1) 16 year old boy who is married
2) 35 year old woman who is depressed
3) 50 year old woman who does not speak English
4) 65 year old man who has received a narcotic for pain. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct Answer: 4 (Narcotics depress
the CNS, including decision-making abilities.
,Rationale: 1 - Because legally anyone under 18 who is
married can make the decision.
2 - wrong because a depressed person can make these
decisions until proven mentally incompetent.
3 - Wrong because this person can provide informed
consent after translations.
When the nurse is administering a medication to a
confused patient, the patient says, "this pill looks
different from the one I had before." What should the
nurse do?
1) Ask what the other pill looked like.
2) Explain the purpose of the medication.
3) Check the original medication prescription.
4) Encourage the patient to take the medication. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct answer: 3 (This is the safest
intervention because it goes to the original source of the
prescription.)
,Rationale: 1 - Wrong because This action by itself is
unsafe because the patient is confused and the
information obtained may be innacurate.
2 - This intervention ignores the patient's concern.
4 - This action ignores the patient's statement and is
unsafe without obtaining additional information.
The nurse administers an incorrect dose of a medication
to a patient. What is the primary purpose of
documenting this event in an Incident Report?
1) Record the event for future litigation.
2) Provide a basis for designing new policies.
3) Prevent similar situations from happening again.
4) Ensure accountability for the cause of the accident. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct answer: 3 (Risk-management
committees use stats about accidents & incidents to
identify patterns of risk and prevent future
accidents/incidents.)
, Rationale: 1 - Wrong because although documentation of
an incident may be used in a court of law, it is not the
primary reason for an incident report.
2- This is not the primary reason. New policies may or
may not have to be written and implemented.
4 - Although nurses are always accountable for their
actions, accountability for the cause of an incidence is
the role of the courts.
A practitioner writes a prescription for a medication that
is larger than the standard dose. What should the nurse
do?
1) Inform the supervisor
2) Give the drug as prescribed.
3) Give the average dose of the medication.
4) Discuss the prescription with the practitioner. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct Answer: 4 (Nurses have a prof.
resonsibility to know/investigate the standard dose for
medications being administered. In addition, nurses are
MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
100% RATED CORRECT WITH RATIONALE
100% SURE PASS|GRADED A+
A practitioner asks the nurse to witness an informed
consent. Which patient does the nurse identify is unable
to give an informed consent for surgery?
1) 16 year old boy who is married
2) 35 year old woman who is depressed
3) 50 year old woman who does not speak English
4) 65 year old man who has received a narcotic for pain. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct Answer: 4 (Narcotics depress
the CNS, including decision-making abilities.
,Rationale: 1 - Because legally anyone under 18 who is
married can make the decision.
2 - wrong because a depressed person can make these
decisions until proven mentally incompetent.
3 - Wrong because this person can provide informed
consent after translations.
When the nurse is administering a medication to a
confused patient, the patient says, "this pill looks
different from the one I had before." What should the
nurse do?
1) Ask what the other pill looked like.
2) Explain the purpose of the medication.
3) Check the original medication prescription.
4) Encourage the patient to take the medication. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct answer: 3 (This is the safest
intervention because it goes to the original source of the
prescription.)
,Rationale: 1 - Wrong because This action by itself is
unsafe because the patient is confused and the
information obtained may be innacurate.
2 - This intervention ignores the patient's concern.
4 - This action ignores the patient's statement and is
unsafe without obtaining additional information.
The nurse administers an incorrect dose of a medication
to a patient. What is the primary purpose of
documenting this event in an Incident Report?
1) Record the event for future litigation.
2) Provide a basis for designing new policies.
3) Prevent similar situations from happening again.
4) Ensure accountability for the cause of the accident. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct answer: 3 (Risk-management
committees use stats about accidents & incidents to
identify patterns of risk and prevent future
accidents/incidents.)
, Rationale: 1 - Wrong because although documentation of
an incident may be used in a court of law, it is not the
primary reason for an incident report.
2- This is not the primary reason. New policies may or
may not have to be written and implemented.
4 - Although nurses are always accountable for their
actions, accountability for the cause of an incidence is
the role of the courts.
A practitioner writes a prescription for a medication that
is larger than the standard dose. What should the nurse
do?
1) Inform the supervisor
2) Give the drug as prescribed.
3) Give the average dose of the medication.
4) Discuss the prescription with the practitioner. -
✔✔ANSWER ✔✔-Correct Answer: 4 (Nurses have a prof.
resonsibility to know/investigate the standard dose for
medications being administered. In addition, nurses are
