NUR 2058 DIMENSIONS OF NURSING FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+ LATEST UPDATE.
An advanced directive is a legal document in which a clients' wishes about health
care are written in the case they are unable to make decision for themselves, this
document is also called
A. Living will
B. Patient's Bill of rights
C. Welfare Rights
D. Informed consent - ANS >> A. Living will
The ethical principle that protects client from harm is known as
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
D. Veracity - ANS >> B. Nonmale Ince
Select which statement is true concerning advanced directives
A. The document will name a durable power of attorney for health care
(DPOAHC), who will make all medical decisions for patient, regardless of the
patient's mental status.
B. The document means nothing to the nurse, because the attending physician will
make all decisions regarding the patient's care.
C. The document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the patient to
express his or her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is incapacitated.
D. The nurse may assume the patient is dying and he or she will not call a "Rapid
Response" or "Code Blue" if the patient's status deteriorates. - ANS >> C. The
document is a tool patient self-determination. It allows the patient to express his or
her desire for life-sustaining care when he or she is incapacitated.
Which of the following is the most important reason for nurses to be critical
thinkers?
A. Nurses need to follow policies and procedures.
B. Nurses work with other healthcare team members.
C. Nurses care for clients who have multiple health problems.
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D. Nurses have to be flexible and work variable schedules. - ANS >> C. Nurses
care client for clients who have multiple health problems.
Why do critical thinking and nursing process go together so well?
A. The two work together to improve nursing practice
B. Both are an organizational framework for the practice of Nursing
C. They were developed specifically for nursing
D. They are clinical reasoning tools - ANS >> A. The two work together to
improve nursing practice
What is the underlying legal concept that protects health-care professionals under
the Good Samaritan Act?
A. Informed consent
B. Moral Consent
C. Implied Consent
D. Because is the ethical thing to do - ANS >> C. Implied consent
Which of the following would not be appropriate to chart?
A. The patient missed his follow-up appointment
B. The patient stopped taking his medications
C. The patient refused to go to therapy
D. The nurse thinks the patient is hostile - ANS >> D. The nurse thinks the patient
is hostile
Identify the example that displays critical thinking?
A. The nurses seek a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
B. The nurse is task oriented.
C. The nurse makes changes to patient care grounded on emotions and instinctive
feelings.
D. The nurse provides the patient care the same way to all patients. - ANS >> A.
The nurses seek a multi-disciplinary approach to the plan of care.
Key concepts are included in all nursing models. Identify the four key concepts
that are emphasized in nursing models.
A. Client, health, environment, and nursing
B. Client, health, environment and science
C. Client, health, community and science
D. Client, health, community and nursing - ANS >> A. Client, health,
environment, and nursing
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Which theorist is not a nursing theorist?
A. King
B. Orem
C. Watson
D. Wellington-Smith - ANS >> D. Wellington-Smith
This nurse wanted to recognize the client and family spiritual beliefs.
A. Imogene King
B. Dorothy Johnson
C. Jean Watson
D. Betty Neuman - ANS >> C. Jean Watson
According to Jean Watson's model, which of the following is not important in the
practice of nursing:
A. Developing a trusting relationship with the client.
B. Encouraging the client to express positive and negative feelings with
acceptance.
C. Manipulating the environment to make it more supportive.
D. Helping clients understand how much control they have over their health. -
ANS >> D. Helping clients understand how much control they have over their
health.
This type of theory is less comprehensive and more focused, yet not as specific or
concrete as some theories.
A. Middle-range theory.
B. Situation-specific practice theories.
C. Major nursing theory.
D. Grand theory - ANS >> A. Middle-range theory.
"Meaningful use" refers to which of the following:
A. Appropriate use of tangible resources such as dressings, oxygen, staffing, for
example, to minimize health care costs
B. The use of health information technologies to streamline storage and access of
key data and improve patient outcomes.
C. Appropriate use of medications such as antibiotics, narcotics, and anesthetics to
prevent complications such as resistance or addiction.
D. Use of the personal internet to access key data - ANS >> B. The use of health
information technologies to streamline storage and access of key data and improve
patient outcomes.
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What is the primary function of an ethical code?
A. A framework for decision-making
B. A collection of static rules
C. A group of legally binding values
D. The "ball and chain" of the profession - ANS >> A. A framework for
decision- making
What is the best definition of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
A. Health-care workers avoiding harm to clients
B. Telling the truth to clients in all matters
C. Being faithful to commitments made to clients
D. The right of self-determination of clients - ANS >> A. Health-care
workers avoiding harm to clients
What is the practice of allowing a client to die without the use of any extraordinary
measures sometimes called?
A. Active euthanasia
B. Passive euthanasia
C. Mercy killing
D. Assisted suicide - ANS >> B. Passive euthanasia
Identify the most important ethical issues that surround clients infected with HIV
and those who have AIDS?
A. Confidentiality and right to medical care
B. Self-determination and distributive justice
C. Veracity and informed consent
D. Fidelity and option rights - ANS >> A. Confidentiality and right to medical care
Ethical principles sometimes overlooked in attempting to identify and report
suspected child abuse are?
A. Best interest and nonmaleficence
B. Privacy and self-determination
C. Paternalism and beneficence
D. Veracity and obligation - ANS >> B. Privacy and self-determination
The Under 12 Rule states:
A. Children under 12, under special circumstances, may give consent
B. Children under 12 are not allowed to be organ donors
C. Children under 12 cannot be placed on an adult transplant list