Professional Behaviors in Nursing
Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse overhears a colleague discussing a patient’s condition in the hospital elevator. What
should the nurse do?
✔✔Remind the colleague that discussing patient information in public areas violates
confidentiality.
A nurse makes a medication error and the client is not harmed. What is the appropriate
professional behavior?
✔✔Report the error honestly and complete an incident report.
A nurse is caring for a culturally diverse client who declines a blood transfusion. What is the
nurse's appropriate action?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and notify the provider for alternative treatment options.
A newly licensed nurse feels overwhelmed during their first week of orientation. What is the
most professional response?
✔✔Communicate concerns to the preceptor and ask for additional support or clarification.
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, A nurse receives a friend request on social media from a current client. What is the most
professional behavior?
✔✔Decline the request and maintain professional boundaries.
A nurse witnesses a coworker repeatedly arriving late for medication passes. What is the nurse’s
ethical obligation?
✔✔Report the behavior to the charge nurse or supervisor to protect client safety.
A client refuses to participate in physical therapy. What is the nurse’s professional responsibility?
✔✔Document the refusal and inform the provider and therapy team.
A nurse is assigned to a client with a communicable disease but refuses to provide care. What is
the correct professional action?
✔✔Follow standard precautions and care for the client unless exempted for a valid medical
reason.
A nurse is asked to float to an unfamiliar unit. What is the professional response?
✔✔Accept the assignment and request a brief orientation to the unit.
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Questions and Answers | Latest
Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
A nurse overhears a colleague discussing a patient’s condition in the hospital elevator. What
should the nurse do?
✔✔Remind the colleague that discussing patient information in public areas violates
confidentiality.
A nurse makes a medication error and the client is not harmed. What is the appropriate
professional behavior?
✔✔Report the error honestly and complete an incident report.
A nurse is caring for a culturally diverse client who declines a blood transfusion. What is the
nurse's appropriate action?
✔✔Respect the client’s decision and notify the provider for alternative treatment options.
A newly licensed nurse feels overwhelmed during their first week of orientation. What is the
most professional response?
✔✔Communicate concerns to the preceptor and ask for additional support or clarification.
1
, A nurse receives a friend request on social media from a current client. What is the most
professional behavior?
✔✔Decline the request and maintain professional boundaries.
A nurse witnesses a coworker repeatedly arriving late for medication passes. What is the nurse’s
ethical obligation?
✔✔Report the behavior to the charge nurse or supervisor to protect client safety.
A client refuses to participate in physical therapy. What is the nurse’s professional responsibility?
✔✔Document the refusal and inform the provider and therapy team.
A nurse is assigned to a client with a communicable disease but refuses to provide care. What is
the correct professional action?
✔✔Follow standard precautions and care for the client unless exempted for a valid medical
reason.
A nurse is asked to float to an unfamiliar unit. What is the professional response?
✔✔Accept the assignment and request a brief orientation to the unit.
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