YOU
How would you define veracity?
Being truthful
T or F: Calling in sick occasionally should be a concern for a substance abuse problem in a coworker.
False - they would have frequent call ins.
T or F: You should include your personal opinion about the patient in their medical chart.
False - only include objective data, always including the date and time on all entries
Threatening someone is considered which type of tort?
Assault
Can assistive personnel provide post mortem care?
This leadership style encourages active member participation and feedback.
Democratic
What is your first action when you witness a child have a tonic-clonic seizure?
If a fire occurs in a patient's room, what action should be taken first?
R - rescue the client
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If a patient received a double dose of a medication, what should your first action be?
Assess the patient for injury
T or F: a person abusing alcohol may use excessive cologne
True
Which part of the nursing process involves the nurse setting goals for the patient?
Planning
Would a medication error necessitate writing an incident report?
Yes, following a medication error you would complete an incident report.
T or F: A nurse can safely delegate medication administration to another nurse who does not have knowledge of that specific medication.
False - Medication knowledge is required when administering medications.
A nurse puts non-skid socks on a patient before ambulating them. Which ethical principle is this considered?
Nonmaleficence
Would you reassign a patient to a UAP who is just returning from the PACU with a new ostomy?
No. This patient needs to be assigned to a nurse
Can an assistive personnel determine the effectiveness of a nursing intervention?
No - it is not in their scope of practice.
What can a patient sue a nurse for following a medication error that led to a longer hospital stay?
Malpractice
Which of these tasks are within the scope of practice for an LPN?
a. Head to toe assessment
b. Catheter insertion
c. Creating a plan of care
d. Completing the discharge assessment
Catheter insertion
You see a victim running out of their home that is engulfed in flames and their clothes are on fire. What action is your immediate priority?
Tell them to stop, drop and ROLL.
Which leadership style maintains an open door policy?
Democratic
Who would be responsible for signing the consent form for an 11 year old patient?
The patient's parent
Who decides whether or not a patient is restrained?
Physician
Define beneficence.
Care that is in the best interest of the client
Which patient is priority following a mass casualty event?
a. A patient expected to die within a few minutes
b. A patient with a pressure injury
c. Patient with burns to the neck and face
d. A patient with a fracture of the arm
A patient with burns to the neck and face
A patient wishes to leave the hospital against medical advice. The charge nurse tells the patient if they try to leave, they will be restrained. If the patient were restrained, this would be considered what?
False imprisonment