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1. A Nurse Has Been Offered A Position On An Obstetric Unit And Has Learned That
The Unit Offers Therapeutic Abortions, A Procedure That Contradicts The Nurse's
PersonalBeliefs. What Is The Nurse's Ethical Obligation To These Clients?
A. The Nurse Should Adhere To Professional Standards Of Practice And Offer
ServiceTo These Clients.
B. The Nurse Should Make The Choice To Decline This Position And Pursue A
DifferentNursing Role.
C. The Nurse Should Decline To Care For The Clients Considering Abortion.
D. The Nurse Should Express Alternatives To Women Considering Terminating
TheirPregnancy.
Ans: B
Rationale: To Avoid Facing The Ethical Dilemma Of Providing Care That Contradicts
TheNurse’s Personal Beliefs, The Nurse Should Consider Working In An Area Of
Nursing That Would Not Pose This Dilemma. The Nurse Should Not Provide Care
To The ClientBecause It Is A Conflict Of Personal Values. The Nurse Should Not
Deny Care To TheseClients As This Would Be A Breach In The Code Of Ethics For
Nurses. If The Client Is NotRequesting Information For Alternatives To Abortions,
Then The Nurse Should Not BeProviding This Information.
Pts: 1 Ref: P. 27
Nat: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
Top: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice Key: Integrated Process: Caring
Blm: Cognitive Level: Apply Not: Multiple Choice
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2. An 80-Year-Old Client Is Admitted With A Diagnosis Of Community-
AcquiredPneumonia. During Admission The Client States, "I Have A Living
Will." What Implication Of This Should The Nurse Recognize?
A. This Document Is Always Honored, Regardless Of Circumstances.
B. This Document Specifies The Client's Wishes Before Hospitalization.
C. This Document Is Binding For The Duration Of The Client's Life.
D. This Document Has Been Drawn Up By The Client's Family To Determine
DnrStatus.
Ans: B
Rationale: A Living Will Is One Type Of Advance Directive. In Most Situations,
Living Wills Are Limited To Situations In Which The Client's Medical Condition Is
Deemed Terminal. The Other Answers Are Incorrect Because Living Wills Are Not
Always Honored In Every Circumstance, They Are Not Binding For The Duration Of
The Client'sLife, And They Are Not Drawn Up By The Client's Family.
Pts: 1 Ref: P. 29
Nat: Client Needs: Safe, Effective Care Environment: Management Of Care
Top: Chapter 1: Professional Nursing Practice
Key: Integrated Process: Communication And Documentation Blm: Cognitive
Level: Analyze
Not: Multiple Choice
3. A Nurse Has Been Providing Ethical Care For Many Years And Is Aware Of The
Need To Maintain The Ethical Principle Of Nonmaleficence. Which Of The Following
ActionsWould Be Considered A Violation Of This Principle?
A. Discussing A Dnr Order With A Terminally Ill Client
B. Assisting A Semi-Independent Client With Adls
C. Refusing To Administer Pain Medication As Prescribed
D. Providing More Care for one client than for another
ans: c
rationale: the duty not to inflict as well as prevent and remove harm is termed
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nonmaleficence. discussing a dnr order with a terminally ill client and assisting a
client with adls would not be considered contradictions to the nurse's duty of
nonmaleficence. some clients justifiably require more care than others.
pts: 1 ref: p. 25
nat: client needs: safe, effective care environment: management of caretop:
chapter 1: professional nursing practice
key: integrated process: nursing process blm: cognitive level: analyze
not: multiple choice
4. a nurse has begun creating a client's plan of care shortly after the client's
admission. the nurse knows that it is important that the wording of the chosen
nursing diagnoses falls within the taxonomy of nursing. which organization is
responsible for developing the taxonomy of a nursing diagnosis?
A. american nurses association (ana)
B. north american nursing diagnosis association (nanda)
C. national league for nursing (nln)
D. joint commission
ans: b
rationale: nanda international is the official organization responsible for developing
the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses and formulating nursing diagnosesacceptable
for study. the ana, nln, and joint commission are not charged with thetask of
developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
pts: 1 ref: p. 15
nat: client needs: safe, effective care environment: management of caretop:
chapter 1: professional nursing practice
key: integrated process: nursing process blm: cognitive level: understand
not: multiple choice
5. a medical nurse has obtained a new client's health history and has completed the
admission assessment. the nurse followed this by documenting the results and
creating a care plan for the client. which of the following is the most important
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