NUR 164 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nursing professor pulls a student aside to discuss documenting a
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patient's blood pressure of 202/122 but not reporting this to the
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primary nurse. When discovered, the patient was transferred to the
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intensive care unit for treatment and monitoring. How does the faculty
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best explain to the student that their inaction reflects negligence?
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A. "You did not re-assess your patient."
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B. "There was poor interprofessional communication with the health
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care team." |
C. You failed to act as a reasonably prudent nurse would under similar
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circumstances."
D. "This action is consistent with a felony criminal action." - CORRECT
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ANSWER✔✔-C. Negligence is defined as performing an action that the | | | | | | | | | |
reasonably prudent nurse would not perform or failing to act as a
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reasonably prudent nurse would in similar circumstances. Negligence
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may be an act of omission or commission. Criminal law concerning state
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|and federal criminal statutes includes murder, manslaughter, criminal
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negligence, theft, and illegal possession of drugs. Public law regulates
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relationships between people and the government. Private or civil law
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includes laws relating to contracts, ownership of property, and the
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practice of nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.
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,Nursing students approaching graduation and licensure are required to
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read the state nurse practice act. Which topics in the law will they
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identity as guides to professional practice? Select all that apply.
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A. Actions resulting in discipline
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B. Clinical procedures
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C. Medication administration
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D. Scope of practice
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E. Delegation policies
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F. Medicare reimbursement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A & D. Each state
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has a nurse practice act that protects the public by broadly defining the
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legal scope of nursing practice. Practicing beyond those limits makes
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nurses vulnerable to charges of violating the state nurse practice act.
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Nurse practice acts also list the violations that can result in disciplinary
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actions against nurses. Clinical procedures are covered by the health
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care institutions themselves. Medication administration and delegation
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are topics covered by the board of nursing. Laws governing Medicare
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reimbursement are enacted through federal legislation. | | | | |
A nurse on a surgical unit is concerned about a colleague's possible
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substance use disorder. Which signs and symptoms could support the
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nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply.
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,A. Exhibiting diminished alertness and somnolence while working
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B. Attending multiple continuing education conferences
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C. Offering to medicate coworkers' patients for pain
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D. Making incorrect narcotics counts and creating wastage
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E. Leaving the unit frequently - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, B, C, D, E.
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Signs of substance use in nurses may include diminished alertness or
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somnolence, leaving the unit frequently, incorrect narcotic counts, | | | | | | | |
wastage, offers to medicate colleagues' patients, or changes in job
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performance, among others. Attending professional conferences is an | | | | | | | |
example of a nurse who is fully engaged with their work.
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A new graduate nurse tells the preceptor they want to obtain
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recognition in wound care, a specialty area of nursing. What credential
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will this nurse need to seek?
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A. Accreditation
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B. Licensure
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C. Certification
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D. Board approval - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Certification is the process
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|by which a person who has met certain criteria established by a
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nongovernmental association is granted recognition in a specified | | | | | | | |
practice area. Nursing is one of the groups operating under state laws
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that promote the general welfare by determining minimum standards of
| | | | | | | | |
|education through accreditation of schools of nursing. Licensure is a
| | | | | | | | | |
legal document that permits a person to offer to the public skills and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, knowledge in a particular jurisdiction, where such practice would
| | | | | | | | |
otherwise be unlawful without a license. State board of approval
| | | | | | | | | |
ensures that nurses have received the proper training to practice
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nursing.
The nurse reports to their manager that informed consent was not
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obtained from a patient for whom HIV testing was already performed.
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The nurse suggests which intentional tort may have been committed?
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A. Assault
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B. Battery
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C. Invasion of privacy
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D. False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Assault is a threat or
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an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that
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person's consent. Battery is an assault that is carried out. Every person
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is granted freedom from bodily contact by another person unless
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consent is granted. The Fourth Amendment gives citizens the right of
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privacy and the right to be left alone; a nurse who disregards these
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rights is guilty of invasion of privacy. Unjustified retention or prevention
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of the movement of another person without proper consent can
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constitute false imprisonment. | |
A patient died during routine outpatient surgery, and the nurse was
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accused of having failed to monitor and interpret vital signs. Which fact
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must be established to prove them guilty of malpractice or negligence?
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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
A nursing professor pulls a student aside to discuss documenting a
| | | | | | | | | | |
patient's blood pressure of 202/122 but not reporting this to the
| | | | | | | | | | |
primary nurse. When discovered, the patient was transferred to the
| | | | | | | | | |
intensive care unit for treatment and monitoring. How does the faculty
| | | | | | | | | | |
best explain to the student that their inaction reflects negligence?
| | | | | | | | |
A. "You did not re-assess your patient."
| | | | | |
B. "There was poor interprofessional communication with the health
| | | | | | | | |
care team." |
C. You failed to act as a reasonably prudent nurse would under similar
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
circumstances."
D. "This action is consistent with a felony criminal action." - CORRECT
| | | | | | | | | | | |
ANSWER✔✔-C. Negligence is defined as performing an action that the | | | | | | | | | |
reasonably prudent nurse would not perform or failing to act as a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
reasonably prudent nurse would in similar circumstances. Negligence
| | | | | | | |
may be an act of omission or commission. Criminal law concerning state
| | | | | | | | | | |
|and federal criminal statutes includes murder, manslaughter, criminal
| | | | | | | |
negligence, theft, and illegal possession of drugs. Public law regulates
| | | | | | | | | |
relationships between people and the government. Private or civil law
| | | | | | | | | |
includes laws relating to contracts, ownership of property, and the
| | | | | | | | | |
practice of nursing, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry.
| | | | | |
,Nursing students approaching graduation and licensure are required to
| | | | | | | | |
read the state nurse practice act. Which topics in the law will they
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
identity as guides to professional practice? Select all that apply.
| | | | | | | | |
A. Actions resulting in discipline
| | | |
B. Clinical procedures
| |
C. Medication administration
| |
D. Scope of practice
| | |
E. Delegation policies
| |
F. Medicare reimbursement - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A & D. Each state
| | | | | | | | | |
has a nurse practice act that protects the public by broadly defining the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
legal scope of nursing practice. Practicing beyond those limits makes
| | | | | | | | | |
nurses vulnerable to charges of violating the state nurse practice act.
| | | | | | | | | | |
Nurse practice acts also list the violations that can result in disciplinary
| | | | | | | | | | | |
actions against nurses. Clinical procedures are covered by the health
| | | | | | | | | |
care institutions themselves. Medication administration and delegation
| | | | | | |
are topics covered by the board of nursing. Laws governing Medicare
| | | | | | | | | | |
reimbursement are enacted through federal legislation. | | | | |
A nurse on a surgical unit is concerned about a colleague's possible
| | | | | | | | | | | |
substance use disorder. Which signs and symptoms could support the
| | | | | | | | | |
nurse's suspicion? Select all that apply.
| | | | |
,A. Exhibiting diminished alertness and somnolence while working
| | | | | | |
B. Attending multiple continuing education conferences
| | | | |
C. Offering to medicate coworkers' patients for pain
| | | | | | |
D. Making incorrect narcotics counts and creating wastage
| | | | | | |
E. Leaving the unit frequently - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-A, B, C, D, E.
| | | | | | | | | | | |
Signs of substance use in nurses may include diminished alertness or
| | | | | | | | | | |
somnolence, leaving the unit frequently, incorrect narcotic counts, | | | | | | | |
wastage, offers to medicate colleagues' patients, or changes in job
| | | | | | | | | |
performance, among others. Attending professional conferences is an | | | | | | | |
example of a nurse who is fully engaged with their work.
| | | | | | | | | |
A new graduate nurse tells the preceptor they want to obtain
| | | | | | | | | | |
recognition in wound care, a specialty area of nursing. What credential
| | | | | | | | | | |
will this nurse need to seek?
| | | | |
A. Accreditation
|
B. Licensure
|
C. Certification
|
D. Board approval - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-C. Certification is the process
| | | | | | | | |
|by which a person who has met certain criteria established by a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
nongovernmental association is granted recognition in a specified | | | | | | | |
practice area. Nursing is one of the groups operating under state laws
| | | | | | | | | | | |
that promote the general welfare by determining minimum standards of
| | | | | | | | |
|education through accreditation of schools of nursing. Licensure is a
| | | | | | | | | |
legal document that permits a person to offer to the public skills and
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
, knowledge in a particular jurisdiction, where such practice would
| | | | | | | | |
otherwise be unlawful without a license. State board of approval
| | | | | | | | | |
ensures that nurses have received the proper training to practice
| | | | | | | | | |
nursing.
The nurse reports to their manager that informed consent was not
| | | | | | | | | | |
obtained from a patient for whom HIV testing was already performed.
| | | | | | | | | | |
The nurse suggests which intentional tort may have been committed?
| | | | | | | | |
A. Assault
|
B. Battery
|
C. Invasion of privacy
| | |
D. False imprisonment - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. Assault is a threat or
| | | | | | | | | | |
an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that
| | | | | | | | | | |
person's consent. Battery is an assault that is carried out. Every person
| | | | | | | | | | | |
is granted freedom from bodily contact by another person unless
| | | | | | | | | |
consent is granted. The Fourth Amendment gives citizens the right of
| | | | | | | | | | |
privacy and the right to be left alone; a nurse who disregards these
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
rights is guilty of invasion of privacy. Unjustified retention or prevention
| | | | | | | | | | |
of the movement of another person without proper consent can
| | | | | | | | | |
constitute false imprisonment. | |
A patient died during routine outpatient surgery, and the nurse was
| | | | | | | | | | |
accused of having failed to monitor and interpret vital signs. Which fact
| | | | | | | | | | | |
must be established to prove them guilty of malpractice or negligence?
| | | | | | | | | |
