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Test Bank - Fundamentals of Nursing Concepts and Competencies for Practice ,9th Edition by Ruth F Craven , Constance Hirnle , Christine Henshaw | Chapter 3 - 4 |
Chapter 03- Values, Ethics, and Legal Issues
1. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication ordered by the surgeon in a dose much higher than is recommended. What action should the nurse take?
A) Call the surgeon to clarify the order.
B) Administer the medication as ordered and...
1. The nurse is preparing to administer a medication ordered by the surgeon in a dose
much higher than is recommended. What action should the nurse take?
A) Call the surgeon to clarify the order.
B) Administer the medication as ordered and chart the high dose.
C) Administer the medication and stay with the patient to observe for adverse
reactions.
D) Administer the medication in the usual dosage.
Ans: A
Feedback:
Under current nurse practice laws, nurses are responsible for their own actions
regardless of the providers written order. If an order is ambiguous or inappropriate,
the nurse must clarify the medication order with the prescribing healthcare provider.
If the nurse is dissatisfied with the providers response and still believes that the
order is incorrect or unsafe, he or she must notify a supervisor.
2. When the nurse inserts an ordered urinary catheter into the patients urethra after the
patient has refused the procedure and the patient suffers an injury, the patient
may sue the nurse for which type of tort?
A) Battery
,B) Assault
C) Invasion of privacy
D) Dereliction of duty
Ans: A
Feedback:
Battery is the actual carrying out of such threat (unlawful touching of a persons
body). A nurse may be sued for battery if he or she fails to obtain consent for a
procedure.
3. A baccalaureate-prepared nurse is applying for a nurse practitioner position. The
nurse is
A) Well educated and can perform these duties
B) Able to practice as a nurse practitioner
C) Educated to practice only with pediatric patients
D) Practicing beyond his scope according to licensure
Ans: D
Feedback:
, A nurse without an advanced practice license is not able to practice beyond his or
her scope in accordance with the Nurse Practice Act.
4. A nurse fails to administer a medication that prevents seizures, and the patient has a
seizure. The nurse is in violation of the Nurse Practice Act. What type of law is the
nurse in violation of?
A) Criminal
B) Federal
C) Civil
D) Supreme
Ans: C
Feedback:
Malpractice cases are generally the kind of civil cases that involve nurses.
5. A post-anesthesia nurse is reporting about the patient to the intensive care unit nurse
in the elevator. There are staff members and visitors in the elevator. The nurse
is
A) Implementing therapeutic communication
B) Interacting to maintain coordination of care
C) Breaching the patients confidentiality
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