Provides the minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
1. Caregiver
2. Autonomy
3. Patient advocate
4. Health Promotion
The examination for RN licensure is the same in every state in the United States. This
examination:
Provides the minimal standard of knowledge for an RN in practice
A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on
oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's: 1. Creativity
2. Fairness
3. Clinical reasoning
4. Applying ethical criteria
Advocate
You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation, you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor
asks the class why this document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
Defines the principles of right & wrong to provide pt care.
.
,The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change procedure for the
patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse is
acting in which professional role?
Educator
.
A nurse enters a patient's room at the beginning of a shift to assess his condition following a
blood transfusion. The nurse cared for the patient on the previous day as well. The patient has
several issues he wishes to share with the nurse, who takes time to explore each issue. The
nurse also assesses the patient and finds no signs or symptoms of a reaction to the blood
product. The nurse observed the patient the prior day and sees a change in his behavior—a
reluctance to get out of bed and ambulate. Which of the following actions improve the nurse's
ability to make clinical decisions about this patient? (Select all that apply.)
-Spending time during the patient assessment
-Caring for the patient on consecutive days
-Knowing the pattern of patient behavior about ambulation
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
Truth-seeking
Be objective in asking patient questions.
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
Open-mindedness
Be tolerant of the patient's views and beliefs.
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
Analyticity
Anticipate how a patient might respond to a treatment.
Concepts for Critical Thinkers
Systematicity
Organize
, A nurse has seen many cancer patients struggle with pain management because they are afraid
of becoming addicted to the medicine. Pain control is a priority for cancer care. By helping
patients focus on their values and beliefs about pain control, a nurse can best make clinical
decisions. This is an example of:
Applying ethical criteria
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One element of clinical decision making is knowing the patient. Which of the following activities
affect a nurse's ability to know patients better? (Select all that apply.). 1. Caring for similar
groups of patients over time
2. Reading the evidence-based practices appropriate to patients
3. Learning how patients typically respond to their clinical situations
4. Observing patients
5. Engaging with patients experiencing illness
- Caring for similar groups of patients over time
- Learning how patients typically respond to their clinical situations
- Observing patients
- Engaging with patients experiencing illness
.
A nurse is preparing medications for a patient. The nurse checks the name of the medication on
the label with the name of the medication on the health care provider's order. At the bedside,
the nurse checks the patient's name against the medication order as well. The nurse is following
which critical thinking attitude? 1. Responsibility
2. Humility
3. Accuracy
4. Fairness
Responsibility
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