NUR 120 Exam 1 Latest Update 2024-2025 Actual
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. Excepted money from a client as a "thank you" gift. Her employer found out and fired
her. When is this an example of?
A. Standard of practice
B. American nurses Association code of ethics
C. Nurse practice act
D. Scope of practice - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse care for a client who reports pain.
The nurse checked the clients MAR and noted the last dose of pain medication was six
hours ago. The prescription reads every four hours PRN for pain. The nurse
administered the medication and checked with the client 40 minutes later, when the
client reported improvement. The newly licensed nurse left out which of the following
steps of the nursing process?
A. Assessment
B. Planning
C. Intervention
D. Evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER: A
A client has been diagnosed with cancer, but the primary care provider is hesitant to
share the information with her. The nurse encourages the provider to tell the client so
that she can make decisions about her care. The nurse is using th ethical principal of:
A. Justice
,B. Fidelity
C. Veracity
D. Nonmaleficense - CORRECT ANSWER: C
A client is asking about developing a living will. What act protects this right?
A. Americans with disabilities act
B. Emergency medical treatment and active labor act
C. Patient self-determination act
D. Health insurance portability and accountability act - CORRECT ANSWER: C
A new grad is exploring the role of the community health nurse. What services might be
provided by this person? Select all that apply
A. Trending of community illness
B. Running a health clinic for uninsured children
C. Monitoring polio outbreak's in a geographic location
D. Conducting diabetic education at the senior community center
E. Performing tuberculosis testing for high-risk homeless individuals - CORRECT
ANSWER: B, D, E
A new nursing graduate has an interest in a position that will provide health promotion,
illness prevention, early detection, and treatment within her rural community. Which type
of nursing is this?
A. International Nursing
B. Public health nursing
C. Community health nursing
D. Community-oriented and Nursing - CORRECT ANSWER: D
,A nurse admits a 5-year-old female to the postanesthesia unit following a tonsillectomy.
The child is crying. What should be the nurse's first action?
a. Tell the child that if she stops crying, her parents can be with her.
b. Check to see what pain medication is ordered for the child.
c. Notify the surgeon of the child's postoperative condition.
d. Assess the child to determine why she is crying. - CORRECT ANSWER: D
A nurse admits a patient to the cardiac care unit following the place of a cardiac stent.
Which step of the nursing process does the nurse do first?
A. Planning
B. Assessment
C. Evaluation
D. Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A nurse admits a pt to the cardiac care unit following the placement of a cardiac stent.
Which step of the nursing process does the nurse do 1st?
a. Planning
b. Assessment
c. Evaluation
d. Implementation - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A nurse goes to another unit to see a friend who has been admitted. The nurse goes to
look at a friend's medical record. This is an example of:
A. Invasion of privacy
B. Breach of confidentiality
C. Liability
, D. Malpractice - CORRECT ANSWER: A
A nurse has performed a physical examination of the patient and reviewed the
laboratory and diagnostic test results on the patient's chart. The nurse is performing
which specific nursing function?
A. Diagnosis
B. Assessment
C. Education
D. Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A nurse has performed a physical examination of the pt and reviewed the laboratory and
diagnostic test results on the pt's chart. The nurse is performing which specific nursing
function.
a. Diagnosis
b. Assessment
c. Education
d. Avocacy - CORRECT ANSWER: B
A nurse in the emergency room is caring for a pt who has a knee injury. The pt will be
Discharged and will be using a pair of axillary crutches for the first time. which of the
following instructions should the nurse include when discharging this patient?
A. Leeane on the crutches to support body weight when standing
B. Fully extend arms when holding onto the hand grips
C. Hold the crutches on the unaffected side when preparing to sit in a chair
D. Hold the crutches 9 to 12 inches in front of and to the side of each foot - CORRECT
ANSWER: C
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