RNPedia: PNLE NP1 Test 2
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1. 1. The registered nurse is planning to delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP). Which of the following task could the registered nurse safely
assigned to a UAP?
A. Monitor the I&O of a comatose toddler client with salicylate poisoning
B. Perform a complete bed bath on a 2-year-old with multiple injuries from a
serious fall
C. Check the IV of a preschooler with Kawasaki disease
D. Give an oatmeal bath to an infant with eczema: D.
Bathing an infant with eczema can be safely delegated to an aide; this task is basic and can competently performed by
an aid.
2. 2. A nurse manager assigned a registered nurse from telemetry unit to the
pediatrics unit. There were three patients assigned to the RN. Which of the
following patients should not be assigned to the floated nurse?
A. A 9-year-old child diagnosed with rheumatic fever
B. A young infant after pyloromyotomy
C. A 4-year-old with VSD following cardiac catheterization
D. A 5-month-old with Kawasaki disease: B.
The RN floated from the telemetry unit would be least prepared to care for a young infant who has just had GI surgery
and requires a specific feeding regimen.
3. 3. A nurse in charge in the pediatric unit is absent. The nurse manager
decided to assign the nurse in the obstetrics unit to the pediatrics unit. Which
of the following patients could the nurse manager safely assign to the float
nurse?
A. A child who had multiple injuries from a serious vehicle accident
B. A child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and with cardiac complications
C. A child who has had a nephrectomy for Wilm's tumor
D. A child receiving an IV chelating therapy for lead poisoning: C.
RN floated from the obstetrics unit should be able to care for a client with major abdominal surgery, because this nurse
has experienced caring for clients with cesarean births.
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4. 4. The registered nurse is planning to delegate task to a certified nursing
assistant. Which of the following clients should not be assigned to a CAN?
A. A client diagnosed with diabetes and who has an infected toe
B. A client who had a CVA in the past two months
C. A client with Chronic renal failure
D. A client with chronic venous insufficiency: A.
The patient is experiencing a potentially serious complication related to diabetes and needs ongoing assessment by
an RN
5. 5. The nurse in the medication unit passes the medications for all the clients
on the nursing unit. The head nurse is making rounds with the physician
and coordinates clients' activities with other departments. The nurse assistant
changes the bed lines and answers call lights. A second nurse is assigned for
changing wound dressings; a licensed practitioner nurse takes vital signs and
bathes the clients. This illustrates of what method of nursing care?
A. Case management method
B. Primary nursing method
C. Team method
D. Functional method: D.
It describes functional nursing. Staff is assigned to specific task rather than specific clients.
6. 6. A registered nurse has been assigned to six clients on the 12-hour shift.
The RN is responsible for every aspect of care such as formulating the care of
plan, intervention and evaluating the care during her shift. At the end of her
shift, the RN will pass this same task to the next RN in charge. This nursing care
illustrates of what kind of method?
A. Primary nursing method
B. Case method
C. Team method
D. Functional method: B.
Case management. The nurse assumes total responsibility for meeting the needs of the client during her entire duty.
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7. 7. A newly hired nurse on an adult medicine unit with 3 months experience
was asked to float to pediatrics. The nurse hesitates to perform pediatric skills
and receive an interesting assignment that feels overwhelming. The nurse
should:
A. Resign on the spot from the nursing position and apply for a position that
does not require floating
B. Inform the nursing supervisor and the charge nurse on the pediatric floor
about the nurse's lack of skill and feelings of hesitations and request assis-
tance
C. Ask several other nurses how they feel about pediatrics and find someone
else who is willing to accept the assignment
D. Refuse the assignment and leave the unit requesting a vacation a day: B.
The nurse is ethically obligated to inform the person responsible for the assignment and the person responsible for
the unit about the nurse's skill level. The nurse therefore avoids a situation of abandoning clients and exposing them
to greater risks
8. 8. An experienced nurse who voluntarily trained a less experienced nurse with
the intention of enhancing the skills and knowledge and promoting profession-
al advancement to the nurse is called a:
A. Mentor
B. Team leader
C. Case manager
D. Change agent: A.
This describes a mentor.
9. 9. The pediatrics unit is understaffed and the nurse manager informs the
nurses in the obstetrics unit that she is going to assign one nurse to float in the
pediatric units. Which statement by the designated float nurse may put her job
at risk?
A. "I do not get along with one of the nurses on the pediatrics unit"
B. "I have a vacation day coming and would like to take that now"
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1. 1. The registered nurse is planning to delegate tasks to unlicensed assistive
personnel (UAP). Which of the following task could the registered nurse safely
assigned to a UAP?
A. Monitor the I&O of a comatose toddler client with salicylate poisoning
B. Perform a complete bed bath on a 2-year-old with multiple injuries from a
serious fall
C. Check the IV of a preschooler with Kawasaki disease
D. Give an oatmeal bath to an infant with eczema: D.
Bathing an infant with eczema can be safely delegated to an aide; this task is basic and can competently performed by
an aid.
2. 2. A nurse manager assigned a registered nurse from telemetry unit to the
pediatrics unit. There were three patients assigned to the RN. Which of the
following patients should not be assigned to the floated nurse?
A. A 9-year-old child diagnosed with rheumatic fever
B. A young infant after pyloromyotomy
C. A 4-year-old with VSD following cardiac catheterization
D. A 5-month-old with Kawasaki disease: B.
The RN floated from the telemetry unit would be least prepared to care for a young infant who has just had GI surgery
and requires a specific feeding regimen.
3. 3. A nurse in charge in the pediatric unit is absent. The nurse manager
decided to assign the nurse in the obstetrics unit to the pediatrics unit. Which
of the following patients could the nurse manager safely assign to the float
nurse?
A. A child who had multiple injuries from a serious vehicle accident
B. A child diagnosed with Kawasaki disease and with cardiac complications
C. A child who has had a nephrectomy for Wilm's tumor
D. A child receiving an IV chelating therapy for lead poisoning: C.
RN floated from the obstetrics unit should be able to care for a client with major abdominal surgery, because this nurse
has experienced caring for clients with cesarean births.
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4. 4. The registered nurse is planning to delegate task to a certified nursing
assistant. Which of the following clients should not be assigned to a CAN?
A. A client diagnosed with diabetes and who has an infected toe
B. A client who had a CVA in the past two months
C. A client with Chronic renal failure
D. A client with chronic venous insufficiency: A.
The patient is experiencing a potentially serious complication related to diabetes and needs ongoing assessment by
an RN
5. 5. The nurse in the medication unit passes the medications for all the clients
on the nursing unit. The head nurse is making rounds with the physician
and coordinates clients' activities with other departments. The nurse assistant
changes the bed lines and answers call lights. A second nurse is assigned for
changing wound dressings; a licensed practitioner nurse takes vital signs and
bathes the clients. This illustrates of what method of nursing care?
A. Case management method
B. Primary nursing method
C. Team method
D. Functional method: D.
It describes functional nursing. Staff is assigned to specific task rather than specific clients.
6. 6. A registered nurse has been assigned to six clients on the 12-hour shift.
The RN is responsible for every aspect of care such as formulating the care of
plan, intervention and evaluating the care during her shift. At the end of her
shift, the RN will pass this same task to the next RN in charge. This nursing care
illustrates of what kind of method?
A. Primary nursing method
B. Case method
C. Team method
D. Functional method: B.
Case management. The nurse assumes total responsibility for meeting the needs of the client during her entire duty.
, RNPedia: PNLE NP1 Test 2
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i2escj
7. 7. A newly hired nurse on an adult medicine unit with 3 months experience
was asked to float to pediatrics. The nurse hesitates to perform pediatric skills
and receive an interesting assignment that feels overwhelming. The nurse
should:
A. Resign on the spot from the nursing position and apply for a position that
does not require floating
B. Inform the nursing supervisor and the charge nurse on the pediatric floor
about the nurse's lack of skill and feelings of hesitations and request assis-
tance
C. Ask several other nurses how they feel about pediatrics and find someone
else who is willing to accept the assignment
D. Refuse the assignment and leave the unit requesting a vacation a day: B.
The nurse is ethically obligated to inform the person responsible for the assignment and the person responsible for
the unit about the nurse's skill level. The nurse therefore avoids a situation of abandoning clients and exposing them
to greater risks
8. 8. An experienced nurse who voluntarily trained a less experienced nurse with
the intention of enhancing the skills and knowledge and promoting profession-
al advancement to the nurse is called a:
A. Mentor
B. Team leader
C. Case manager
D. Change agent: A.
This describes a mentor.
9. 9. The pediatrics unit is understaffed and the nurse manager informs the
nurses in the obstetrics unit that she is going to assign one nurse to float in the
pediatric units. Which statement by the designated float nurse may put her job
at risk?
A. "I do not get along with one of the nurses on the pediatrics unit"
B. "I have a vacation day coming and would like to take that now"
