A new nurse graduate is excited to have successfully passed the NCLEX-RN and is sharing the good news with her supervisor at the hospital. This new nurse has been employed as a UAP while she was in school
Which should the new RN be aware of? (Select all that apply.)
A) The scope of practice is determined by the license and not job description.
B) Legally this RN can only perform direct care duties.
C) The potential for legal liability is increased.
D) The nurse can indicate what level she desires to work at.
E) Her position will be converted to an RN position immediately.
B, C
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Ethical decision making is
a. Beyond the legal scope of the practical nurse b. The use of personal values and beliefs to solve problems c. Unnecessary if there are comprehensive physician orders d. Governed by the law
The nurse knows that interferon agents are used in association with chemotherapy to produce which effects in the client?
A) Suppression of the bone marrow B) Enhance action of the chemotherapy C) Decrease the need for additional adjuvant therapies D) Shorten the period of neutropenia
The unit manager stops you in the hallway to discuss your inability to give safe patient care. The conversation is overheard by other nurses. The manager's comments are based on false information reported to her by a patient. This is an example of:
a. Collaboration b. Assault and battery c. Slander d. Libel
The nurse is aware that the newly admitted patient who overdosed on lorazepam (Ativan) will show signs of withdrawal in _____ hours
a. 8 b. 24 c. 36 d. 72