NEWEST NR 226 ACTUAL FINAL Exam 1 WITH MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% RATED CORRECT WITH 100% SURE PASS|GRADED A+

2024-2025 NEWEST NR 226 ACTUAL
FINAL Exam 1 WITH MULTIPLE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
RATED CORRECT WITH 100% SURE
PASS|GRADED A+



Apractitionerasksthenursetowitnessaninformedconsent.Whichpatientdoesthenurseidentifyis
unabletogiveaninformedconsentforsurgery?



1)16yearoldboywhoismarried

2)35yearoldwomanwhoisdepressed

3)50yearoldwomanwhodoesnotspeakEnglish

4)65yearoldmanwhohasreceivedanarcoticforpain.-
Correctanswer~CorrectAnswer:4(NarcoticsdepresstheCNS,includingdecision-makingabilities.



1-Becauselegallyanyoneunder18whoismarriedcanmakethedecision.

2-wrongbecauseadepressedpersoncanmakethesedecisionsuntilprovenmentallyincompetent.

3-Wrongbecausethispersoncanprovideinformedconsentaftertranslations.



Whenthenurseisadministeringamedicationtoaconfusedpatient,thepatientsays,"thispilllooksdi
fferentfromtheoneIhadbefore."Whatshouldthenursedo?



1)Askwhattheotherpilllookedlike.

2)Explainthepurposeofthemedication.

3)Checktheoriginalmedicationprescription.

,4)Encouragethepatienttotakethemedication.-
Correctanswer~Correctanswer:3(Thisisthesafestinterventionbecauseitgoestotheoriginalsourc
eoftheprescription.)



1-
WrongbecauseThisactionbyitselfisunsafebecausethepatientisconfusedandtheinformationobt
ainedmaybeinnacurate.

2-Thisinterventionignoresthepatient'sconcern.

4-
Thisactionignoresthepatient'sstatementandisunsafewithoutobtainingadditionalinformation.



Thenurseadministersanincorrectdoseofamedicationtoapatient.Whatistheprimarypurposeofd
ocumentingthiseventinanIncidentReport?



1)Recordtheeventforfuturelitigation.

2)Provideabasisfordesigningnewpolicies.

3)Preventsimilarsituationsfromhappeningagain.

4)Ensureaccountabilityforthecauseoftheaccident.-Correctanswer~Correctanswer:3(Risk-
managementcommitteesusestatsaboutaccidents&incidentstoidentifypatternsofriskandpreve
ntfutureaccidents/incidents.)



1-
Wrongbecausealthoughdocumentationofanincidentmaybeusedinacourtoflaw,itisnottheprim
aryreasonforanincidentreport.

2-Thisisnottheprimaryreason.Newpoliciesmayormaynothavetobewrittenandimplemented.

4-
Althoughnursesarealwaysaccountablefortheiractions,accountabilityforthecauseofanincidenc
eistheroleofthecourts.



Apractitionerwritesaprescriptionforamedicationthatislargerthanthestandarddose.Whatshoul
dthenursedo?

,1)Informthesupervisor

2)Givethedrugasprescribed.

3)Givetheaveragedoseofthemedication.

4)Discusstheprescriptionwiththepractitioner.-
Correctanswer~CorrectAnswer:4(Nurseshaveaprof.resonsibilitytoknow/investigatethestanda
rddoseformedicationsbeingadministered.Inaddition,nursesareresponsiblefortheirownactions
regardlessofwhetherthereisawrittenprescription)



1-Itisunnecessarytocallthesupervisor.

2-Thisisunsafeforthepatientandmayresultinmalpractice.

3-Changingamedicationprescriptionisnotwithinthescopeofnursingpractice.



Whenthenurseattemptstoadministeramedicationtoapatient,thepatientrefusestotakethemedi
cationbecauseitcausesdiarrhea.Thenurseprovidesteachingaboutthemedication,butthepatient
continuestoadamantlyrefusethemedication.Whatshouldthenursedofirst?



1)Documentthepatient'srefusaltotakethemedication.

2)Notifythepractitionerofthepatient'srefusaltotakethemedication.

3)Discusswithafamilymembertheneedforthepatienttotakethemedication.

4)Explainagaintothepatienttheconsequencesofrefusingtotakethemedication.-
Correctanswer~CorrectAnswer:1(Thepatienthastherighttorefuse)



2.Notifyingthepractitionereventuallyshouldbedone,butitisnotthepriorityatthistime.

3.Discussingthesituationwithafamilymemberwithoutthepatient'sconsentisaviolationofconfid
entiality.

4.Thepatienthasbeentaughtaboutthemedicationandadamantlyrefusesthemedication.Further
teachingatthistimemaybeviewedbythepatientasbadgering.



Whencaringforaterminallyillpatient,afamilymembersays,"Ineedyourhelptohastenmymother's
deathsothatsheisnolongersuffering."WhatshouldthenursedobasedonthepositionoftheAmeric
anNurseassociationinrelationtoassistedsuicide?

, 1)Notparticipateinactiveeuthanasia.

2)Participatebasedonpersonalvaluesandbeliefs.

3)Participatewhenthepatientisexperiencingseverepain.

4)Notparticipateunlesstwopractitionersareconsultedandthepatienthashadcounseling.-
Correctanswer~CorrectAnswer:1(Withholdingthemedicationanddocu-
mentingthepatient'srefusalaretheappropriateinterventions.Patient'shavearighttorefusecare.)



2.Notifyingthepractitionereventuallyshouldbedone,butitisnotthepriorityatthistime.

3.Discussingthesituationwithafamilymemberwithoutthepatient'sconsentisaviolationofconfid
entiality.

4.Thepatienthasbeentaughtaboutthemedicationandadamantlyrefusesthemedication.Further
teachingatthistimemaybeviewedbythepatientasbadgering.



WhichorganizationisresponsibleforensuringthatRegisteredNursesareminimallyqualifiedtopra
cticenursing?



1)SigmaThetaTau

2)StateBoardsofNursing

3)AmericanNursesAssociation

4)ConstituentleaguesoftheNationalLeagueforNursing.-
Correctanswer~CorrectAnswer:2.(TheNationalCouncilofStateBoardsofNursingisresponsiblefo
rtheNCLEXexaminations;however,thelicensingauthorityinthejurisdictioninwhichthegraduatet
akestheexaminationverifiestheacceptablescoreontheexamination.)



1.SigmaThetaTau,theinternationalhonorsocietyofnursing,recognizesacademicachievementan
dleadershipqualities,encourageshighprofessionalstandards,fosterscreativeendeavors,andsup
portsexcellenceintheprofessionofnursing.Thisorganizationdoesnotgrantlicensure.

3.TheAmericanNursesAssociation(ANA)isthenationalprofessionalorganizationfornursinginthe
UnitedStates.Itfostershighstandardsofnursingpractice;itdoesnotgrantlicensure.

4.TheNationalLeagueforNursing(NLN)iscommittedtopromotingandimprovingnursingservicea
ndnursingeducation;itdoesnotgrantlicensure