Fundamentals Final Exam Review
Questions
Whichcvorganizationcvcancvrequirecvnursescvtocvtakecvcontinuingcveducationcvcoursescvascvacvconditioncvofc
vlicensurecvrenewal?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAmericancvNursescvAssociation
b.cvNationalcvLeaguecvforcvNursing
c.cvSigmacvThetacvTau
d.cvStatecvBoardcvofcvNursingcv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅StatecvBoardcvofcvNursing
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvbestcvexplainscvthecvimportancecvofcvstandardscvofcvpractice?
Selectcvone:
a.cvNursescvandcvothercvhealthcarecvproviderscvhavecvthecvsamecvstandardscvofcvpractice
b.cvStandardcvofcvpracticecvonlycvapplycvtocvnursescvwhocvworkcvincvhospitalcvsettings.
c.cvStandardscvofcvpracticecvidentifycvthecvknowledge,cvskills,cvandcvattitudescvnursescvneedcvtocvprovidecvs
afecvcarecv
d.cvStandardscvofcvpracticecvdiffercvamongcvregisteredcvnursescvbecausecvthecvrolescvarecvdifferentcvbasedc
voncvthecvpopulationcvtheycvserve.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Standardscvofcvpracticecvidentifycvthecvknowledge,cvskills,cvandcvattitudescvnursesc
vneedcvtocvprovidecvsafecvcare.
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvbestcvdescribescvthecvlegalcvdefinitioncvofcvacvnurse?cvAssumecvallcveducationcvp
rogramscvarecvaccredited.
Selectcvone:
a.cvGraduatecvofcvacvnursingcveducationcvprogramcvandcvhascvpassedcvthecvNationalcvCouncilcvLicensurecvE
xamcv
b.cvPersoncvwithcvadvancedcvtrainingcvandcvcertifiedcvtocvadministercvmedicationscvincvmostcvhealthcarecvs
ettings
c.cvGraduatecvlicensedcvtocvpracticecvincvancvacutecvcarecvsettingcvorcvacvhomecvcarecvenvironment
,d.cvGraduatecvwithcvadvancedcveducationcvlicensedcvtocvpracticecvundercvthecvdirectcvsupervisioncvofcvacvp
hysiciancv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅GraduatecvofcvacvnursingcveducationcvprogramcvandcvhascvpassedcvthecvNationalcv
CouncilcvLicensurecvExamcv(NCLEX)
Acvpatientcvwhocviscvbeingcvdischargedcvaskscvthecvnurse,cv"CancvIcvtakecvyoucvoutcvforcvdinnercvtocvshowcv
mycvappreciationcvforcvallcvthatcvyoucvhavecvdonecvforcvme?cvIcvreallycvlikecvyou."cvThecvnurse'scvbestcvresp
onsecviscvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowing?
Selectcvone:
a.cv"Yes,cvthatcvwouldcvbecvnice.cvItcviscvreallycvgreatcvtocvbecvappreciated."
cvb.cv"No,cvandcvpleasecvdocvnotcvaskcvagain.cvYoucvshouldcvhavecvbeencvtoldcvthatcvalready."
c.cv"Thankcvyou;cvhowever,cvIcvhavecvtocvrefuse,cvevencvthoughcvthecvthoughtcviscvappreciated."cv
d.cv"Wecvwillcvhavecvtocvwaitcv3cvdayscvaftercvyoucvhavecvbeencvdischargedcvtocvhavecvacvrelationship."cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Thankcvyou;cvhowever,cvIcvhavecvtocvrefuse,cvevencvthoughcvthecvthoughtcviscvappr
eciated.
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvconceptscvreferscvtocvconflictscvthatcvarisecvbetweencvtwocvorcvmorecvethicalcvp
rinciplescvincvpatientcvcarecvscenarios?
Selectcvone:
a.cvNursingcvethics
b.cvBioethics
c.cvEthicalcvdilemmacv
d.cvMoralcvdistresscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Moralcvdistress
Acvmentallycvcompetentcvpatientcvhascvancvextremelycvlowcvbloodcvcountcvandcvwillcvlikelycvdiecvwithoutcva
cvbloodcvtransfusion.cvThecvpatientcvknowscvthecvrisk,cvbutcvcontinuescvtocvrefusecvthecvblood.cvWhichcvacti
oncvbycvthecvnursecviscvthecvmostcvappropriate?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAssumecvthecvpatientcviscvconfusedcvandcvgivecvthecvbloodcvanyway.
b.cvRequestcvacvpsychologicalcvevaluationcvtocvensurecvthatcvthecvpatientcvunderstandscvthecvrisk.
c.cvRequestcvacvpsychologicalcvevaluationcvtocvensurecvthatcvthecvpatientcvunderstandscvthecvrisk.
,d.cvFollowcvthecvpatient'scvwishescvandcvdocvnotcvadministercvacvbloodcvtransfusion.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Followcvthecvpatient'scvwishescvandcvdocvnotcvadministercvacvbloodcvtransfusion
Confidentialitycvwillcvbecvmaintainedcvbycvacvnursecvwhocvbelievescvincvandcvvaluescvthecvethicalcvprinciplec
vof:
Selectcvone:
a.cvFidelitycv
b.cvVeracity
c.cvBeneficence
d.cvAutonomycv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Fidelity
Acv60-year-
oldcvpatientcvwithcvacvtreatablecvformcvofcvbreastcvcancercvhascvdecidedcvnotcvtocvpursuecvradiationcvorcvch
emotherapy.cvThecvnursecvbelievescvthatcvthecvpatientcvshouldcvbecvtreated.cvShecvcoercescvhercvintocvrece
ivingcvtreatmentcvbycvcontinuingcvtocvremindcvthecvpatientcvaboutcvhercvresponsibilitiescvforcvraisingcvhercv
children.cvWhatcvtypecvofcvbehaviorcvhascvthecvnursecvdisplayed?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAutonomy
b.cvPaternalismcv
c.cvNon-maleficense
d.cvBeneficencecv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Paternalism
Thecvnursecvbelievescvthatcvabortioncviscvmurder,cvofcvthecvunborncvchild.cvWhilecvatcvwork,cvthecvnursecvisc
vassignedcvacvwomancvwithcvsepticemiacvfollowingcvancvabortion.cvWhichcvconceptcvmostcvspecificallycvreq
uirescvthecvnursecvtocvprovidecvhigh-qualitycvcarecvforcvthiscvpatient?
Selectcvone:
a.cvEthics
b.cvMoralscv
c.cvBioethics
d.cvNursingcvEthicscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Nursingcvethics
, Acvpregnantcv15-year-
oldcvgirlcvpresentscvtocvthecvemergencycvdepartmentcv(ED)cvofcvthecvlocalcvprivatecvhospital.cvShecvhascvbe
encvtransportedcvbycvhercvmothercvandcvappearscvtocvbecvincvactivecvlabor.cvThecvgirlcviscvcryingcvuncontroll
ablycvandcvsayscvshecviscvscaredcvandcvexperiencingcvpainfulcvcontractions.cvHercvmothercvstates,cv"Wecvdo
n'tcvhavecvanycvmoneycvorcvinsurance,cvbutcvthiscvhospitalcviscvclosercvthancvthecvpubliccvhospital,cvandcvshe
cvneedscvhelpcvnow."cvWhatcviscvthecvfirstcvstepcvthatcvthecvEDcvstaffcvshouldcvtake?
Selectcvone:
a.cvInformcvhercvmothercvthatcvshecvwillcvneedcvtocvtransportcvhercvdaughtercvtocvthecvnearestcvpubliccvhos
pital.
b.cvExaminecvhercvtocvdeterminecvwhethercvhercvconditioncviscvstablecvorcvwhethercvshecvrequirescvimmedi
atecvmedicalcvattention.
c.cvExplaincvtocvthecvgirlcvandcvhercvmothercvthatcvthecvhospitalcvonlycvacceptscvpatientscvwhocvcancvpaycvth
ecvhospitalcvbill.
d.cvArrangecvforcvancvambulancecvtocvtransportcvhercvtocvthecvnearestcvpubliccvhospital.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Examinecvhercvtocvdeterminecvwhethercvhercvconditioncviscvstablecvorcvwhethercvs
hecvrequirescvimmediatecvmedicalcvattention.
Ancv87-year-
oldcvpatientcvhascvjustcvbeencvdiagnosedcvwithcvcancer.cvHercvdurablecvpowercvofcvattorneycvnamescvhercvs
oncvascvhercvsurrogatecvdecisioncvmaker.cvHecvarrivescvatcvthecvpatient'scvbedsidecvtocvdiscusscvtreatmentcv
optionscvwithcvher.cvThecvpatientcviscvalertcvandcvoriented.cvHercvsoncvtellscvyoucvthatcvhecvdoescvnotcvwant
cvhercvtocvreceivecvanycvtreatmentcv(chemotherapy)cvbecausecvofcvthecvsidecveffectscvandcvhercvage.cvThecv
patientcvtellscvyoucvthatcvshecvwantscvtocvtrycvthecvtreatment.cvWhichcvdecisioncvshouldcvbecvfollowedcvbycv
thecvnurse?
Selectcvone:
a.cvThecvpatientcv
b.cvThecvpatient'scvson
c.cvBoth
d.cvNeithercv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Thecvpatient
Uponcvinitialcvassessmentcvofcvacv75-year-
oldcvpatient,cvyoucvidentifycvbruisescvandcvscratchescvoncvthecvpatient'scvarms,cvlegs,cvandcvtrunkcvincvvario
uscvstagescvofcvhealing.cvYoucvnotifycvyourcvsupervisorcvwhencvyoucvsuspectcvthecvpatientcvmaycvbecvacvvicti
mcvofcvphysicalcvabuse.cvYoucvarecvcomplyingcvwithcvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvstatecvlaws?
Selectcvone:
Questions
Whichcvorganizationcvcancvrequirecvnursescvtocvtakecvcontinuingcveducationcvcoursescvascvacvconditioncvofc
vlicensurecvrenewal?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAmericancvNursescvAssociation
b.cvNationalcvLeaguecvforcvNursing
c.cvSigmacvThetacvTau
d.cvStatecvBoardcvofcvNursingcv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅StatecvBoardcvofcvNursing
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvbestcvexplainscvthecvimportancecvofcvstandardscvofcvpractice?
Selectcvone:
a.cvNursescvandcvothercvhealthcarecvproviderscvhavecvthecvsamecvstandardscvofcvpractice
b.cvStandardcvofcvpracticecvonlycvapplycvtocvnursescvwhocvworkcvincvhospitalcvsettings.
c.cvStandardscvofcvpracticecvidentifycvthecvknowledge,cvskills,cvandcvattitudescvnursescvneedcvtocvprovidecvs
afecvcarecv
d.cvStandardscvofcvpracticecvdiffercvamongcvregisteredcvnursescvbecausecvthecvrolescvarecvdifferentcvbasedc
voncvthecvpopulationcvtheycvserve.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Standardscvofcvpracticecvidentifycvthecvknowledge,cvskills,cvandcvattitudescvnursesc
vneedcvtocvprovidecvsafecvcare.
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvbestcvdescribescvthecvlegalcvdefinitioncvofcvacvnurse?cvAssumecvallcveducationcvp
rogramscvarecvaccredited.
Selectcvone:
a.cvGraduatecvofcvacvnursingcveducationcvprogramcvandcvhascvpassedcvthecvNationalcvCouncilcvLicensurecvE
xamcv
b.cvPersoncvwithcvadvancedcvtrainingcvandcvcertifiedcvtocvadministercvmedicationscvincvmostcvhealthcarecvs
ettings
c.cvGraduatecvlicensedcvtocvpracticecvincvancvacutecvcarecvsettingcvorcvacvhomecvcarecvenvironment
,d.cvGraduatecvwithcvadvancedcveducationcvlicensedcvtocvpracticecvundercvthecvdirectcvsupervisioncvofcvacvp
hysiciancv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅GraduatecvofcvacvnursingcveducationcvprogramcvandcvhascvpassedcvthecvNationalcv
CouncilcvLicensurecvExamcv(NCLEX)
Acvpatientcvwhocviscvbeingcvdischargedcvaskscvthecvnurse,cv"CancvIcvtakecvyoucvoutcvforcvdinnercvtocvshowcv
mycvappreciationcvforcvallcvthatcvyoucvhavecvdonecvforcvme?cvIcvreallycvlikecvyou."cvThecvnurse'scvbestcvresp
onsecviscvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowing?
Selectcvone:
a.cv"Yes,cvthatcvwouldcvbecvnice.cvItcviscvreallycvgreatcvtocvbecvappreciated."
cvb.cv"No,cvandcvpleasecvdocvnotcvaskcvagain.cvYoucvshouldcvhavecvbeencvtoldcvthatcvalready."
c.cv"Thankcvyou;cvhowever,cvIcvhavecvtocvrefuse,cvevencvthoughcvthecvthoughtcviscvappreciated."cv
d.cv"Wecvwillcvhavecvtocvwaitcv3cvdayscvaftercvyoucvhavecvbeencvdischargedcvtocvhavecvacvrelationship."cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Thankcvyou;cvhowever,cvIcvhavecvtocvrefuse,cvevencvthoughcvthecvthoughtcviscvappr
eciated.
Whichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvconceptscvreferscvtocvconflictscvthatcvarisecvbetweencvtwocvorcvmorecvethicalcvp
rinciplescvincvpatientcvcarecvscenarios?
Selectcvone:
a.cvNursingcvethics
b.cvBioethics
c.cvEthicalcvdilemmacv
d.cvMoralcvdistresscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Moralcvdistress
Acvmentallycvcompetentcvpatientcvhascvancvextremelycvlowcvbloodcvcountcvandcvwillcvlikelycvdiecvwithoutcva
cvbloodcvtransfusion.cvThecvpatientcvknowscvthecvrisk,cvbutcvcontinuescvtocvrefusecvthecvblood.cvWhichcvacti
oncvbycvthecvnursecviscvthecvmostcvappropriate?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAssumecvthecvpatientcviscvconfusedcvandcvgivecvthecvbloodcvanyway.
b.cvRequestcvacvpsychologicalcvevaluationcvtocvensurecvthatcvthecvpatientcvunderstandscvthecvrisk.
c.cvRequestcvacvpsychologicalcvevaluationcvtocvensurecvthatcvthecvpatientcvunderstandscvthecvrisk.
,d.cvFollowcvthecvpatient'scvwishescvandcvdocvnotcvadministercvacvbloodcvtransfusion.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Followcvthecvpatient'scvwishescvandcvdocvnotcvadministercvacvbloodcvtransfusion
Confidentialitycvwillcvbecvmaintainedcvbycvacvnursecvwhocvbelievescvincvandcvvaluescvthecvethicalcvprinciplec
vof:
Selectcvone:
a.cvFidelitycv
b.cvVeracity
c.cvBeneficence
d.cvAutonomycv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Fidelity
Acv60-year-
oldcvpatientcvwithcvacvtreatablecvformcvofcvbreastcvcancercvhascvdecidedcvnotcvtocvpursuecvradiationcvorcvch
emotherapy.cvThecvnursecvbelievescvthatcvthecvpatientcvshouldcvbecvtreated.cvShecvcoercescvhercvintocvrece
ivingcvtreatmentcvbycvcontinuingcvtocvremindcvthecvpatientcvaboutcvhercvresponsibilitiescvforcvraisingcvhercv
children.cvWhatcvtypecvofcvbehaviorcvhascvthecvnursecvdisplayed?
Selectcvone:
a.cvAutonomy
b.cvPaternalismcv
c.cvNon-maleficense
d.cvBeneficencecv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Paternalism
Thecvnursecvbelievescvthatcvabortioncviscvmurder,cvofcvthecvunborncvchild.cvWhilecvatcvwork,cvthecvnursecvisc
vassignedcvacvwomancvwithcvsepticemiacvfollowingcvancvabortion.cvWhichcvconceptcvmostcvspecificallycvreq
uirescvthecvnursecvtocvprovidecvhigh-qualitycvcarecvforcvthiscvpatient?
Selectcvone:
a.cvEthics
b.cvMoralscv
c.cvBioethics
d.cvNursingcvEthicscv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Nursingcvethics
, Acvpregnantcv15-year-
oldcvgirlcvpresentscvtocvthecvemergencycvdepartmentcv(ED)cvofcvthecvlocalcvprivatecvhospital.cvShecvhascvbe
encvtransportedcvbycvhercvmothercvandcvappearscvtocvbecvincvactivecvlabor.cvThecvgirlcviscvcryingcvuncontroll
ablycvandcvsayscvshecviscvscaredcvandcvexperiencingcvpainfulcvcontractions.cvHercvmothercvstates,cv"Wecvdo
n'tcvhavecvanycvmoneycvorcvinsurance,cvbutcvthiscvhospitalcviscvclosercvthancvthecvpubliccvhospital,cvandcvshe
cvneedscvhelpcvnow."cvWhatcviscvthecvfirstcvstepcvthatcvthecvEDcvstaffcvshouldcvtake?
Selectcvone:
a.cvInformcvhercvmothercvthatcvshecvwillcvneedcvtocvtransportcvhercvdaughtercvtocvthecvnearestcvpubliccvhos
pital.
b.cvExaminecvhercvtocvdeterminecvwhethercvhercvconditioncviscvstablecvorcvwhethercvshecvrequirescvimmedi
atecvmedicalcvattention.
c.cvExplaincvtocvthecvgirlcvandcvhercvmothercvthatcvthecvhospitalcvonlycvacceptscvpatientscvwhocvcancvpaycvth
ecvhospitalcvbill.
d.cvArrangecvforcvancvambulancecvtocvtransportcvhercvtocvthecvnearestcvpubliccvhospital.cv-
cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Examinecvhercvtocvdeterminecvwhethercvhercvconditioncviscvstablecvorcvwhethercvs
hecvrequirescvimmediatecvmedicalcvattention.
Ancv87-year-
oldcvpatientcvhascvjustcvbeencvdiagnosedcvwithcvcancer.cvHercvdurablecvpowercvofcvattorneycvnamescvhercvs
oncvascvhercvsurrogatecvdecisioncvmaker.cvHecvarrivescvatcvthecvpatient'scvbedsidecvtocvdiscusscvtreatmentcv
optionscvwithcvher.cvThecvpatientcviscvalertcvandcvoriented.cvHercvsoncvtellscvyoucvthatcvhecvdoescvnotcvwant
cvhercvtocvreceivecvanycvtreatmentcv(chemotherapy)cvbecausecvofcvthecvsidecveffectscvandcvhercvage.cvThecv
patientcvtellscvyoucvthatcvshecvwantscvtocvtrycvthecvtreatment.cvWhichcvdecisioncvshouldcvbecvfollowedcvbycv
thecvnurse?
Selectcvone:
a.cvThecvpatientcv
b.cvThecvpatient'scvson
c.cvBoth
d.cvNeithercv-cvcorrectcvanswer✅✅Thecvpatient
Uponcvinitialcvassessmentcvofcvacv75-year-
oldcvpatient,cvyoucvidentifycvbruisescvandcvscratchescvoncvthecvpatient'scvarms,cvlegs,cvandcvtrunkcvincvvario
uscvstagescvofcvhealing.cvYoucvnotifycvyourcvsupervisorcvwhencvyoucvsuspectcvthecvpatientcvmaycvbecvacvvicti
mcvofcvphysicalcvabuse.cvYoucvarecvcomplyingcvwithcvwhichcvofcvthecvfollowingcvstatecvlaws?
Selectcvone:
