NCLEX PRACTICE TEST 2022 (75 Questions with 100% Correct Answers)

The nurse on a locked psychiatric unit is administering morning medications to a patient with schizophrenia. The patient refuses and says, "I'm not going to take that!" What is the nurse's BEST response? 1. "You have the right to refuse this medication, but the doctor may get a second opinion and have it ordered as an intramuscular injection." 2. "The doctor has ordered it for you so you have to take it." 3. "You do not have the right to refuse this medication because you are on a locked unit." 4. "Why not? This medication will make you feel a lot better." - 1) "You have the right to refuse this medication, but the doctor may get a second opinion and have it ordered as an intramuscular injection." A 'locked unit' does not mean that patients are forced to take the medications. If they refuse enough, however, their prescribing doctor can get a second opinion from another doctor and the medication is made mandatory if refused by mouth. The nurse is caring for a patient with pneumonia using ________ precautions. - A) droplet Pneumonia requires droplet precautions. A patient with a crush injury to her right arm calls the nurse and requests pain medicine, which the nurse administers as ordered. An hour later, the patient is still complaining of intense pain. Which of the following actions does the nurse take next? 1. Tell the patient that she can have more medication in three hours. 2. Tell the patient that this is to be expected with a crush injury. 3. Offer the patient a distraction, such as television or a magazine.