CHAPTER 3 NCLEX FOUNDATIONS OF
NURSING EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which action(s) violate the HIPAA? (Select all that apply)
a. Discussing the comatose patient's condition with his father-in-law
b. Discussing the outcome of a patient's test with another nurse from the unit while in a
crowded elevator
c. Relaying information about the patient's concerns to the nurse who will care for him on the
next shift
d. Relaying a complaint about the quality of nursing care by the patient's wife to the charge
nurse
e. Updating your social media site about a difficult clinical day, including hospital and patient's
diagnosis, but NOT the patient's name - ANS A, B, E. Rationale: Patient medical information is
private, and all of these examples would constitute an invasion of the patient's privacy about
medical information, be against the HIPAA privacy rule, and be unethical according to nursing
standards.
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, You witness a nursing assistant force a patient who is trying to stand up into a chair saying,
"Don't keep trying to get up or I will restrain you." The nursing assistant's behavior is an
example of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Assault and battery
d. Negligence - ANS C. Rationale: Assault is a threat to do bodily harm or to touch someone
against their permission. Battery is unlawful physical contact. In the example, the assistant does
both.
Your patient has experienced severe complications during surgery and remains on life support.
Decisions about care can be more easily made if the patient has which documents in place?
a. A power of attorney over financial affairs
b. An advance directive
c. A will
d. No special documentation is needed - ANS B. Rationale: An advance directive is a consent
that delineates a patient's wishes regarding surgery or diagnostic or therapeutic treatments.
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NURSING EXAM 2025 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Which action(s) violate the HIPAA? (Select all that apply)
a. Discussing the comatose patient's condition with his father-in-law
b. Discussing the outcome of a patient's test with another nurse from the unit while in a
crowded elevator
c. Relaying information about the patient's concerns to the nurse who will care for him on the
next shift
d. Relaying a complaint about the quality of nursing care by the patient's wife to the charge
nurse
e. Updating your social media site about a difficult clinical day, including hospital and patient's
diagnosis, but NOT the patient's name - ANS A, B, E. Rationale: Patient medical information is
private, and all of these examples would constitute an invasion of the patient's privacy about
medical information, be against the HIPAA privacy rule, and be unethical according to nursing
standards.
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, You witness a nursing assistant force a patient who is trying to stand up into a chair saying,
"Don't keep trying to get up or I will restrain you." The nursing assistant's behavior is an
example of:
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Assault and battery
d. Negligence - ANS C. Rationale: Assault is a threat to do bodily harm or to touch someone
against their permission. Battery is unlawful physical contact. In the example, the assistant does
both.
Your patient has experienced severe complications during surgery and remains on life support.
Decisions about care can be more easily made if the patient has which documents in place?
a. A power of attorney over financial affairs
b. An advance directive
c. A will
d. No special documentation is needed - ANS B. Rationale: An advance directive is a consent
that delineates a patient's wishes regarding surgery or diagnostic or therapeutic treatments.
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