Chapter 5 NCLEX Review (website)

What is the ethical decision making principle that directs the healthcare professional never to practice harm, even during times when it is not possible to directly benefit the patient?

Beneficence

A homeless person with schizophrenia is yelling obscenities at those who pass by. The nurse should first take this client to which of the following locations

Crisis center

A client is admitted to the psychiatric unit. The psychiatric nurse has the ethical and legal responsibility to:

Discuss observations about the client with the treatment team.

A client with a history of aggression and violence is admitted to the hospital. Which of the following principles guide the health care provider to inform nurses about the client's danger to them?

Duty to disclose/protect

After three days on the unit a client says to the nurse, "I would like to date you; tell me how I can reach you outside of the hospital." Which response by the nurse is most appropriate?

My relationship with you is professional and not social

A psychiatric treatment team is planning care for a client who was involuntarily admitted for treatment of depression and suicide ideation. One understanding utilized in planning client care is that the client is:

Able to refuse medication

The nurse supervisor on a psychiatric unit calls for a staff meeting to address a problematic situation on the unit. The supervisor wants to perform her leadership style in a democratic manner. Which of the following actions demonstrate democratic leadership?

Assembling work groups to discuss and develop possible solutions to the problems.

An elderly client falls out of bed. The nurse leaves the injured client and tells the nurse aide to stay and care for the client. The nurse:

Can be charged with negligence

A client was admitted for treatment of the symptoms of bipolar disorder. The court decided this client was not able to understand the consequences of the decision that he was making. Which of the following terms describe the status of this client?

Legally incompetent

The health care provider is discussing a new treatment that requires an informed consent from the client. Which of the following does the client receive before signing a statement of informed consent? (Select all that apply.)

Objective of the treatment. Benefits of the treatment. Risks of the treatment. Any alternatives to the treatment.

A nurse, who is working with a client, breaches the client's right to privacy when the nurse:

Releases information to a client's employer in the absence of consent.

The nurse received a telephone order for a client from the healthcare provider. The nurse's responsibility in this situation is:

Repeat the order back; copy it onto the order sheet, indicating that it is a telephone order