FIU NUR3119 Quiz 2 Latest 2019 October

NUR3119 Professional Nursing: Concepts and Issues

Quiz 2

Question 1A
client was admitted to the medical unit after emergency treatment of
hypertensive crisis. To which staff member should the charge nurse delegate or
assign measurement of this client’s vital signs?

A patient care technician

A nursing assistant

An LPN

An RN

Question 2A
nurse has been sued for malpractice after a client received a wrong medication
and required two additional days in the hospital. What type of legal action is
most likely in this case?

Contract

Public

Criminal

Civil

Question 3A
staff nurse continually tells sexually explicit jokes during shift report and
frequently focuses those jokes on a newly hired nursing assistant. Who can make
the charge of sexual harassment against this staff nurse?

Only the nursing assistant

Only the staff nurse’s supervisor

Anyone affected by the offensive material

Any person who hears the jokes

Question 4Are
nurses who work as team leaders, overseeing the nursing care provided by other
nurses, considered supervisors by the National Labor Relations Act?

Yes; these nurses are supervising others.

They are considered supervisors only if they
supervise more than three other nurses.

There is still debate over this issue.

No; there is too much variation in a team
leader’s day-to-day responsibilities.

Question 5In
which case can the physician and nurse initiate care without consent?

A 15-year-old female who requests treatment
for acne

An 80-year-old client presenting with the flu
who seems to be confused

A 35-year-old male who is unconscious and in
shock following an auto accident

A 6-year-old child with a possible broken arm
brought to the emergency room by a teacher

Question 6The
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?

Regulations are specified by each state.

This is a national regulation.

It is the same as the regulation of basic
nursing practice within each state.

Specific, separate regulation for advanced
practice is not necessary except for nurse anesthetists.

Question 7 The
nurse believes that overtime pay at the healthcare facility is not appropriate
and wishes to bring a grievance. What category of grievance is this?

Contract violation

Violation of federal and state law

Management responsibility

Violation of agency rules

Question 8 The
nurse educator asks the student whether the American Nurses Association
supports striking as a strategy when collective bargaining breaks down. Which
response, made by the student, reflects the best understanding of the ANA’s
position?

“No, the organization holds that
striking is not professional.”

“Only when no direct client care is
delivered in the area affected by work stoppage.”

“Only when the daily operation of the
healthcare facility is not compromised.”

“Yes, as a means of achieving economic
and general welfare.”

Question 9 The
nurse has been charged with malpractice. Which option reflects an element that
must be present for this charge to be substantiated?

The nurse had no way of predicting that
injury would result from the error.

The client had a duty to report what he or
she was experiencing.

The nurse was providing care consistent with
a national standard.

There was a causal relationship between the
error and client injury.

Question 10

The nurse
has been taking an antihistamine at work for a head cold with drainage. The
nurse says these medications always make her “sleepy.” Is this nurse
impaired?

No; impairment means under the influence of
alcohol.

Yes; any situation that clouds the nurse’s
professional vigilance can be thought of as impairment.

No; impairment from drug ingestion occurs
only if the drugs are illegal.

The nurse is impaired only if he or she has
taken more medication than is recommended by the medication literature.

Question 11
The nurse has made a claim of sexual harassment against a coworker. What
evidence must this nurse present?

The sexual advances occurred over a period of
at least 6 weeks.

The conduct was explicit and was a condition
of employment.

There was psychological damage from the conduct.

The actions created a hostile or abusive
environment.

Question 12
The nurse suspects that a coworker is impaired at work. What is the priority
action of this nurse?

Closely observe the coworker to gain evidence
of impairment.

Plan to work with the person as a team to
provide care.

Report the suspicion to the appropriate
supervisor.

Confront the coworker with the suspicion.

Question 13
The primary concern is for which victim of the impaired nurse?

The client

The nurse’s colleagues

The impaired nurse

The healthcare facility where the nurse works

Question 14
What are the primary sources of law? (Select all that apply.)

Statutes

Contract

Constitutions

Decisions of court

Federal

Question 15
What happens when a federal law and a state law conflict?

Federal law supersedes state law.

State law supersedes federal law.

Both federal and state laws are superseded by
local law.

The two types of law carry equal weight.

Question 16What
is the first action the victim of sexual harassment should take?

Ignore the behavior, hoping it will decrease.

Confront the harasser and ask that the
behavior stop.

Report the sexual harassment to the
appropriate supervisor.

Report the sexual harassment to the Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission.

Question 17When
was the first nurse practice act implemented in the United States?

1900

1935

1949

1960

Question 18Which
act requires that a copy of the client’s advance health care directive be included
in the client’s medical record?

Good Samaritan act

Americans with Disabilities Act

Patient Self-Determination Act

Nurse practice act

Question 19
Which option(s) are generally included in nurse practice acts? (Select all that
apply.)

A definition of the authority of the board of
nursing

Specific guidelines for policy and procedures
for nurses

A definition of nursing

The requirements for licensure

Statements outlining clinical
responsibilities of nurses

Question 20
Which option is a major element of informed consent?

The physician, the nurse, and the client must
agree on the treatment or procedure.

The consent must be given by family members
as well as the client.

The client only needs to know the purpose of
the treatment or procedure.

The consent must be given voluntarily.