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1. What is considered the primary legal purpose of the patient's medical record in a court of law during a nursing malpractice lawsuit? A. To verify the hospital's financial billing and reimbursement claims. B. To provide a communication channel between physicians and family members. C. To serve as evidence of the standard of care provided to the patient, based on the legal maxim "If it was not charted, it was not done." D. To document the personal opinions and feelings of the ...

1. A term infant is born vaginally. What is the immediate first-line nursing action to support the infant's transition to extrauterine life? A. Clamp and cut the umbilical cord within 10 seconds B. Place the infant under a radiant warmer and suction the mouth and nose with a bulb syringe C. Assess the heart rate and respiratory effort for 1 full minute D. Place the infant skin-to-skin on the mother's abdomen/chest, dry with a warm towel, and stimulate breathing Correct Answer: D. Pl...

1. What is the primary characteristic of true labor contractions? A. They decrease with ambulation B. They cause progressive cervical dilation and effacement C. They are felt exclusively in the abdomen D. They occur at irregular intervals Correct Answer: B. They cause progressive cervical dilation and effacement Rationale: True labor contractions bring about progressive cervical changes, unlike false labor. 2. Which fetal heart rate finding is considered a reassuring sign? A. Late decel...

1. A nurse is reviewing the SBAR communication tool. Which of the following correctly identifies the components of the SBAR acronym? A. Symptom, History, Assessment, Referral B. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation C. Status, Behavior, Action, Response D. Severity, Biological factors, Analysis, Remediation Correct Answer: B. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation Rationale: SBAR is a standardized communication framework recommended by safety organizations to facili...

1. A 32-week gestation patient presents to the triage unit with a blood pressure of 162/114 mmHg, severe frontal headache, and visual scotoma. Which of the following is the priority first-line nursing intervention? A. Administer oral nifedipine 10 mg immediately B. Initiate a loading dose of intravenous Magnesium Sulfate per protocol C. Obtain a 24-hour urine collection for protein assessment D. Perform a non-stress test (NST) to evaluate fetal well-being Correct Answer: B. Initiate a loa...

1. An 82-year-old female client is admitted to the gerontological unit. The nurse notes a significant loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, slow walking speed, and a subjective complaint of severe fatigue. The nurse documents this syndrome of muscle mass loss as which of the following? A. Sarcopenia B. Cachexia C. Senile osteopenia D. Myasthenia gravis Correct Answer: A. Sarcopenia Rationale: Sarcopenia is defined as the age-associated, progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, stre...

1. A nurse manager is presenting a seminar on Evidence-Based Practice (EBP). Which of the following best defines the three core pillars of Sackett's model of EBP? A. Hospital policy, physician preferences, and clinical budgets. B. Best research evidence, clinical expertise, and patient values and preferences. C. Historical traditions, nursing intuition, and legal guidelines. D. EHR data, quality metrics, and peer consensus. Correct Answer: B. Best research evidence, clinical expertise, ...

1. A client diagnosed with advanced stage lung cancer decides to refuse further chemotherapy treatments, preferring to focus on palliative comfort care. The client's family strongly objects and demands that the oncology team continue treatment. Which ethical principle is the nurse primarily protecting when supporting the client's decision? A. Beneficence B. Autonomy C. Non-maleficence D. Justice Correct Answer: B. Autonomy Rationale: Autonomy represents the client's right to se...

1. A hospital is responding to a mass casualty incident following a building collapse. The facility activates the Hospital Incident Command System (HICS). Which of the following best describes the primary purpose of HICS? A. To establish a rigid hierarchy that prevents staff nurses from taking initiative. B. To provide a standardized, scalable organizational structure that facilitates emergency communication, resource allocation, and management. C. To replace all local hospital policies wi...

1. A Registered Nurse (RN) is planning the care workload for a medical-surgical unit. Which statement best defines the concept of delegation in nursing practice? A. The transfer of authority, responsibility, and accountability for a task to another peer. B. The transfer of the performance of an activity from one individual to another, while the delegating RN retains accountability for the outcome. C. The division of labor among staff members where everyone is responsible for their own patie...