RNSG 1125 Professional Nursing
Concepts I Final Exam Blueprint - Fall
2022, 1125 final reflection questions,
1125 final study Giddens
RNSG 1125 Professional Nursing
Concepts I Final Exam Blueprint - Fall
2022, 1125 final reflection questions,
1125 final study Giddens
1. Seeking family assistance when caring for children
The nurse must start an IV for a toddler in the emergency department. The toddler is
accompanied by a parent. The parent asks the nurse, "Can I stay with my child and
comfort him?" Which response by the nurse is best?
A) "Yes, it would be helpful for you to stay and comfort your child."
B) "We do this all the time, so don't worry. I will come get you when we are done
starting the IV."
C) "Be ready to hold your child down when I tell you to."
D) "It doesn't take long to start an IV, so there's no need for you to stay for the
procedure." - ANSWER-A) "Yes, it would be helpful for you to stay and comfort your
child."
1. Seeking family assistance when caring for children
The nurse is caring for a critically ill infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
The infant's parents ask whether the child's 3-year-old sibling can visit. Small children
are not permitted to visit the NICU because of the risk of infection to the infants on the
unit. Which action by the nurse best demonstrates a compassionate response?
A) Seek permission from unit management and the neonatologist to allow the sibling to
visit
B) Offer to make counseling available to the sibling
C) Tell the parents that visiting is not permitted and offer to take pictures of the client
D) Tell the parents to bring the sibling in to visit in the middle of the night - ANSWER-A)
Seek permission from unit management and the neonatologist to allow the sibling to
visit
2. Define: Integrity, Compassion, Fidelity, Justice
A nurse forgets to return a client's bed to the low position after performing a bed bath.
When a colleague points this out, the nurse states, "I should have returned the bed to
,RNSG 1125 Professional Nursing
Concepts I Final Exam Blueprint - Fall
2022, 1125 final reflection questions,
1125 final study Giddens
the low position. Thank you for pointing out my error." With which characteristic is the
nurse's response most consistent?
A) Compassion
B) Integrity
C) Fidelity
D) Justice - ANSWER-B) Integrity
3. Demonstrating integrity to ensure client rights are respected
A nurse overhears two colleagues disparaging a client on a public elevator. Which
action by the nurse is most appropriate?
A. Immediately ask the nurses to stop talking about clients in public.
B. Report the nurses' behavior to the unit manager.
C. Wait and speak to the nurses about their behavior in a private place.
D. Report the nurses' behavior to the hospital's risk manager. - ANSWER-C. Wait and
speak to the nurses about their behavior in a private place.
4. Demonstrating assertiveness to deter or prevent sexual harassment in the workplace
A nurse has just received the shift report for a 12-hour shift. As the nurse is preparing to
enter a client's room, the nurse overhears a coworker telling an offensive joke with a
sexual undertone to the client. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
A) Tell the coworker, in private, that such conduct is offensive and not professional.
B) Ignore the coworker and walk away.
C) Report the incident to the unit manager.
D) Ask to be scheduled on a different shift than this coworker. - ANSWER-A) Tell the
coworker, in private, that such conduct is offensive and not professional.
5. Understanding objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice including providing
client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care;
and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client
and members of the healthcare team
A case manager assembles a team of healthcare professionals, including a client's
primary healthcare provider, physical therapist, and social worker, for the purpose of
collaborative discharge planning and decision making. Which type of team did the case
manager assemble?
A) Intradisciplinary team
B) Interdisciplinary team
C) Interorganizational team
,RNSG 1125 Professional Nursing
Concepts I Final Exam Blueprint - Fall
2022, 1125 final reflection questions,
1125 final study Giddens
D) Management team - ANSWER-B) Interdisciplinary team
5. Understanding objectives of interdisciplinary collaborative practice including providing
client-directed, client-centered care; improving client and family satisfaction with care;
and promoting mutual respect, communication, and understanding between the client
and members of the healthcare team
A school-age client is admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), unconscious
and with multiple traumatic injuries, after a skateboard accident that included a closed
head injury. Many health professionals are involved in the client's care, and the scene is
chaotic. The client's parents are extremely anxious and want to know what is
happening. The case manager asks for an interdisciplinary team meeting to speak with
the client's parents. Which is the rationale for this meeting?
A) To allow for each specialty to practice independently
B) To share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation, and -
ANSWER-B) To share and evaluate information for care planning and implementation,
and to prevent priority conflicts, redundancy, and omissions in care
6. Determining the need for referrals to improve client outcomes
The nurse is caring for a client with rheumatoid arthritis who expresses the desire to
remain active as long as possible. In order for the client to meet this goal, what should
the nurse prepare to do?
A) Teach the client about nutrition and joint exercises.
B) Ask the client about the reasons for this goal.
C) Tell the client that activity limitations are inevitable with rheumatoid arthritis.
D) Provide referrals to other professionals who can help the client meet this goal. -
ANSWER-D) Provide referrals to other professionals who can help the client meet this
goal.
Define: Decision making, mutual respect, trust, and communication
7. A nurse is working as the designated leader of a group of healthcare providers in a
community clinic setting. The team members are working to decrease the number of
adolescent pregnancies in the community. They have defined the problem and are now
focusing on objectives and considering various viewpoints presented by the group. The
nurse is tasked with helping the team stay focused in order to address the defined
problem. Which of the competencies of collaboration does this describe?
A) Decision making
B) Mutual respect
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Concepts I Final Exam Blueprint - Fall
2022, 1125 final reflection questions,
1125 final study Giddens
C) Trust
D) Communication - ANSWER-A) Decision making
Recognizing conflict and working with the client to resolve it
8. A nurse is discussing the plan of care with a client who is preparing for discharge.
The client has a strong objection to portions of the plan of care. The nurse recognizes
that there is a conflict. Which response by the nurse indicates an understanding of the
client's position and a willingness to collaborate regarding the discharge plan?
A) "You are not being cooperative in your plan of care."
B) "This plan of care was ordered by the physician."
C) "Let's talk about your objections and possible solutions or alternatives."
D) "I will ask your family to help convince you that this plan of care is best." - ANSWER-
C) "Let's talk about your objections and possible solutions or alternatives."
Know the 5 main styles of conflict-related communication
9. Which of the following conflict-related communication styles involves attempting to
satisfy the concerns of others while neglecting the self?
A) Compromising
B) Accommodating
C) Avoiding
D) Competing - ANSWER-B) Accommodating
Understanding how to deal with an ethical dilemma in practice
10) A nurse educator is talking to a student about how to deal with an ethical dilemma in
practice. Which does the nurse educator explain to the student as important regarding
actions during an ethical dilemma?
A) Examining all conflicts in the situation
B) Investigating all aspects of the situation
C) Relying on nursing judgment
D) Making a decision based on the policy of the agency - ANSWER-B) Investigating all
aspects of the situation
Define: veracity, justice, autonomy, and beneficence.
12) The family of a terminally ill client requests that the client not be informed of the
diagnosis. Which moral principle does the request violate?
A) Justice
