NUR 130 Fundamentals 2024 FINAL
EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
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VI
TU
Explain purpose of the RN licensure examination.
ANSWER- All states use the National Council Licensure
IS
Examinations (NCLEX) for RNs and licensed practical nurse
examinations. Licensure permits people to offer special skills to the
M
public, and it also provides legal guidelines for protection of the public.
This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
O
A
What is the responsibility of the state licensing board?
N
ANSWER- The State Board of Nursing suspends or revokes a license
if a nurse's conduct violates the Nurse Practice Act, which is a state law.
JP
Define primary healthcare. Give examples of where and how it is
practiced.
ANSWER- Primary health care focuses on improved health outcomes
for an entire population. It includes primary care and health education,
proper nutrition, maternal/child health care, family planning,
immunizations, and control of diseases. Primary health care requires
,collaboration among health professionals, health care leaders, and
community members.
Example: Outpatient settings, as the low-level care and consultations
provided to patients do not require hospitalization.
What is the role of the nurse and the surgeon regarding informed
A
consent?
VI
ANSWER- Nurse's Role: Witness the client's signature on the informed
consent form & to ensure that informed consent has been appropriately
obtained.
TU
Surgeon's role: communicate to their patients about the proposed surgery
and is a key element in the trust patients have in surgeons.
IS
M
What is the interprofessional team? Who is on the team and what is their
O
role?
ANSWER- What? is the means by which different healthcare
A
professionals - with diverse knowledge, skills and talents - collaborate to
achieve a common goal
N
Members: doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists.
Role: A team leader's responsibilities may include identifying team
JP
members, defining roles and team objectives, and assigning appropriate
tasks to each team member.
What is the nurse's role regarding an impaired co-worker?
,Any impaired nurse should be reported immediately to prevent any
negative effects to the nurse, the nurse's co-workers or patients.
Define nonmaleficence - give an example.
Avoidance of harm or hurt.
Example: stopping a medication that is shown to be harmful
A
VI
Explain ethical dilemmas - give example.
Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers may
TU
not be clear and the options are not ideal. The result could be declines in
the quality of patient care; problematic clinical relationships; and moral
distress.
IS
Example: establishing boundries with patients.
M
O
Steps to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
A
Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
N
Gather all relevant information.
JP
Clarify values.
Verbalize the problem.
Identify possible courses of action.
, Negotiate a plan.
Evaluate the plan.
Define assault and battery - give examples.
A
occurs simultaneously when an individual threatens to harm someone
VI
and then physically harms that person.
Example: Threatening them verbally or pretending to hit them is an
example of ASSAULT.
TU
Example: the intentional act of causing physical harm to someone is an
example of BATTERY
IS
Define justice - give examples.
M
Being fair.
O
Example: among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking
care of. Care must be fairly, justly, and equitably distributed among a
A
group of patients.
N
JP
Discuss guidelines for legal documentation - ex. No whiteout, etc.
Do not erase, apply correction fluid, or scratch out errors made while
recording.
Do not leave blank spaces or lines in a written nurses' progress note.
Record all written entries legibly and in black ink. Do not use felt-tip
pens or erasable ink.
EXAM ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% CORRECT!
A
VI
TU
Explain purpose of the RN licensure examination.
ANSWER- All states use the National Council Licensure
IS
Examinations (NCLEX) for RNs and licensed practical nurse
examinations. Licensure permits people to offer special skills to the
M
public, and it also provides legal guidelines for protection of the public.
This provides a standardized minimum knowledge base for nurses.
O
A
What is the responsibility of the state licensing board?
N
ANSWER- The State Board of Nursing suspends or revokes a license
if a nurse's conduct violates the Nurse Practice Act, which is a state law.
JP
Define primary healthcare. Give examples of where and how it is
practiced.
ANSWER- Primary health care focuses on improved health outcomes
for an entire population. It includes primary care and health education,
proper nutrition, maternal/child health care, family planning,
immunizations, and control of diseases. Primary health care requires
,collaboration among health professionals, health care leaders, and
community members.
Example: Outpatient settings, as the low-level care and consultations
provided to patients do not require hospitalization.
What is the role of the nurse and the surgeon regarding informed
A
consent?
VI
ANSWER- Nurse's Role: Witness the client's signature on the informed
consent form & to ensure that informed consent has been appropriately
obtained.
TU
Surgeon's role: communicate to their patients about the proposed surgery
and is a key element in the trust patients have in surgeons.
IS
M
What is the interprofessional team? Who is on the team and what is their
O
role?
ANSWER- What? is the means by which different healthcare
A
professionals - with diverse knowledge, skills and talents - collaborate to
achieve a common goal
N
Members: doctors, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists.
Role: A team leader's responsibilities may include identifying team
JP
members, defining roles and team objectives, and assigning appropriate
tasks to each team member.
What is the nurse's role regarding an impaired co-worker?
,Any impaired nurse should be reported immediately to prevent any
negative effects to the nurse, the nurse's co-workers or patients.
Define nonmaleficence - give an example.
Avoidance of harm or hurt.
Example: stopping a medication that is shown to be harmful
A
VI
Explain ethical dilemmas - give example.
Ethical issues happen when choices need to be made, the answers may
TU
not be clear and the options are not ideal. The result could be declines in
the quality of patient care; problematic clinical relationships; and moral
distress.
IS
Example: establishing boundries with patients.
M
O
Steps to Resolve Ethical Dilemmas
A
Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
N
Gather all relevant information.
JP
Clarify values.
Verbalize the problem.
Identify possible courses of action.
, Negotiate a plan.
Evaluate the plan.
Define assault and battery - give examples.
A
occurs simultaneously when an individual threatens to harm someone
VI
and then physically harms that person.
Example: Threatening them verbally or pretending to hit them is an
example of ASSAULT.
TU
Example: the intentional act of causing physical harm to someone is an
example of BATTERY
IS
Define justice - give examples.
M
Being fair.
O
Example: among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking
care of. Care must be fairly, justly, and equitably distributed among a
A
group of patients.
N
JP
Discuss guidelines for legal documentation - ex. No whiteout, etc.
Do not erase, apply correction fluid, or scratch out errors made while
recording.
Do not leave blank spaces or lines in a written nurses' progress note.
Record all written entries legibly and in black ink. Do not use felt-tip
pens or erasable ink.
