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Practical Nursing Questions And Answers
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Practical Nursing Questions And AnswersIf the nurse does not explain and/or provide the opportunity for a patient to
ask questions, what law may the nurse be breeching? ✔️Ans - 'Informed
consent would arguably be invalid'
What other nursing scopes of practice are there? ✔️Ans - * Enrolled Nurse
* Registered Nurse
* Nurse Practitioner
What standards due the NZNC set? ✔️Ans - Set standards of -
* Clinical competency
* Cultural competency
* Ethical conduct
What does competence mean in Nursing terms? ✔️Ans - Using the skills,
knowledge, attitudes, values and abilities that underpin effective performance
as a nurse"
What are the 4 domains of competencies for RN's? ✔️Ans - Domain 1 -
Professional Responsibility
Domain 2 - Management of Nursing Care
Domain 3 - Interpersonal Relationships
Domain 4 - Interprofessional Health Care and Quality Improvement
Usually, verbal consent is given when: ✔️Ans - a nurse explains an intended
action or procedure
The right to refuse treatment should be an? ✔️Ans - Informed choice
What is the Nurse ethically and morally obligated to do if a consumer refuses
treatment? ✔️Ans - full information about the likely outcome of not
receiving the treatment should be provided
What needs to happen for a finding of professional misconduct to be made:
✔️Ans - The behavior falls well short of conduct that is considered acceptable
, The test for negligence at common law includes evidence.... ✔️Ans - that the
duty was breached
What does a 'tort' deal with? ✔️Ans - A wrong committed by one person
against another
Negligence and malpractice have been interpreted as conduct in the
performance of a practitioner's professional role, and arise when: ✔️Ans - A
practitioner has breached a professional duty
What is the purpose of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act
2003 ✔️Ans - To establish regulatory authorities which register and
regulate healthcare practitioners
The Health and Disability Commissioner is required to notify the relevant
authority if they have reason to believe that the practitioner: ✔️Ans - Pose a
risk to the public
In New Zealand, the requirements for obtaining consent are found in Rights:
✔️Ans - 5, 6, & 7 of the Code of Rights
One of the additional obligations placed on healthcare professionals, including
nurses, in respect of the care of consumers is: ✔️Ans - The right to effective
communication
All nurses, irrespective of where they practise nursing, are professionally
responsible and accountable: ✔️Ans - to be acquainted with the law that
relates to healthcare and nursing practice
Each year the Nursing Council of New Zealand requires what percent of
nurses applying for practising certificates to complete an audit. ✔️Ans - 5%
What is Arteriosclerosis? ✔️Ans - It is the thickening, hardening and loss of
elasticity of the walls of arteries.
What is Atherosclerosis ✔️Ans - Plaque build up on the inner lining of
arterial walls. Consist of cholesterol, fatty lipids and cellular debris on internal
artery walls.
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