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RNSG 1125 LEGAL ISSUES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS A+ GRADED. Buy Quality Materials! The children of a male client with late-stage Alzheimer disease have informed the nurse on the unit that their father possesses a living will. The nurse should recognize that this document is most likely to: ...

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The children of a male client with late-stage Alzheimer disease have informed the
nurse on the unit that their father possesses a living will. The nurse should
recognize that this document is most likely to:
specify the treatment measures that the client wants and does not want.
A nurse chooses a quiet, private area to conduct an end-of-shift report to the
oncoming nurse. Following this procedure is necessary because of what ethical
problem in nursing?
The right of confidentiality is essential to protect each client's private information.
An older couple approaches the nurse's station seeking information about their
hospitalized grandchild. What should be the nurse's response?
Tell the couple to seek information directly from the child's parents.
The nurse is to administer a potassium supplement to the client. The nurse does
not check the potassium level prior to administering the medication and later
finds that the potassium level was at a critical high. What principle has this nurse
violated?
Nonmaleficence
When the client has increased difficulty breathing when lying flat, the nurse
records that the client is demonstrating
orthopnea.
The nurse is obtaining informed consent from a client. To adhere to ethical and
legal standards, the nurse must ensure that the informed consent consists of
what? Select all that apply.
discussion of pertinent information
the client's agreement to the plan of care
freedom from coercion
While a client admitted to the medical-surgical unit is in the radiology department,
a visitor claiming to be the client's cousin arrives on the medical-surgical unit and
asks the nurse to provide a brief outline of the client's illness. Which response by
the nurse would be most appropriate, both legally and professionally?
"I cannot give you that information due to client confidentiality."
A nurse who comments to coworkers at lunch that a client with a sexually
transmitted infection has been sexually active in the community may be guilty of
what tort?
Slander
A client being discharged from the hospital asks the nurse, "When I go visit my
family out of state, should I take my living will with me, or do I need a new one for
that state?" Which is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
"Take it with you. It is recognized universally in the United States."
A client who tested positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and has
pancreatitis is admitted to the medical unit. The nurse director from another unit
comes into the medical unit nurses' station and begins reading the client's chart.

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