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Nursing process, Ethics, Legal, & Pain
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A patient is the only one who controls a PCA machine, not their family.
False
True
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If a patient needs pain medicine, how do we judge what to give them?
Give the weakest first.
We rate the patient's pain and then give them what we think they deserve
Give the strongest first.
Use critical thinking to determine which medication is most appropriate.
3
A patient who is out of control and threatening to harm staff is locked in the bathroom. What is this called?
Keeping staff safe.
Libel
Malpractice
False imprisonment
4
The first step in the nursing process is?
Assessment
Plannning
Implementation
Evaluation
5
A nurse educates her patient by doing what?
Providing thorough discharge instructions and uses medical terminology
Sending them home with medications.
Utilizing the hospital-produced discharge instructions for patients.
Providing reliable and patient specific information during discharge.
6
Identify the most common risk for skin cancer.
Exposure to the UV light
A dark skin tone
A family hx
A personal hx
7
A nurse from another unit comes to you and asks if you have a certain patient. The nurse is attempting to violate what?
Justice
HIPPA
Beneficence
Libel
8
After giving a pain medicine, a nurse must go back and assess it's effectiveness.
True
False
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HIPPA does not really matter. We can talk about patient to whoever and whenever we want.
True
False
10
A nurse advocates for her patient by providing them with thorough and reliable discharge instructions.
False
True
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Veracity is the accuracy or truthfulness of something.
True
False
12
Which is NOT a part of a smart goal?
Be relaistic
Set a timeline
Make the goal hard to achieve so the patient tries harder.
Individualize the goal
13
The normal facial aging characteristics include prominent orbits, thinner cheeks, and possibly a sunken-in jawline.
False
True
14
Malpractice is:
A nurse speaking badly about a patient in public.
A nurse knowing what should be done but NOT doing it.
A nurse not recognizing a patient deteriorating.
A nurse posting on social media about a patient they have cared for.
15
Health promotion focuses on patient education to reduce health risks.
False
True
16
During the implementation stage, all of these are included EXCEPT:
Include the patient and family
Collaboration
Establishing a Diagnosis
Provide interventions
17
When in the diagnosis stage, a nurse clusters data, interprets it, and what else?
Collaborate with other disciplines
Formulate the Nursing diagnosis
Develop interventions
Try out new ways of helping
18
Slander is verbal defamation while libel is written defamation.
True
False
19
Autonomy is:
Positive actions to help others.
To do no harm.
Fair distribution of resoruces.
Freedom from external control
20
Diagnosis is the second step in the nursing process.
False
True
21
who determines how much pain the patient is in?
The doctor
The family
You
The patient
22
What is NOT part of the evaluation stage?
recognizing errors made
Ensuring the patient is ready for change
Adjusting the plan of care
Examining results
23
What does AIDET stand for?
Acknowledge, inspect, duration, explain, thanks
Ask, Introduce, develop, explain, thanks
Acknowledge, introduce, duration, explanation, Thank you
Activate, introduce, diagnose, explain, time
24
During the planning phase, all of the following are done EXCEPT which?
selecting interventions
establish priorities
personalizing care
Data interpretation
25
A nurse displaying fidelity shows that they are what?
Remaining faithful to the policies and rules set forth by their institution
Protecting their patients from harm
Taking positive actions to help others.
Fairly providing resources that are available.
26
Nonmaleficence is to cause no harm or hurt
True
False
27
By signing as a witness on a consent form, it means you have done what?
answered patient questions
Scheduled the surgery or procedure
explained the procedure
ONLY witnessed their signature
28
Joe is 70. He is overall fit but needs to lower his cholesterol. What do you suggest?
Asess his functional ADL's and then create a plan.
Start a walking program
Start a running program
Start a swimming program
29
Identify the most critical health risk for lung disease.
Cardiovascular disease
Allergies
Smoking
Drinking
30
What is the body that can suspend or revoke a nurse's license?
The State Board of Nursing
The American Nurses Association
The US Health Department
The NCLEX board
31
What is the order to take off PPE?
Goggles, gown, mask, gloves
Gloves, goggles, gown, mask
Mask, gown, gloves, goggles
Gloves, gown, goggles, mask
