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1. Which medication administration situations D. Near misses, medication errors,
should be documented in a healthcare facility's and adverse drug reactions must
incident reporting system? all be documented in the facility's
incident reporting system.
A. Medication errors and adverse drug reactions
only
B. Medication errors that cause patient harm
C. Near misses and medication errors only
D.near misses, medication errors, and adverse
drug reactions
2. The patient self-determination act of 1990 re- C. The patient self-determination
quires all of the hospitals to do which of the act of 1990 requires all hospitals
following? to inform patients about advanced
healthcare directives upon admis-
A. Collect data on contagious diseases sion to a hospital
B. Collect data on patient falls
C. Inform patients about advanced directives
D. Inform patients about medication side effects
3. A nurse is assessing his patients in the morning D. The patient was found soiled;
and finds that a frail a 85 year-old female patient incontinent of urine and feces. She
is soiled in bed. The patient reports that she has was given a bed bath and pro-
been asked to cleaned numerous times and has vided skin care. Her skin was red-
been ignored. Of the following, which demon- dened on the buttocks; emollient
strates appropriate documentation in the pa- applied.
tient's chart.
**Documentation Must stick to ob-
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A. The patient was found soiled in bed by this jective descriptions of what happen
RN. she reports being left alone all night by the in any assessments and interven-
night shift RN, who did not clean her before the tions performed. Personal biases
change of shift. She was given a bed bath and or information that applies miscon-
provided skin care. Her skin was reddened on duct should never be documented
her buttocks; emollient applied. in the patient's chart
B. The patient was found soiled in bed by this
RN. She was incontinent of urine and feces and
she said she was "ignored for hours" by the
night shift RN. She was given a bed bath and
provided skin care. Her skin was reddened on
her buttocks; emollient applied.
C.The patient was found soiled; incontinent of
urine and feces. She was given a bed bath and
prov
4. A home health nurse makes weekly visits to an C, D
87-year-old client who lives with her son. When
home alone, the client is talkative and friendly, All states have statutes requir-
but when the son is home, the client is observed ing mandatory reporting by nurs-
to be withdrawn and appears anxious. The client es and other healthcare workers of
has bruises, which she states is from "bumping any suspected abuse of children,
into things" and a weight-loss of 10 pounds in disabled, and the elderly.
the past month. With these objective findings,
The nurse should probably discuss
the nurse is required to do which of the follow-
with the client any concerns about
ing?
the client safety
select all that apply.
The nurse is also required by law to
A. ask the client if she has any concerns about report any suspected abuse or ne-
her living situation, maintaining an objective,
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non-accusatory role. glect because the nurses are man-
dated reporters.
B. Confront the son about the abuse, demand-
ing that he turn himself in to seek help for the
abusive pattern of behavior.
C. Question the client's son privately about the
suspicions of his mother's condition and about
possible abuse or neglect.
D. Report suspected abuse to adult protective
services so investigation into the clients welfare
can be per
5. The nurse understands the following about B, E
informing and obtaining consent for an
eight-year-old patient who is undergoing a The child must be informed
heart transplant: about the surgery and the par-
ent/guardian must be informed of
Select all that apply. the risks and benefits of the pro-
cedure and sign the informed con-
A. Since the child is a minor, he does not need to sent on the half of the child
be informed about the surgery
B. The child must be informed about the
surgery.
C. The child must sign the informed consent
form along with their parent
D. The child only needs to know the risks of the
surgery.
E. The parent/guardian must be informed of the
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risks and benefits of the procedure and sign the
informed consent on behalf of the child
6. The patient refuses chemotherapy based on re- C. The right to refuse treatment
ligious beliefs. The hospital staff must follow his
decision based on which patient right?
A. The right to counsel
B. The right to informed consent
C. The right to refuse treatment
D. The right to suffer
7. A nurse notices at the start of the shift that the D. Notify the physician of the
patient's IV anabiotic scheduled to be given six missed dose and seek orders for
hours ago is still hanging on the patient's IV the next dose timing
pole. The pump is turned off and the tubing is
not connected to the patient. The antibiotic is
The first action the nurse should
documented as given on the MAR by the previ-
take is to ensure the patient re-
ous nurse. What is the first thing that the nurse
ceives the order therapy by no-
should do?
tifying the physician and seeking
A. Document findings in the facilities incident orders for the timing of the next
reporting system dose of antibiotic. Antibiotics are
most effective when there is a ther-
B. Document physician notification in the med- apeutic level in the patient's sys-
ical record tem. The most important thing the
nurse can do in this situation is to
C. Notify the charge nurse of the missed dose make sure the physician is aware
of the missed dose so that the an-
D. notify the physician of the missed dose and
tibiotic schedule can be adjusted if
seek orders for the next dose timing
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1. Which medication administration situations D. Near misses, medication errors,
should be documented in a healthcare facility's and adverse drug reactions must
incident reporting system? all be documented in the facility's
incident reporting system.
A. Medication errors and adverse drug reactions
only
B. Medication errors that cause patient harm
C. Near misses and medication errors only
D.near misses, medication errors, and adverse
drug reactions
2. The patient self-determination act of 1990 re- C. The patient self-determination
quires all of the hospitals to do which of the act of 1990 requires all hospitals
following? to inform patients about advanced
healthcare directives upon admis-
A. Collect data on contagious diseases sion to a hospital
B. Collect data on patient falls
C. Inform patients about advanced directives
D. Inform patients about medication side effects
3. A nurse is assessing his patients in the morning D. The patient was found soiled;
and finds that a frail a 85 year-old female patient incontinent of urine and feces. She
is soiled in bed. The patient reports that she has was given a bed bath and pro-
been asked to cleaned numerous times and has vided skin care. Her skin was red-
been ignored. Of the following, which demon- dened on the buttocks; emollient
strates appropriate documentation in the pa- applied.
tient's chart.
**Documentation Must stick to ob-
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A. The patient was found soiled in bed by this jective descriptions of what happen
RN. she reports being left alone all night by the in any assessments and interven-
night shift RN, who did not clean her before the tions performed. Personal biases
change of shift. She was given a bed bath and or information that applies miscon-
provided skin care. Her skin was reddened on duct should never be documented
her buttocks; emollient applied. in the patient's chart
B. The patient was found soiled in bed by this
RN. She was incontinent of urine and feces and
she said she was "ignored for hours" by the
night shift RN. She was given a bed bath and
provided skin care. Her skin was reddened on
her buttocks; emollient applied.
C.The patient was found soiled; incontinent of
urine and feces. She was given a bed bath and
prov
4. A home health nurse makes weekly visits to an C, D
87-year-old client who lives with her son. When
home alone, the client is talkative and friendly, All states have statutes requir-
but when the son is home, the client is observed ing mandatory reporting by nurs-
to be withdrawn and appears anxious. The client es and other healthcare workers of
has bruises, which she states is from "bumping any suspected abuse of children,
into things" and a weight-loss of 10 pounds in disabled, and the elderly.
the past month. With these objective findings,
The nurse should probably discuss
the nurse is required to do which of the follow-
with the client any concerns about
ing?
the client safety
select all that apply.
The nurse is also required by law to
A. ask the client if she has any concerns about report any suspected abuse or ne-
her living situation, maintaining an objective,
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non-accusatory role. glect because the nurses are man-
dated reporters.
B. Confront the son about the abuse, demand-
ing that he turn himself in to seek help for the
abusive pattern of behavior.
C. Question the client's son privately about the
suspicions of his mother's condition and about
possible abuse or neglect.
D. Report suspected abuse to adult protective
services so investigation into the clients welfare
can be per
5. The nurse understands the following about B, E
informing and obtaining consent for an
eight-year-old patient who is undergoing a The child must be informed
heart transplant: about the surgery and the par-
ent/guardian must be informed of
Select all that apply. the risks and benefits of the pro-
cedure and sign the informed con-
A. Since the child is a minor, he does not need to sent on the half of the child
be informed about the surgery
B. The child must be informed about the
surgery.
C. The child must sign the informed consent
form along with their parent
D. The child only needs to know the risks of the
surgery.
E. The parent/guardian must be informed of the
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risks and benefits of the procedure and sign the
informed consent on behalf of the child
6. The patient refuses chemotherapy based on re- C. The right to refuse treatment
ligious beliefs. The hospital staff must follow his
decision based on which patient right?
A. The right to counsel
B. The right to informed consent
C. The right to refuse treatment
D. The right to suffer
7. A nurse notices at the start of the shift that the D. Notify the physician of the
patient's IV anabiotic scheduled to be given six missed dose and seek orders for
hours ago is still hanging on the patient's IV the next dose timing
pole. The pump is turned off and the tubing is
not connected to the patient. The antibiotic is
The first action the nurse should
documented as given on the MAR by the previ-
take is to ensure the patient re-
ous nurse. What is the first thing that the nurse
ceives the order therapy by no-
should do?
tifying the physician and seeking
A. Document findings in the facilities incident orders for the timing of the next
reporting system dose of antibiotic. Antibiotics are
most effective when there is a ther-
B. Document physician notification in the med- apeutic level in the patient's sys-
ical record tem. The most important thing the
nurse can do in this situation is to
C. Notify the charge nurse of the missed dose make sure the physician is aware
of the missed dose so that the an-
D. notify the physician of the missed dose and
tibiotic schedule can be adjusted if
seek orders for the next dose timing
