You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination conference
for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of
... [Show More] the preparation you have your classmates read the Nursing
Code of Ethics fro Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor asks the class why this document is
important. Which of the following statements best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - ✔✔4. Defines the principles of right
and wrong to provide patient care
An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse obtains her
vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort, and collects blood and
sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?
1. Diagnoses
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ✔✔3. Assessment
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?
1. Planning
2. Evaluation
3. Assessment
4. Implementation - ✔✔4. Implementation
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 them. The nurse is
acting as the patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Case Management - ✔✔2. Advocate
The nurse spends time with the patient and family reviewing the dressing change procedure for the
patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is acting in
which professional role?
1. Educator
2. Advocator
3. Caregiver
4. Case Manager - ✔✔1. Educator [Show Less]