Nurse 5000 Exam 1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A client admitted to the inpatient medical-surgical unit has
suffered sudden respiratory failure. The client's condition is
getting worse; he is cyanotic (turning blue) with periods of
labored breathing. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Study the discharge plan.
b. Check the graphic data for vital signs.
c. Examine the history and physical examination.
d. Look for an advance directive. Correct Answer d. Look for
an advance directive.
A friend recently graduated from high school and is planning to
start a program to become a registered nurse, which will include
2 years of nursing classes plus many liberal arts and science
classes. Which of the following educational routes is your friend
taking to become a nurse? Correct Answer Associate degree
program
A neurosurgeon is suing you for falsely claiming to other
hospital staff in informal conversations that he falsified his
credentials as a surgeon. He claims that his reputation has been
damaged as a result. Which of the following torts is the surgeon
accusing you of? Correct Answer Slander
A patient with leukemia is facing a difficult choice in terms of
whether to continue chemotherapy or to begin hospice care. He
has no family and likes to discuss the matter with you. In talking
with him, you decide to learn about his life story and about his
feeling about life and death so that you can help shed light on
the decision he has to make. Which of the following ethical
,frameworks are you applying in this situation? Correct Answer
Ethics of care
Aesthetic Knowing Correct Answer opposite of empirical,
empathy, behaviors of PT, creativity/individualizing unique
person, rapport.
All documentation should be FACTUAL. What does the
acronym stand for? Correct Answer Facts, accurate, complete,
timely, unusual occurrences, assessment and legal
record/documentation
Americans with Disabilities Act Correct Answer Persons with
mental or physical disabilities are entitled to reasonable
accomidations
As a nurse, you are particularly concerned about protecting the
rights of low-income clients and making sure that they receive
the care they need. You frequently contact social services
personnel to determine the eligibility of clients to receive
financial assistance. Which professional nursing value are you
demonstrating in this case? Correct Answer Altruism
As part of a disaster response team, you arrive at the site of an
industrial accident to find several dozen workers with traumatic
and chemical burn injuries of widely varying severity. Because
you and the other healthcare team members cannot tend to all of
the victims at once, you begin to look for the most serious cases
first. One worker is wounded so severely that he is likely to die
no matter what care is provided to him, so you move on to
another victim who is more likely to survive after receiving care.
, This principle of "doing the most good for the most number of
people" is associated with which of the following ethical
frameworks? Correct Answer Utilitarianism
As you are preparing a client for major surgery, you explain
once more the details of the procedure, including its risks and
benefits, and then ask the client to sign an informed consent
form. Which ethical principle underlies this action? Correct
Answer Autonomy
Assault Correct Answer threat/fear of harm
Battery Correct Answer contact without consent
Boundary Crossing Correct Answer brief excursions across
professional lines of behavior that may be inadvertent,
thoughtless or even purposeful
Boundary Violation Correct Answer confusion between the
needs of the PT and the needs of the nurse- characterized by
excessive personal disclosure by the nurse
Civil Law Correct Answer issues between people who end up
in court of law
Common Law Correct Answer bench or case law, judge made
a decision, "this is what the practice is going to be", exp
common law marriage
Criminal Law Correct Answer judicial, punishment
A client admitted to the inpatient medical-surgical unit has
suffered sudden respiratory failure. The client's condition is
getting worse; he is cyanotic (turning blue) with periods of
labored breathing. What action should the nurse take first?
a. Study the discharge plan.
b. Check the graphic data for vital signs.
c. Examine the history and physical examination.
d. Look for an advance directive. Correct Answer d. Look for
an advance directive.
A friend recently graduated from high school and is planning to
start a program to become a registered nurse, which will include
2 years of nursing classes plus many liberal arts and science
classes. Which of the following educational routes is your friend
taking to become a nurse? Correct Answer Associate degree
program
A neurosurgeon is suing you for falsely claiming to other
hospital staff in informal conversations that he falsified his
credentials as a surgeon. He claims that his reputation has been
damaged as a result. Which of the following torts is the surgeon
accusing you of? Correct Answer Slander
A patient with leukemia is facing a difficult choice in terms of
whether to continue chemotherapy or to begin hospice care. He
has no family and likes to discuss the matter with you. In talking
with him, you decide to learn about his life story and about his
feeling about life and death so that you can help shed light on
the decision he has to make. Which of the following ethical
,frameworks are you applying in this situation? Correct Answer
Ethics of care
Aesthetic Knowing Correct Answer opposite of empirical,
empathy, behaviors of PT, creativity/individualizing unique
person, rapport.
All documentation should be FACTUAL. What does the
acronym stand for? Correct Answer Facts, accurate, complete,
timely, unusual occurrences, assessment and legal
record/documentation
Americans with Disabilities Act Correct Answer Persons with
mental or physical disabilities are entitled to reasonable
accomidations
As a nurse, you are particularly concerned about protecting the
rights of low-income clients and making sure that they receive
the care they need. You frequently contact social services
personnel to determine the eligibility of clients to receive
financial assistance. Which professional nursing value are you
demonstrating in this case? Correct Answer Altruism
As part of a disaster response team, you arrive at the site of an
industrial accident to find several dozen workers with traumatic
and chemical burn injuries of widely varying severity. Because
you and the other healthcare team members cannot tend to all of
the victims at once, you begin to look for the most serious cases
first. One worker is wounded so severely that he is likely to die
no matter what care is provided to him, so you move on to
another victim who is more likely to survive after receiving care.
, This principle of "doing the most good for the most number of
people" is associated with which of the following ethical
frameworks? Correct Answer Utilitarianism
As you are preparing a client for major surgery, you explain
once more the details of the procedure, including its risks and
benefits, and then ask the client to sign an informed consent
form. Which ethical principle underlies this action? Correct
Answer Autonomy
Assault Correct Answer threat/fear of harm
Battery Correct Answer contact without consent
Boundary Crossing Correct Answer brief excursions across
professional lines of behavior that may be inadvertent,
thoughtless or even purposeful
Boundary Violation Correct Answer confusion between the
needs of the PT and the needs of the nurse- characterized by
excessive personal disclosure by the nurse
Civil Law Correct Answer issues between people who end up
in court of law
Common Law Correct Answer bench or case law, judge made
a decision, "this is what the practice is going to be", exp
common law marriage
Criminal Law Correct Answer judicial, punishment
