2025 NU280 FINAL QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS UPDATED BY
EXPERTS
In a telehealth organization, a nurse who is licensed in New York and Pennsylvania pro-vides
teaching to a patient who resides in Pennsylvania. The patient charges that the teaching failed to
provide significant information about a potential side effect, which led to delay in seeking
treatment and untoward harm. Under which state nurse practice act and standards would this
situation be considered? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Pennsylvania
With regard to nursing practice, nurse managers are held responsible for (select all that apply): -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Practicing within legal guidelines established under state law and
nurse practice acts.
and Ensuring that nursing staff under their supervision are currently licensed to practice.
A nurse on your inpatient psychiatric unit is found to have made sexually explicit re-marks
toward a patient with a previous history of sexual abuse. The patient sues, claiming malpractice.
Which of the following conditions would likely not apply in this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Injury
To satisfy duty of care to a patient, a nurse manager is legally responsible for all except: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Supervising the practice of the physician.
As a charge nurse, you counsel your RN staff member that he has satisfied his duty of care by
notifying a child's physician of his concerns about deterioration in the child's status at 0330
hours. The physician does not come in. The child dies at 0630 hours. As the charge nurse, you
could be held liable for: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Professional negligence.
A colleague asks you to give her your password access so that she can view her partner's
healthcare record. This request violates the patient's right to: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Privacy
Mr. M. complains to you that one of your staff asked him details about his sexual relationships
and financial affairs. He says that these questions were probing and unnecessary to his care, but
he felt that if he refused to answer, the nurse would be angry with him and would not provide
him with good care. Mr. M.'s statements reflect concern with: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Privacy
Definition for confidentiality: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Confidentiality is the right to privacy
of medical record.
A client refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the client's best interest. The two
ethical principles that are directly in conflict in such a situation are: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Autonomy and beneficence.
, Three gravely ill patients are candidates for the only available bed in the ICU. As the supervisor,
you assign the bed to the patient with the best chance of recovery. This decision reflects which of
the following ethical principles? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Beneficence
Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Autonomy
Definition for veracity: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Veracity concerns telling the truth and
incorporates the concept that individuals should always tell the truth.
The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important ethical considerations in
performance evaluations are that they include the employee's good qualities and that they give
positive direction for professional growth. This belief is an example of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Nonmaleficence.
The clinic nurse understands that problem solving is best defined as: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Identifying the gap between "what is" and "what should be."
Select the statement that best defines the difference between problem solving and decision
making: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Decision making is a goal-directed effort, problem solving
is focused on solving an immediate problem.
From the information supplied in this chapter, which statements best defines critical thinking?
Critical thinking is a: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>High-level cognitive process that includes
creativity, problem solving, and decision making.
A good nursing decision maker is one who: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Uses various models to
guide the process based on the circumstances of the situation.
When decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are considered, which of the
following statements are accurate and valid points? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The nursing
decision maker who is successful recognizes that only those with similar experiences should be
involved in decision making.
Select the statement that best defines the difference between problem solving and decision
making: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Decision making is a goal-directed effort, problem solving
is focused on solving an immediate problem.
Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process one uses to: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Choose between alternatives
During a fire drill, several psychiatric patients become agitated. The nurse manager quickly
assigns a staff member to each patient. This autocratic decision style is most appropriate for: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Crisis situations.
WITH ANSWERS UPDATED BY
EXPERTS
In a telehealth organization, a nurse who is licensed in New York and Pennsylvania pro-vides
teaching to a patient who resides in Pennsylvania. The patient charges that the teaching failed to
provide significant information about a potential side effect, which led to delay in seeking
treatment and untoward harm. Under which state nurse practice act and standards would this
situation be considered? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Pennsylvania
With regard to nursing practice, nurse managers are held responsible for (select all that apply): -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Practicing within legal guidelines established under state law and
nurse practice acts.
and Ensuring that nursing staff under their supervision are currently licensed to practice.
A nurse on your inpatient psychiatric unit is found to have made sexually explicit re-marks
toward a patient with a previous history of sexual abuse. The patient sues, claiming malpractice.
Which of the following conditions would likely not apply in this situation? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Injury
To satisfy duty of care to a patient, a nurse manager is legally responsible for all except: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Supervising the practice of the physician.
As a charge nurse, you counsel your RN staff member that he has satisfied his duty of care by
notifying a child's physician of his concerns about deterioration in the child's status at 0330
hours. The physician does not come in. The child dies at 0630 hours. As the charge nurse, you
could be held liable for: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Professional negligence.
A colleague asks you to give her your password access so that she can view her partner's
healthcare record. This request violates the patient's right to: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Privacy
Mr. M. complains to you that one of your staff asked him details about his sexual relationships
and financial affairs. He says that these questions were probing and unnecessary to his care, but
he felt that if he refused to answer, the nurse would be angry with him and would not provide
him with good care. Mr. M.'s statements reflect concern with: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Privacy
Definition for confidentiality: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Confidentiality is the right to privacy
of medical record.
A client refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the client's best interest. The two
ethical principles that are directly in conflict in such a situation are: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Autonomy and beneficence.
, Three gravely ill patients are candidates for the only available bed in the ICU. As the supervisor,
you assign the bed to the patient with the best chance of recovery. This decision reflects which of
the following ethical principles? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Beneficence
Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent? - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Autonomy
Definition for veracity: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Veracity concerns telling the truth and
incorporates the concept that individuals should always tell the truth.
The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important ethical considerations in
performance evaluations are that they include the employee's good qualities and that they give
positive direction for professional growth. This belief is an example of: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Nonmaleficence.
The clinic nurse understands that problem solving is best defined as: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Identifying the gap between "what is" and "what should be."
Select the statement that best defines the difference between problem solving and decision
making: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Decision making is a goal-directed effort, problem solving
is focused on solving an immediate problem.
From the information supplied in this chapter, which statements best defines critical thinking?
Critical thinking is a: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>High-level cognitive process that includes
creativity, problem solving, and decision making.
A good nursing decision maker is one who: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Uses various models to
guide the process based on the circumstances of the situation.
When decision making, critical thinking, and problem solving are considered, which of the
following statements are accurate and valid points? - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>The nursing
decision maker who is successful recognizes that only those with similar experiences should be
involved in decision making.
Select the statement that best defines the difference between problem solving and decision
making: - CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Decision making is a goal-directed effort, problem solving
is focused on solving an immediate problem.
Decision making is described by the nursing educator as the process one uses to: - CORRECT
ANSWER>>>>Choose between alternatives
During a fire drill, several psychiatric patients become agitated. The nurse manager quickly
assigns a staff member to each patient. This autocratic decision style is most appropriate for: -
CORRECT ANSWER>>>>Crisis situations.
