ATI RN
Client Safety ATI Chapter 13 Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following is a common ethical principle in research involving human participants?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Informed consent is a fundamental ethical principle in research, ensuring participants understand the study's purpose and their rights.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is planning to assign tasks for a group of clients. Which of the following tasks should the nurse plan to assign to an assistive personnel (AP)? (Select all that apply.)
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Ambulate an older adult client who has hypertension is correct. An AP can ambulate an older adult client who has hypertension. Provide discharge instructions for a client who has a new skin graft is incorrect. An RN should provide discharge teaching for a client. Perform an admission assessment on a client is incorrect. An RN should perform an admission assessment on a client. Check a blood product with another nurse prior to administration is incorrect. Two RNs or one RN and one licensed practical nurse (LPN) should check a blood product before administration. Weighing a client who has heart failure is correct. An AP can weigh a client who is stable.
Question 3 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.
Question 4 of 5
Example of an agent
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The dengue virus is the agent that causes dengue fever, transmitted by mosquitoes.
Question 5 of 5
Straight catheter procedure
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: In a straight catheter procedure, insertion stops when urine backflow is observed.