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A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of clients who
have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include as a primary health
care strategy?
A. collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during routine office visits
B. Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for clients who
have obesity
C. providing specialized intraoperative training regarding surgical treatments for obesity
D. Educating acute care nurses on postoperative complications related to obesity
A
A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting. Which of
the following tasks should the nurse identify as the respo9nsbility of state licensing
boards.
A. Monitoring evidence based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis
B. Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations
C. Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities
D. Determining if medications are safe for administration to clients
B
A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of newly license
nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings should the nurse classify
as tertiary care? (select all that apply)
A. Intensive care unit
B. Oncology treatment center
C. Burn center
D. Cardiac rehabilitation
E. Home health care
,A, B, C
A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of the
following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social worker? (select
all that apply)
A. a client how has terminal cancer requests hospice care in her home
B. A client asks about community resources available for older adults
C. A client states that she wants her child baptized before surgery
D. A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge
E. A client sates that he does not understand how to use a nebulizer
A, B, D
A goal for a client who has difficult with self-feeding due to rheumatoid arthritis is to use
adaptive devices. The nurse care for the client should initiate a referral to which of the
following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. registered dietician
D. occupational therapist
D
A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about the adverse
affects of the mediation he is receiving for pain management. Which of the following
members of the interprofessional care team can assist the client in understanding the
medication's effects? (select all that apply)
A. provider
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. pharmacist
D. Registered nurse
E. respiratory therapist
A, C, D
,A client who has had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with dysphagia
(difficulty swallowing). The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with which
of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
A. social worker
B. Certified nursing assistant
C. occupational therapist
D. speech language pathologist
D
A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of various members
of the health care team they will encounter on the medical surgical unit. When she gives
examples of the types of task certified nursing assistants, may perform which of the
swallowing client activities should she include? (select all that apply)
A. bathing
B. ambulating
C. toiletings
D. determining pain level
E. measuring vital signs
A, B, C, E
Ethics definition
study of conduct and character
code of ethics definition
a guide for the expectations an standards of a profession
values definition
personal beliefs about ideas that determine standards that shape behavior
morals definition
are personal values and beliefs about behavior and decision making
Bioethics
, refers to the application of ethics to health and life
4 basic principles of ethics
1. Advocacy
2. Responsibility
3. Accountability
4. Confidentiality
6 ethical principles for client care
1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Fidelity
4. Justice
5. Nonmaleficence
6. Veracity
ethical dilemmas definition
problems that involve ore than one choice and stem from differences in the values and
beliefs of the decision makers.
A nurse is caring for a client who decided not have surgery despite significant blockages in
his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of
which of the following ethical principles?
A. fidelity
B. autonomy
C. Justice
D. nonmaleficence
B
A nurse offers pain meds to a client who is postop prior to ambulation. The nurse
understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity