A few weeks ago, a nurse worked a shift with a colleague during which three oxycodone tablets went ...

A few weeks ago, a nurse worked a shift with a colleague during which three oxycodone tablets went missing from the narcotic cupboard.
 
  As well, the nurse has noted that the colleague
  has sometimes documented the administration of oxycodone to patients only to have the patients continue to complain of pain. The nurse suspects that the colleague is taking the
  oxycodone from the unit for personal use. How should the nurse best follow up these suspicions?
 
  A) Organize coworkers and the colleague's family members to carry out an intervention
  B) Contact representatives from the state board of nursing
  C) Report these suspicions to the unit supervisor
  D) Confront the colleague with these suspicions

Question 2

A nurse on a palliative care unit has attended an educational inservice on ethics. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the concept of ethics?
 
  A) Ethics offers a process that can be used to guide behavior.
  B) Ethics is the expression of social and culture values, priorities, and norms.
  C) Ethics is the basis for evaluating personal character.
  D) Ethics is the tangible application of religious and spiritual truths.

Question 3

Which of the following is an accurate guideline for reporting the chemical dependency of a colleague?
 
  A) Confront the person you suspect, and offer assistance in obtaining treatment.
  B) Be sure beyond any doubt that a problem exists.
  C) Rely on an informed supervisor to assume responsibility for the problem.
  D) Be aware that help and rehabilitation are only offered to the person need it following
  disciplinary proceedings.

Question 4

Nursing involves close interaction between nurses and patients, a situation which can create the potential for boundary violations. Which of the following situations most clearly constitutes a boundaries violation?
 
  A) A community health nurse continues weekly visits to a former client despite the fact that the
  client is no longer receiving care.
  B) A nurse states that she is willing to advocate to the patient's employer than the patient was
  genuinely ill and not feigning health complaints to gain time off work.
  C) A nurse attends a family meeting at the hospital in which the patient and his family discuss
  the patient's code status.
  D) A nurse contacts a social worker without the patient's knowledge because of admissions
  the patient has made about her substandard living conditions.

Question 5

Which of the following statements accurately reflects one of the primary provisions of the ANA Code for Nurses?
 
  A) The administrators of the healthcare facility are responsible and accountable for individual
  nursing practice.
  B) The physician determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse's
  obligation to provide optimum patient care.
  C) The nurse's primary commitment is to the employing agency.
  D) The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others.