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NR 222- exam 1 practice Questions with 100%
VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference
for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues
about using the nursing code of ethics for professional
registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing
colleague asks about this code. Which of the following
statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care - ANSWER D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to
provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service
according to standards of practice and to follow a code of
ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and
wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for
your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out
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nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the
ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with
fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates
her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, determines her
level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for
analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - ANSWER C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered
medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which
standard of practice is performed?
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A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - ANSWER D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the
prescribed plan of care.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family
and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is
acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
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D. Case manager - ANSWER B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to
make choices about his or her care. An advocate may also
provide additional information to help a patient decide whether
or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help
family members communicate their concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research
literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current
evidence with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and
economically sound manner - ANSWER C. A problem-solving
approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
NR 222- exam 1 practice Questions with 100%
VERIFIED Answers UPDATED!!!
You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference
for a patient with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues
about using the nursing code of ethics for professional
registered nurses to guide care decisions. A nonnursing
colleague asks about this code. Which of the following
statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient
care - ANSWER D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to
provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service
according to standards of practice and to follow a code of
ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and
wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care for
your patients. The code serves as a guide for carrying out
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nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the
ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with
fever and cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates
her lung sounds, listens to her heart sounds, determines her
level of comfort, and collects blood and sputum samples for
analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - ANSWER C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to
the patient's health and/or the situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed
wheezing and shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered
medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which
standard of practice is performed?
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A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation - ANSWER D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the
prescribed plan of care.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The
patient wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The
family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the surgery to the family
and discusses the patient's wishes with the family. The nurse is
acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
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D. Case manager - ANSWER B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to
make choices about his or her care. An advocate may also
provide additional information to help a patient decide whether
or not to accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help
family members communicate their concerns.
Evidence-based practice is defined as:
A. Nursing care based on tradition
B. Scholarly inquiry of nursing and biomedical research
literature
C. A problem-solving approach that integrates best current
evidence with clinical practice
D. Quality nursing care provided in an efficient and
economically sound manner - ANSWER C. A problem-solving
approach that integrates best current evidence with clinical
practice
