NCLEX-PN
Coordinated Care NCLEX Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
The advanced directive in a client's chart is dated August 12, 1998. The client's daughter produces a Power of Attorney for Health Care, dated 2003, which contains different care direction(s). The nurse is supposed to:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The document dated 2003 supersedes the previous version and should be used as a basis for care direction.
Choices 1 and 2 are incorrect because the 1998 version is now outdated.
Choice 4 is incorrect because the nurse can be held negligent for not responding to the 2003 document as directed.
Question 2 of 5
The power a nurse exerts when he or she works to accomplish goals and effect change in an agency or in policy is considered what type of power?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Political power results from one's ability to work within systems, agencies, or through policy to affect change. Personal power is based on one's charisma and self-confidence and is often found in informal leadership situations. Positional power is based on designated authority in a legitimized position within which the power is exercised. Professional power is based on one's professional skills and abilities resulting from one's recognized expertise in an area of practice.
Question 3 of 5
All of the following tasks could be delegated to a nursing assistant or unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP) except:
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Monitoring an intravenous infusion must be performed by an RN or LPN. Assisting during activity, offering fluids and recording intake are in the job scope of the nursing assistant.
Question 4 of 5
The nurse acts as an advocate for the nursing profession by performing all of the following activities except:
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The nurse acts as an advocate for the nursing profession by encouraging appropriate persons to become nurses, by being a positive role model and mentor, and by communicating the needs of nurses in the most professional manner possible, to those making the laws.
Question 5 of 5
This is an example of:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Networking involves the process of developing and using contacts throughout one's professional career for information, advice, and support. Nurturing and mentoring are both examples of assistance to other colleagues in formal and informal relationships for support and career building. Collegiality is the professional camaraderie or rapport established among persons through shared experiences.