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A nurse arrives to work and is told to float to a neurology unit for the day because they are understaffed. The nurse has never worked on a neurology unit previously. Which is the most appropriate nursing action.

What is the primary purpose of nursing interventions in the plan of care?

A nurse hears a patient ask the doctor if a biopsy showed cancer. The doctor tells the patient the results are not back yet; however they are and showed cancer. The nurse is upset that the doctor did not tell the patient the truth and tells another nurse that the doctor lied to the patient and probably always lies to his patients. What wrong or tort has the nurse violated?

A client tells the nurse during preoperative teaching, “I plan to prepare my living will and healthcare power of attorney before I come to the hospital.” Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of advance directives?

The nurse is caring for a patient with a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order, and the patient stops breathing with their skin turning blue. A visitor is yelling at the nurse to do something. To avoid potential lawsuits for malpractice or wrongful death, what is the best action for the nurse to take.

A charge nurse is reviewing goals using the SMART approach. Which patient goal written by the new nurse best meets the SMART criteria?

In which order will a nurse use the nursing process steps during the clinical decision-making process? 1. Planning priorities of care2. Determing, nursing diagnoses/Data analysis3. Evalutation of goals4. Assessing patient needs/data collection5. Implementing nursing interventions

The LPN is returning to the nurse’s station and discovers that the daughter of a frail but competent resident is reading her mother’s chart. The woman says, “I am entitled to see my mother’s medical record.” What is the nurse’s best response?

A nurse gives a medication without a patient’s knowledge or consent. What ethical principle has been violated?

A charge nurse is discussing the nursing process with a newly licensed nurse who is caring for a client. Match the following statements by the newly licensed nurse with each step of the nursing process.