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Question: A nurse witnesses an assistive personnel (AP) under her supervision reprimanding a client for not using the urinal properly. The AP threatens to put a diaper on the client if he does not use the urinal more carefully next time. Which of the following torts is the AP committing?
assault
A graduate nurse is studying for the NCLEX examination. Which statement accurately describes a phase of the nursing process that will be tested?
Evaluation: determining the extent to which goals have been achieved
A nursing student taking the NCLEX has to answer a question about the side effects of morphine therapy. What category of client needs does this question cover?
Physiologic integrity
The nurse is answering a question on the NCLEX examination regarding cultural awareness when providing nursing care. What category of client needs is being examined?
Psychosocial integrity
nurse working in the United States is elocating to the United Kingdom and wishes to obtain a nursing license there. What document is required when seeking licensure in another country?
NCLEX notification of licensure
A nurse manager is providing information to the nurses on the unit about ensuring client rights. Which of the following outlines the rights of individuals in health care settings?
Patient Care Partnership
A nursing student has used up the limited number of attempts to pass the NCLEX. What should the nurse to do to best improve their chances of successfully passing the examination?
Take a refresher nursing course.
What should the graduate nurse consider when preparing for the National Council Licensure Examination?
Allow ample travel time to the test venue
new nurse graduate is driving back home after the first night shift. What action should the nurse consider to assure a safe drive?
Sing or hum songs while driving
The nurse is using the Internet to research an unfamiliar disease state. Which is true when searching the Internet?
Most Websites are updated regularly and may be more accurate than printed material.
Question: A toddler is being treated in the emergency department following a head contusion from a fall. History reveals the toddler lives at home with only her mother. The provider’s discharge instructions include waking the child up every hour during the night to assess for indications of a possible head injury. In which of the following situations should the nurse intervene and attempt to prevent discharge?
The nurse smells alcohol on the mother’s breath.
The nurse taking the NCLEX examination is answering a question about vaccinations for children. What category of client needs is being addressed?
Basic care and comfort
The novice nurse has been scheduled to work a ?Baylor Plan.? What type of shift will this nurse be working?
Weekends only
An LPN passed the NCLEX and received a license to practice. Which role is commonly filled as an LPN?
Charge nurse in nursing home setting
A nurse, working on the night shift, is receiving instructions from the mentor about strategies for tolerating working at night. What instruction should the mentor provide the nurse regarding the preferred diet to consume when on night shifts?
Eat a nonfat meal during the day.
The nursing instructor is explaining to students about sitting for the NCLEX examination.Which step in the NCLEX examination process is the responsibility of the nursing student?
Be reasonably expected to graduate from an approved nursing program
A nurse who requires continuing education units (CEUs) for license renewal is taking an online continuing education course on the Internet. What is required to be awarded CEUs?
Passing of the course test
A nurse completes an RN program. What is the most important action for this nurse to perform before accepting employment?
Obtaining a license.
During the National Council Licensure Examination, the graduate nurse is answering a question about childhood immunizations. The nurse recalls this content is within which category of client need?
Health promotion and maintenance
The nurse is working the night shift for the first time. Which information should the nurse consider when planning care for clients?
Usually, the night nurse performs routine once-a-day record-keeping at midnight.
The graduate nurse is researching the state's nursing practice act, which varies from state to state. Which accurately describes a state ruling?
Some states issue new nursing graduates a permit to practice before licensure.
nursing student is conducting a web search for information on the NCLEX. What should the nursing student know about the NCLEX?
The computer terminates the examination for all candidates.
The nursing instructor is explaining the difference between the NCLEX-PN/VN examination and the NCLEX-RN. The nurse states that the two tests are similar, except the NCLEX-RN has a greater emphasis on which activities?
Assessment and planning
While studying for the National Council Licensure Examination, the graduate nurse is determining the extent in which a client's goals have been achieved after care. Which phase of the nursing process is this situation measuring?
Evaluation
A new LPN is learning how to organize the workload to use time most effectively. Which guideline is recommended for organizing the workload?
Plan break times so they do not conflict with specific scheduled procedures.