Legal and Ethical Considerations Practice Quiz 3
Is your knowledge about the foundation of nursing well and sound? This quiz will question your ability to handle different nursing procedures, and other concepts covered by Fundamentals of Nursing.
Topics
Topics or concepts included in this exam are:
- Nursing Jurisprudence
- Ethical Considerations
- Legal Considerations
Guidelines
To make the most out of this exam, follow the guidelines below:
- Read each question carefully and choose the best answer.
- You are given one minute per question. Spend your time wisely!
- Answers and rationales (if any) are given below. Be sure to read them.
- If you need more clarifications, please direct them to the comments section.
Q.1 A client is hospitalized in the end stage of terminal cancer. His family members are sitting at his bedside. What can the nurse do to best aid the family at this time?
A. Limit the time visitors may stay so they do not become overwhelmed by the situation
B. Avoid telling family members about the client’s actual condition so they will not lose hope
C. Discourage spiritual practices because this will have little connection to the client at this time
D. Find simple and appropriate care activities for the family to perform
View AnswerQ.2 When caring for a terminally ill client, it is important for the nurse maintain the client’s dignity. This can be facilitated by:
A. Spending time to let clients share their life experiences
B. Decreasing emphasis on attending to the clients’ appearance because it only increases their fatigue
C. Making decisions for clients so they do not have to make them
D. Placing the client in a private room to provide privacy at all times
View AnswerQ.3 What are the stages of dying according to Elizabeth Kubler-Ross?
A. Numbing; yearning and searching; disorganization and despair; and reorganization.
B. Accepting the reality of loss, working through the pain of grief, adjusting to the environment without the deceased, and emotionally relocating the deceased and moving on with life.
C. Anticipatory grief, perceived loss, actual loss, and renewal.
D. Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance
View AnswerQ.4 Bereavement may be defined as:
A. The emotional response to loss
B. The outward, social expression of loss
C. Postponing the awareness of the reality of the loss.
D. The inner feeling and outward reactions of the survivor
View AnswerQ.5 A client who had a “Do Not Resuscitate” order passed away. After verifying there is no pulse or respirations, the nurse should next:
A. Have family members say goodbye to the deceased
B. Call the transplant team to retrieve vital organs
C. Remove all tubes and equipment (unless organ donation is to take place), clean the body, and position appropriately.
D. Call the funeral director to come and get the body
View AnswerQ.6 A client’s family member says to the nurse, “The doctor said he will provide palliative care. What does that mean?” The nurse’s best response is:
A. “Palliative care is given to those who have less than 6 months to live.”
B. “Palliative care aims to relieve or reduce the symptoms of a disease.”
C. “The goal of palliative care is to affect a cure of a serious illness or disease.”
D. “Palliative care means the client and family take a more passive role and the doctor focuses on the physiological needs of the client. The location of death will most likely occur in the hospital setting.”
View AnswerQ.7 Which of the following is not included in evaluating the degree of heritage consistency in a client?
A. Gender
B. Culture
C. Ethnicity
D. Religion
View AnswerQ.8 When providing care to clients with varied cultural backgrounds, it is imperative for the nurse to recognize that:
A. Cultural considerations must be put aside if basic needs are in jeopardy.
B. Generalizations about the behavior of a particular group may be inaccurate
C. Current health standards should determine the acceptability of cultural practices
D. Similar reactions to stress will occur when individuals have the same cultural background
View AnswerQ.9 To respect a client’s personal space and territoriality, the nurse:
A. Avoids the use of touch
B. Explains nursing care and procedures
C. Keeps the curtains pulled around the clients bed
D. Stands 8 feet away from the bed, if possible
View AnswerQ.10 To be effective in meeting various ethnic needs, the nurse should:
A. Treat all clients alike
B. Be aware of clients’ cultural differences
C. Act as if he or she is comfortable with the client’s behavior
D. Avoid asking questions about the client’s cultural background
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