A nurse observes an assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using
the urinal properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if
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use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP
committing?
(ANS - Assault
A nurse is caring for a competent adult client who tells the nurse that he is thinking
about leaving the hospital against medical advice. The nurse believes that this is
not in the client's best interest, so she prepares to administer PRN sedative
medication the client has not requested along with his usual medication. Which of
the following types of tort is the nurse about to commit?
(ANS - False imprisonment
A nurse in a surgeon's office is providing preoperative teaching for a client who is
scheduled for surgery the following week. The client tells the nurse that he will
prepare his advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of the
following statements made by the client should indicate to the nurse an
understanding of advance directives?
(ANS - I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine."
A nurse is caring for a client who is about to undergo an elective surgical
procedure. The nurse should take which of the following actions regarding
informed consent? (Select all that apply.)
(ANS - Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent. Witness the client's
signature Zon the consent form.
A nurse has noticed several occasions in the past week when another nurse on the
unit seemed drowsy and unable to focus on the issue at hand. Today, she found the
nurse asleep in a chair in the break room when she was not on a break. Which of
the following actions should the nurse take?
(ANS - Report the observations to the
When entering a client's room to change a surgical dressing, a nurse notes that the
client is coughing and sneezing. Which of the following actions should the nurse
take when preparing the sterile field?
(ANS - Place a mask on the client to limit the spread of micro-organisms into the
surgical wound.
A nurse has removed a sterile pack from its outside cover and placed it on a clean
work surface in preparation for an invasive procedure. Which of the following
flaps should the nurse unfold first?
(ANS - The flap farthest from the body
A nurse is wearing sterile gloves in preparation for performing sterile procedure.
Which of the a touch without following objects can the nurse breaching sterile
technique? (Select all that apply)
(ANS - The inner wrapping of an item on the sterile field
An irrigation syringe on the sterile field
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