Exam 3 practice questions (chapter 10, 18, 20)

What are the five rights of delegation?

• Documentation

  Time

  Direction/communication

  Patient

  Task

• Direction/communication

  Task

  Person

  Circumstance

  Time

• Time

  Supervision/evaluation

  Person

  Documentation

  Direction/communication

• Direction/communication

  Task

  Circumstance

  Person

  Supervision/evaluation

Caring for clients in a reliable, dependable manner, and following through to evaluate the effectiveness of care provided is called:

• Advocacy

• Fairness

• Responsibility

• Accountability

The nurse enters the client's room and notes that the client's lawyer is present and that the client is preparing a living will. The living will requires the client's signature by witness, and the client asks the nurse to witness the signature. Which is the appropriate nursing action?

• Decline to sign the will

• Sign the will as a witness to the signature only

• Call the hospital lawyer before signing the will

• Sign the will, clearly identifying credentials and employment agency.

A patient is supine with the head-of-bed elevated to 70 degrees. What position is this called?

• Semi-Fowlers

• Fowlers

• Sims

• High-Fowlers

Which of the following does NOT characterize a transactional leader?

• Focuses on management tasks

• Is a caretaker

• Uses trade-off to meet goals

• Inspires others with vision

Which of the following is the best guarantee that the patient's priority needs are met?

• Checking with the relative of the patient

• Preparing a nursing care plan in collaboration with the patient

• Consulting with the physician

• Coordinating with other members of the team

A person who applies knowledge and experience to analyze, and problem solve a clinical situation is called a:

• Mentor

• Critical thinker

• Educator

• Advocate

A nurse is providing range-of-motion exercise for a 53-year-old female patient who is recovering from a stroke. During the session, the patient complains that she is "too tired to go on." What would be priority nursing actions for this patient? Select all that apply.

• Stop performing the exercises

• Decrease the number of repetitions performed

• Re-evaluate the nursing care plan

• Move to the patient's other side to perform exercises

• Assess the patient for other symptoms

Taking responsibility for one's own actions, decisions, and outcomes is:

• Responsibility

• Fairness

• Advocacy

• Accountability

A person who acts on behalf of clients to protect their rights, health, and safety is a:

• Advocate

• Educator

• Critical thinker

• Mentor