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UTA 3632 Exam 3 End of Chapter Questions With Complete Solutions.pdf
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- NURS 3632
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- Chamberlain College Of Nursing
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UTA 3632 Exam 3 End of Chapter Questions With Complete Solutions1. A nurse professor pulls a student aside to discuss documenting a patient's
blood pressure of 202/122 but not reporting this to the primary nurse. When
discovered, the patient was transferred to the intensive care unit for treatment
and monitoring. How does the faculty best explain to the student that their
inaction reflects negligence?
a. "You did not re-assess your patient."
b. There was poor interprofessional communication with the health care
team."
c. 'You failed to act as a reasonably prude: "You failed to act as a reasonably
prudent nurse would under similar circumstances."
2. Nursing students approaching graduation and licensure are required to
read the state nurse practice act. Which topics in the law will they identify as
guides to professional practice? Select all that apply.
a. Actions resulting in discipline
b. Clinical procedures
c. Medication administration
d. Scope of practice
e. Delegation policies
,f. Medicare reimbursement: Actions resulting in discipline & Scope of Practice
3. A nurse on a surgical unit is concerned about a colleague's possible sub-
stance use disorder. Which signs and symptoms could support the nurse's
suspicion. Select all that apply.
a. Exhibiting diminished alertness and somnolence while working
b. Attending multiple continuing education conferences
c. Offering to medicate coworkers' patient for pain
d. Making incorrect narcotics counts and creating wastage
e. Leaving unit frequently: -Exhibiting diminished alertness and somnolence while
working
- Offering to medicate coworkers' patient for pain
-Making incorrect narcotics counts and creating wastage
- Leaving unit frequently
4. A new graduate nurse tells the preceptor they wan to obtain recognition in
wound care, a specialty area of nursing. What credential will this nurse need
to seek?
a. accreditation
b. licensure
c. certification
,d. board approval: Certification
, 5. The nurse reports to their manager that informed consent was not obtained
from a patient for whom HIV testing was already performed. The nurse sug-
gests which intentional tort may have been committed?
a. assault
b. battery
c. invasion of privacy
d. false imprisonment: battery
6. A patient died during routine outpatient surgery, and the nurse was accused
of having failed to monitor and interpret vital signs. Which fact must be
established to prove them guilty of malpractice or negligence?
a.) The surgeon testifies the nurse's action was pure negligence, saying that
the patient could have been saved.
b.) This patient should not have died since they were healthy, physically active,
and involved in the community.
c.) The nurse intended to harm the patient and was willfully: The nurse had a
duty to monitor the patient, due to the nurse's failure to perform this duty, the patient
died.
7. An attorney representing a patient's family who is suing for wrongful death
calls the nurse to obtain a better understanding of the nurse's actions. How
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