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NMNC 1110 EAQ 5: Health Care Law Questions with Correct Answers
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NMNC 1110 EAQ 5: Health Care Law Questions withCorrect Answers
Which person receives the highest priority for giving consent to perform
an autopsy in cases where a medical examiner review is not needed?
Correct Answer-The client in writing before death
A client who consented to electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) says, "I don't
want this treatment." Which response would the nurse use? Correct
Answer-"I'll tell the psychiatrist that you don't want ECT."
A 13-year-old girl tells the nurse at the pediatric clinic that she took a
pregnancy test and got a positive result. She confides that her
grandfather, with whom she, her younger sisters, and her mother live,
has repeatedly molested her for the past 3 years. When the nurse asks the
girl whether she has told anyone else, she replies, "Yes, but my mother
doesn't believe me." Legally, whom would the nurse notify? Correct
Answer-Child protective services for immediate intervention
Which is the rationale for performing sponge, needle, and instrument
counts in the operating room? Correct Answer-The nurse is responsible
for performing sponge and instrument counts as a part of routine surgical
standards.
Which acts are classified as intentional torts in nursing practice? Select
all that apply. One, some, or all responses may be correct. Correct
Answer-Battery
Assault
, False imprisonment
Which is the definition of a tort? Correct Answer-An illegality
committed by one person against the property or person of another
A client has been placing used insulin needles in a container sealed with
heavy-duty tape. Where would the nurse tell the client to dispose of the
container? Correct Answer-The local hazardous waste collection site
Which statement by an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) who is
assisting the nurse in caring for a group of clients indicates a correct
understanding of the UAP's role? Correct Answer-"I will take clients'
vital signs after their procedures are over."
Clients with which color triage tag are often referred to as the "walking
wounded" in a mass casualty scene? Correct Answer-Green
Which is the most important action the nurse would take in preparation
for a lumbar puncture for a child with a tentative diagnosis of bacterial
meningitis? Correct Answer-Asking the parents what they were told
about the test
A 17-year-old mother is to sign the consent for her son's myringotomy.
Which statement would be most appropriate? Correct Answer-"Tell me
what you know about this procedure."
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