Nclex Practice Questions Week 1

LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES: QUESTIONS 1. When a nurse is administering a medication to a confused client, the client says, “This pill looks different from the one I had before.” Which should the nurse do? 1. Explain the purpose of the medication. 2. Ask what the other medication looked like. 3. Check the original medication prescription. 4. Encourage the client to take the medication. 2. A nurse administers an incorrect dose of a medication to a client. Which is the primary purpose of documenting this event in an Incident Report? 1. Record the event for future litigation. 2. Provide a basis for designing new policies. 3. Preventsimilar situations from happening again. 4. Ensure accountability for the cause of the accident. 3. When preparing to administer a medication, the nurse identifies that the dose is larger than the standard dose recommended by the manufacturer. Which should the nurse do? 1. Inform the supervisor. 2. Give the drug as prescribed. 3. Give the average dose of the medication. 4. Discuss the prescription with the primary health-care provider. 4. When a nurse attempts to administer a medication to a client, the client refuses to take the medication because it causes diarrhea. The nurse provides teaching about the medication, but the client continues adamantly to refuse the medication. Which should the nurse do first? 1. Discuss with a family member the need for the client to take the medication. 2. Explain again to the client the consequences of refusing to take the medication. 3. Document in the client’s clinical record the client’s refusal to take the medication. 4. Notify the primary health-care provider of the client’s refusal to take the medicatio