EXAM REVIEW ACTUAL EXAM 2026-2027 COMPLETE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100%
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) NUR 2811 ICHS NURSING
CAPSTONE TEST BANK MIDTERM EXAM EDITION 2026
GUARANTEED PASS A+
1. A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone marrow transplant. The
healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment with the goal
of inflicting the least possible harm on the client. Which principle of healthcare
ethics is the team practicing?
A) Justice
B) Fidelity
C) Autonomy
D) Nonmaleficence
Answer: D) Nonmaleficence
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the ethical principle of avoiding harm. The team is
balancing risks and benefits to ensure the least possible harm to the patient .
2. Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of beneficence?
,A) The nurse upholds a client's decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
B) The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
C) The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause
discomfort.
D) The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of
illness acuity.
Answer: C) The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may
cause discomfort.
Rationale: Beneficence is actively doing good for others. Although the
immunization causes temporary discomfort, the benefit of disease protection
outweighs the harm .
3. Which situation reflects a violation of the client's right against false
imprisonment?
A) Performing a procedure without consent
B) Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
C) Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will
D) Observing the provision of care to the client without the client's permission
Answer: B) Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital
Rationale: Telling a client they may not leave the hospital constitutes false
imprisonment. Threatening to give medication is assault, and performing a
procedure without consent is battery .
,4. The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of assault. Which
situation reflects this violation?
A) Performing a procedure without consent
B) Unlawfully restraining a client
C) Threatening to give a client medication against their will
D) Observing provision of care without permission
Answer: C) Threatening to give a client medication against their will
Rationale: Assault is the threat of harmful or offensive contact, such as threatening
to medicate a patient against their will .
5. Which event would require a nurse to complete and file an incident report?
A) A visitor suddenly becomes weak and dizzy; the nurse checks vital signs and
takes the visitor to the emergency department.
B) A client has a seizure but sustains no injury.
C) A nurse notes that the battery of an intravenous infusion pump is not working.
D) A client who is at risk for falling uses a walker to ambulate.
Answer: A) A visitor suddenly becomes weak and dizzy; the nurse checks vital
signs and takes the visitor to the emergency department.
Rationale: An incident report is required for any event not consistent with routine
care, including a visitor showing signs of illness .
, 6. The registered nurse has accepted a new position as case manager in a hospital.
Which responsibilities are part of the nurse's new role? (Select all that apply)
A) Evaluating and updating the plan of care as needed
B) Prescribing treatments specific to the client's needs
C) Assessing the client's needs for home supplies and equipment
D) Coordinating consultations and referrals to facilitate discharge
E) Establishing a safe and cost-effective plan of care
Answer: A, C, D, E
Rationale: Case managers coordinate care, assess needs, and facilitate discharge.
Prescribing treatments is outside the RN scope .
7. A nurse is caring for multiple clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client is
at the highest risk for developing a nosocomial infection?
A) Client with alcohol use disorder admitted for detoxification
B) Client with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and peripheral neuropathy
C) Client recovering from a laparoscopic cholecystectomy
D) Client with full-thickness burns, NG tube, and Foley catheter
Answer: D) Client with full-thickness burns, NG tube, and Foley catheter
Rationale: Extensive burns compromise the skin barrier, and invasive devices
provide entry points for microorganisms, significantly increasing infection risk .