What is the primary form of registered nurse (RN) licensure currently used in the United States?
a. Optional
b. Compulsory
c. Customary
d. Traditional
What is the primary function of an ethical code?
a. A framework for decision making
b. A collection of static rules
c. A group of legally binding values
d. The ball and chain of the profession
By asking, How has being sick affected your spiritual practices? the nurse is trying to determine the need in what spiritual dimension?
a. Sources of hope and strength
b. Spirit-enhancing practices or rituals
c. Involvement in spiritual community
d. Experience of God or transcendence
A 9-month-old baby who is developmentally delayed is tested for genetic abnormalities.
After the results are back from the laboratory, a representative from the client's medical insurance company calls the nurses' station on the phone and asks for the results of the tests. How can the nurse best respond to this request?
a. Refuse to give the information over the phone.
b. Give a noncommittal response that eve-rything is normal even though it is untrue.
c. Give the results as they are reported on the laboratory sheet because the insurance company is paying for the tests anyway.
d. Tell the representative that the test results are not back yet.
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