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NURS 172- Exam 2 (Questions With Correct Solutions)
NURS 172- Exam 2 (Questions With Correct Solutions)
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NURS 172- Exam 2 (Questions With Correct Solutions)A newly hired nurse confides in another nurse that despite trying to be
hopeful, they feel very depressed. Which of the following actions should the
nurse take? Right Ans - Suggest the newly hired nurse contract a mental
health professional
A nurse tells a client that they will return in 30 min with their medication. The
nurse returns 30 min later with the client's medication. Which of the following
ethical principles is the nurse demonstrating? Right Ans - veracity
A nurse is caring for a client who is agitated and requires chemical restraints.
Which of the following types of medication should the nurse expect the
provider to prescribe? Right Ans - sedative
A nurse is discussing the effects of workplace violence by clients and their
family members on healthcare professionals with a peer. The nurse should
identify that which of the following organizations provides oversight for
nurses regarding workplace violence? Right Ans - Occupational Safety and
Health Administration
A nurse is discussing responsibilities in milieu therapy with a group of newly
hired nurses. Which of the following should the nurse include? ( Select all that
apply) Right Ans - -Explain unit rules, including expectations and client
rights.
-Provide orientation, including a tour of the unit, rules, and expectations.
-Ensure that culturally-sensitive care is provided
-Use a trauma-informed approach to client care
A nurse is caring for several children who experienced trauma. One of the
children goes to group therapy wearing a cape and pretending to be a
superhero. The nurse should identify that which of the following
interprofessional team members should lead the group session? Right Ans
- drama therapist
A nurse is discussing privacy and confidentiality with a client. Which of the
following is a U.S. congressional act that sets the standards for client privacy
and confidentiality? Right Ans - HIPAA
,A nurse is discussing burnout among nurses with a colleague. Which of the
following is a strategy to reduce burnout? Right Ans - Self-scheduling work
shifts
A nurse overhears unit staff workers making jokes about a nursing student.
This is an example of which of the following? Right Ans - Incivility
A charge nurse on a mental health unit is discussing the concept of client
competency with a group of newly licensed nurses. Which of the following
information should the charge nurse include? Right Ans - A client is
considered mentally competent until deemed incompetent by a judge in a
legal hearing.
A nurse should identify that which of the following is a U.S. congressional act
that mandates mental health parity? Right Ans - Affordable Care Act of
2010
a nurse is discussing scope of practice related to mental health with a peer.
Which of the following statements by the nurse explains practice focus for a
mental health nurse? Right Ans - " it is important to consider mental health
needs related to population health are based on the social determinants of
health"
A nurse is discussing milieu therapy with a group of newly licensed nurses.
Which of the following statements should the nurse make? Right Ans -
Create an environment that is safe and beneficial for recovery.
A nurse is caring for a client who is in physical restraints. The nurse should
identify that which of the following complications can result from inadequate
monitoring of the client? Select all that apply Right Ans - a. Positional
asphyxia
b. Food aspiration
c. Cardiac arrest
A nurse on a mental health unit is discussing laws that guide the care of clients
on the unit with a newly hired staff member. Which of the following
statements by the staff member indicates an understanding? Right Ans - A
physical injury does not need to occur for a client to make a claim of battery.
, A nurse encourages each client in a group session to speak and be heard. The
nurse should identify that this is an example of which of the following ethical
principles? Right Ans - Justice
A nurse on a pediatric mental health unit is discussing the importance of
setting boundaries with another nurse. Which of the following statements by
the nurse explains why setting boundaries is important? Right Ans - Setting
boundaries increases a child's sense of security through knowing the
consequences of behaviors
A nurse is discussing the purpose of ethics with a newly licensed nurse. Which
of the following statements should the nurse make? Right Ans - Ethics
provides a system of moral principles or standards for governing conduct
A nurse is caring for a client who has schizophrenia and has recently been
diagnosed with a terminal illness. The client's interprofessional team should
recommend which of the following for the client? Right Ans - Hospice care
A nurse in the emergency department is caring for a client who experienced
abuse by an intimate partner and is scared to return home. To which of the
following interprofessional team members should the nurse refer the client?
Right Ans - Social worker
A nurse is discussing false imprisonment with a group of newly hired staff
members. Which of the following information should the nurse include?
Right Ans - Claims of false imprisonment are most often made in reference to
the use of seclusion or restraints.
A nurse on a mental health unit is discussing types of admissions with a newly
licensed nurse. Which of the following statements should the nurse make?
Right Ans - Most states require two providers to assess a client and confirm
the need for an involuntary admission
A nurse on a mental health unit is caring for a client to return to their room to
calm down. Which of the following de-escalation techniques is the nurse
using? Right Ans - Time out
A nurse is caring for a group of children who have experienced trauma. During
group therapy, the children create drawings representing their family and
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