NURS 171 Exam 1 NCLEX | UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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Question:
Which principle refers to the professional obligation of the
nurse to assume responsibility for actions?
A. Accountability
B. Individuality
C. Responsibility
D. Bioethics
Answer:
A. Accountability
Rationale: "Accountability refers to individuals being answerable for their actions... It
means that as a nurse you take responsibility to provide excellent patient care by
following standards of practice and agency policies and procedures. You assume
responsibility for the outcomes of the actions, clinical judgments, and omissions in
providing patient care" (Potter pg. 307)
Question:
Which legal complication might the nurse face for using a
restraint without a legal warrant on a client?
A. Libel
B. Negligence
C. Malpractice
D. False imprisonment
Answer:
D. False imprisonment
Rationale: "False imprisonment occurs when a patient is restrained without a legal reason"
(Potter pg. 337)
Question:
Which tort involves intentional touching without the client's
consent?
A. Battery
,B. Invasion of privacy
C. False imprisonment
D. Defamation of character
Answer:
A. Battery
Rationale: "Battery is any intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful
justification" (Potter pg. 337)
Question:
Which teaching point is appropriate for the nurse to include in
the education of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence to a
group of nursing students?
A. Treat all clients equitably and fairly
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
C. Tell the client the truth about their health
D. Help te clients make informed choices
Answer:
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
Rationale: "nonmaleficence refers to the avoidance of arm or hurt....[the] commitment to
do no harm" (Potter pg. 317)
Question:
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
Rationale: "nonmaleficence refers to the avoidance of arm or
hurt....[the] commitment to do no harm" (Potter pg. 317)Wh
Answer:
B. Surgeon
Rationale: In terms of informed consent, we know that this is a "health care provider-
patient relationship". And "The person responsible for performing the procedure is
responsible for obtaining the informed consent" (Potter pg. 333). In a situation like a
surgery, it would be the responsibility of the surgeon to provide the risks, complications,
and benefits
, Question:
When working with an older adult who is hearing impaired, the
use of which techniques would improve communication?
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
A. Check for needed adaptive equipment
B. Exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip read
C. Give the patient time to respond to questions
D. Keep communication short and to the point
E. Communicate only through written information
Answer:
A. Check for needed adaptive equipment
C. Give the patient time to respond to questions
D. Keep communication short and to the point
Rationale: In Potter pg 361, there's a good table with special communication approaches
to many scenarios (such as; cognitive impairment, English second language, visually
impaired, unresponsive, hearing impairment, etc).
Question:
A woman has severe life-threatening injuries, is unresponsive,
and is hemorrhaging following a car accident. The health care
provider orders 2 units of packed red blood cells to treat the
woman's anemia. The woman's husband refuses to allow the
nurse to give his wife the blood for religious reasons. What is
the nurses responsibility.
A. Obtain a court order to give the blood
B. Convince the husband to allow her to give the blood
C. Call security and have the husband removed from the
hospital
D. Gather more information about the wife's preferences and
determine whether the husband has her power of attorney for
healthcare.
Answer:
D. Gather more information about the wife's preferences and determine whether the
husband has her power of attorney for healthcare.
Answers
Question:
Which principle refers to the professional obligation of the
nurse to assume responsibility for actions?
A. Accountability
B. Individuality
C. Responsibility
D. Bioethics
Answer:
A. Accountability
Rationale: "Accountability refers to individuals being answerable for their actions... It
means that as a nurse you take responsibility to provide excellent patient care by
following standards of practice and agency policies and procedures. You assume
responsibility for the outcomes of the actions, clinical judgments, and omissions in
providing patient care" (Potter pg. 307)
Question:
Which legal complication might the nurse face for using a
restraint without a legal warrant on a client?
A. Libel
B. Negligence
C. Malpractice
D. False imprisonment
Answer:
D. False imprisonment
Rationale: "False imprisonment occurs when a patient is restrained without a legal reason"
(Potter pg. 337)
Question:
Which tort involves intentional touching without the client's
consent?
A. Battery
,B. Invasion of privacy
C. False imprisonment
D. Defamation of character
Answer:
A. Battery
Rationale: "Battery is any intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful
justification" (Potter pg. 337)
Question:
Which teaching point is appropriate for the nurse to include in
the education of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence to a
group of nursing students?
A. Treat all clients equitably and fairly
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
C. Tell the client the truth about their health
D. Help te clients make informed choices
Answer:
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
Rationale: "nonmaleficence refers to the avoidance of arm or hurt....[the] commitment to
do no harm" (Potter pg. 317)
Question:
B. Act in ways to prevent harm to patients
Rationale: "nonmaleficence refers to the avoidance of arm or
hurt....[the] commitment to do no harm" (Potter pg. 317)Wh
Answer:
B. Surgeon
Rationale: In terms of informed consent, we know that this is a "health care provider-
patient relationship". And "The person responsible for performing the procedure is
responsible for obtaining the informed consent" (Potter pg. 333). In a situation like a
surgery, it would be the responsibility of the surgeon to provide the risks, complications,
and benefits
, Question:
When working with an older adult who is hearing impaired, the
use of which techniques would improve communication?
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
A. Check for needed adaptive equipment
B. Exaggerate lip movements to help the patient lip read
C. Give the patient time to respond to questions
D. Keep communication short and to the point
E. Communicate only through written information
Answer:
A. Check for needed adaptive equipment
C. Give the patient time to respond to questions
D. Keep communication short and to the point
Rationale: In Potter pg 361, there's a good table with special communication approaches
to many scenarios (such as; cognitive impairment, English second language, visually
impaired, unresponsive, hearing impairment, etc).
Question:
A woman has severe life-threatening injuries, is unresponsive,
and is hemorrhaging following a car accident. The health care
provider orders 2 units of packed red blood cells to treat the
woman's anemia. The woman's husband refuses to allow the
nurse to give his wife the blood for religious reasons. What is
the nurses responsibility.
A. Obtain a court order to give the blood
B. Convince the husband to allow her to give the blood
C. Call security and have the husband removed from the
hospital
D. Gather more information about the wife's preferences and
determine whether the husband has her power of attorney for
healthcare.
Answer:
D. Gather more information about the wife's preferences and determine whether the
husband has her power of attorney for healthcare.
