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A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if she does not
use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP
committing? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Assault
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that
this is not in the client's best interest, so she prepares to administer PRN sedative
medication the client has not requested along with his usual medication. Which of
the following types of tort is the nurse about to commit? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----False imprisonment
A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that he will
prepare his advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the
,following statements made by the client should indicate to the nurse an
understanding of advance directives? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----I plan to write
that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective surgical
procedure. The nurse should take which of the following actions regarding
informed consent? (Select all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Make sure
the surgeon obtained the client's consent. Witness the client's signature Zon the
consent form.
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the
unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found
the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on a break. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Report the observations to the
When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that
the client is coughing and sneezing. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when preparing the sterile field? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Place a
mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organisms into the surgical wound.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean
work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following
flaps should the nurse unfold first? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The flap farthest
from the body
, A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing sterile procedure.
Which of the a touch without following objects can the nurse breaching sterile
technique? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The inner
wrapping of an item on the sterile field
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field
One gloved hand with the other gloved hand
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene techniques with a group of assistive personnel
(AP). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discussing
handwashing? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Wash the
hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube
insertion. Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as
contaminating the sterile field? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER--
--The nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the
sterile field.
The procedure is delayed 1 hr because the provider receives an emergency call.
The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the
nurse.
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of
the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Home health care
2020 | Complete Verified Study Guide &
Questions PDF FREE DOWNLOAD
A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if she does not
use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP
committing? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Assault
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that
this is not in the client's best interest, so she prepares to administer PRN sedative
medication the client has not requested along with his usual medication. Which of
the following types of tort is the nurse about to commit? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----False imprisonment
A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that he will
prepare his advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the
,following statements made by the client should indicate to the nurse an
understanding of advance directives? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----I plan to write
that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective surgical
procedure. The nurse should take which of the following actions regarding
informed consent? (Select all that apply.) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Make sure
the surgeon obtained the client's consent. Witness the client's signature Zon the
consent form.
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the
unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found
the nurse asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on a break. Which
of the following actions should the nurse take? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----
Report the observations to the
When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that
the client is coughing and sneezing. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take when preparing the sterile field? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Place a
mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organisms into the surgical wound.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean
work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following
flaps should the nurse unfold first? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The flap farthest
from the body
, A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing sterile procedure.
Which of the a touch without following objects can the nurse breaching sterile
technique? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----The inner
wrapping of an item on the sterile field
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field
One gloved hand with the other gloved hand
A nurse is reviewing hand hygiene techniques with a group of assistive personnel
(AP). Which of the following instructions should the nurse include when discussing
handwashing? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Wash the
hands with soap and water for at least 15 seconds.
Use a clean paper towel to turn off hand faucets.
A nurse has prepared a sterile field for assisting a provider with a chest tube
insertion. Which of the following events should the nurse recognize as
contaminating the sterile field? (Select all that apply) - ---✔✔✔ANSWER--
--The nurse moistens a cotton ball with sterile normal saline and places it on the
sterile field.
The procedure is delayed 1 hr because the provider receives an emergency call.
The nurse turns to speak to someone who enters through the door behind the
nurse.
A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse. Which of
the following examples should the nurse include in the teaching? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Home health care
