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DOS II FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS 100% CORRECT
A family member has filed a complaint with the CNO regarding unprofessional conduct
of a nurse caring for their mother in a long term care facility. The CNO has conducted
an investigation into the nurses conduct and determined that the Alternative Dispute
resolution process is not an option case. Which of the following is an outcome that could
result from the investigation into the nurses conduct?
a) Meet with the offended party to resolve the conflict
b) A letter of concern is issued with the intent to caution the nurse of her behavior
c) A summons issued to appear before the disciplinary committee
d) Revoke the nurses ability to practice nursing - ANSWER-B
A family member has filed a complaint with the CNO regarding unprofessional conduct
of a nurse caring for their mother in a long term care facility. The CNO has conducted
an investigation into the nurses conduct and determined that the Alternative Dispute
resolution process is not an option in this case. Which of the following is an outcome
that could result from the investigation into the nurses conduct?
a) Meet with the offended party to resolve conflict
b) A letter of concern is issued with the intent to caution the nurse of her behaviour
c) A summons issued to appear before the disciplinary committee
d) Revoke the nurse's ability to practice nursing - ANSWER-B
A new RPN is studying for the jurisprudence exam. When reviewing her knowledge of
the nursing code of ethics, which of the following statements would indicate that she
needed to review the definition of a code of ethics? A code of ethics is...
a) A personalized belief system that guides a persons behaviour
b) A set of ethical principles that are accepted by all members of a profession
c) A formalized statement of a groups beliefs that guides ethical practice - ANSWER-A
A new RPN is working in your unit and is asking if it would be ok for her to delegate a
bed bath to one of the PSW's. You tell her it is not necessary to delegate this task
because an RPN only needs to delegate tasks that involve one of the controlled acts.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-A
A nurse arrives late for each shift. What statement identifies that the Charge Nurse uses
the CARE approach effectively?
a) Identifies the problem of arriving late to colleague; Reports colleague to
management; documents why arriving late is a problem; encourages the nurse to
change
b) Clarify that arriving late is a problem; documents why the behaviour is a problem;
request management to get involved in the problem behaviour; encourage change
,c) Charge nurse clarifies to his colleague that arriving late is a problem; he articulates
why arriving late is a problem; request a change in arriving late; and encourages the
nurse to change
d) Charge nurse identifies that the behavior of arriving late is a problem; articulates why
arriving late is a problem; request for a change in unit; demands the nurse to change -
ANSWER-C
A nurse has been charge with negligence and a family is suing the nurse and hospital
for damages. What must a lawyer prove for the nurse to be found guilty of negligence?
a) Assault, battery, false imprisonment, or invasion of privacy
b) Assault, battery, false imprisonment and invasion of privacy
c) Carelessness, thoughtlessness and inattention
d) Duty, Breech, Harm and Causation - ANSWER-D
A nurse is charting on a patient's record. Which action is most accurate legally?
a) Writing entry for another nurse
b) Using correction fluid to correct an error
c) Stating that the patient is belligerent
d) Charting legally - ANSWER-D
A nurse is completing the transfer of accountability (hand-off report) to the nurse on the
next shift. Which information is critical for the nurse to report?
a) The patient has a new pain medication, hydrocodone bitartrate and acetaminophen
(Lortab)
b) The patient had a good day with no complaints
c) The family is poor and had to go on welfare
d) The family is demanding and argumentative - ANSWER-A
A patient needs to have emergent surgery. The patient will need intravenous access for
the surgery. The RPN starts the patient's IV. What will she need to be able to do this?
a) Nothing, she is able to initiate this procedure
b) An order
c) A medical directive
d) Permission from the CNO - ANSWER-B
A person utters a verbal threat. This would be considered;
a) Assault
b) Battery
c) Unintentional tort
d) Negligence - ANSWER-A
A professional standard is an authoritative statement that sets out the legal and
professional basis of nursing practice. All nurses are held to the same standard
throughout their careers
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-A
, According to the CNA Code of Ethics, which of the following definitions describes moral
distress?
a) A case where a nurse feels indecision or a lack of clarity about a certain problem
b) A situation where there is conflict between two or more persons regarding the right
course of action to take
c) A situation where there are equally compelling reasons for or against a possible
course of action
d) A nurse knows what the right thing to do is, but cannot take the right action -
ANSWER-D
According to the CNO, nurses demonstrate leadership by providing, facilitating, and
promoting the best possible care/service to the public. What statement is NOT an
indicator of a nurse effectively demonstrating the CNO leadership standard?
a) Role-modelling professional values, beliefs and attributes
b) Collaborating with clients and the health care team to provide professional practice
that respects the rights of clients
c) Providing direction to, collaborating with, and sharing knowledge and expertise with
management
d) Developing innovative solutions to practice issues - ANSWER-C
According to the Lewin's Management Change Model articles, some practical steps for
using the framework include the following for change:
a) Empower action, ensure strong support from senior management, dispel rumours,
and determine what needs to change
b) Communicate often, dispel rumours, empower action, and involve people in the
process
c) Dispel rumours, involve people in the process, empower action, promote support and
training
d) Communicate often, anchor the change, empower action, and involve people in the
process - ANSWER-B
Align each step of Lewin's Change Model with the appropriate response from the
change agent.
1. Unfreezing
2. Moving
3. Re-freezing
a) Positive feedback, encouragement & constructive criticism
b) Time & communication
c) Trust, education, motivation & enthusiasm - ANSWER-1C, 2B, 3A
An employer is required to do mandatory reporting to the CNO about a nurse's
professional negligence in another jurisdiction.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER-B
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