,NUR 242 Exams 1–4 – Med-Surg Nursing
Concepts – Actual Questions & Answers
(GCN) 100% Guarantee Pass
1. A client has a wound infection to the right arm. What
comfort measure can the nurse delegate to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A) Apply prescription antibiotic ointment
B) Elevate the arm above the heart
C) Perform sterile wound irrigation
D) Assess circulation and document findings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: UAP can perform basic comfort/positioning
tasks. Sterile procedures, medication administration, and
assessment/documentation require the nurse .
2. A nurse witnesses another nurse providing care
without proper hand hygiene and reports this to the
charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with the other
nurse and refuses to take action. This is an example of:
,A) Moral outrage
B) Moral indifference
C) Moral distress
D) Ethical dilemma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Moral distress occurs when a nurse knows the
right action to take but is unable to act due to barriers
(such as a supervisor refusing to take action) .
3. A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what
will benefit the majority of the nurse manager's
subordinates is using which ethical framework?
A) Deontology
B) Utilitarianism
C) Ethics of care
D) Virtue ethics
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their
consequences—what provides the greatest good for the
greatest number of people .
, 4. Patricia is an RN working at a rehabilitation center
and witnesses a nurse aid struggling to lift and
reposition an elderly, bedridden patient. She explains to
the nurse aide that there is a "No Lift Policy" in place.
What does this policy entail?
A) Staff must manually lift patients to improve mobility
B) Only RNs may lift and reposition dependent patients
C) A pledge from administrators that proper equipment,
adequately maintained and in sufficient numbers, will be
available to reduce risks associated with manual patient
handling
D) Patients must assist with all repositioning to reduce
staff injury
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A "no-lift" policy emphasizes mechanical lifting
devices and safe patient-handling equipment with
administrative support to reduce caregiver injuries and
patient harm .
5. When preparing a patient for an IV solution, which
step is necessary?
A) Shaving the hair from the site
Concepts – Actual Questions & Answers
(GCN) 100% Guarantee Pass
1. A client has a wound infection to the right arm. What
comfort measure can the nurse delegate to the
unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A) Apply prescription antibiotic ointment
B) Elevate the arm above the heart
C) Perform sterile wound irrigation
D) Assess circulation and document findings
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: UAP can perform basic comfort/positioning
tasks. Sterile procedures, medication administration, and
assessment/documentation require the nurse .
2. A nurse witnesses another nurse providing care
without proper hand hygiene and reports this to the
charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with the other
nurse and refuses to take action. This is an example of:
,A) Moral outrage
B) Moral indifference
C) Moral distress
D) Ethical dilemma
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Moral distress occurs when a nurse knows the
right action to take but is unable to act due to barriers
(such as a supervisor refusing to take action) .
3. A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what
will benefit the majority of the nurse manager's
subordinates is using which ethical framework?
A) Deontology
B) Utilitarianism
C) Ethics of care
D) Virtue ethics
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Utilitarianism evaluates actions based on their
consequences—what provides the greatest good for the
greatest number of people .
, 4. Patricia is an RN working at a rehabilitation center
and witnesses a nurse aid struggling to lift and
reposition an elderly, bedridden patient. She explains to
the nurse aide that there is a "No Lift Policy" in place.
What does this policy entail?
A) Staff must manually lift patients to improve mobility
B) Only RNs may lift and reposition dependent patients
C) A pledge from administrators that proper equipment,
adequately maintained and in sufficient numbers, will be
available to reduce risks associated with manual patient
handling
D) Patients must assist with all repositioning to reduce
staff injury
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: A "no-lift" policy emphasizes mechanical lifting
devices and safe patient-handling equipment with
administrative support to reduce caregiver injuries and
patient harm .
5. When preparing a patient for an IV solution, which
step is necessary?
A) Shaving the hair from the site
