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NURS 101 Final Exam Practice Questions
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After a car/pedestrian accident, the pedestrian is brought to the ER. The client is alert &
oriented but complains of dyspnea. O2 sat levels vary from 88-90%. O2 is applied at 2 L per nc
with no improvement in SpO2. Radiograph films reveal no obvious injury or fractures. Suddenly
the pt loses consciousness has a respiratory arrest & subsequently dies. During the respiratory
arrest resuscitation it is determined that a nurse failed to open the valve to the O2 tank & the
client had not been receiving O2. What is the key ethical principal involved in this situation?
1. Nonmaleficence
2. Fidelity
3. Beneficence
4. Justice - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer # 1 - nonmaleficenceis the requirement that health care
providers do no harm to their clients either intentionally or unintentionally. Think of remember
nonmaleficenceis not harm
2 - incorrect - fidelity is the obligation of an individual to be faithful
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3 - incorrect - beneficence is doing food for the clients
4 - incorrect - justice is the obligation to be fair to all people.
Which factor is unique to malpractice when comparing negligence and malpractice?
1. The action did not meet standards of care.
2. The inappropriate care is an act of commission.
3. There is harm to the patient as a result of the care
4. There is a contractual relationship between the nurse and patient. - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer -
4 - only malpractice is misconduct performed in professional practice, where there is a
contractual relationship between the patient and nurse, which results in harm to the patient.
1 - incorrect - there is a violation of standards of care with both negligence and malpractice
2 - incorrect - negligence and malpractice both involve acts of either commission (did do
something) or omission (did not do something).
3 - incorrect - the patient must have sustained injury, damage, or harm with both negligence
and malpractice.
An anxious patient repeatedly uses the call bell to get the nurse to come to the room. Finally
the nurse says to the patient, "If you keep ringing, there will come a time I won't answer your
bell."this is an example of:
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1. Slander
2. Assault
3. Battery
4. Libel - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer 2 - this is an example of assault. Assault is a verbal attack or
unlawful threat causing a fear of harm. No actual contact is necessary for a threat to be an
assault.
1 - incorrect - slander is a false spoken statement resulting in damage to a person's character or
reputation.
3 - incorrect - battery is the unlawful touching of a person's body without consent.
4 - incorrect - libel is a false printed statement resulting in damage to a person's character or
reputation.
A patient asks the nurse, "what is a Living Will?"the nurse should respond that it is a document
that:
1. Instructs a physician to withhold/withdraw life sustaining procedures if death is near.
2. Enables a person to request medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner.
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3. Gives consent to perform life sustaining medical interventions during an emergency
4. Wills ones organs to help others who needs a transplant to sustain life. - Ans:✔✔-Correct
answer - 1 - a living will provides specific instructions about the care the person does or does
not want to receive, including withholding or withdrawing life sustaining procedures.
2 - incorrect - euthanasia is the act of painlessly putting to death a person who is suffering and is
against the law in most states.
3 - incorrect - when an individual can not provide written or oral consent (express consent)
during an emergency, care is provided under the concept of implied consent.
4 - incorrect - under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and the National Organ Transplant Act in
the US, individuals 18 years or odlermay donate all or part of their bodies for education,
research, advancement of science, therapy, or transplantation. Consent for organ donation
usually is made via a signed organ donation card.
A patient falls while getting out of bed unassisted. When completing an Incident Report, the
nurse understands that its main purpose is to:
1. Ensure that all parties have an opportunity to document what happened.
2. Help establish who is responsible for the incident
3. Make data available for quality control analysis
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NURS 101 Final Exam Practice Questions
and Answers
After a car/pedestrian accident, the pedestrian is brought to the ER. The client is alert &
oriented but complains of dyspnea. O2 sat levels vary from 88-90%. O2 is applied at 2 L per nc
with no improvement in SpO2. Radiograph films reveal no obvious injury or fractures. Suddenly
the pt loses consciousness has a respiratory arrest & subsequently dies. During the respiratory
arrest resuscitation it is determined that a nurse failed to open the valve to the O2 tank & the
client had not been receiving O2. What is the key ethical principal involved in this situation?
1. Nonmaleficence
2. Fidelity
3. Beneficence
4. Justice - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer # 1 - nonmaleficenceis the requirement that health care
providers do no harm to their clients either intentionally or unintentionally. Think of remember
nonmaleficenceis not harm
2 - incorrect - fidelity is the obligation of an individual to be faithful
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3 - incorrect - beneficence is doing food for the clients
4 - incorrect - justice is the obligation to be fair to all people.
Which factor is unique to malpractice when comparing negligence and malpractice?
1. The action did not meet standards of care.
2. The inappropriate care is an act of commission.
3. There is harm to the patient as a result of the care
4. There is a contractual relationship between the nurse and patient. - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer -
4 - only malpractice is misconduct performed in professional practice, where there is a
contractual relationship between the patient and nurse, which results in harm to the patient.
1 - incorrect - there is a violation of standards of care with both negligence and malpractice
2 - incorrect - negligence and malpractice both involve acts of either commission (did do
something) or omission (did not do something).
3 - incorrect - the patient must have sustained injury, damage, or harm with both negligence
and malpractice.
An anxious patient repeatedly uses the call bell to get the nurse to come to the room. Finally
the nurse says to the patient, "If you keep ringing, there will come a time I won't answer your
bell."this is an example of:
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1. Slander
2. Assault
3. Battery
4. Libel - Ans:✔✔-Correct answer 2 - this is an example of assault. Assault is a verbal attack or
unlawful threat causing a fear of harm. No actual contact is necessary for a threat to be an
assault.
1 - incorrect - slander is a false spoken statement resulting in damage to a person's character or
reputation.
3 - incorrect - battery is the unlawful touching of a person's body without consent.
4 - incorrect - libel is a false printed statement resulting in damage to a person's character or
reputation.
A patient asks the nurse, "what is a Living Will?"the nurse should respond that it is a document
that:
1. Instructs a physician to withhold/withdraw life sustaining procedures if death is near.
2. Enables a person to request medication to end life in a humane and dignified manner.
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3. Gives consent to perform life sustaining medical interventions during an emergency
4. Wills ones organs to help others who needs a transplant to sustain life. - Ans:✔✔-Correct
answer - 1 - a living will provides specific instructions about the care the person does or does
not want to receive, including withholding or withdrawing life sustaining procedures.
2 - incorrect - euthanasia is the act of painlessly putting to death a person who is suffering and is
against the law in most states.
3 - incorrect - when an individual can not provide written or oral consent (express consent)
during an emergency, care is provided under the concept of implied consent.
4 - incorrect - under the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act and the National Organ Transplant Act in
the US, individuals 18 years or odlermay donate all or part of their bodies for education,
research, advancement of science, therapy, or transplantation. Consent for organ donation
usually is made via a signed organ donation card.
A patient falls while getting out of bed unassisted. When completing an Incident Report, the
nurse understands that its main purpose is to:
1. Ensure that all parties have an opportunity to document what happened.
2. Help establish who is responsible for the incident
3. Make data available for quality control analysis
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