PN 101 Exam 1 with verified solutions & rationales

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The nurse describes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome.
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Which standard of nursing practice is the nurse following?
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A) Assessment ||||




B) diagnosis |||| ||||




C) planning |||| ||||




D) implementation ANS: C
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In planning the RN develops a plan that prescribes strategies and alternatives to
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attain expected outcomes. |||| ||||




A nurse assesess a patients fluid status and decides that the patient needs to
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drink more fluids. The nurse then encourages the patient to drink more fluids.
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Which concept is the nurse demonstrating? |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




A) Licensure ||||




B)Autonomy ||||




C) certification
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D) Accountability ANS: B Autotomy is an essential element of the professional
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nursing that involves the initiation of independent nursing interventions without
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medical orders. ||||




A nurse identifies the gaps between local and best practices. Which quality and
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safety education for nurses (QSEN) competency is the nurse demonstrating?
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A) Safety ||||




B) Patient- centered care
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C) Team work and collaboration ANS: C Quality improvement identifies gaps
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between local and best practices. Safety minimizes risk of harm to patients and
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,providers through both system effectiveness and individual performance. |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




Patient- centered care recognizes the patient or designee as the source of
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control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based
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on respect for patient's preferences, values, and needs. Teamwork and
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collaboration allows effective functioning within nursing and inter-professional |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




teams, fostering open communication, mutual respect, and shared decision
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making.



An example of a violation to criminal law by a nurse is:
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A) Taking a controlled substance from agency supply for personal use.
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B)Accidentally administering a drug to the wrong |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




C) Advising a patient to sue the doctor for a supposed mistake the doctor made
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D) Writing a letter to the newspaper outlining questionable or unsafe hospital
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practices ANS: A Theft of a controlled substance is a federal crime and |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




consequently a crime against society |||| |||| |||| ||||




A patient is scheduled for surgery. When getting ready to obtain the informed
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consent, the ||||




patient tells the nurse, "I have no idea what is going to happen. I couldn't ask any
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questions." The nurse does not allow the patient to sign the permit and notifies |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




the health care provider of the situation. Which role is the nurse displaying?
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a. Manager||||




b. Patient educator
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c. Patient advocate
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d. Clinical nurse specialist ANS: C As a patient advocate, the nurse protects the
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patient's human and legal rights, including the right of the patient to understand
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procedures before signing permits. Although nurses can be educators, it is the |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




responsibility of the surgeon to provide education for the patient in preparation |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




for surgery, and it is the nurse's responsibility to notify the health care provider if
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the patient is not properly educated. Managers coordinate the activities of
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members of the nursing staff in delivering nursing care, and clinical nurse |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




specialists are experts in a specialized area of nursing practice in a variety of |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




settings

, A nurse teaches a group of nursing students about nurse practice acts. Which
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information

is most important to include in the teaching session about nurse practice acts?
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a. Protects the nurse
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b. Protects the public
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c. Protects the provider
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d. Protects the hospital ANS: B The nurse practice acts regulate the scope of
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nursing practice and protect public health, safety, and welfare. They do not |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




protect the nurse, provider, or hospital |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




A nurse is using a guide that provides principles of right and wrong to provide
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care to patients. |||| ||||




Which guide is the nurse using? |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




a. Code of ethics
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b. Standards of practice
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c. Standards of professional performance
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d. Quality and safety education for nurses ANS: A The code of ethics is the
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philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will use to |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




provide care to your patients. The Standards of Practice describe a competent |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




level of nursing care. The ANA Standards of Professional Performance describe a
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competent level of behavior in the professional role. Quality and safety |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




education for nurses addresses the challenge to prepare nurses with the |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




competencies needed to continuously improve the quality of care in their work |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ||||




environments



While providing care to a patient, the nurse is responsible, both professionally
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and legally. Which concept does this describe?
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a. Autonomy ||||




b. Accountability
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c. Patient advocacy
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