ATI RN Fundamentals Proctored
Exam with questions correctly
answered
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if
he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the
following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - ANSWERS>>>>>A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The
nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
administers a PRN sedative med that the client has not
,requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort
has the nurse committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - ANSWERS>>>>>B. False
imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the
client from leaving the facility against medical advice. The client
did not consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells
the nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he
understands advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know
it has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare
these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to ke - ANSWERS>>>>>C.
,The client has the right to decide and specify which medical
procedures he wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure.
Which of the following actions are appropriate for the nurse who
is providing preop care regarding informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the
surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery -
ANSWERS>>>>>A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the
nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when
another nurse on the unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on
the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in
the break room when she was not on break. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
, B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same
behavior
C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that h - ANSWERS>>>>>C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize
client care or indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to
report the situation immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of
the following info should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record -
ANSWERS>>>>>C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the
client's care to accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He
states, "I fell in the shower, but I got myself back up & into my
chair." How should the nurse document this in the client's chart?
A. The client fell in the shower.
Exam with questions correctly
answered
A client returning from surgery requires assessment and
establishment of a plan of care. RNs are responsible for this,
especially if the client is potentially unstable.
A nurse observes an AP reprimanding a client for not using the
urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if
he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the
following torts is the AP committing?
A. Assault
B. Battery
C. False imprisonment
D. Invasion of privacy - ANSWERS>>>>>A. Assault
By threatening the client, the AP is committing assault.
An adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is
thinking about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The
nurse believes that this is not in the client's best interest, so she
administers a PRN sedative med that the client has not
,requested along w/his usual meds. Which of the following tort
has the nurse committed?
A. Assault
B. False imprisonment
C. Negligence
D. Breach of confidentiality - ANSWERS>>>>>B. False
imprisonment
The nurse gave the med as a chemical restraint to keep the
client from leaving the facility against medical advice. The client
did not consent.
A client who will undergo neurosurgery the following week tells
the nurse in the surgeon's office that he will prepare his advance
directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the following
statements by the client indicates to the nurse that he
understands advance directives?
A. "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know
it has to be my wife."
B. "I know they won't go ahead w/the surgery unless I prepare
these forms."
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to ke - ANSWERS>>>>>C.
,The client has the right to decide and specify which medical
procedures he wants when a life-threatening situation arrives
A client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure.
Which of the following actions are appropriate for the nurse who
is providing preop care regarding informed consent? Select all.
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B. Witness the client's signature on the consent form
C. Explain the risks and benefits of the procedure
D. Describe the consequences of choosing not to have the
surgery
E. Tell the client about alternatives to having the surgery -
ANSWERS>>>>>A, B
The rest of the choices are the surgeon's responsibility, not the
nurse
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when
another nurse on the unit seemed drowsy & unable to focus on
the issue at hand. Today, she found the nurse asleep in a chair in
the break room when she was not on break. Which of the
following actions should the nurse take?
A. Remind the nurse that safe client care is a priority on the unit
, B. Ask others on the team whether they have observed the same
behavior
C. Report observations to the nurse manager on the unit
D. Conclude that h - ANSWERS>>>>>C.
Any nurse who notices behavior that could possibly jeopardize
client care or indicate a substance abuse problem has a duty to
report the situation immediately to the nurse manager
A nurse is preparing info for a change-of-shift report. Which of
the following info should the nurse include in the report?
A. The client's input & output for the shift
B. The client's BP from the previous day
C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
D. The med routine from the med administration record -
ANSWERS>>>>>C. A bone scan that is scheduled for today
This is important because the nurse might have to modify the
client's care to accommodate them leaving the unit
A nurse enters a client's room & finds him sitting in his chair. He
states, "I fell in the shower, but I got myself back up & into my
chair." How should the nurse document this in the client's chart?
A. The client fell in the shower.
