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1. A nurse observes an assistive A. Assault
personnel (AP) reprimanding a Rationale:
client for not using the urinal By threatening the client, the AP is com-
properly. The AP tells him she will mitting assault. Her threats could make
put a diaper on him if she does not the client become fearful and apprehen-
use the urinal more carefully next sive.
time. Which of the following torts B. INCORRECT: Battery is actual phys-
is the AP committing? ical contact without the client's con-
A. Assault sent. Because the AP has only verbally
B. Battery threatened the client, battery has not
C. False Imprisonment occurred.
D. Invasion of Privacy C. INCORRECT: Unless the AP re-
strains the client, there is no false im-
prisonment involved.
D. INCORRECT: Invasion of privacy
most often involves disclosing informa-
tion about a client to an unauthorized
individual.
2. A nurse is caring for a competent A. INCORRECT: Assault is an action
adult client who tells the nurse that threatens harmful contact without
that he is thinking about leaving the client's consent. The nurse has
the hospital against medical ad- made no threats in this situation.
vice. The nurse believes that this B. False Imprisonment: The nurse gave
is not in the client's best inter- the medication as a chemical restraint
est, so she prepares to admin- to keep the client from leaving the facil-
ister a PRN sedative medication ity against medical advice. This is false
the client has not requested along imprisonment because the client nei-
with his usual medication. Which ther requested nor consented to receiv-
of the following types of tort is the ing the sedative.
nurse about to commit? C. INCORRECT: Negligence is a
A. Assault breach of duty that results in harm to
B. False Imprisonment the client. It is unlikely that the medica-
C. Negligence tion the nurse administered without his
D. Breach of Confidentiality consent actually harmed the client.
D. INCORRECT: The nurse has not dis-
closed any
3.
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A nurse in a surgeon's office is C. "I plan to write that i don't want them
providing preoperative teaching to keep me on a breathing machine."
for a client who is scheduled for Rationale:
surgery the following week. The The client has the right to decide and
client tells the nurse that he will specify which medical procedures he
prepare his advance directives wants when a lifethreatening situation
before he goes to the hospital. arises.
Which of the following statements
made by the client should indicate
to the nurse an understanding of
advance directives?
a. "I'd rather have my brother
make decisions for me, but I know
it has to be my wife"
b. "I know they won't go ahead
with surgery unless I prepare
these forms"
c. "I plan to write that I don't want
them to keep me on a breathing
machine"
d. "I will get my regular doctor to
approve my plan before I hand it
in at the hospital"
4. A nurse is caring for a client A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the
who is about to undergo an elec- client's consent.
tive surgical procedure. The nurse B. Witness the client's signature on the
should take which of the following consent form.
actions regarding informed con- Rationale:
sent? (select all that apply.) 1. It is the nurse's responsibility to verify
a. Makes sure the surgeon ob- that the surgeon obtained the client's
tained the client's consent consent and that he understands the
b. Witness the client's signature information the surgeon gave him.
on the consent form 2. It is the nurse's responsibility to wit-
c. Explain the risks and benefits ness the client's signing of the consent
of the procedure. form, & to verify that he is consenting
d. Describe the consequences of voluntarily & appears to be competent
choosing not to have the surgery. to do so.
3. The nurse also should verify that he
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e. Tell the client about alternatives understands the information the sur-
to having the surgery. geon gave him.
5. When entering a client's room C. Place a mask on the client to limit
to change a surgical dressing, the spread of micro-organisms into the
a nurse notes that the client is surgical wound.
coughing and sneezing. Which of Rationale: Placing a mask on the client
the following actions should the prevents contamination of the surgical
nurse take when preparing the wound during the dressing change.
sterile field?
6. A nurse has removed a sterile D. The flap farthest from the body
pack from its outside cover and Rationale: The priority goal in setting up
placed it on a clean work sur- a sterile field is to maintain sterility and
face in preparation for an invasive thus reduce the risk to the client's safe-
procedure. Which of the follow- ty. Unless the nurse pulls the top flap
ing flaps should the nurse unfold (the one furthest from her body) away
first? from her body first, she risks touching
part of the inner surface of the wrap and
thus contaminating it.
7. A nurse is wearing sterile gloves The inner wrapping of an item on the
in preparation for performing sterile field.
sterile procedure. Which of the Rationale: The inner wrappings of any
following objects can the nurse objects the nurse dropped onto the ster-
touch without breaching sterile ile field are sterile. The nurse may touch
technique? (Select all that apply) them with sterile gloves.
D. An irrigation syringe on the sterile
field
Rationale: Any objects the nurse
dropped onto the sterile field during the
setup are sterile. The nurse may touch
the syringe with sterile gloves.
E. One gloved hand with the other
gloved hand
Rationale: One sterile gloved hand may
touch the other sterile gloved hand be-
cause both are sterile.
8.
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