HESI Quiz "Issues in Nursing"
The application of force to another person without lawful justification
Autonomy
Which acts are classified as intentional torts and nursing practice?
Battery Assault False Imprisonment
A nurse is helping a client maintain and regain health manage the disease and symptoms and Athena Maximo level of function and independence through the healing process which role as a nurse playing?
Caregiver
Which legal defense is important for the nurse to develop?
Accountability
A client tells the nurse I keep reverting to my old habit of drinking soda although I have stopped drinking as much which state health behavior change as the client reached??
Action Stage
The nurse who promotes freedom of choice For clients and decision making best supports which principal?
Autonomy
Which example represents a type of private indemnity health insurance?
Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
The nurse is obtaining consent from the unemancipated minor perform an abortion. When will the nurse consider the consent giving process to be appropriately completed select all that apply when some responses may be correct.
Consent has been given specifically by a court. self-consent has been granted by a court order. consent has been obtained from at least one parent of minor.
Threat to do bodily harm to another person
Breach of confidentiality
When caring for a transgender client which factor with the nurse used to decide how to address the client?
Clients preference
Which ethical principles govern the nurses behavior when making difficult decisions about a clients care at the point of care?
Clinical Ethics
Which components are elements of discovery in a lawsuit?
Experts Medical records The depositions of witnesses
Which type of health information technology with the nurse access to obtain health data for research purposes for all individuals at a multi specialty hospital?
Electronic health record (EHR)
Which example illustrates health promotion activities?
Good Nutrition Regular exercise
Which phrase describes the meaning of the term in-service education?
Helps the nurse that she can organizations required competencies
Which statement indicates the nurse is in advanced beginner state of Benner?
Identifies the basic principles of nursing care through careful observation.
Which external barriers can prevent a nursing professional from making morally correct actions?
Inadequate Staffing Lack of organizational support Poor relationships with colleagues
Which possible legal complication like than her face in a situation in which intravenous therapy was administered to the wrong client?
Malpractice
Who has the authority to decide if a postmortem will be conducted if a client dies two hours after being admitted to the hospital?
Medical Examiner
The nurse working in a Catholic hospital discourages clients from using contraceptives per hospital policy which category of ethics is the nurse following?
Organizational ethics
Which terminology system with the nurse use to enter diagnosis is interventions and outcomes in electronic health records?
Perioperative Nursing Data Set (PNDS)
Identify factors associated with an increased incidents of abuse within a family
Pregnancy Drug Abuse Sexual Orientation
Which nursing action is legally required?
Reporting incidence of suspected abuse to the appropriate authorities
Which point is included in the world professional association for change tender Health document regarding core principles of a cure for transgender clients?
Seeking informed consent before providing treatment
Which member of the interprofessional team is appropriate for the nurse to ask for support and informing and consoling the family of a terminally ill client who has died?
Social worker
Which act protects a person with HIV positive?
The Americans with Disability's Act (ADA)
Which person receives the highest priority for giving consent for an autopsy and cases were medical examiner review is not needed?
The client in writing before death
The waiting area of a healthcare facility displays a pink triangle which food is this signify?
The healthcare facility welcomes LGBTQ + clients
Which point list about the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) program is accurate?
The organization has a contract with the federal government.
Which pointless by the nursing soon as accurate regarding the loss of a clients medication records?
There was an assumption that the care provided the client was negligent
Which definition of assault the nurse include in teaching a group of parents about child abuse?
Threat to do bodily harm to another person
Which terms might the nurses describe a client who has born a man but lives as a woman?
Transgender Trans woman
Which act allows the client to donate organs?
Uniform Anatomical Gift Act
Which action by the nurse would illustrate the quality improvement competency according to quality and safety education for nurses (QSEN)
Using data to monitor the outcomes of care processes and use improvement methods to design and test changes to continuously improve the quality and safety of healthcare systems
Which point requires correction regarding the use of restraints?
A written order for restraints is not required
Which is the most independently functioning nurse?
Advanced practice registered nurse
A client with renal failure wants to go back home but the family members want the client undergo kidney transplant. The nurse gives details about the possible threats and benefits of the surgery to the family and inform them that the client wants to stay home which role does the nurse play here?
Advocate
Why would organizations promote transparency in healthcare?
Allows continuous feedback for improving client outcomes
How would the student nurse describe a quasi-intentional tort occurring during the practice of nursing?
An act that lacks intent but involves volitional action..
Which acts are classified as an intentional torts in nursing practice?
Negligence Malpractice
Which definition of battery with the nurse include when teaching staff about legal terminology used in child abuse?
The application of force to another person without lawful justification
