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NURS 1100 EXAM 1 Questions and Correct
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Which aspect of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at
a state level?
Ans: The differences in the scope of practice between
registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs).
The alert and oriented client has just been notified of a terminal cancer
diagnosis and the need for surgery to extend life. The client tells the
nurse, "I am leaving. I am not having the surgery." The client refuses to
wait and talk to the primary care provider. What is an appropriate
action by the nurse?
Ans: Ask the client to sign a form that the client is being
discharged against medical advice.
A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency
medication. The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What
should the nurse do next?
Ans: Question the medication order.
Which is the nurse's best legal safeguard?
Ans: Competent practice
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A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative client on
the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What
charge might be brought against the nurse?
Ans: Negligence
In comparison with licensure, which measures entry-level competence,
what does certification validate?
Ans: specialty knowledge and clinical judgment
An on-duty nurse discovers that a colleague is pilfering medicines.
According to the Nurse Practice Acts, what should the nurse do?
Ans: Report the incident to the supervisor.
During a clinical placement on a subacute, geriatric medicine unit, a
student nurse fed a stroke client some beef broth, despite the fact that
the client's diet was restricted to thickened fluids. As a result, the client
aspirated and developed pneumonia. Which statement underlies the
student's potential liability in this situation?
Ans: The same standards of care that apply to a registered
nurse apply to the student.
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
NURS 1100 EXAM 1 Questions and Correct
Answers/ Latest Update / Already Graded
Which aspect of nursing would be most likely defined by legislation at
a state level?
Ans: The differences in the scope of practice between
registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical nurses (LPNs).
The alert and oriented client has just been notified of a terminal cancer
diagnosis and the need for surgery to extend life. The client tells the
nurse, "I am leaving. I am not having the surgery." The client refuses to
wait and talk to the primary care provider. What is an appropriate
action by the nurse?
Ans: Ask the client to sign a form that the client is being
discharged against medical advice.
A nurse has taken a telephone order from a physician for an emergency
medication. The dose of the medication is abnormally high. What
should the nurse do next?
Ans: Question the medication order.
Which is the nurse's best legal safeguard?
Ans: Competent practice
All rights reserved © 2025/ 2026 |
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A nurse does not assist with ambulation for a postoperative client on
the first day after surgery. The client falls and fractures a hip. What
charge might be brought against the nurse?
Ans: Negligence
In comparison with licensure, which measures entry-level competence,
what does certification validate?
Ans: specialty knowledge and clinical judgment
An on-duty nurse discovers that a colleague is pilfering medicines.
According to the Nurse Practice Acts, what should the nurse do?
Ans: Report the incident to the supervisor.
During a clinical placement on a subacute, geriatric medicine unit, a
student nurse fed a stroke client some beef broth, despite the fact that
the client's diet was restricted to thickened fluids. As a result, the client
aspirated and developed pneumonia. Which statement underlies the
student's potential liability in this situation?
Ans: The same standards of care that apply to a registered
nurse apply to the student.
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