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NURSING FUNDAMENTALS
BLOCK 1 HESI REVIEW UPDATED
ALREADY PASSED
Question :What types of procedures should be assigned to
professional nurses?
Correct answer:Sterile or invasive procedures
Question :Negligence is measured by reasonableness.
What question might the nurse ask when determining such reasonableness?
Correct answer:Would a reasonable and prudent nurse act
in the same manner under the same circumstances?
Question :List the four elements that are necessary to
prove negligence
Correct answer:1) Duty
2) Breach of duty 3) Causation 4) Damages
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Question :Negligence of Duty
Correct answer:Failure to protect client against
unreasonable risk
Question :Breach of Duty
Correct answer:Failure to perform according to
established standards.
Question :negligence of Causation
Correct answer:A connection exists between conduct of
the nurse and the resulting damage.
Question :Damages
Correct answer:Damage is done to the client, physical or
mental.
Question :intentional tort
Correct answer:Conduct causing damage to another
person in a willful or intentional way without just cause.
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Question :What are examples of intentional tort?
Correct answer:assault, battery, false imprisonment and
invasion of privacy.
Question :Example of voluntary admission
Correct answer:Client admits self to an institution for
treatment and retains his or her civil rights; may leave at any time.
Question :Example of involuntary admission
Correct answer:We have an expert-written solution to this
problem!
Question :What are the five activities a person who is
declared incompetent cannot perform?
Correct answer:1) vote
2) make contracts or wills 3) drive a car 4) sue or be sued 5) hold a professional license
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Question :Name 3 legal requirements of a surgical permit
Correct answer:voluntary
informed written
Question :Who may give consent for medical treatment?
Correct answer:Alert, coherent or otherwise competent
adults A parent or legal guardian
Question :What law protects the nurse who provides care
or gives aid in an emergency situation?
Correct answer:The Good Samaritan Act
Question :What actions should the nurse take if he or she
questions a health car provider's prescription?