EXAM 1 NUR 212 QUESTIONS & VALID
CORRECT ANSWERS PASSED
ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is volunteering at a local free clinic. By providing client care to an inadequately insured
population, the nurse is demonstrating which value of client advocacy?
A) The client has the right to make choices and decisions.
B) The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services.
C) The client has the right to expect a nurse-client relationship based on shared respect.
D) The nurse has the responsibility to make choices and decisions. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
B
Explanation:
A) The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services that
meet health needs. Although the client does have the right to make choices and decisions, the
nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health care to the underinsured does not
demonstrate this value. Although the client does have the right to expect a nurse-client
relationship based on shared respect, the nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health
care to the underinsured does not demonstrate this value. The nurse's responsibility to make
choices and decisions is not one of the values basic to client advocacy.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill child. The parents have decided to remove their child from
life support. This decision was met with much opposition from other nurses on the unit. Which
action by the nurse displays the role of advocate?
A) Respecting the parents' decision
B) Telling the parents they are making the right decision
C) Asking to be assigned to a different client
D) Referring the parents to social services - correct answer ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
,A) The nurse best advocates for the family by supporting the family's right to make this decision.
Telling the clients they are making the right decision is inappropriate and does not support
advocacy. Referring the parents to another entity points to feelings of unease about the parents'
choice. Asking to be assigned to another client does not honor the right of clients and families
to make decisions about health care.
A charge nurse notices that a coworker who is assigned to client care has come to work with a
black eye. The charge nurse is aware that the nurse lives with her boyfriend, who has caused
problems in the past. What is the best action by the charge nurse?
A) Notify security to approach the nurse about the situation.
B) Discuss the situation with the nurse in a private setting.
C) Ask the other staff members if abuse is involved.
D) Ignore the situation until the nurse shows a willingness to talk. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
B
Explanation:
A) The charge nurse should discuss the situation with the nurse in private and offer options of
help. The charge nurse should not ignore the situation and should advocate for the nurse.
Security cannot address situations that do not occur on hospital grounds. It would be a breach
of confidentiality to talk to the rest of the staff.
The home health nurse is assigned to care for a client who requires wound care. The nurse is
assessing the family's ability to change a dressing on a wound that the client cannot reach. The
nurse asks the family to change the dressing while the nurse watches. What is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Great job! Let me show you a technique that can make the dressing change more effective."
B) "This wound will never heal if you change the dressing that way."
C) "I'll come and do it every day so that the wound will heal more quickly."
D) "You are not doing it right. I will just have to come every day until you learn how." - correct
answer ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
, A) To facilitate the client and family member learning this skill, the nurse evaluates their efforts
and gently helps them make some changes. This empowers the family and increases the
chances of healing. Saying that the family is doing it wrong is demoralizing. Sarcasm only lowers
the self-esteem of the family member. Offering to do it every day sends the message that the
nurse does not trust the family's ability to learn the proper procedure.
The nurse is working in a low-income neighborhood as a home health nurse. During one of the
home care visits to the neighborhood, the nurse notes that the children's playground has
broken equipment, which the children continue to play on. The nurse has already contacted the
owner of the playground about the issue. What action might the nurse take as a public
advocate?
A) Write an article to the local newspaper to gain public attention.
B) No action is required; this is a civil problem beyond the realm of the nurse.
C) Call the police to report the owner's neglect.
D) Tell the parents they should not pay their rent until the playground is fixed. - correct answer
✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
A) Prevention of injury to client is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact
the owner. Because this was ineffective it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk
to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely
to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground
is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the
neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.
The nurse has been working in a long-term care facility for 1 week. The nurse notes that during
the evening meal, an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) takes a tray to a client who is unable
to cut up and eat the food independently. The nurse helps the client with dinner and plans
which of the following to advocate for the client?
A) Report the UAP for neglect.
B) Notify the physician.
C) Call the client's family to have them assist with evening meals.
D) Discuss the situation with the director of nursing. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: D
CORRECT ANSWERS PASSED
ALREADY GRADED A+
A nurse is volunteering at a local free clinic. By providing client care to an inadequately insured
population, the nurse is demonstrating which value of client advocacy?
A) The client has the right to make choices and decisions.
B) The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services.
C) The client has the right to expect a nurse-client relationship based on shared respect.
D) The nurse has the responsibility to make choices and decisions. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
B
Explanation:
A) The nurse has the responsibility to ensure the client has access to healthcare services that
meet health needs. Although the client does have the right to make choices and decisions, the
nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health care to the underinsured does not
demonstrate this value. Although the client does have the right to expect a nurse-client
relationship based on shared respect, the nurse volunteering at a free clinic to provide health
care to the underinsured does not demonstrate this value. The nurse's responsibility to make
choices and decisions is not one of the values basic to client advocacy.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill child. The parents have decided to remove their child from
life support. This decision was met with much opposition from other nurses on the unit. Which
action by the nurse displays the role of advocate?
A) Respecting the parents' decision
B) Telling the parents they are making the right decision
C) Asking to be assigned to a different client
D) Referring the parents to social services - correct answer ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
,A) The nurse best advocates for the family by supporting the family's right to make this decision.
Telling the clients they are making the right decision is inappropriate and does not support
advocacy. Referring the parents to another entity points to feelings of unease about the parents'
choice. Asking to be assigned to another client does not honor the right of clients and families
to make decisions about health care.
A charge nurse notices that a coworker who is assigned to client care has come to work with a
black eye. The charge nurse is aware that the nurse lives with her boyfriend, who has caused
problems in the past. What is the best action by the charge nurse?
A) Notify security to approach the nurse about the situation.
B) Discuss the situation with the nurse in a private setting.
C) Ask the other staff members if abuse is involved.
D) Ignore the situation until the nurse shows a willingness to talk. - correct answer ✔✔Answer:
B
Explanation:
A) The charge nurse should discuss the situation with the nurse in private and offer options of
help. The charge nurse should not ignore the situation and should advocate for the nurse.
Security cannot address situations that do not occur on hospital grounds. It would be a breach
of confidentiality to talk to the rest of the staff.
The home health nurse is assigned to care for a client who requires wound care. The nurse is
assessing the family's ability to change a dressing on a wound that the client cannot reach. The
nurse asks the family to change the dressing while the nurse watches. What is the most
appropriate response by the nurse?
A) "Great job! Let me show you a technique that can make the dressing change more effective."
B) "This wound will never heal if you change the dressing that way."
C) "I'll come and do it every day so that the wound will heal more quickly."
D) "You are not doing it right. I will just have to come every day until you learn how." - correct
answer ✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
, A) To facilitate the client and family member learning this skill, the nurse evaluates their efforts
and gently helps them make some changes. This empowers the family and increases the
chances of healing. Saying that the family is doing it wrong is demoralizing. Sarcasm only lowers
the self-esteem of the family member. Offering to do it every day sends the message that the
nurse does not trust the family's ability to learn the proper procedure.
The nurse is working in a low-income neighborhood as a home health nurse. During one of the
home care visits to the neighborhood, the nurse notes that the children's playground has
broken equipment, which the children continue to play on. The nurse has already contacted the
owner of the playground about the issue. What action might the nurse take as a public
advocate?
A) Write an article to the local newspaper to gain public attention.
B) No action is required; this is a civil problem beyond the realm of the nurse.
C) Call the police to report the owner's neglect.
D) Tell the parents they should not pay their rent until the playground is fixed. - correct answer
✔✔Answer: A
Explanation:
A) Prevention of injury to client is very much a part of nursing. The nurse should initially contact
the owner. Because this was ineffective it is appropriate for the nurse to write an article or talk
to an individual on the town council. The police are a protection against crime and are not likely
to do anything about the situation. Telling the parents not to pay their rent until the playground
is fixed is not appropriate. Civil problem or not, the nurse has an obligation to protect the
neighborhood children from injury and should act on it.
The nurse has been working in a long-term care facility for 1 week. The nurse notes that during
the evening meal, an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) takes a tray to a client who is unable
to cut up and eat the food independently. The nurse helps the client with dinner and plans
which of the following to advocate for the client?
A) Report the UAP for neglect.
B) Notify the physician.
C) Call the client's family to have them assist with evening meals.
D) Discuss the situation with the director of nursing. - correct answer ✔✔Answer: D
