Nursing Concepts Practice Questions With
Correct Answers
A primary care provider's orders indicate that a surgical consent form needs to be
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|signed. Since the nurse was not present when the primary care provider
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discussed the surgical procedure, which statement best illustrates the nurse
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fulfilling the client advocate role? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-What were you told
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about the procedure you are going to have?
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Although the client refused the procedure, the nurse insisted and inserted a
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nasogastric tube in the right nostril. The nurse has committed which of the
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following?
a. unintentional tort
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b.assault
c.invasion of privacy | |
d.battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery
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What is Battery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery is the willful touching of a
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person without permission.
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Assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the attempt or threat to touch another person
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unjustifiably or without permission. | | |
, The nurse's partner/spouse undergoes exploratory surgery at the hospital where
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the nurse is employed. Which of the following practices is most appropriate? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Access to the chart requires a signed release form from
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the client|
An ethical issue arises involving the nurse's assigned client. One of the most
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important nursing responsibilities in managing this client care situation would be
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which of the following:
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Be able to defend the morality of one's own actions.
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Remain neutral and detached when making ethical decisions.
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Ensure that a team is responsible for deciding ethical questions.
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Follow the client's and family's wishes exactly. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be able to
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defend the morality of one's own actions
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Which of the following situations most clearly demonstrates that the nurse is
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violating the underlying principles associated with professional nursing ethics?
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The nurse applies fetal monitoring, which the hospital policy permits despite
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literature that both supports and refutes the value of this practice.
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When asked about the purpose of a medication, a nurse colleague responds, "Oh,
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I never look them up. I just give what is prescribed." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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When asked about the purpose of a medication, a nurse colleague responds, "Oh,
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I never look them up. I just give what is prescribed."
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Following a motor vehicle accident, the parents refuse to permit withdrawal of
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life support from the child who has no apparent brain function. Although the
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nurse believes the child should be allowed to die and organ donation should be
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considered, the nurse supports their decision. Which moral principle provides the
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|basis for the nurse's actions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-respect for autonomy
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Correct Answers
A primary care provider's orders indicate that a surgical consent form needs to be
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
|signed. Since the nurse was not present when the primary care provider
| | | | | | | | | | | |
discussed the surgical procedure, which statement best illustrates the nurse
| | | | | | | | | |
fulfilling the client advocate role? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-What were you told
| | | | | | | | | | |
about the procedure you are going to have?
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Although the client refused the procedure, the nurse insisted and inserted a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
nasogastric tube in the right nostril. The nurse has committed which of the
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following?
a. unintentional tort
| |
b.assault
c.invasion of privacy | |
d.battery - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery
| | |
What is Battery? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Battery is the willful touching of a
| | | | | | | | | | | |
person without permission.
| |
Assault - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-is the attempt or threat to touch another person
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unjustifiably or without permission. | | |
, The nurse's partner/spouse undergoes exploratory surgery at the hospital where
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the nurse is employed. Which of the following practices is most appropriate? -
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CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Access to the chart requires a signed release form from
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the client|
An ethical issue arises involving the nurse's assigned client. One of the most
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
important nursing responsibilities in managing this client care situation would be
| | | | | | | | | | |
which of the following:
| | |
Be able to defend the morality of one's own actions.
| | | | | | | | |
Remain neutral and detached when making ethical decisions.
| | | | | | |
Ensure that a team is responsible for deciding ethical questions.
| | | | | | | | |
Follow the client's and family's wishes exactly. - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Be able to
| | | | | | | | | | |
defend the morality of one's own actions
| | | | | | |
Which of the following situations most clearly demonstrates that the nurse is
| | | | | | | | | | | |
violating the underlying principles associated with professional nursing ethics?
| | | | | | | |
The nurse applies fetal monitoring, which the hospital policy permits despite
| | | | | | | | | | |
literature that both supports and refutes the value of this practice.
| | | | | | | | | |
When asked about the purpose of a medication, a nurse colleague responds, "Oh,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
I never look them up. I just give what is prescribed." - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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When asked about the purpose of a medication, a nurse colleague responds, "Oh,
| | | | | | | | | | | |
I never look them up. I just give what is prescribed."
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Following a motor vehicle accident, the parents refuse to permit withdrawal of
| | | | | | | | | | | |
life support from the child who has no apparent brain function. Although the
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
nurse believes the child should be allowed to die and organ donation should be
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
considered, the nurse supports their decision. Which moral principle provides the
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|basis for the nurse's actions? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-respect for autonomy
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