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Test Bank for Psychiatric Nursing: Contemporary Practice
Chapter 4 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A patient?s psychiatrist informs her that he thinks she needs to participate in a 3-month outpatient aftercare program after her discharge. Which of the following would protect the patient?s right to request a second opinion before agreeing to this suggestion?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Self-determinism refers to a patient?s right to make autonomous decisions about their treatment, including seeking a second opinion before agreeing to a recommended treatment plan.
Question 2 of 5
After teaching a class about competency and how it is assessed, the nursing instructor determines the need for additional instruction when the class identifies which ability as being evaluated?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Competency assessment evaluates the ability to communicate choices, understand relevant information, and appreciate the situation and consequences, not moral judgments about right and wrong.
Question 3 of 5
A group of students are preparing a class presentation about negligence. Which of the following would the group include as an element required for proving negligence?
Correct Answer: A,B,C,D,E
Rationale: Proving negligence requires establishing a duty to provide care, breach of that duty, cause in fact (the breach caused harm), proximate cause (the harm was foreseeable), and resultant damages.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse is explaining the distinction between confidentiality and privacy. Which of the following would the nurse include as reflecting privacy?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Privacy refers to an individual?s right to control personal information and aspects of their life not governed by laws, whereas confidentiality is the ethical and legal duty to protect disclosed information.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is explaining advance care directives, or living wills, to a patient and the ascendancy spouse. Which of the following would the nurse include in the description?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: An advance care directive, or living will, specifies a patient?s preferences for medical treatment, including what treatments to omit, in cases where they are unable to make decisions due to incapacity.