1. A nurse is caring for a client whose family is in a state of disagreement over the
care of their family member. The nurse should report the situation
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following facility personnel?
- Hospital ethics committee
2. A nurse is transcribing a client's medication prescriptions and is having difficulty
reading a written prescription by the provider. Which of the following nursing
actions should the nurse take?
- Contact the provider to clarify the prescription.
3. A nurse is orienting a newly licensed nurse about receiving telephone
prescriptions. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse
should indicate a need for further teaching?
- "Telephone prescriptions are transcribed into the nurse's notes."
4. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following clients should the
nurse refer to a social worker? –
-A client who requires placement in an assisted living facility
-A client who requests to secure an emergency notification system in the home
-A client who requests to get school assignments while hospitalized on a
pediatric unit
5. A nurse is completing the initial assessment and history of a client. Which of the
following is the priority action for the nurse to take?
- Document the client's allergies in the electronic medical record.
6. A nurse is caring for a client who has a hip fracture that requires surgical repair.
Which of the following health care professionals is responsible for obtaining
informed consent from the client for the procedure?
- Surgeon.
7. A nurse plans to leave her scheduled shift an hour early without permission or
notification of the charge nurse. The clients in the nurses assignment are stable.
Which of the following legal torts applies to this situation?
- Negligence
8. A nurse is caring for a client who refuses treatment and asks to be discharged
from the hospital against medical advice. The nurse notifies the client's provider,
who tells the nurse to restrain the client, if necessary, to keep her from leaving
the hospital. The nurse understands that restraining this client would be
considered which type of civil action by the nurse?
- False imprisonment9. A nurse is caring for an older adult client. The nurse should recognize the client
is at risk for which of the following physiological changes? –
-Decreased gastric motility
-Decreased skin elasticity
-Increased pain threshold
10.A nurse is preparing to perform an abdominal assessment on a client. Identify the
sequence of steps the nurse should take to conduct the assessment. –
-Ask the client about having a history of abdominal pain
-Inspect the abdomen for skin integrity
-Auscultate the abdomen for bowel sounds
-Percuss the abdomen in each of the four quadrants
-Palpate the abdomen lightly for tenderness [Show Less]