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NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS HURST REVIEW
(FUNDAMENTALS) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
Terms in this set (106)
A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic heart
failure who is very ill. The patient has a "no
code" order. The patient goes into
ventricular fibrillation and the nurse
defibrillates the patient. The nurse states she
was unaware of the "no code" order. What part
C. Assessment of the nursing process did the nurse fail to
perform?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
B. Implementation
On the morning laboratory report, the patient's
potassium is noted to be 2.5 mEq/L. The nurse
does not want to "bother the physician this
early." During the change-of- shift report, the
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patient develops ventricular tachycardia and
has to be resuscitated. What part of the
B. Implementation nursing process did the nurse fail to
perform?
A. Evaluation
B. Implementation
C. Assessment
D. Planning
A patient in the critical care unit has an order to be
transported off the unit for a
diagnostic procedure. The nurse fails to ensure
that the patient is properly monitored during
transport, and the patient experiences a cardiac
B. Assess and analyze arrest. Which of the following actions did the
the level of care nurse fail to adequately perform?
needed by the
patient.
A. Make the proper nursing diagnosis.
B. Assess and analyze the level of care needed by the
patient.
C. Act as a patient advocate to postpone the
examination.
D. Communicate findings in a timely manner.
The nurse fails to record a set of vital signs on a
blood transfusion report, which is against
hospital policy. The patient does not sustain any
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damage as a result. Can the nurse be charged
with malpractice in this case?
C. No. There were no
damages associated with
failure to document A. No. Documentation is not part of the duty of nurse.
B. Yes. Even though there were no
damages, the nurse failed to follow hospital
protocol.
C. No. There were no damages associated with failure to
document
D. Yes. Failure to document always results in negligence.
A patient with metastatic cancer tells the nurse,
“I am tired and do not want to be put on a
breathing machine.” The patient’s out-of-town
son wants “everything done for my mother”
A. Beneficence when his mother later develops respiratory
distress. Which ethical
B. Nonmaleficence
principles are involved in this dilemma? (Select all that
C. Autonomy
apply.)
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Justice
E. Paternalism
The nurse is concerned that the physician is
ignoring the wishes of the patient and family
in the care of a patient. The nurse should take
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these concerns to: (Select all that apply.)
A. The hospital ethics
committee
C. The nursing supervisor A. The hospital ethics committee
D. The nursing ethics B. The ANA (American Nurses Association)
committee C. The nursing supervisor
D. The nursing ethics committee
E. he policy and procedure committee
The nurse observes a coworker diverting
narcotics by administering normal saline to a
patient in pain. By not reporting this
observation, the nurse is in violation of what
ethical principle concerning the patients under the care
C. Nonmaleficence of the impaired nurse?
A. Autonomy
B. Justice
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Veracity
The family of a patient who is receiving
mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress
associated with an inoperable brain tumor asks
that the patient be extubated to
"allow natural death" to occur. This is an example of
A. Withdrawing treatment what situation?
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NCLEX PRACTICE QUESTIONS HURST REVIEW
(FUNDAMENTALS) EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
LATEST UPDATE GRADED A++
Terms in this set (106)
A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic heart
failure who is very ill. The patient has a "no
code" order. The patient goes into
ventricular fibrillation and the nurse
defibrillates the patient. The nurse states she
was unaware of the "no code" order. What part
C. Assessment of the nursing process did the nurse fail to
perform?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
B. Implementation
On the morning laboratory report, the patient's
potassium is noted to be 2.5 mEq/L. The nurse
does not want to "bother the physician this
early." During the change-of- shift report, the
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AM
patient develops ventricular tachycardia and
has to be resuscitated. What part of the
B. Implementation nursing process did the nurse fail to
perform?
A. Evaluation
B. Implementation
C. Assessment
D. Planning
A patient in the critical care unit has an order to be
transported off the unit for a
diagnostic procedure. The nurse fails to ensure
that the patient is properly monitored during
transport, and the patient experiences a cardiac
B. Assess and analyze arrest. Which of the following actions did the
the level of care nurse fail to adequately perform?
needed by the
patient.
A. Make the proper nursing diagnosis.
B. Assess and analyze the level of care needed by the
patient.
C. Act as a patient advocate to postpone the
examination.
D. Communicate findings in a timely manner.
The nurse fails to record a set of vital signs on a
blood transfusion report, which is against
hospital policy. The patient does not sustain any
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damage as a result. Can the nurse be charged
with malpractice in this case?
C. No. There were no
damages associated with
failure to document A. No. Documentation is not part of the duty of nurse.
B. Yes. Even though there were no
damages, the nurse failed to follow hospital
protocol.
C. No. There were no damages associated with failure to
document
D. Yes. Failure to document always results in negligence.
A patient with metastatic cancer tells the nurse,
“I am tired and do not want to be put on a
breathing machine.” The patient’s out-of-town
son wants “everything done for my mother”
A. Beneficence when his mother later develops respiratory
distress. Which ethical
B. Nonmaleficence
principles are involved in this dilemma? (Select all that
C. Autonomy
apply.)
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Justice
E. Paternalism
The nurse is concerned that the physician is
ignoring the wishes of the patient and family
in the care of a patient. The nurse should take
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these concerns to: (Select all that apply.)
A. The hospital ethics
committee
C. The nursing supervisor A. The hospital ethics committee
D. The nursing ethics B. The ANA (American Nurses Association)
committee C. The nursing supervisor
D. The nursing ethics committee
E. he policy and procedure committee
The nurse observes a coworker diverting
narcotics by administering normal saline to a
patient in pain. By not reporting this
observation, the nurse is in violation of what
ethical principle concerning the patients under the care
C. Nonmaleficence of the impaired nurse?
A. Autonomy
B. Justice
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Veracity
The family of a patient who is receiving
mechanical ventilation for respiratory distress
associated with an inoperable brain tumor asks
that the patient be extubated to
"allow natural death" to occur. This is an example of
A. Withdrawing treatment what situation?
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