an experienced medical-surgical nurse chooses to work in obstetrics. Which level of
proficiency is the nurse upon initial transition to the obstetrical unit?
a) Competent
b) Proficient
c) Advanced beginner
d) Novice
d) Novice
When modifying a care plan to meet a patient whose status has changed significantly over the past few days, the nurse
should:
a) Add more nursing interventions from a standardized plan of care
b) Redevelop the entire patient care plan
c) Perform a complete reassessment of all patient factors
d) Focus on changing the nursing diagnoses and goals
c) Perform a complete reassessment of all patient factors
A state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person's potential and is experienced within
a developmental context is known as:
a) Functioning
b) high-level wellness
c) Growth and development
d) health
d) health
Standards of care in nursing __________
a) Serve as laws that must be abided by in providing nursing care
b) Allow professional nurses to practice without boundaries
c) Serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice
d) Determine a professional nurse's rights in delivering nursing care
Serve as safety guidelines established by the profession for nursing practice
, An adult patient has recently been diagnosed with cancer. The patient's family has asked the nurse to withhold this
information from the patient because they feel that this information would cause the patient to give up on life and
become very depressed. The nurse believes the patient should be told this information. Which ethical principle is being
upheld by the nurse?
a) Veracity
b) Nonmaleficence
c) Justice
d) Beneficence
a) Veracity
What is the concept of ethics that is described as the "duty to maximize the benefits of actions while minimizing harm"
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Beneficence
d) Advocacy
c) Beneficence
A primary prevention method for obesity is to:
a) Create an eating plan for overweight children
b) Encourage an active lifestyle during childhood years
c) Start a support group for parents of obese children
d) Establish an exercise program for obese children
b) Encourage an active lifestyle during childhood years
The nurse prescribes strategies and alternatives to attain expected outcome. Which standard of nursing practices is
the nurse following?
a) Planning
b) Assessment
c) Implementation
d) Diagnosis
a) planning