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Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Parents ask a nurse how they should reply when their child, diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, tells them that voices command him to harm others. Which is the appropriate nursing reply?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The most appropriate response by the nurse is to instruct the parents to focus on the feelings generated by the hallucinations and present reality. The parents should maintain an attitude of acceptance to encourage communication but should not reinforce the hallucinations by exploring details of content.
Question 2 of 5
Which instruction is priority for the nurse to discuss with the client diagnosed with ARDS who is being discharged from the hospital?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Avoiding smoking and smoke exposure is crucial for ARDS recovery as these irritants can further damage the healing lung tissue and increase the risk of complications or recurrence.
Question 3 of 5
The primary focus of qualitative research is:
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Qualitative research seeks to understand social phenomena by exploring individuals' experiences and the context in which they occur.
Question 4 of 5
It means telling the truth.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Veracity is the ethical principle of telling the truth.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a client who is dying of metastatic breast cancer. She has a prescription for an opioid pain medication PRN. The nurse is concerned that administering a dose of pain medication might hasten the client's death. Which of the following ethical principles should the nurse use to support the decision not to administer the medication?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Nonmaleficence emphasizes the duty to do no harm, guiding the decision in such ethical dilemmas.