NURS 221 Final Exam Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Nurse Practice Acts
⼀Answer:⼀ State laws that determine and define the responsibility
and scope of practice of nurse
Patient Self Determination Act
⼀Answer:⼀ A federal law that ensures that patients have the right
to self-determination in health care decisions, that these wished be
protected and communicated
Living Will
⼀Answer:⼀ A legal document that expresses the patient's wishes
should they become incapacitated and facing end-of-life issues
Durable Power of Attonery
⼀Answer:⼀ A legal document that designates a healthcare proxy to
make healthcare decisions for a patient should the be able to do so
themselves
Standards of Care
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⼀Answer:⼀ -Legal guidelines for defining nursing practice and
identifying minimum acceptable nursing care
- Outline the scope, function and role of the nurse
-Reflect the values and priorities of the nursing profession
HIPPA
⼀Answer:⼀ Provides data privacy and security provisions for
safeguarding medical information (portability of insurance)
Informed Consent
⼀Answer:⼀ A legal process by which a patient or the patient's
legally appointed designee has given written permission for a
procedure/treatment
-consent is considered informed if the provider explains and the
patient understands
Informed Consent Includes
⼀Answer:⼀ Explanation of
-Why the patient need the procedure
-The benefits and the risks
-Other options
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Seizure Precautions
⼀Answer:⼀ -Always stay with the patient
-Lower the patient to the floor if they are standing
-Turn the patient on their side
-Not the start and stop time of the seizure
-Maintain patency of airway
-Do not place anything in the patient's mouth
-Provide privacy
R.A.C.E.
⼀Answer:⼀ R-Rescue
A-Alarm
C-Confine
E-Extinguish
P.A.S.S.
⼀Answer:⼀ P-Pull pin
A-Aim
S-Squeeze
S-Sweep
Falls Risks