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Unit 3 Nursing Process, Ethics, Legal, Values, Communication, Education, Documentation
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Vertigo is a visual deficit.
True
False
2
You may need to instruct family or other caregivers if your patient is:
ESL (English as Second Language)
Illiterate
Developmentally delayed
All of the above
3
Older adults may have/need:
More time to think
Anxiety
Decreased short-term memory
All of the above
4
An ethics committee in a health care facility functions as a resource for specific ethical situations that may occur.
False
True
5
A short play in which learners "act out" the story is called:
Group Teaching
Role-play
Case Problem
Lecture
6
Civil Law is the body of law dealing with private rights of individuals?
True
False
7
Adults prefer to actively participate in their learning.
True
False
8
Who determines how much pain the patient is in?
The family
You
The doctor
The patient
9
Who sets the code of ethics for nurses?
Federal Government
American Nurses Associassion/State Board
DMV
School
10
Validation is restating another's message more briefly using one's own words
True
False
11
The part of ADPIE where care plan revisions are made if necessary.
evaluation phase
implementation phase
assessment phase
planning phase
12
Which of the following is not a component of nonverbal communication?
eye contact
touch
emoticons
body language
13
During the implementation stage, all of these are included EXCEPT:
Include the patient and family
Provide interventions
Establishing a Diagnosis
Collaboration
14
Roadblocks to effective learning include:
Ordering or directing
Culturally inappropriate treatment plans
All of the above
Preaching or judging
15
A parent in the ED frantically asks for her son that was in a MVA, how should the nurse respond?
Everything will be okay, take a seat and I will check.
He's is awake and talking. I'll take you to see him soon.
Your son is young and strong, I am sure he will be fine.
Don't worry, he will be fine. Our trauma team is excellent.
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A nurse most commonly speaks to a patient at what distance?
Personal
Public
Intimate
Social
17
Which of the following is not one of the 3 levels of communications?
Group
Interpersonal
Public
Intrapersonal
18
When a nurse first meets his patient, which goal is most appropriate?
discuss family roles and patterns
Describe how to operate call button
openly express hospitalization concerns
state discharge expectations
19
Beneficence means doing good sometimes
True
False
20
Motivational interviewing encourages a patient to share their thoughts and concerns
False
True
21
A nurse displaying fidelity shows that they are what?
Protecting their patients from harm
Remaining faithful to the policies and rules set forth by their institution
Taking positive actions to help others.
Fairly providing resources that are available.
22
Decentralization is an organization structure that allows managers and staff to make shared decisions.
False
True
23
Evaluating a patient's needs is called:
Planning
Teaching
Education
Assessement
24
Checking back to see how a patient is progressing on their exercise plan is called:
Assessment
None of the above
Documentation
Evaluation
25
Diagnostic reasoning is using assessment data about a pt and combining critical thinking to develop a nursing diagnosis.
False
True
26
Which of the following does not enhance therapeutic communication?
Being assertive
restating
Asking many questions
Using silence
27
Statements that are SMART, desired learning behaviors are called:
Learning outcomes
Teaching strategies
Learning domain
Learning strategies
28
A nurse from another unit comes to you and asks if you have a certain patient. The nurse is attempting to violate what?
HIPPA
Libel
Beneficence
Justice
29
Using therapeutic communication, what is the purpose of a nurse's silence when listening to a patient?
Prevent the nurse from saying the wrong thing
Prompt the patient to talk when he/she is ready
Allow the patient time to rest or sleep if needed
Determine if the patient would prefer to talk to someone else
30
Protects client's information and makes sure this information remains private.
Informed consent
Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA)
slander
Healthcare Act
31
Sputum pale yellow
objective data
descriptive data
informative data
subjective data
32
What factor affecting communication can a nurse most readily control?
environment
sociocultural factors
gender
developmental variations
33
Failing to take medication as prescribed or not following doctor's orders is termed:
Patient error
Inability to follow direction
Noncompliance
Bad Patient Syndrome
34
A desired outcome that you want your patient/learner to understand or demonstrate:
Instruction
Learning Objective
All of the above
Model
35
What is an advance directive?
Form a family member signs that states the pt is not to be resuscitated
Document that allows providers the ability to apply restraints
Document a family member signs for the pt if he/she is unable to sign
Documents the wishes of a pt, appoints someone to make decisions
36
Law that protects you from liability if you give emergency care within the limits of first aid.
Code of Ethics
The Nurse Practice Act
Good Samaritan Act
Beneficient Act
37
Which action should you delegate to the PCT for a patient diagnosed with sleep apnea?
Remind the patient to sleep on his side instead of his back
Teach the patient how to set up the BiPAP machine
Discuss weight-loss strategies with the patient
Administer Provigil to promote daytime wakefulness
38
Slander is verbal defamation while libel is written defamation.
True
False
39
When in the diagnosis/analyze stage, a nurse clusters data, interprets it, and what else?
Collaborate with other disciplines
Try out new ways of helping
Formulate the Nursing diagnosis/problem
Develop interventions
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Autonomy is:
Fair distribution of resoruces.
Freedom from external control
Positive actions to help others.
To do no harm.
41
Malpractice is:
A nurse knowing what should be done but NOT doing it.
A nurse speaking badly about a patient in public.
A nurse posting on social media about a patient they have cared for.
A nurse not recognizing a patient deteriorating.
42
Joe is 70. He is overall fit but needs to lower his cholesterol. What do you suggest?
Start a running program
Asess his functional ADL's and then create a plan.
Start a walking program
Start a swimming program
43
Veracity is the accuracy or truthfulness of something.
True
False
44
Gathering a nursing health history
implementation phase
evaluation phase
planning phase
assessment phase
45
Re-positioning a client every 2 hours
evaluation phase
assessment phase
implementation phase
planning phase
46
Which of the following is false regarding hand-off reports?
Includes up-to-date information and recent changes about the patient
Must be given face to face between the nurses
Must include an opportunity for the receiver to ask questions
Provides for the continuity and individualized care of the patient
47
It is not necessary to document the teaching you have done with a patient.
True
False
48
The act was done on purpose or with intent, BUT, no harm need be caused
assault
intentional torts
battery
unintentional tort
49
Which is NOT a part of a smart goal?
Individualize the goal
Make the goal hard to achieve so the patient tries harder.
Set a timeline
Be relaistic
50
What type of data is this: "I usually void three times per day".
informative data
subjective data
descriptive data
objective data
51
Which therapeutic communication barrier is termed elderspeak?
Asking too many questions
Asking why
Patronizing language
Changing the subject inappropriately
52
Attempt or threat to a person unjustifiably
consent
battery
HIPPA
assault
53
Nonmaleficence is to cause no harm or hurt
True
False
54
To create pretend scenarios for learning purposes:
Case Problem
Diagrams
Simulations
Test
55
After giving a pain medicine, a nurse must go back and assess it's effectiveness.
True
False
56
Which statement is true about the communication process?
The receiver encodes a message
The sender decodes a message
The sender transmits feedback
Touch is a channel
57
Applying information to real-life situations is a:
Role-play
Lecture
Demonstration
Case Problem
58
Which of the following is appropriate documentation?
Pt rates headache pain as 6, states pain is in L temporal area
Intravenous site in right AC looks good
Patient is pleasant to care for and responsive to questions
Patient on bed pan and voiding without difficulty
59
Identify the most critical health risk for lung disease.
Drinking
Smoking
Cardiovascular disease
Allergies
60
If a patient needs pain medicine, how do we judge what to give them?
Use critical thinking to determine which medication is most appropriate.
Give the strongest first.
Give the weakest first.
We rate the patient's pain and then give them what we think they deserve
61
It is important for a nursing student as well as a medical professional to demonstrate
sense of humor
veracity
incompetence
sympathy
62
Professional negligence and poses a risk to losing licensure
assault
malpractice
euthanasia
battery
63
Which is the best way to communicate with a patient with a language barrier?
Family interpreter
Google translator
Medical interpreter
Written information
64
Topics that you might educate a patient on include:
Surgery prep
All of the above
Lifestyle changes
Disease specifics
65
What is the body that can suspend or revoke a nurse's license?
The American Nurses Association
The Nurse Practice Act
The NCLEX board
The State Board of Nursing
66
Teaching the patient specifically what to do:
Teaching
Education
Implementing
Assessement
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Which airway management intervention should you delegate to a nursing assistant?
Assisting the patient to sit up on the side of the bed
Auscultation of breath sounds every 4 hours
Teaching the patient how to use incentive spirometry
Instructing the patient how to cough effectively
68
Cultural and religious beliefs should have no impact on a patient's health care.
False
True
69
Which of the following is not a part of the evaluation phase of the nursing process?
Use self-reflection and correct errors
Document results of goal achievement
Determine whether outcomes or standards are met
Set priorities for patient care
70
Communications that are false
battery
decompose
assault
defamation
71
It's best to stick with one teaching method or technique, so you don't confuse the patient.
False
True
72
Which of the following is an unintentional tort?
Leaving the side rails down and the client falls and is injured
Talking about a client's history of an STD
Restrainging a client who refuses care
Taking photos of a surgical wound
73
HIPPA does not really matter. We can talk about patient to whoever and whenever we want.
False
True
74
The commitment to include patients in decisions
libel
tort
advance directive
autonomy
75
Willful touching that may/may not cause harm
battery
assault
value
negligence
76
The first step in the nursing process is?
Assessment
Evaluation
Plannning
Implementation
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What is NOT part of the evaluation stage?
Examining results
Recognizing errors made
Adjusting the plan of care
Ensuring the patient is ready for change
78
A patient who is out of control and threatening to harm staff is locked in the bathroom. What is this called?
Libel
False imprisonment
Keeping staff safe.
Malpractice
79
Verbalizes relief of pain within 30 minutes of administration of medications
planning phase
implementation phase
assessment phase
evaluation phase
80
Impaired night vision & decreased sense of taste and smell are normal sensory changes fo an older adult.
False
True
81
Active listening means being attentive to what a patient is saying?
True
False
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Accepting ownership for actions
accountability
responsibility
autonomy
veracity
83
Student nurse is corrected for leaving call light out of reach and states "I know better. I should have double checked".
Accountability
Justice
Fidelity
Respect
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Which of the following is not a component of verbal communication?
Pace
Credibility
Gestures
Tone
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A nurse educates her patient by doing what?
Providing reliable and patient specific information during discharge.
Sending them home with medications.
Utilizing the hospital-produced discharge instructions for patients.
Providing thorough discharge instructions and uses medical terminology
86
How should a nurse respond first when a patient's spoken word and body language contradict?
Continue to monitor as assessment continues
Perform a nuerological assessment
Discuss concern with the patient
Ignore it
87
By signing as a witness on a consent form, it means you have done what?
Explained the procedure
ONLY witnessed their signature
Answered patient questions
Scheduled the surgery or procedure
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Completing all tasks thoroughly
truth
fidelity
justice
responsibility
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When teaching children you can use:
Coloring books
Dolls or puppets
Videos
All of the above
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To act in the best interest of others
fidelity
justice
beneficence
integrity
