You are participating in a clinical care coordination conference for a patient
with terminal cancer. You talk with your colleagues about using the
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code of ethics for professional registered nurses to guide care decisions. A
nonnursing colleague asks about this code. Which of the following
statements best describes this code?
A. Improves self-health care
B. Protects the patient's confidentiality
C. Ensures identical care to all patients
D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
(Ans - D. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified service according to
standards of practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is
the philosophical ideals of right and wrong that define the principles you will
use to provide care for your patients. The code serves as a guide for
carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide quality nursing care and the
ethical obligations of the profession.
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and
cough. The nurse obtains her vital signs, auscultates her lung sounds,
listens to her heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects
blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is
performed?
A. Diagnosis
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
(Ans - C. Assessment
Assessment is the collection of comprehensive data pertinent to the
patient's health and/or the situation.
A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and
shortness of breath. The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer
treatment now and in 4 hours. Which standard of practice is performed?
A. Planning
B. Evaluation
C. Assessment
D. Implementation
(Ans - D. Implementation
Implementation is completing coordinating care and the prescribed plan of
care.
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient
wants to go home on oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the
patient to have a new surgical procedure. The nurse explains the risk and
benefits of the surgery to the family and discusses the patient's wishes with
the family. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
A. Educator
B. Advocate
C. Caregiver
D. Case manager
(Ans - B. Advocate
An advocate protects the patient's human and legal right to make choices
about his or her care. An advocate may also provide additional information
to help a patient decide whether or not to accept a treatment or find an
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