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NURSING 10TH EDITION ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Chapter 1
• A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse.
Which ofthe following examples should the nurse include in the teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
clientswho have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routineoffice visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for
clientswho have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
• Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to
obesity.
• A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
statelicensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis.
• Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations.
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities.
• Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients.
• A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should thenurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
• Intensive care unit
, • Oncology treatment
centerc. Burn center
d. Cardiac rehabilitation
e. Home health care
Chapter 2
• A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of
the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?(Select all that apply.)
• A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the
home. b. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
• A client states, “I would like to have my child baptized before surgery.”
• A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
• A client states, “I do not understand how to use a nebulizer.”
• A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis isto use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate
a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Registered dietitian
• Occupational therapist
• A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
theadverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain managements. Which
of thefollowing members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication’s effects? (Select all that apply.)
• Provider
• Certified nursing assistant
• Pharmacist
• Registered nurse
• Respiratory therapist
• A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with
which ofthe following members of the interprofessional care team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Occupational therapist
• Speech-language pathologist
• A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
, surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks CNAs can
perform, which of the following client activities should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply.)
• Bathing
• Ambulating
• Toileting
• Determining pain level
• Measuring vital signs
Chapter 3
• A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client’s
choice isan example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of thefollowing ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Beneficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly license nurses about the responsibilities
organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all
clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the
newly licensed nurses should understand that this aspect of care delivery is an
example ofwhich of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client’sadvanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
, • A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses how to know and
what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations
should thenewly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma?
• A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment.
• A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn’t
stayin bed, she will have to apply restraints.
• A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube
feedingsfor their father, who is terminally ill.
• A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their
durablepower of attorney form.
Chapter 4
• A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells the client that diapers will be used next time the
urinalis used improperly. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
• Assault
• Battery
• False imprisonment
• Invasion of privacy
• A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse, “I am leaving
thehospital this morning whether the doctor discharges me or not.” The nurse
believesthat this is not in the client’s best interest, and prepares to administer a
PRN sedative medication the client has not requested along with the scheduled
morning medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse about to
commit?
• Assault
• False imprisonment
• Negligence
• Breach of confidentiality
• A nurse in a surgeon’s office is providing preoperative teaching for a client
who isscheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that
“I plan toprepare my advance directives before I come to the hospital.”
Which of the following statements mad by the client should indicate to the
nurse an understanding of advance directives?
• “I’d rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be
mywife.”
• “I know they won’t go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms.”
• “I plan to write that I don’t want them to keep me on a breathing
machine.”
• “I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at
thehospital.”
NURSING 10TH EDITION ACCURATE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Chapter 1
• A nurse is discussing restorative health care with a newly licensed nurse.
Which ofthe following examples should the nurse include in the teaching?
(Select all that apply.)
• Home health care
• Rehabilitation facilities
• Diagnostic centers
• Skilled nursing facilities
• Oncology centers
• A nurse is explaining the various types of health care coverage clients might
have to a group of nurses. Which of the following health care financing
mechanisms should the nurse include as federally funded? (Select all that apply.)
• Preferred provider organization (PPO)
• Medicare
• Long-term care insurance
• Exclusive provider organization (EPO)
• Medicaid
• A nurse manager is developing strategies to care for the increasing number of
clientswho have obesity. Which of the following actions should the nurse include
as a primary health care strategy?
• Collaborating with providers to perform obesity screenings during
routineoffice visits.
• Ensuring the availability of specialized beds in rehabilitation centers for
clientswho have obesity.
• Providing specialized intraoperative training in surgical treatments for obesity.
• Educating acute care nurses about postoperative complications related to
obesity.
• A nurse is discussing the purpose of regulatory agencies during a staff meeting.
Which of the following tasks should the nurse identify as the responsibility of
statelicensing boards?
• Monitoring evidence-based practice for clients who have a specific diagnosis.
• Ensuring that health care providers comply with regulations.
• Setting quality standards for accreditation of health care facilities.
• Determining whether medications are safe for administration to clients.
• A nurse is explaining the various levels of health care services to a group of
newly licensed nurses. Which of the following examples of care or care settings
should thenurse classify as tertiary care? (Select all that apply.)
• Intensive care unit
, • Oncology treatment
centerc. Burn center
d. Cardiac rehabilitation
e. Home health care
Chapter 2
• A nurse is caring for a group of clients on a medical surgical unit. For which of
the following client care needs should the nurse initiate a referral for a social
worker?(Select all that apply.)
• A client who has terminal cancer requests hospice care in the
home. b. A client asks about community resources available for
older adults.
• A client states, “I would like to have my child baptized before surgery.”
• A client requests an electric wheelchair for use after discharge.
• A client states, “I do not understand how to use a nebulizer.”
• A goal for a client who has difficulty with self-feeding due to rheumatoid
arthritis isto use adaptive devices. The nurse caring for the client should initiate
a referral to which of the following members of the interprofessional care team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Registered dietitian
• Occupational therapist
• A client who is postoperative following knee arthroplasty is concerned about
theadverse effects of the medication prescribed for pain managements. Which
of thefollowing members of the interprofessional care team can assist the
client in understanding the medication’s effects? (Select all that apply.)
• Provider
• Certified nursing assistant
• Pharmacist
• Registered nurse
• Respiratory therapist
• A client who had a cerebrovascular accident has persistent problems with
dysphagia. The nurse caring for the client should initiate a referral with
which ofthe following members of the interprofessional care team?
• Social worker
• Certified nursing assistant
• Occupational therapist
• Speech-language pathologist
• A nurse is acquainting a group of newly licensed nurses with the roles of the
various members of the health care team they will encounter on a medical-
, surgical unit. When providing examples of the types of tasks CNAs can
perform, which of the following client activities should the nurse include?
(Select all that apply.)
• Bathing
• Ambulating
• Toileting
• Determining pain level
• Measuring vital signs
Chapter 3
• A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant
blockages of the coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client’s
choice isan example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of thefollowing ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Beneficence
• A nurse is instructing a group of newly license nurses about the responsibilities
organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all
clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the
newly licensed nurses should understand that this aspect of care delivery is an
example ofwhich of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
• A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client’sadvanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
• Fidelity
• Autonomy
• Justice
• Nonmaleficence
, • A nurse is instructing a group of newly licensed nurses how to know and
what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations
should thenewly licensed nurses identify as an ethical dilemma?
• A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical impairment.
• A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he doesn’t
stayin bed, she will have to apply restraints.
• A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube
feedingsfor their father, who is terminally ill.
• A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name their partner on their
durablepower of attorney form.
Chapter 4
• A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells the client that diapers will be used next time the
urinalis used improperly. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
• Assault
• Battery
• False imprisonment
• Invasion of privacy
• A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse, “I am leaving
thehospital this morning whether the doctor discharges me or not.” The nurse
believesthat this is not in the client’s best interest, and prepares to administer a
PRN sedative medication the client has not requested along with the scheduled
morning medication. Which of the following types of tort is the nurse about to
commit?
• Assault
• False imprisonment
• Negligence
• Breach of confidentiality
• A nurse in a surgeon’s office is providing preoperative teaching for a client
who isscheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that
“I plan toprepare my advance directives before I come to the hospital.”
Which of the following statements mad by the client should indicate to the
nurse an understanding of advance directives?
• “I’d rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be
mywife.”
• “I know they won’t go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms.”
• “I plan to write that I don’t want them to keep me on a breathing
machine.”
• “I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at
thehospital.”
