NCLEX PN EXAM 2025 (LEADERSHIP/ETHICAL/LEGAL) | ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM (JUST RELEASED)
A nurse lawyer provides an education session to the nursing staff regarding
client rights. The nurse asks the lawyer to describe an example that may
relate to invasion of client privacy. Which nursing action indicates a
violation of client privacy? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Taking
photographs of the client without consent
The nurse calls the health care provider (HCP) of a client scheduled for a
cardiac catheterization because the client has numerous questions
regarding the procedure and has requested to speak to the HCP. The HCP
is very upset and arrives at the unit to visit the client after prompting by the
nurse. The nurse is outside the client's room and hears the HCP tell the
client in a derogatory manner that the nurse "doesn't know anything." The
nurse plans to address the HCP's remark, understanding that the HCP has
violated which legal tort? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Slander
A client who has heart failure receives an additional dose of bumetanide as
prescribed 4 hours after the daily dose. The nurse assesses the client 15
minutes after administering the medication and reminds the client to save
all urine in the bathroom. Thirty minutes later the nurse finds the client on
the floor, unresponsive, and bleeding from a laceration. Which issues
support the client's malpractice claim? Select all that apply. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Increased risk of hypotension
Failure to teach the client adequately
Increased need to protect the client
Lack of follow-up nursing actions
,A client with a headache arrives in the emergency department and is
staggering, confused, smells of alcohol, and is verbally abusive. The nurse
explains to the client that the health care provider will need to perform an
assessment before the administration of medication. When the client
becomes verbally abusive, the nurse threatens to place the client in
restraints. With what can the client legally charge the nurse as a result of
this nursing action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Assault
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to an assigned client and
notes that the prescription for furosemide (Lasix) is higher than the
recommended dosage. The nurse calls the health care provider to clarify
the prescription and asks the health care provider to prescribe a dosage
within the recommended range. The health care provider refuses to change
the prescription and instructs the nurse to administer the dose as
prescribed. Which action should the nurse take? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Contact the nursing supervisor.
The nurse discovers that one of her assigned clients is bleeding
excessively from an abdominal incision. The nurse gives specific
prescriptions to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to attend to the
other clients and tells another nurse to call the health care provider
immediately. In this situation, the nurse is implementing which leadership
style? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Autocratic
A client who had a lung resection for cancer has been told that bone
metastasis has occurred. The client is considering megavitamin and diet
therapy because the original surgery did not provide a cure. The client asks
the nurse for an opinion of these therapies. In formulating a response, the
nurse incorporates which concepts? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----The client's right to autonomy and the nurse's obligation to behave
ethically
,A client with metastatic bladder cancer is admitted to the hospital for
chemotherapy. During data collection, the client tells the nurse that a living
will was prepared 2 years ago and asks the nurse if this document is still
effective. Which is the most appropriate nursing response? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------"A living will needs to be reviewed yearly
with your health care provider."
The nurse witnesses an accident in which the victim was hit by a car. The
nurse stops at the scene of the accident and administers safe care to a
victim who sustained a compound fracture of the femur. The victim is
hospitalized and later develops sepsis as a result of the fractured femur.
The victim files suit against the nurse who provided care at the scene of the
accident. Which accurately describes the nurse's immunity from this suit? --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Good Samaritan laws will
protect the nurse if the care given at the scene was not negligent.
A client with a diagnosis of cystitis has an indwelling urinary catheter and is
being cared for by an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The nurse
observes the UAP care for the client and intervenes if the UAP performs
which action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows the drainage
tubing to rest under the leg
Emergency surgery is scheduled for a client with a bowel obstruction. The
licensed practical nurse (LPN) tells the registered nurse (RN) that she is
unable to obtain informed consent from the client because the client has
received opioid analgesics and is sedated. The LPN understands that
which action should be implemented? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Obtaining a telephone consent from the family member and ensuring
that the oral consent is witnessed by two persons
, The nurse is told in intershift report that a client has been appointed a legal
guardian. The nurse looks for what evidence that supports this information?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A judicial decision in a court of
law
A client with a perforated gastric ulcer is scheduled for emergency surgery.
The client cannot sign the operative consent form because he has been
sedated with opioid analgesics. The nurse should take which action in the
care of this client? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Obtain
telephone consent from the family member witnessed by two persons.
The nurse suspects that a co-worker is substance impaired and is self-
administering opioid medications rather than administering them to clients
as prescribed. Which action should the nurse take? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Report the information to a supervisor.
The licensed practical nurse (LPN) enters a client's room and finds the
client sitting on the floor. The LPN calls the registered nurse, who checks
the client thoroughly and then assists the client back into bed. The LPN
completes an incident report, and the nursing supervisor and health care
provider (HCP) are notified of the incident. Which is the next nursing action
regarding the incident? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Document
a complete entry in the client's record concerning the incident.
A client is brought to the emergency department by the ambulance team
after collapse at home. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is attempted but is
unsuccessful. The wife of the client tells the nurse that the client is an
organ donor and that his eyes are to be donated. Which action should the
nurse take next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Close the eyes,
elevate the head of the bed, and place a small ice pack on the eyes.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS | GRADED A+ |
VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM (JUST RELEASED)
A nurse lawyer provides an education session to the nursing staff regarding
client rights. The nurse asks the lawyer to describe an example that may
relate to invasion of client privacy. Which nursing action indicates a
violation of client privacy? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Taking
photographs of the client without consent
The nurse calls the health care provider (HCP) of a client scheduled for a
cardiac catheterization because the client has numerous questions
regarding the procedure and has requested to speak to the HCP. The HCP
is very upset and arrives at the unit to visit the client after prompting by the
nurse. The nurse is outside the client's room and hears the HCP tell the
client in a derogatory manner that the nurse "doesn't know anything." The
nurse plans to address the HCP's remark, understanding that the HCP has
violated which legal tort? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Slander
A client who has heart failure receives an additional dose of bumetanide as
prescribed 4 hours after the daily dose. The nurse assesses the client 15
minutes after administering the medication and reminds the client to save
all urine in the bathroom. Thirty minutes later the nurse finds the client on
the floor, unresponsive, and bleeding from a laceration. Which issues
support the client's malpractice claim? Select all that apply. ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Increased risk of hypotension
Failure to teach the client adequately
Increased need to protect the client
Lack of follow-up nursing actions
,A client with a headache arrives in the emergency department and is
staggering, confused, smells of alcohol, and is verbally abusive. The nurse
explains to the client that the health care provider will need to perform an
assessment before the administration of medication. When the client
becomes verbally abusive, the nurse threatens to place the client in
restraints. With what can the client legally charge the nurse as a result of
this nursing action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Assault
The nurse is preparing to administer medications to an assigned client and
notes that the prescription for furosemide (Lasix) is higher than the
recommended dosage. The nurse calls the health care provider to clarify
the prescription and asks the health care provider to prescribe a dosage
within the recommended range. The health care provider refuses to change
the prescription and instructs the nurse to administer the dose as
prescribed. Which action should the nurse take? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Contact the nursing supervisor.
The nurse discovers that one of her assigned clients is bleeding
excessively from an abdominal incision. The nurse gives specific
prescriptions to an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) to attend to the
other clients and tells another nurse to call the health care provider
immediately. In this situation, the nurse is implementing which leadership
style? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Autocratic
A client who had a lung resection for cancer has been told that bone
metastasis has occurred. The client is considering megavitamin and diet
therapy because the original surgery did not provide a cure. The client asks
the nurse for an opinion of these therapies. In formulating a response, the
nurse incorporates which concepts? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-------------
----The client's right to autonomy and the nurse's obligation to behave
ethically
,A client with metastatic bladder cancer is admitted to the hospital for
chemotherapy. During data collection, the client tells the nurse that a living
will was prepared 2 years ago and asks the nurse if this document is still
effective. Which is the most appropriate nursing response? ---------
CORRECT ANSWER-----------------"A living will needs to be reviewed yearly
with your health care provider."
The nurse witnesses an accident in which the victim was hit by a car. The
nurse stops at the scene of the accident and administers safe care to a
victim who sustained a compound fracture of the femur. The victim is
hospitalized and later develops sepsis as a result of the fractured femur.
The victim files suit against the nurse who provided care at the scene of the
accident. Which accurately describes the nurse's immunity from this suit? --
-------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------The Good Samaritan laws will
protect the nurse if the care given at the scene was not negligent.
A client with a diagnosis of cystitis has an indwelling urinary catheter and is
being cared for by an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). The nurse
observes the UAP care for the client and intervenes if the UAP performs
which action? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Allows the drainage
tubing to rest under the leg
Emergency surgery is scheduled for a client with a bowel obstruction. The
licensed practical nurse (LPN) tells the registered nurse (RN) that she is
unable to obtain informed consent from the client because the client has
received opioid analgesics and is sedated. The LPN understands that
which action should be implemented? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------
------Obtaining a telephone consent from the family member and ensuring
that the oral consent is witnessed by two persons
, The nurse is told in intershift report that a client has been appointed a legal
guardian. The nurse looks for what evidence that supports this information?
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------A judicial decision in a court of
law
A client with a perforated gastric ulcer is scheduled for emergency surgery.
The client cannot sign the operative consent form because he has been
sedated with opioid analgesics. The nurse should take which action in the
care of this client? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Obtain
telephone consent from the family member witnessed by two persons.
The nurse suspects that a co-worker is substance impaired and is self-
administering opioid medications rather than administering them to clients
as prescribed. Which action should the nurse take? ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------Report the information to a supervisor.
The licensed practical nurse (LPN) enters a client's room and finds the
client sitting on the floor. The LPN calls the registered nurse, who checks
the client thoroughly and then assists the client back into bed. The LPN
completes an incident report, and the nursing supervisor and health care
provider (HCP) are notified of the incident. Which is the next nursing action
regarding the incident? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Document
a complete entry in the client's record concerning the incident.
A client is brought to the emergency department by the ambulance team
after collapse at home. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is attempted but is
unsuccessful. The wife of the client tells the nurse that the client is an
organ donor and that his eyes are to be donated. Which action should the
nurse take next? ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------Close the eyes,
elevate the head of the bed, and place a small ice pack on the eyes.
