A nurse is caring for a client who is dying of metastatic breast cancer. She has a prescription for an opioid pain medication PRN. The nurse is concerned that administering a dose of pain medication might hasten the client's death. Which of the following ethical principles should the nurse use to support the decision not to administer the medication?
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Question 2 of 53
The amount of Radiation exposure to the body from a chest x-ray is
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According to the psychodynamic view dream analysis is one of the central tenets of:
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While assessing a client's peripheral IV site, the nurse observes a streak of red along the vein path and palpates a 4-cm venous cord. How should the nurse document this finding?
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What is the cause of this rapid response?
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After an explosion at a factory one of the employees approaches the nurse and says, “I am an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) at the local hospital.†Which of these tasks should the nurse assign first to this worker who wants to help care for the wounded workers?
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The nurse takes vital signs (VS) of a new hospital client admitted for severe abdominal pain. Which step of the nursing process is this nurse performing?
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The charge nurse tells the staff to choose their own assignments and work it out with each other. What type of leadership style is this charge nurse demonstrating?
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Question 9 of 53
High Alert Medications labeled by color.
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Which type of sampling method ensures that every individual in a population has an equal chance of being selected?
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When explaining respiratory failure to the patient's family, what should the nurse use as an accurate description?
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The nurse obtains the vital signs for a patient admitted 2 days ago with gram-negative sepsis: temperature 101.2° F, blood pressure 90/56 mm Hg, pulse 92, respirations 34. Which action should the nurse take next?
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A nurse is caring for a patient preparing for discharge from the hospital the next day. The patient does not read. His family caregiver will be visiting before discharge. What can the nurse do to facilitate the patient's understanding of his discharge instructions? (Select all that apply.)
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A nurse on a quality control committee is evaluating the results of recently implemented measures designed to reduce client medication errors. Which of the following methods should the nurse use to evaluate the success of the changes?
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Which arterial blood gas (ABG) result is most consistent with early-stage ARDS?
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Which interventions are included in NPSG 3?
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In what situation would the use of side rails not be considered a restraint?
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Which of the following regarding traditional thinking approach in health care is true?
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The patient is dying of cancer and can no longer swallow. The son states to the nurse, 'You must give dad some water, he always drank a lot of water!' The nurse's best response is:
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A nurse is discussing emergency response with a newly licensed nurse. The nurse should identify which of the following as a triage officer during the time of a disaster?
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Following a tornado, a nurse is determining which of the clients assigned to her care can be discharged to free up beds for injured clients. Which of the following clients should the nurse recommend for discharge?
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A charge nurse has access to the facility's electronic client records. It is appropriate for the charge nurse to share her personal password with whom?
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When an infant car seat is properly installed, the infant should face
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The nurse understands that the transdermal route is:
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The most appropriate statistical test for comparing the means of two independent groups is:
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A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is planning to delegate tasks to an adult volunteer. Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse avoid assigning to the volunteer?
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The ANA code of nursing ethics articulates that the nurse 'promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient.' This includes the protection of patient privacy. On the basis of this principle, if you participate in a public online social network such as Facebook, could you post images of a patient's x-ray film if you obscured or deleted all patient identifiers?
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Cardiology department now is performing emergency catheterization in average four hours. They want to improve the process of operation to take less time with same results. Which improvement model is best to be used?
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Miss Mohga was caring for her patients in the ward. She give the medication to Patients in bed order, not to miss any patient. When she arrived to bed 6 who needs IV antibiotic she discovered that she forgot to add his antibiotic in daily supply of medication. What is the term best describe this action?
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What age group is most vulnerable to toxic fumes or asphyxiation?
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What should you do if you come across a damaged power cord?
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Which intervention takes priority for the client receiving hospice care?
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What is a major side effect of Prozac?
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A client diagnosed with schizophrenia tells a nurse, "The "˜Shopatoulens' took my shoes out of my room last night." Which is an appropriate charting entry to describe this client's statement?
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Which term best describe this situation?
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A patient has been hospitalized in the ICU for a near drowning event. The patient's respiratory function has been deteriorating over the last 24 hours. The physician suspects acute respiratory distress syndrome. A STAT chest x-ray is ordered. What finding on the chest x-ray is indicative of ARDS?
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An older client has been moved from home to a skilled nursing facility (SNF). Which client behavior requires immediate nursing intervention?
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A charge nurse is reviewing the list of tasks that have been delegated to the assistive personnel (AP) by the staff nurse. Which of the following tasks should the charge nurse reassign to a licensed nurse?
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When chronic illnesses and disabilities are present, individuals benefit most from activities that:
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A nurse suspects that a coworker is diverting opioid analgesics. Which of the following is an adverse effect of opioid medications?
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A nurse in a provider's office is collecting a health history from a client who has a new prescription for glyburide to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus. Which of the following statements by the client indicates a contraindication for taking this medication?
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Which of the following terms best describes having sever skin rash, itching and swelling after certain medication?
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Sterile supplies should be stored far
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The nurse is monitoring a patient with ARDS who is receiving prone therapy. Which finding indicates this therapy is effective?
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A nurse is caring for a group of clients. She plans to delegate obtaining morning vital signs to an assistive personnel (AP) on her team. Which of the following actions should the nurse plan to take?
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What is the correct way to handle broken glass?
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When handling any electrical equipment, be sure to
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For any surgery is most important for the surgeon's safety to avoid court inquiries.
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A nurse is providing care for a surgeon on a medical-surgical unit. A nurse from another unit asks the nurse about the surgeon's medical diagnosis. The nurse responds that he is unable to provide the information requested. The nurse is displaying which of the following ethical principles?
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An aging client diagnosed with chronic schizophrenia takes an antipsychotic and a beta-adrenergic blocking agent (propranolol) for hypertension. Understanding the combined side effects of these drugs, which statement by a nurse is most appropriate?
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A senior student nurse has been elected class president. What type of power will the student have in this position?
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A nurse is planning a community diabetes mellitus management program. What goal should the nurse include?
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Question 53 of 53
Planned change is a purposeful, systematic effort to alter or bring about change. What occurs next after alternative solutions to a problem are determined and analyzed?
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