A. Personal and communication skills
B. Communication and technical skills
C. Conceptual and interpersonal skills
D. Visionary and interpersonal skills
A. Don't be too soft on the staff, if they make a mistake, be certain to reprimand them immediately.
B. Give your best nurses extra attention and rewards for their help.
C. Never gets into a disagreement with a staff member.
D. If you make a mistake with your staff, admit it, apologize, and correct the error if possible.
A. James Watt
B. Adam Smith
C. Henri Fayol
D. Elton Mayo
A. Acknowledge your limitations, seek supervision from your team leader
B. volunteer to do the drug rounds
C. help in admitting the patients
D. answer all enquiries from the patients
A. Just avoid it, because the problem can be the manifestation of the underlying disorder, and it will be resolved by its own as he recovers
B. Never attend that patient
C. Try to re-establish the therapeutic communication and relationship with patient and inform the manager for support
D. Inform police
A. Talk to the patient about the situation, to re-establish and maintain professional boundaries and relationship
B. ignore the behaviour as this is part of the development process
C. report the patient to their relatives
D. inform line manager of the incident
A. A client with a cast for a fractured femur & who has numbness & discoloration of the toes
B. A client with balanced skeletal traction & who needs assistance with morning care
C. A client who had an above-the-knee amputation yesterday & has a temperature of 101.4F
D. A client who had a total hip replacement 2 days ago & needs blood glucose monitoring
A. A newly diagnosed client with type 2 diabetes mellitus who is learning foot care
B. A client from a motor vehicle accident with an external fixation device on the leg
C. A client admitted for a barium swallow after a transient ischemic attack
D. A newly admitted client with a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
A. Incomplete data
B. Generalize from experience
C. Identifying with the client
D. Lack of clinical experience
A. I can never have sex again, so I guess I will always be a single parent.
B. I will wear gloves when I’m caring for my baby, because I could infect my baby with AIDS.
C. My CD4 count is 200 and my T cells are less than 14%. I need to stay at these levels by eating and sleeping well and staying healthy.
D. My CD4 count is 800 and my T cells are greater than 14%. I need to stay at these levels by eating and sleeping well and staying healthy.
A. Where there is life there is hope
B. Would you like to talk to the nurse who works with HIV-positive patients?
C. You are a long way from dying
D. Not everyone who is HIV positive will develop AIDS & die
A. Explaining the exact limits of confidentiality in the exchanges between the client and the nurse.
B. Limiting discussion about clients to the group room and hallways.
C. Summarizing the information, the client provides during assessments and documenting this summary in the chart.
D. Sharing the information with all members of the healthcare team
A. Follow the manager and ensure that everything is done on time.
B. Talk to the manager and tell her that the quality of care will be compromised if washes are rushed.
C. Ignore the manager and just continue with what you are doing.
D. Provide a written statement of the incident.
A. during audit raise your concern
B. inform in written to management
C. inform NMC
D. take photograph
A. Administering a pre- and post-test assessment.
B. Allowing patient’s time to voice their opinions.
C. Providing a snack with a low glycaemic index.
D. Utilizing a variety of educational materials.
A. Paternalism & justice
B. Autonomy & informed consent
C. Beneficence & double effect
D. Competence & right to know
A. Any information released will bring publicity to the hospital
B. Nurses are obligated to respect client’s privacy and confidentiality
C. It does not matter what is disclosed, the media will find out any way
D. According to beneficence, the nurse has an obligation to implement actions that will benefit clients.
A. You can disclose it anytime you want
B. When a patient relative wishes to
C. When media demands for it
D. Justified by public interest law and order
A. Mind awareness techniques and meditation practice
B. Stress management and biofeedback programs
C. Support groups and alternative medicine
D. Telehealth and the internet
A. Focusing on social relationship outside working environment
B. Focusing on needs of patient related to illness
C. Focusing on withholding value opinions related to the decisions
D. None
A. provide a safe place for the employees
B. provide entertainment to employees
C. create opportunities for growth
D. create ways to make networks
A. Levels of education and preparation
B. Expectations about a particular role; interpersonal conflict will emerge
C. Levels of experience and exposure of working in interdisciplinary teams
D. Values, beliefs, and work experiences that influence their ability to collaborate
A. Compassion, support & reassurance to the client
B. Communicate effectively with them
C. Behaving in a professional manner
D. Giving advice on health care issues
A. Please leave and I will speak with you when I am done.
B. I need you to leave us alone.
C. You may sit with us as long as you are quiet.
D. I'm sorry, but HIPPA says that you can't be here. Do you mind leaving?
A. Ask the client to sign an authorization & have someone review the chart with cousin
B. Hand the cousin the client chart to review
C. Call the attending physician & have the doctor speak with the cousin
D. Tell the cousin that the request cannot be granted
A. Do not reveal your profession of being a Nurse on social site
B. Do not post any pictures of client's even if they have given you permission
C. Do not involve in any conversations with clients or their relatives through a social site
D. Keep your profile private
A. Care, Compassion, Competence, Communication, Courage, Commitment - DoH–“Compassion in Practice”
B. Care, Compassion, Competence
C. Competence, Communication, Courage
D. Care, Courage, Commitment
A. Let them continue with their work as you are not in charge of that bay
B. Report the event to the unit manager
C. Call the manual handling specialist nurse for training
D. Inform the relatives of the mistake
A. Encourage all the staff who are present to do their best to attend to the needs of the patients
B. Ask from your manager if there are qualified staff from the previous shift that can cover the lacking number for your shift while you try to replace new nurses to cover
C. Refuse to take charge of the next shift
D. None
A. Nursing assistant
B. Purchasing personnel
C. Immediate nurse manager
D. Supplier
A. Denial
B. Repression
C. Suppression
D. Displacement
A. Accept her weakness and take this challenge as an opportunity to improve her skills by requesting lectures from her manager
B. Ignore the criticism as this is a case of a team issue
C. Continue delivering care as this will not affect the quality of care you are rendering your patient
D. None
A. A tool to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions, and to know what needs to be improved
B. A tool used to identify the weakest link within the system
C. A standard of which performance is based upon
D. A tool to set a guidelines or protocol in clinical practice
A. Review patient intervention, set priorities, ask the supervisor to hand over extra staff
B. Continue with your shift and delegate some responsibilities to the nursing assistant
C. Fill out an incident form about the staffing condition
D. Ask the colleague to look for someone to cover
A. Inform the management
B. Inform the local police
C. Call the security guard
D. Allow the client to go home as he won't pose any threat to self or others
A. It is my responsibility to ensure that the consent form has been signed and attached to the patient’s chart prior to surgery.
B. It is my responsibility to witness the signature of the client before surgery is performed.
C. It is my responsibility to answer questions that the patient may have prior to surgery.
D. It is my responsibility to provide a detailed description of the surgery and ask the patient to sign the consent form.
A. The patient climbed over the side rails and fell out of bed.
B. The use of restraints would have prevented the fall.
C. Upon entering the room, the patient was found lying on the floor.
D. The use of a sedative would have helped keep the patient in bed.
A. Charge the nurse with malpractice
B. Document the incident
C. Notify the board of nursing
D. Terminate employment
A. Let the patient’s relatives know so that they don’t make a complaint & write an incident report for yourself so you remember the details in case there are problems in the future
B. Help the patient to a safe comfortable position, commence neurological observations & ask the patient’s doctor to come & review them, checking the injury isn’t serious. when this has taken place , write up what happened & any future care in the nursing notes
C. Discuss the incident with the nurse in charge , & contact your union representative in case you get into trouble
D. Help the patient to a safe comfortable position, take a set of observations & report the incident to the nurse in charge who may call a doctor. Complete an incident form. At an appropriate time, discuss the incident with the patient & if they wish, their relatives
A. Nursing diagnosis/problem list
B. Nursing order
C. Short-term goals
D. Long term goals
A. Let her do the procedure. Correct her later
B. Inform the ward in charge
C. Interrupt the procedure, correct her politely, teach her 6 steps of handwashing & make sure she became competent
D. None
A. Just neglect the request
B. Tell her that, only male doctor is available and he is taking care of many female staff daily
C. Respect the request, if possible arrange the consultation with a female doctor
D. Inform the police
A. Tell him that he would come as soon as possible
B. Record in the chart and inform doc and in charge
C. Tell that she would give the next dose of analgesic when it’s time
D. Go instantly to the patient and assess the condition
A. False imprisonment
B. Duty of care
C. Standard of care practice
D. Contract of care
A. Levels of education and preparation
B. Expectations about a particular role; interpersonal conflict will emerge
C. Levels of experience and exposure of working in interdisciplinary teams
D. Values, beliefs, and work experiences that influence their ability to collaborate
A. Common purpose and goals
B. Clinical competence of each provider
C. Humor, trust, and valuing diverse, complementary knowledge
D. All of the above
A. The client retains all of his or her rights
B. The client has a right to leave if not a danger to self or others
C. The client can sign a written request for discharge
D. The client cannot be released without medical advice
A. Signs of anxiety include behaviours such as muscle tension. palpitations, a dry mouth, fast shallow breathing, dizziness & an increased need to urinate or defaecate
B. Anxiety has three aspects: physical – bodily sensations related to flight & fight response, behavioural – such as avoiding the situation, & cognitive (thinking) – such as imagining the worst
C. Anxiety is all in the mind, if they learn to think differently, it will go away
D. Anxiety has three aspects: physical – such as running away, behavioural – such as imagining the worse (catastrophizing) , & cognitive (thinking) – such as needing to urinate.
A. The nurse should explain the procedure to the patient and ask her to sign the consent form.
B. The nurse should verify that the consent form has been signed by the patient and that it is attached to her chart.
C. The nurse should tell the physician that the patient agrees to have the examination.
D. The nurse should verify that the patient or a family member has signed the consent form.
A. She has already moved through the stages of the grieving process.
B. She is repressing anger related to her husband’s death.
C. She is experiencing shock and disbelief related to her husband’s death.
D. She is demonstrating resolution of her husband’s death.
A. Fine, we’re better off without you anyway.
B. It seems to me that you feel frustrated. What can I help you with to care for our patients?
C. I can understand why you’re upset, but I’m tired too and I’m not quitting.
D. Why don’t you take a dinner break and come back? It will seem more manageable with a normal blood sugar.
A. Introjection
B. Displacement
C. Identification
D. Repression
A. Document this information on the patient’s chart
B. Tell the patient’s physician
C. Inform the healthcare team who will come in contact with the patient
D. Encourage the patient to disclose this information to her physician
A. Go over & tell the nursing assistants that their actions are inappropriate especially in a public place
B. Wait & tell the assistants later that they were overheard discussing the patient otherwise they might be embarrassed
C. Tell the nursing assistant’s supervisor about the incident. It is the supervisor’s responsibility to address the issue
D. Say nothing. it is not the nurse's job, he or she is not responsible for the assistant’s action
A. Where there is life there is hope
B. Would you like to talk to the nurse who works with HIV-positive patients?
C. You are a long way from dying
D. Not everyone who is HIV positive will develop AIDS & die
A. Accept the voucher and thank him for this gesture
B. Refuse the voucher and thank him for this gesture
C. Accept the voucher and give it to ward manager
D. Refuse the voucher and inform the ward manager for his gesture
A. Ensure that the nursing process is complete and includes active participation by the patient and family
B. Become creative in meeting patient’s needs
C. Empower the patient by providing needed information and support
D. Help the patient understand the need for preventive health care
A. The nurse supervisor on duty will call the nurse manager at home and apprise them about the problem
B. Because the nurse manager is not on duty therefore she is not accountable to anything which happens in her absence
C. The nurse manager will be informed of the incident when returning to work on Monday because the nurse manager was officially off duty when the incident took place
D. Although the nurse manager was off duty, the nurse supervisor decides to call the nurse manager if the time permits. The nurse supervisor thinks that the nurse manager has no responsibility for what has happened in manager’s absence
A. Hand hygiene and aseptic technique
B. Aseptic technique only
C. Hand hygiene, use of protective equipment, and disposal of waste
D. Disposal of waste and use of protective equipment
A. to improve standards in health care
B. a new initiate in health care system
C. A new set of rule for health care professionals
D. To provide a holistic approach to the patient
A. it is the way of expressing the need of the patient
B. a continuum between poor and best practice.
C. information on how to use the benchmarks
D. an overall patient-focused outcome that expresses what patients and or carers want from care in a particular area of practice
A. Comparing, sharing and developing practice in order to achieve and sustain best practice.
B. Assess clinical area against best practice
C. Review achievement towards best practice
D. Consultation and patient involvement
A. tell her that any information related to her wellbeing will need to be share to the health care team
B. inform her parents about this so she can be advised appropriately
C. keep the information a secret in view of confidentiality
D. report her boyfriend to social services
A. Ethical principles & code
B. The nurse’s experience
C. The nurse’s emotional feelings
D. The policies & practices of the institution
A. Asking the spouse to take all the alcohol out of the house
B. Accepting the patient’s choice & not intervening
C. Reminding the client that the action may be an end-of life decision
D. Refusing to care for the client because of the client’s noncompliance
A. Provide care which is at expected level
B. keeping up to professional standards
C. above what is expected
D. Ignoring the situation
A. I am sorry to tell you that your mother died
B. I am sorry to tell you that your mother has gone to heaven
C. I am sorry to tell you that your mother is no more
D. I am sorry to tell you that your mother passed away
A. Inform the tertiary unit about patient arrival
B. Call for a multidisciplinary meeting with professional who took care of patient to discuss the patient care modalities that everyone accepts.
C. Inform to patient relatives about the situation
D. None
A. Clinical practice based on clinical expertise and reasoning with the best knowledge available
B. Provision of computers at every nursing station to search for best evidence while providing care
C. Practice based on ritualistic way
D. Practice based on what nurse thinks is the best for patient
A. None
B. Negligence
C. Intentional tort
D. Assault & battery
A. Prioritise people
B. Practice effective
C. Preserve safety
D. Promote professionalism and trust
A. Express patients’ needs and wishes. Acts as a patient’s representative in expressing their concerns as if they were his own
B. Just to accompany the patient
C. To take decisions on patients' behalf and provide their own judgments as this benefits the client
D. Is an expert and represents clients' concerns, wishes, and views as they cannot express by themselves
A. Inform the superiors and call for a meeting to solve the issue
B. Contact a private agency to provide staff
C. Close the admission until adequate staff are on duty
D. None
A. Document this information on the patient’s chart
B. Tell the patient’s physician
C. Inform the healthcare team who will come in contact with the patient
D. Encourage the patient to disclose this information to her physician
A. It is asking action to help people say what they want, secure their rights, represent their interests and obtain the services they need
B. This is the divulging or provision of access to data.
C. It is the response to the suffering of others that motivates a desire to help.
D. It is a set of rules or a promise that limits access or places restrictions on certain types of information.
A. Complex wound
B. Infected wound
C. Any type of wound
D. None
A. 1-5 days
B. 3-24 days
C. 24 days
D. None
A. 3-24 days
B. 24-26 days
C. 1-7 days
D. 24 hours
A. 24 hours
B. Just minutes
C. 1-5 days
D. 3-24 days
A. In the inflammation phase of healing.
B. In the haemostasis phase of healing.
C. In the reconstructive phase of wound healing.
D. As an infected wound
A. Proliferative phase, inflammation phase, remodelling phase, maturation phase.
B. Haemostasis, inflammation phase, proliferation phase, maturation phase
C. Inflammatory phase, dynamic stage, neutrophil phase, maturation phase.
D. Haemostasis, proliferation phase, inflammation phase, remodelling phase
A. moisture lesion
B. 2nd stage partial skin thickness
C. 3rd stage
D. 4th stage
A. stage 2
B. stage 3
C. stage 4
D. stage 3, stage 4
A. stage 1
B. stage 2
C. stage 3
D. stage 2, stage 3
A. Sanguineous
B. Serous sanguineous
C. Serous
D. Purulent
A. blistered wound on the skin
B. open wound showing tissue
C. open wound exposing muscles
D. open wound exposing bones
A. Stage1 - non blanchable erythema
B. Stage2 - Partial thickness skin loss
C. Stage3 - full thickness skin loss
D. Stage4 - full thickness tissue loss
A. moisture lesion
B. 2nd stage partial skin thickness
C. 3rd stage
D. 4th stage
A. Stage 1
B. Stage 2
C. Stage 3
D. Stage 4
A. Abrasion
B. Unapproximated
C. Laceration
D. Eschar
A. Check analgesia on the chart
B. Tell you will come as soon as you can
C. Find the nurse in charge
D. Go immediately to see the patient
A. On all chronic wounds
B. On all infected wounds.
C. On all complex wounds.
D. On every wound
A. on initial assessment of wound
B. during pre-assessment admission
C. after surgery
D. during wound infection, dehiscence or evisceration
A. Skin clips
B. Tissue adhesive
C. Adhesive skin closure strips
D. Interrupted suture
A. High humidity, insulation, gaseous exchange, absorbent.
B. Anaerobic, impermeable, conformable, low humidity.
C. Insulation, low humidity, sterile, high adherence.
D. Absorbent, low adherence, anaerobic, high humidity.
A. Allows gaseous exchange.
B. Maintains optimum temperature and pH in the wound.
C. Forms an effective barrier to infection.
D. Is non-absorbent
A. High humidity
B. Low humidity
C. Non Permeable/ Conformable
D. Absorbent / Provide thermal insulation
A. absorbent, humid, aerated
B. non absorbent, humid, aerated
C. non humid, absorbent, aerated
D. non humid, non absorbent, aerated
A. To provide cosmetic appearance
B. To protect the wound from infection and promote healing
C. To stop bleeding
D. To make the wound look clean
I. High humidity
II. Low humidity
III. Non Permeable
IV.Conformable
V. Adherent
VI. Absorbent
VII. Provide thermal insulation
A. III and IV
B. I, III, IV, VI and VII
C. VI and VII
D. I, IV, VI and VII
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