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assessment Exam Questions
with Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is preparing to witness informed consent for a client who is preoperative. The client asks the
nurse, "Are there other options besides surgery?" Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
"It is time to sign the consent so your treatment can begin."
"I would not have this type of surgery if I were you."
"Have you discussed other treatments with your provider?"
"I can inform the surgeon you do not want the surgery." - Correct Answer: Have you discussed other
treatments with your provider?
A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the results of recently implemented measures
designed to reduce client medications errors. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to
evaluate the success of the changes?
Establish a benchmark to identify a standard of performance.
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the action was implemented.
Provide the staff with a questionnaire to quantify staff satisfaction with the changes.
Conduct a study about the time and money costs of implementing the change. - Correct Answer:
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the action was implemented
A nurse intercepts a messenger at the nurses' station who has a flower delivery for a client on the unit.
As the nurse accepts the flowers, the messenger says, "I know Ms. Welch from the neighborhood. What
happened to her?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"You know it's not appropriate for you to ask me that."
"It's my responsibility to remind you that we have to respect our clients' privacy."
"It's a minor injury. I'm sure you'll see her back in the neighborhood soon."
"Oh, what lovely flowers. She will enjoy these." - Correct Answer: It's my responsibility to remind you
that we have to respect our clients' privacy
A nurse is on a pediatric unit caring for 4 clients. The nurse should recommend an interdisciplinary client
care conference for which client?
A client who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and has a distended abdomen.
A client who is 10 hr postoperative from an appendectomy.
A client who is 6 hr postoperative from a tonsillectomy.
assessment Exam Questions
with Correct Solutions
User [Date] [Course title]
, A nurse is preparing to witness informed consent for a client who is preoperative. The client asks the
nurse, "Are there other options besides surgery?" Which of the following responses should the nurse
make?
"It is time to sign the consent so your treatment can begin."
"I would not have this type of surgery if I were you."
"Have you discussed other treatments with your provider?"
"I can inform the surgeon you do not want the surgery." - Correct Answer: Have you discussed other
treatments with your provider?
A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the results of recently implemented measures
designed to reduce client medications errors. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to
evaluate the success of the changes?
Establish a benchmark to identify a standard of performance.
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the action was implemented.
Provide the staff with a questionnaire to quantify staff satisfaction with the changes.
Conduct a study about the time and money costs of implementing the change. - Correct Answer:
Compare the number of medication errors before and after the action was implemented
A nurse intercepts a messenger at the nurses' station who has a flower delivery for a client on the unit.
As the nurse accepts the flowers, the messenger says, "I know Ms. Welch from the neighborhood. What
happened to her?" Which of the following responses should the nurse make?
"You know it's not appropriate for you to ask me that."
"It's my responsibility to remind you that we have to respect our clients' privacy."
"It's a minor injury. I'm sure you'll see her back in the neighborhood soon."
"Oh, what lovely flowers. She will enjoy these." - Correct Answer: It's my responsibility to remind you
that we have to respect our clients' privacy
A nurse is on a pediatric unit caring for 4 clients. The nurse should recommend an interdisciplinary client
care conference for which client?
A client who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis and has a distended abdomen.
A client who is 10 hr postoperative from an appendectomy.
A client who is 6 hr postoperative from a tonsillectomy.
