When an LVN/LPN is working for a health-care organization that has professional liability insurance, the nurse needs to base a decision on whether to buy individual professional liability insurance on which of the following things?

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Deciding whether to purchase individual professional liability insurance as an LVN/LPN involves weighing personal risk, and the possibility of the organization countersuing the nurse in a lawsuit is a critical factor. Organizational insurance typically covers nurses acting within their scope, but if a lawsuit arises and the organization's interests diverge such as alleging nurse negligence they might countersue to deflect liability. Individual insurance provides independent protection, ensuring legal defense and coverage tailored to the nurse's needs. Cost, organizational coverage, and work hours are relevant but secondary; cost affects feasibility, coverage might leave gaps, and hours or work type influence risk but don't address the specific threat of a countersuit. This choice emphasizes proactive self-protection in a litigious environment, safeguarding the nurse's career and finances.

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Facing the client, bending knees, and using forearms provides a wide base and proper body mechanics for safe lifting.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Potato chips are high in sodium often 120-180 mg per ounce exceeding a 2-gram (2000 mg) daily limit for hypertension, necessitating restriction to control blood pressure. Baked chicken, steamed broccoli, and fresh apples have minimal natural sodium, fitting the diet. Nurses educate clients on hidden sodium in processed snacks, promoting fresh alternatives to reduce cardiovascular strain, aligning with therapeutic goals for long-term health management.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Battery is the intentional, unconsented physical contact, like striking a patient, a civil tort with legal repercussions. Negligence is unintentional harm, tort is a broader category, and crime involves criminal law. Nurses avoid battery by obtaining consent, respecting autonomy, as violations breach ethical and legal standards, risking lawsuits or discipline.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Measuring girth at the most distended level and charting it confirms abdominal distention objectively, critical for tracking. Verification, umbilicus measurement, or client query are less precise. Nurses rely on this for accurate monitoring.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Shushurutu, an ancient surgical text from India (circa 1000 BCE), details procedures like cataract surgery, rooted in Ayurveda. Unlike China, Egypt, or Babylonia, India's medical tradition birthed this, shaping early knowledge. Nursing traces such origins, as ancient practices inform modern care and historical context.

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Not talking, staring blankly post-death is depression (D), per Kubler-Ross withdrawal, sadness dominate. Denial (A) disputes, anger (B) lashes, bargaining (C) negotiates all absent. Depression fits her isolation, making it correct.

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: The pituitary secretes TSH e.g., stimulates thyroid unlike thyroxine, T3 (thyroid products), calcitonin (calcium). Nurses understand e.g., TSH tests for regulation, per endocrine.

Correct Answer: A

Rationale: Responsibility and accountability as a critical thinking attitude mean adhering to standards and owning outcomes, like verifying a client's identity before medication to ensure safety. This reflects duty to the patient and profession, avoiding errors (e.g., wrong patient dosing). Thinking independently involves personal judgment, not just following protocol, which this nurse does by sticking to rules. Fairness ensures impartiality, not directly tied to identification steps. Discipline implies consistency, overlapping with responsibility, but lacks accountability's emphasis on answerability. By not cutting corners, the nurse upholds ethical and safety standards, embodying responsibility and accountability, critical for trust and precision in medication administration, a high-stakes nursing task.