Nursing Management – Exam 1 – Study Guide & Practice Questions
A nurse manager is observing he actions of a nurse they are supervising. Which of the following
actions by the nurse requires the nurse manager to intervene? Select all that apply - ANS ✔✔-
Reviewing the health care record of a client assigned to another nurse
-Making a copy of a clients most recent lab report to give to the MD during rounds
-Providing info about a clients condition to hospital clergy
-Participating in walking rounds that involve the exchange of client related info outside clients
rooms
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. the client hands the nurse info about
advance directives and states, here i don't need this. i am too young too worry about life
sustaining measures and what i want done for me. which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - ANS ✔✔Contact a client representative to talk with the client and offer additional
info about the purpose of advance directives.
A nurse witnesses an AP they are supervising reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP threatens to put on a diaper on the client if the urinal is not used more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing? - ANS ✔✔Assault
A nurse is supervising as a preceptor to a newly licensed nurse and is explaining the role of the
nurse as an advocate. which of the following situations illustrates the advocacy role? - ANS ✔✔-
Verifying that a client understands what is done during a cardiac catheterization
- informing members of the health care team that the pt has a DNR status
- reporting that a health team member on the previous shift did not provide care as prescribed
A nurse manager is providing info to the nurses on the unit about ensuring clients rights. which
of the following regulation outlines the rights of individuals in health care settings? - ANS
✔✔Patient care partnership
, A newly licensed nurse is preparing tp insert and IV catheter in a client. which of the following
sources should the nurse use to review the procedure and the standard at which it should be
performed? - ANS ✔✔institutional policy and procedure manual
A nurse is reviewing a client's health care record and discovers that the clients DNR is expired.
the clients condition is not stable. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANS
✔✔Call the provider to determine whether the prescription should be immediately reinstated
A nurse is caring for a child who is being treated in the ED following head contusion from a fall.
History reveals the child lives at home with one parent. The provider's discharge instructions
include waking the child every hour to assess for indications of a possible head injury. in which
of the following situations should the nurse intervene and attempt to prevent discharge? - ANS
✔✔The nurse smells alcohol on the parents breath
T/F: A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the majority of the
nurses in his or her charge is using utilitarianism ethical framework for decision making? - ANS
✔✔True
A nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without proper hand hygiene and reports this
to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with the other nurse and refuses to take action.
This is an example of: - ANS ✔✔Moral distress
Which of the following accurately describes why nurses are at increase liability for malpractice
suits? - ANS ✔✔Nurses are making more money
A nurse is caring for a pt who is dying of metastatic breast cancer. She has a prescription for an
opioid pain medication PRN. The nurse is concerned that administering a dose of pain
medication might hasten the pts death. which of the following ethical principles should the
nurse use to support the decision not to administer the medication? - ANS ✔✔Nonmaleficence
A nurse is caring for a pt who has named a person to serve as his health care proxy. the pt states
he needs clarification about the type of advances directives. Which of the following statements
A nurse manager is observing he actions of a nurse they are supervising. Which of the following
actions by the nurse requires the nurse manager to intervene? Select all that apply - ANS ✔✔-
Reviewing the health care record of a client assigned to another nurse
-Making a copy of a clients most recent lab report to give to the MD during rounds
-Providing info about a clients condition to hospital clergy
-Participating in walking rounds that involve the exchange of client related info outside clients
rooms
A nurse is caring for a client who is scheduled for surgery. the client hands the nurse info about
advance directives and states, here i don't need this. i am too young too worry about life
sustaining measures and what i want done for me. which of the following actions should the
nurse take? - ANS ✔✔Contact a client representative to talk with the client and offer additional
info about the purpose of advance directives.
A nurse witnesses an AP they are supervising reprimanding a client for not using the urinal
properly. The AP threatens to put on a diaper on the client if the urinal is not used more
carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing? - ANS ✔✔Assault
A nurse is supervising as a preceptor to a newly licensed nurse and is explaining the role of the
nurse as an advocate. which of the following situations illustrates the advocacy role? - ANS ✔✔-
Verifying that a client understands what is done during a cardiac catheterization
- informing members of the health care team that the pt has a DNR status
- reporting that a health team member on the previous shift did not provide care as prescribed
A nurse manager is providing info to the nurses on the unit about ensuring clients rights. which
of the following regulation outlines the rights of individuals in health care settings? - ANS
✔✔Patient care partnership
, A newly licensed nurse is preparing tp insert and IV catheter in a client. which of the following
sources should the nurse use to review the procedure and the standard at which it should be
performed? - ANS ✔✔institutional policy and procedure manual
A nurse is reviewing a client's health care record and discovers that the clients DNR is expired.
the clients condition is not stable. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? - ANS
✔✔Call the provider to determine whether the prescription should be immediately reinstated
A nurse is caring for a child who is being treated in the ED following head contusion from a fall.
History reveals the child lives at home with one parent. The provider's discharge instructions
include waking the child every hour to assess for indications of a possible head injury. in which
of the following situations should the nurse intervene and attempt to prevent discharge? - ANS
✔✔The nurse smells alcohol on the parents breath
T/F: A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the majority of the
nurses in his or her charge is using utilitarianism ethical framework for decision making? - ANS
✔✔True
A nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without proper hand hygiene and reports this
to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with the other nurse and refuses to take action.
This is an example of: - ANS ✔✔Moral distress
Which of the following accurately describes why nurses are at increase liability for malpractice
suits? - ANS ✔✔Nurses are making more money
A nurse is caring for a pt who is dying of metastatic breast cancer. She has a prescription for an
opioid pain medication PRN. The nurse is concerned that administering a dose of pain
medication might hasten the pts death. which of the following ethical principles should the
nurse use to support the decision not to administer the medication? - ANS ✔✔Nonmaleficence
A nurse is caring for a pt who has named a person to serve as his health care proxy. the pt states
he needs clarification about the type of advances directives. Which of the following statements
