NUR 112 FINAL EXAM REVIEW | 264 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT.
Donning PPE order: Answer - 1.) Gown
2.) Mask
3.) Goggles / face shield
4.) Gloves
Doffing PPE: Answer - 1.) Gloves
2.) Goggles / face shield
3.) Gown
4.) Mask
What is the correct sequence for using a fire extinguisher? Answer - *P*ull pin
*A*im nozzle
*S*queeze handle
*S*weep towards base of fire
What do you do if a fire occurs? Answer - RACE:
*R*escue and remove clients in immediate danger
*A*ctivate alarm
*C*ontain fire
,*E*xtinguish fire
- An *intentional threat* toward another person that places them in
*reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact*.
- *NO actual contact is necessary*
- Ex: A threat to tie a patient or to give an injection to quiet a patient when
they have refused consent. Answer - Assault
- *Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful jurisdiction*.
- May be harmful or merely offensive to the client (giving the injection or tying
the client) Answer - Battery
Conduct that *deviates from what a reasonable person would do in a particular
circumstance*. Answer - Negligence
Unintentional tort, *4 elements necessary for malpractice*: Answer - - *Client
must be owed a duty*
- *Breach of that duty*
- *Element of foreseeability*
- *Injury must have resulted as a direct result of breach of duty- causation*
*Nurse's role in informed consent is limited to*: Answer - - *Witnessing a
patient's signature*
- Validating that the consent is *voluntary, that risks, benefits, & alternatives &
right to refuse the procedure were discussed with the patient by the health
care provider*.
- * The patient should be competent*
,- Informed consent is *accurately & appropriately filled out with date, time, &
appropriate signatures* - On the patient's chart before transporting the patient
to the procedure area.
- If pt *refuses procedure then obtain written, signed, and witnessed
documentation of refusal*.
*Informed consent indicates that the client has received the following info*:
Answer - - *Diagnosis or condition that requires treatment*
- *Purpose* of treatment
- What the client can *expect to feel or experience*
- *Intended benefits*
- *Possible risks or negative outcomes*
- *Advantages/disadvantages of possible alternatives* (including no treatment)
Indicates peritoneal hemorrhage / intra-abdominal bleeding. Mark it to
determine borders. Answer - *Grey Turner's or Cullen's Sign*
"Lady with the Lamp"; wrote Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What it is Not.
Was a nurse during the *Crimean War*. Answer - Florence Nightingale (1820-
1910)
Organized nursing services during the American Civil War; established the
American Red Cross. Answer - Clara Barton (1812-1912)
Introduced nurse's notes & doctor's orders; initiated the practice of wearing
uniforms. Answer - Linda Richards (1841-1926)
The founder of public health nursing; established the Henry Street Settlement.
Answer - Lillian Wald (1867-1940)
, One-to-one care; one nurse provides all aspects of care for one patient during a
single shift.
*Advantages*: The nurse and patient work closely together, patients needs are
readily met, nurses have greater autonomy.
*Disadvantages*: High costs
*Uses*: Intensive care, L&D, private duty care Answer - *Case Method (Total
Care)*
- Task-oriented approach to care delivery.
- Implemented when inadequate staff
- Head nurse delegates task to team members who complete specific tasks
rather than caring for specific clients.
- Example: One nurse administers medication & changes dressings while
another monitors orders & communicates with physicians.
- Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)—Critical component; provide basic care
(feeding, bathing, etc)
- *Advantage*: Cost effective
- *Disadvantage*: Care may be fragmented Answer - *Functional Nursing*
The RN leads a team composed of other RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistant
personnel or technicians. The team members provide care to patients under
supervision of the RN. Hierarchal communication.
*Advantage: Collaborative* style encourages each member of the team to help
the other members.
ANSWERS | RATED 100% CORRECT.
Donning PPE order: Answer - 1.) Gown
2.) Mask
3.) Goggles / face shield
4.) Gloves
Doffing PPE: Answer - 1.) Gloves
2.) Goggles / face shield
3.) Gown
4.) Mask
What is the correct sequence for using a fire extinguisher? Answer - *P*ull pin
*A*im nozzle
*S*queeze handle
*S*weep towards base of fire
What do you do if a fire occurs? Answer - RACE:
*R*escue and remove clients in immediate danger
*A*ctivate alarm
*C*ontain fire
,*E*xtinguish fire
- An *intentional threat* toward another person that places them in
*reasonable fear of harmful, imminent, or unwelcome contact*.
- *NO actual contact is necessary*
- Ex: A threat to tie a patient or to give an injection to quiet a patient when
they have refused consent. Answer - Assault
- *Intentional offensive touching without consent or lawful jurisdiction*.
- May be harmful or merely offensive to the client (giving the injection or tying
the client) Answer - Battery
Conduct that *deviates from what a reasonable person would do in a particular
circumstance*. Answer - Negligence
Unintentional tort, *4 elements necessary for malpractice*: Answer - - *Client
must be owed a duty*
- *Breach of that duty*
- *Element of foreseeability*
- *Injury must have resulted as a direct result of breach of duty- causation*
*Nurse's role in informed consent is limited to*: Answer - - *Witnessing a
patient's signature*
- Validating that the consent is *voluntary, that risks, benefits, & alternatives &
right to refuse the procedure were discussed with the patient by the health
care provider*.
- * The patient should be competent*
,- Informed consent is *accurately & appropriately filled out with date, time, &
appropriate signatures* - On the patient's chart before transporting the patient
to the procedure area.
- If pt *refuses procedure then obtain written, signed, and witnessed
documentation of refusal*.
*Informed consent indicates that the client has received the following info*:
Answer - - *Diagnosis or condition that requires treatment*
- *Purpose* of treatment
- What the client can *expect to feel or experience*
- *Intended benefits*
- *Possible risks or negative outcomes*
- *Advantages/disadvantages of possible alternatives* (including no treatment)
Indicates peritoneal hemorrhage / intra-abdominal bleeding. Mark it to
determine borders. Answer - *Grey Turner's or Cullen's Sign*
"Lady with the Lamp"; wrote Notes on Nursing: What It Is, and What it is Not.
Was a nurse during the *Crimean War*. Answer - Florence Nightingale (1820-
1910)
Organized nursing services during the American Civil War; established the
American Red Cross. Answer - Clara Barton (1812-1912)
Introduced nurse's notes & doctor's orders; initiated the practice of wearing
uniforms. Answer - Linda Richards (1841-1926)
The founder of public health nursing; established the Henry Street Settlement.
Answer - Lillian Wald (1867-1940)
, One-to-one care; one nurse provides all aspects of care for one patient during a
single shift.
*Advantages*: The nurse and patient work closely together, patients needs are
readily met, nurses have greater autonomy.
*Disadvantages*: High costs
*Uses*: Intensive care, L&D, private duty care Answer - *Case Method (Total
Care)*
- Task-oriented approach to care delivery.
- Implemented when inadequate staff
- Head nurse delegates task to team members who complete specific tasks
rather than caring for specific clients.
- Example: One nurse administers medication & changes dressings while
another monitors orders & communicates with physicians.
- Unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)—Critical component; provide basic care
(feeding, bathing, etc)
- *Advantage*: Cost effective
- *Disadvantage*: Care may be fragmented Answer - *Functional Nursing*
The RN leads a team composed of other RNs, LPNs/LVNs, and nursing assistant
personnel or technicians. The team members provide care to patients under
supervision of the RN. Hierarchal communication.
*Advantage: Collaborative* style encourages each member of the team to help
the other members.
