Nursing 372 Final Questions
A 28-year-old woman admitted for preterm labor dies 8 hours after admission from acute
respiratory failure. A hospital review board investigates this as what type of event? -
ANS-Sentinel event.
\A drug-addicted nurse switches a patient's morphine injections with normal saline so that the
nurse can use the morphine. The nurse is violating which principle of ethics? - ANS-Autonomy,
utilitarianism, beneficence.
\A family is talking with a nurse because one family member is experiencing a chronic illness.
The family asks the nurse how they should cope with their changing roles. The nurse's best
response is? - ANS-"The family should discuss the changing roles and what is needed for
everyone."
\A homeless man presents to the emergency room with hypothermia. He tells the nurse that he
is positive for HIV and sought revenge by deliberately having sex with his mate, who does not
know his HIV status. This patient is violating which ethical principle? - ANS-Nonmaleficence.
\A hospital is expecting a scheduled visit from a regulatory agency. Hospital administrators
understand that should the regulatory agency identify significant safety concerns, they have the
authority to take which of the following actions? - ANS-Levy monetary fines for the hospital for
violations of safety standards.
\A hospital system is opening a new hospital in a rural setting. Under the principle of supply and
demand, which of the following should happen when there is a shortage of employable nurses?
- ANS-Nursing wages will increase.
\A leader exhibiting the attribute of change is best portrayed by which of the following
descriptions? - ANS-The leader communicates the vision and goals of the organization and how
the departmental goals will serve these goals.
\A new nurse manager is reviewing the attributes of a health care organization. Which attributes
would be expected for a health care organization? - ANS-Providing care for underserved
minority patients, organizational chart of staffing breakdowns from each department, usage of
the facility by surrounding residents.
\A nurse explaining why collaboration is valued to a new nurse during her orientation to the unit.
What outcome is a key patient care outcome that occurs when collaboration is correctly used? -
ANS-There are fewer errors that occur in patient care.
\A nurse is reviewing outcomes of a large health clinic after the clinic instituted
pay-for-performance protocols. Which of the following would be an unintended outcome of this
type of economic system that may be revealed during the review? - ANS-Fewer referrals to
inderdisciplinary team members from top care performers.
\A nurse is talking with a woman who is caring for her elderly father. The woman states that she
has very little time for herself or any of the activities she used to enjoy. The nurse is using which
of the following processes to assess the situation? - ANS-Cognitive ability of appraisal.
\A nurse manager feels that the overall work environment of his hospital is positive, and he
recommends that the organization apply for Magnet status, which recognizes excellence in
A 28-year-old woman admitted for preterm labor dies 8 hours after admission from acute
respiratory failure. A hospital review board investigates this as what type of event? -
ANS-Sentinel event.
\A drug-addicted nurse switches a patient's morphine injections with normal saline so that the
nurse can use the morphine. The nurse is violating which principle of ethics? - ANS-Autonomy,
utilitarianism, beneficence.
\A family is talking with a nurse because one family member is experiencing a chronic illness.
The family asks the nurse how they should cope with their changing roles. The nurse's best
response is? - ANS-"The family should discuss the changing roles and what is needed for
everyone."
\A homeless man presents to the emergency room with hypothermia. He tells the nurse that he
is positive for HIV and sought revenge by deliberately having sex with his mate, who does not
know his HIV status. This patient is violating which ethical principle? - ANS-Nonmaleficence.
\A hospital is expecting a scheduled visit from a regulatory agency. Hospital administrators
understand that should the regulatory agency identify significant safety concerns, they have the
authority to take which of the following actions? - ANS-Levy monetary fines for the hospital for
violations of safety standards.
\A hospital system is opening a new hospital in a rural setting. Under the principle of supply and
demand, which of the following should happen when there is a shortage of employable nurses?
- ANS-Nursing wages will increase.
\A leader exhibiting the attribute of change is best portrayed by which of the following
descriptions? - ANS-The leader communicates the vision and goals of the organization and how
the departmental goals will serve these goals.
\A new nurse manager is reviewing the attributes of a health care organization. Which attributes
would be expected for a health care organization? - ANS-Providing care for underserved
minority patients, organizational chart of staffing breakdowns from each department, usage of
the facility by surrounding residents.
\A nurse explaining why collaboration is valued to a new nurse during her orientation to the unit.
What outcome is a key patient care outcome that occurs when collaboration is correctly used? -
ANS-There are fewer errors that occur in patient care.
\A nurse is reviewing outcomes of a large health clinic after the clinic instituted
pay-for-performance protocols. Which of the following would be an unintended outcome of this
type of economic system that may be revealed during the review? - ANS-Fewer referrals to
inderdisciplinary team members from top care performers.
\A nurse is talking with a woman who is caring for her elderly father. The woman states that she
has very little time for herself or any of the activities she used to enjoy. The nurse is using which
of the following processes to assess the situation? - ANS-Cognitive ability of appraisal.
\A nurse manager feels that the overall work environment of his hospital is positive, and he
recommends that the organization apply for Magnet status, which recognizes excellence in
