The RN is delegating tasks to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which tasks can the nurse delegate?

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Question 1 of 5

The RN is delegating tasks to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which tasks can the nurse delegate?

A. Teaching the patient about breast care B. Assessment of a patient's lochia and perineal area C. Assisting a patient to the bathroom for the first time after birth D. Vital signs on a postpartum patient who delivered the night before

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Which step of the nursing process is being used when the nurse decides whether an ethical dilemma exists?

A. Analysis B. Planning C. Evaluation D. Assessment

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

At the present time, which agency governs surrogate parenting?

A. State law B. Federal law C. Individual court decision D. Protective child services

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

A medical-surgical nurse is asked to float to a women's health unit to care for patients who are scheduled for therapeutic abortions. The nurse refuses to accept this assignment and expresses her personal beliefs as being incongruent with this medical practice. The nursing supervisor states that the unit is short-staffed and the nurse is familiar with caring for postoperative patients. In consideration of legal and ethical practices, can the nursing supervisor enforce this assignment?

A. The staff nurse has the responsibility of accepting any assignment that is made while working for a healthcare facility. B. Because the unit is short-staffed, the staff nurse should accept the assignment to provide care. C. The staff nurse has expressed a legitimate concern based on his or her feelings; the nursing supervisor does not have the authority to enforce this assignment. D. The nursing supervisor should emphasize that this assignment requires care of a surgical patient for which the staff nurse is adequately trained.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

A nurse is working with an active labor patient who is in preterm labor and has been designated as high risk. The patient is very apprehensive and asks the nurse, 'Is everything going to be all right?' The nurse replies, 'Yes, everything will be okay.' Following delivery via an emergency cesarean birth, the newborn undergoes resuscitation and does not survive. The patient is distraught over the outcome and blames the nurse for telling her that everything would be okay. Which ethical principle did the nurse violate?

A. Autonomy B. Fidelity C. Beneficence D. Accountability

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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