QUESTION The nurse has been charged with malpractice. Which option reflects an element that must be present for this charge to be substantiated? 1. The nurse had no way of predicting that injury would result from the error. 2. The client had a duty to report what he or she was experiencing. 3. The nurse […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION When an impaired nurse provides care, the primary concern should be for which victim? 1. The client 2. The nurse’s colleagues 3. The impaired nurse 4. The healthcare facility where the nurse works ANSWER: Correct Answer: 1 All of the options reflect groups that are in danger or are harmed when the nurse […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the purpose of a risk appraisal program? 1. To inform the public about the risks of particular lifestyle choices. 2. To improve the quality of risky environmental situations. 3. To enhance the quality of life and extend the life span. 4. To apprise individuals of the risk factors that are inherent in […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION For which nurse would the concern about chemical abuse be most appropriate? 1. A nurse who avoids colleagues and friends and has frequent mood swings. 2. A nurse who requests night shifts because of increasing financial responsibilities. 3. A nurse who always comes to work 15 minutes early by bus. 4. A nurse who […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION How are the behaviors in each category of Bloom’s domains of learning arranged? 1. Alphabetically 2. Simplest to most complex 3. By length of the word 4. Randomly ANSWER: Correct Answer: 2 Each of the domains has a developed hierarchical classification system; that is, the behaviors that demonstrate learning in each category are […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The manager of an emergency department tries to involve staff in department decisions. However, when a mass casualty situation arises, the nurse becomes very directive. What style of leadership does this situation describe? 1. Authoritarian 2. Transformational 3. Laissez-faire 4. Situational ANSWER: Correct Answer: 4 In situational leadership, levels of direction and support […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The nurse works in a small hospital that uses narrative documentation rather than computer documentation. The nurse makes a practice of documenting care only at the end of the shift, just before giving shift report. Which aspect of documentation credibility does this most clearly violate? 1. It is contemporaneous. 2. It is accurate. 3. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION Which option is an example of an inferential concept? 1. Rash 2. Equilibrium 3. Pain 4. Powerlessness ANSWER: Correct Answer: 3 Inferential concepts are indirectly observable and include such ideas as pain and temperature. Rash is a concrete or readily observable concept. Equilibrium and powerlessness are nonobservable or abstract concepts.
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION What is the American Nurses Association Standard of Professional Performance as it applies to contribution to the professional development of peers? 1. Only nurses who want to contribute to peer professional development should do so. 2. All nurses have a responsibility for contributing to the professional development of peers. 3. Only nurses with master’s […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
QUESTION The advanced practice nurse is thinking of moving to another state. What information about regulation of advanced nursing practice is important for this nurse to consider? 1. Regulations are specified by each state. 2. This is a national regulation. 3. It is the same as the regulation of basic nursing practice within each state. […]
Date: September 3rd, 2020
