A client tells a nurse that he hates his dr and plans to hurt the
dr, but she did not report this prior to leaving. When the nurse
returns to work the next day, she finds that the physician has
been brutally beaten by the client and the physician is
hospitalized. Which of the following best represents the nurses
failure to act by not reporting?
Answer: NEGLIGENCE
A patient is about to be released and tells the staff nurse " im
glad im getting out of here; I swear the first thing ill do is kill my
ex wife and that stupid boyfriend of hers " Which of the
following is the staff nurse legal duty?
Answer: Report the threat to the treatment team and document
the statement.
A client has been involuntarily admitted to an in patient
behavioral health unit. During this this admission, which of the
following rights does the client still retain? SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY
Answer: RIGHT TO REFUSE MEDICATION
RIGHT TO INFORMED CONSENT
,The nurse is conversations with a client in a locked in patient
psychiatric unit. The client states " Pls don't tell nobody about
my sexual abuse " Which nursing response clearly outlines the
nurse responsibility related to confidentiality?
Answer: All the health care team is focusing on helping you, I
will bring information to the team that can assist them in
planning your treatment.
The nurse understands a client taking which medication could
place a client at high risk for a life threatening hypertensive
crisis if tyramine is ingested? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Answer: Tranylcypromine ( Parante )
Isocarboxazid ( Marplan )
Phenelzine ( Nardil )
A researcher tells the nurse that she would like a patient to
participate in a study on the effects of a new medication. The
nurse's responsibility in regard to this study is:
Answer: To assess weather the patient has the ability and legal
right to give informed consent.
A 29-year-old client living with parents has few interpersonal
relationships. The client states, "I have trouble trusting people."
, Based on Erikson's developmental theory, which should the
nurse recognize as a true statement about this client?
A. The client has not progressed beyond the trust versus
mistrust developmental stage.
B. Developmental deficits in earlier life stages have impaired
the client's adult functioning.
C. The client cannot move to the next developmental stage until
mastering all earlier stages.
D. The client's developmental problems began in the intimacy
versus isolation stage.
Answer: The client has not progressed beyond the trust vs.
mistrust development stage. Development deficits in earlier life
stages have impaired the clients adult functioning.
A nursing instructor is teaching about the monoamine category
of neurotransmitters. Which student statement indicates that
learning about the function of noreponephrone has occured?
Answer: Norepinephrine functions to regulate mood, cognition,
and perception.
Using Erickson's theory of personality development, which of
the following task occur with teenagers during puberty?
Answer: Identifying oneself from ones person
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