Which of the following create an unsafe environment for the patient?
A) Leaving the bed in the highest position when you leave the room
B) Not speaking to a patient who speaks a different language than your own
C) Responding quickly and promptly to call lights
D) Placing a confused patient in the bed location closest to the nursing station
AB
While caring for a patient in restraints, how often should the nurse remove the
restraints?
A) Every 10 minutes
B) Every 30 minutes
C) Every 2 hours
D) Every shift
C
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Nursing theorist Roy's theory of adaptation explains that:
A) Providing warmth and fresh air will promote healing
B) While the nurse and the patient have varying backgrounds, they must work together
to achieve a common goal
C) Adaptive capabilities have the ability to enhance the patient and their environment
D) The person is a complete system and should be treated as such
C
,You are caring for a patient whom has just fallen. What is the best initial nursing action
to take at this time?
A) Assist the patient back to bed
B) Go to the nursing station and contact the doctor
C) Assess the client for injuries
D) Conduct a Morse Falls scale assessment
C
While caring for a client, the nurse states, "If you don't take your medication I will put a
tube down your throat and force you to take your medicine." Which of the following does
this represent?
A) Assault
B) Battery
C) Slander
D) Autonomy
, A
While working your shift as a nurse you notice a nurse co-worker intentionally take
medications prescribed for a patient home at the end of their shift, after they charted
the medications were administered to the patient. What is the best nursing action at this
time?
A) Wait and see if it happens again
B) Tell a co-worker and ask if they have witnessed anything
C) Call the nursing supervisor of your facility
D) No action is necessary at this time--they are a good nurse
C
Which of the following patients cannot sign a consent? (Select all that apply)
A) A seventeen-years-old patient
B) A fifty-years-old patient who just received the narcotic pain medication Percocet
C) A thirty-years-old patient who primarily speaks another language, but has translator
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