MNG3701 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM PREP
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Types of orders from a doctor
Answer: TO - telephone order (over phone), VO - verbal order (standing
close to nurse).
●● Actions after receiving a TO or VO
Answer: Use read-back process, document the order, verify the order by
signing within 24 hrs, physician must sign within 24 hrs.
●● Mistake in documenting
Answer: Draw a single line, sign, and write 'error'.
●● Skipping lines in documenting
Answer: Not allowed; use a line to the end if writing does not fill up the
line.
●● Purpose of nursing documentation
Answer: A legal record that can be used as evidence of events that
occurred or treatments given, shows the use of the nursing process,
,contains observations about the client's condition, care, and treatment
delivered.
●● Information to document
Answer: Objective (assessment data or descriptions of behavior, what
you can see and observe) and subjective (client description, e.g., 'I am in
pain').
●● Quoting a doctor
Answer: Yes, write their name.
●● Phrase to avoid in documentation
Answer: 'Patient complains'; instead use 'patient stated or reports'.
●● Documenting a late entry
Answer: In Time column write 'late entry' and the time the skill was
done, or write time of entry and then in focus column write 'late entry'
and in notes write the time the skill was completed.
●● Documenting a med error
Answer: Complete a safety event report (incident report) following an
event such as a medication error or a fall; the report is not part of the
client record.
, ●● Informing clients about care
Answer: Nurses inform the client about any care before it is provided,
even if a client has been deemed incapable of consenting.
●● Consent methods
Answer: Consent may be given verbally, in writing, or through an
alternative communication system (e.g., computer assisted).
●● Children's consent
Answer: A child who is a mature minor (19 years old or younger
assessed by a health care provider) may make their own health care
decisions independent of their parents' or guardians' wishes.
●● Consent in emergency situations
Answer: No, consent is not required in emergency situations.
●● Action against inappropriate treatment by UPC
Answer: Remove them from that client's care and report them.
●● PICOT method
Answer: Patient/population/problem (age, gender, ethnicity, disease),
Intervention/Indicator (best treatment), Comparison, Outcome (change
in behavior or physical findings), Timeframe.
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
STUDY RESOURCE
●● Types of orders from a doctor
Answer: TO - telephone order (over phone), VO - verbal order (standing
close to nurse).
●● Actions after receiving a TO or VO
Answer: Use read-back process, document the order, verify the order by
signing within 24 hrs, physician must sign within 24 hrs.
●● Mistake in documenting
Answer: Draw a single line, sign, and write 'error'.
●● Skipping lines in documenting
Answer: Not allowed; use a line to the end if writing does not fill up the
line.
●● Purpose of nursing documentation
Answer: A legal record that can be used as evidence of events that
occurred or treatments given, shows the use of the nursing process,
,contains observations about the client's condition, care, and treatment
delivered.
●● Information to document
Answer: Objective (assessment data or descriptions of behavior, what
you can see and observe) and subjective (client description, e.g., 'I am in
pain').
●● Quoting a doctor
Answer: Yes, write their name.
●● Phrase to avoid in documentation
Answer: 'Patient complains'; instead use 'patient stated or reports'.
●● Documenting a late entry
Answer: In Time column write 'late entry' and the time the skill was
done, or write time of entry and then in focus column write 'late entry'
and in notes write the time the skill was completed.
●● Documenting a med error
Answer: Complete a safety event report (incident report) following an
event such as a medication error or a fall; the report is not part of the
client record.
, ●● Informing clients about care
Answer: Nurses inform the client about any care before it is provided,
even if a client has been deemed incapable of consenting.
●● Consent methods
Answer: Consent may be given verbally, in writing, or through an
alternative communication system (e.g., computer assisted).
●● Children's consent
Answer: A child who is a mature minor (19 years old or younger
assessed by a health care provider) may make their own health care
decisions independent of their parents' or guardians' wishes.
●● Consent in emergency situations
Answer: No, consent is not required in emergency situations.
●● Action against inappropriate treatment by UPC
Answer: Remove them from that client's care and report them.
●● PICOT method
Answer: Patient/population/problem (age, gender, ethnicity, disease),
Intervention/Indicator (best treatment), Comparison, Outcome (change
in behavior or physical findings), Timeframe.
