LEADERSHIP FINAL EXAM 2023
100+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
,1. A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share
of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift
report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which
of the following statements should the charge nurse make to
resolve this conflict?
A. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding delegating and completing tasks."
B. "Several staff members have commented that you don't do your fair share of the work.".
C. "If you don't do your share of the work, I will have to inform the nurse manager."
D. "You have been very inconsiderate of others by not completing your share of the work."
2. A nurse is providing care for a surgeon on a medical-surgical
unit. A nurse from another unit asks the nurse about the surgeon’s
medical diagnosis. The nurse responds that he is unable to provide
the information requested. The nurse is displaying which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Utility
B. Paternalism
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
3. While caring for a client, the nurse experiences a needle stick
injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Complete an incident report.
B. Request the risk manager obtain consent for HIV testing from the client.
C. Wash the site of injury with soap and water.
D. Consent to postexposure treatment with antiretroviral medications.
,4. When planning delegation of tasks to AP a nurse considers the
five rights of delegations. Which of the following should the nurse
consider when using one of the five rights of delegation?
- The AP has the knowledge and skill to perform the tasks
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has named a person to serve
as his health care proxy. The client states he needs clarification
about this type of advance directives. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates a need for clarification?
- I have to choose a family member as my health proxy
, 6. A charge nurse has access to the facility’s electronic client
records. It is appropriate for the charge nurse to share her
personal password with whom?
A. The nurse manager
B. No one
C. A nursing student who is completing a preceptorship on the unit
D. The unit clerk
7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is reconciling a newly
admitted client’s medication. The nurse is reviewing the process of
medication reconciliation with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse
should include which of the following information?
A. The American Hospital Association requires accredited facilities to have protocols in place
requiring
medication reconciliation.
B. The purpose of medication reconciliation is to prevent adverse medication reactions.
.
C. The nurse who performs medication reconciliation is demonstrating the ethical principal of
veracity.
.
D. The International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics stipulates that the nurse performs
medication reconciliation when a client is admitted to a facility, is transferred to another facility,
and when a client is discharged from a facility.
8. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning to delegate tasks
to an adult volunteer. Which of the following tasks should the
charge nurse avoid assigning to the volunteer?
A. Delivering meal trays to clients in their rooms
B. Assisting a client who has difficulty seeing the foods on the tray while eating
C. Delivering a routine urine specimen to the laboratory
D. Observing a postoperative client who is confused
100+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
,1. A charge nurse notes that a staff nurse delegates an unfair share
of tasks to the assistive personnel (AP) and the nurses on next shift
report the staff nurse frequently leaves tasks uncompleted. Which
of the following statements should the charge nurse make to
resolve this conflict?
A. "I need to talk to you about unit expectations regarding delegating and completing tasks."
B. "Several staff members have commented that you don't do your fair share of the work.".
C. "If you don't do your share of the work, I will have to inform the nurse manager."
D. "You have been very inconsiderate of others by not completing your share of the work."
2. A nurse is providing care for a surgeon on a medical-surgical
unit. A nurse from another unit asks the nurse about the surgeon’s
medical diagnosis. The nurse responds that he is unable to provide
the information requested. The nurse is displaying which of the
following ethical principles?
A. Utility
B. Paternalism
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
3. While caring for a client, the nurse experiences a needle stick
injury. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A. Complete an incident report.
B. Request the risk manager obtain consent for HIV testing from the client.
C. Wash the site of injury with soap and water.
D. Consent to postexposure treatment with antiretroviral medications.
,4. When planning delegation of tasks to AP a nurse considers the
five rights of delegations. Which of the following should the nurse
consider when using one of the five rights of delegation?
- The AP has the knowledge and skill to perform the tasks
5. A nurse is caring for a client who has named a person to serve
as his health care proxy. The client states he needs clarification
about this type of advance directives. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates a need for clarification?
- I have to choose a family member as my health proxy
, 6. A charge nurse has access to the facility’s electronic client
records. It is appropriate for the charge nurse to share her
personal password with whom?
A. The nurse manager
B. No one
C. A nursing student who is completing a preceptorship on the unit
D. The unit clerk
7. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is reconciling a newly
admitted client’s medication. The nurse is reviewing the process of
medication reconciliation with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse
should include which of the following information?
A. The American Hospital Association requires accredited facilities to have protocols in place
requiring
medication reconciliation.
B. The purpose of medication reconciliation is to prevent adverse medication reactions.
.
C. The nurse who performs medication reconciliation is demonstrating the ethical principal of
veracity.
.
D. The International Council of Nurses Code of Ethics stipulates that the nurse performs
medication reconciliation when a client is admitted to a facility, is transferred to another facility,
and when a client is discharged from a facility.
8. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning to delegate tasks
to an adult volunteer. Which of the following tasks should the
charge nurse avoid assigning to the volunteer?
A. Delivering meal trays to clients in their rooms
B. Assisting a client who has difficulty seeing the foods on the tray while eating
C. Delivering a routine urine specimen to the laboratory
D. Observing a postoperative client who is confused
