Nurisng and the Law
Ethics
Leadership
Charge Nurse Skills
Nursing Process, Theory and Research
100
The LPN/LVN expected to do this during the assessment phase of the nursing process?
What is collect data.
100
Encouraging a patient to be involved in planning and carrying out his or her own care is a nursing action that supports this ethical principle.
What is autonomy?
100
The LPN/LVN nursing home charge nurse usually tells nursing assistants what to do and offers little opportunity for input or suggestions for how to improve care. This leadership style know as:
What is autocratic.
100
Transferring the authority to perform nursing duties that are in the job description of the LPN/LVN charge is known as.
What is delegation?
100
A patient that complains of pain, difficulty breathing, and feeling faint is providing the LPN with this type of date.
What is subjective data?
200
When the LPN gives a lethal injection of potassium chloride to end her patient's life she is comiiting this act.
What is euthanasia?
200
A student nurse who prepares diligently for a clinical assignment is practices this ethical principle.
What is non-maleficence?
200
The LPN/LVN spends time exploring the agency mission statement with the nursing assistants who work that shift. By creating a list of ways they can contribute to achieving the agency goals they are helping to effectively do what?
What is team building.
200
The way that work is distributed among team members for the shift is known as this.
What is assignment?
200
This step of the nursing process compares actual outcomes of nursing care to the expected outcomes.
What is evaluation?
300
A nurse who tells her patient that he cannot leave his room although he is A & O x 4 and a competent adult can be found guilty of this.
What is false imprisonment.
300
Going off duty without giving report rather than care for patients on an unfamiliar unit is an example of this.
What is patient abandonement?
300
This leadership style focuses on both the task and the employee.
What is democratic?
300
The LPN knows that she can never delegate this. (Hint- a phrase)
What is what is in her legals scope of practice?
300
The nursing care plan requires the nurse to ambulate the patient twice daily. This phase of the nursing process in which the nurse is participating is known as this.
What is implementation?
400
A client develops respiratory distress immediately after the nurse administers an improper medication. The legal action that is brought against the nurse is known as this.
What is malpractice suit?
400
This ethical principle means that the LPN must give patients their due and treat each patient fairly.
What is justice?
400
At this Howlett level, salary, benefits, working conditions, supervision, and policies of agency are work motivators.
What is Howlett Hierachy Level 1?
400
These are functions that are performed by LPNs because they successfully passed a licensing exam and within their scope of practice
What is duties?
400
This is the phase of the nursing process in which the LPN/LVN participates with the greatest degree of independence.
What is data collection and implementation?
500
A nurse who angrily tells a patient, “If you don’t go to sleep, I’m going to give you an injection,” can be accused of this tort.
What is assault?
500
A disrespectful, "I know what's best for you" attitude attitude toward the patient and what the patient has to contribute to personal care and recovery.
What is beneficent paternalism?
500
This type of leadership involves varying your leadership style to meet the demands of the situation in the work environment.
What is situational leadership?
500
These are activities that are carried out by nursing assistants.
What are tasks.
500
A phenomenological study is a type of this:
What is a qualatative study?