NURS 2058 (Dimensions of Nursing Practice) - Exam 2
1. All of the following are true about the nursing code of ethics except:
Provides specific answers to many ethical dilemmas
2. The nurse is assigned to see a home-bound client on a daily basis to prepare the client's
medications. The nurse fails to visit the client and does not request that another nurse visits
the client. The client is later admitted to the hospital after taking the wrong dosage of
medication. Which ethical concept does this situation reflect?
Abandonment
3. A client is held down by the nurse and forced to have a nasogastric tube placed. Which of
the following could this represent?
Battery
4. When applying the nursing process, which of the following should always be addressed
first?
Assessment
5. How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory?
Open systems
, 6. Which of the following are the steps to the nursing process? Select all that apply
Planning
Implementation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Asses
7. What type of tort may occur if a client is now allowed to leave the hospital after receiving
emergency care until the bill is paid?
False imprisonment
8. Which of the following is the best substitute for self-determination if an individual is no
longer competent to make their own health care decisions?
Advanced directive
9. Does clinical reasoning and judgement require various ways of thinking in the role of a
nurse?
True
1. All of the following are true about the nursing code of ethics except:
Provides specific answers to many ethical dilemmas
2. The nurse is assigned to see a home-bound client on a daily basis to prepare the client's
medications. The nurse fails to visit the client and does not request that another nurse visits
the client. The client is later admitted to the hospital after taking the wrong dosage of
medication. Which ethical concept does this situation reflect?
Abandonment
3. A client is held down by the nurse and forced to have a nasogastric tube placed. Which of
the following could this represent?
Battery
4. When applying the nursing process, which of the following should always be addressed
first?
Assessment
5. How can most living organisms be classified in general systems theory?
Open systems
, 6. Which of the following are the steps to the nursing process? Select all that apply
Planning
Implementation
Diagnosis
Evaluation
Asses
7. What type of tort may occur if a client is now allowed to leave the hospital after receiving
emergency care until the bill is paid?
False imprisonment
8. Which of the following is the best substitute for self-determination if an individual is no
longer competent to make their own health care decisions?
Advanced directive
9. Does clinical reasoning and judgement require various ways of thinking in the role of a
nurse?
True
