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Question 1 of 5.

Which of the following personnel do not have the 'right to know' medical information?

A. The facility's Performance Improvement Director who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

B. A nursing student who is caring for a client under the supervision of the nursing instructor

C. The facility's Safety Officer who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

D. A department supervisor with no direct or indirect care duties

Explanation: Personnel without direct or indirect client care responsibilities, such as the Performance Improvement Director , Safety Officer , and department supervisor , do not have a 'need to know' medical information under HIPAA, unless their role requires it.

Question 2 of 5.

You have been asked to teach an inservice class for nurses in your facility about ethics. Which of the following should you consider during the planning of this educational activity?

A. Planning a way to evaluate the effectiveness of the class by seeing a decrease in the amount of referrals to the facility's Ethics Committee

B. Establishing educational objectives for the class that reflect the methods and methodology that you will use to present the class content

C. The need to exclude case studies from the class because this would violate client privacy and confidentiality

D. Some of the most commonly occurring bioethical concerns including genetic engineering into the course content

Explanation: When planning an educational activity, establishing clear educational objectives is essential to define the content, methods, and expected outcomes of the class, ensuring effective learning.

Question 3 of 5.

What is the term that is used to describe a healthcare related incident or accident that may have possibly led to client harm?

A. An adverse event

B. A root cause

C. A healthcare acquired event

D. A sentinel event

Explanation: An adverse event is a healthcare-related incident that may have led to client harm, such as medication errors or falls.

Question 4 of 5.

You are serving as the supervisory nurse for a home healthcare agency in the community. You are doing an admission assessment for a 76 year old male client who resides with his elderly wife. Which of the following assessments would indicate that the couple needs some education relating to home safety?

A. The client has refrigerated foods labelled with an expiration date.

B. You assess that the home is free of scatter rugs that many use to protect the feet against hard floors.

C. The client uses the FIFO method for insuring food safety.

D. The client assures you that the smoke alarm batteries are replaced annually to insure that they work.

Explanation: The absence of scatter rugs is a safety feature, not a concern requiring education. Labeled foods , FIFO method , and annual smoke alarm battery replacement are all safe practices. However, the question implies a need for education, and B is the least directly related to a safety deficit, but no clear safety issue is present in the options provided.

Question 5 of 5.

Place the phases or stages of the inflammatory response in the correct sequential order, do NOT include any phases that is NOT part of the inflammatory process. 1. The vascular phase 2. The prodromal phase 3. The incubation phase 4. The initial injury 5. The exudate phase 6. The convalescence phase

A. 4,2,1

B. 4,1,5

C. 4,5,1

D. 4,2,5

Explanation: The inflammatory response includes the initial injury (4), followed by the vascular phase (1, vasodilation and increased permeability), and then the exudate phase (5, fluid and cell migration). Prodromal (2), incubation (3), and convalescence (6) are not part of the inflammatory process. Thus, B (4,1,5) is correct.

Question 1 of 5.

Which of the following personnel do not have the 'right to know' medical information?

A. The facility's Performance Improvement Director who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

B. A nursing student who is caring for a client under the supervision of the nursing instructor

C. The facility's Safety Officer who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

D. A department supervisor with no direct or indirect care duties

Question 2 of 5.

You have been asked to teach an inservice class for nurses in your facility about ethics. Which of the following should you consider during the planning of this educational activity?

A. Planning a way to evaluate the effectiveness of the class by seeing a decrease in the amount of referrals to the facility's Ethics Committee

B. Establishing educational objectives for the class that reflect the methods and methodology that you will use to present the class content

C. The need to exclude case studies from the class because this would violate client privacy and confidentiality

D. Some of the most commonly occurring bioethical concerns including genetic engineering into the course content

Question 3 of 5.

What is the term that is used to describe a healthcare related incident or accident that may have possibly led to client harm?

A. An adverse event

B. A root cause

C. A healthcare acquired event

D. A sentinel event

Question 4 of 5.

A. The client has refrigerated foods labelled with an expiration date.

B. You assess that the home is free of scatter rugs that many use to protect the feet against hard floors.

C. The client uses the FIFO method for insuring food safety.

D. The client assures you that the smoke alarm batteries are replaced annually to insure that they work.

Question 5 of 5.

A. 4,2,1

B. 4,1,5

C. 4,5,1

D. 4,2,5

Question 1 of 5.

Which of the following personnel do not have the 'right to know' medical information?

A. The facility's Performance Improvement Director who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

B. A nursing student who is caring for a client under the supervision of the nursing instructor

C. The facility's Safety Officer who is not a healthcare person and who has no direct contact with clients

D. A department supervisor with no direct or indirect care duties

Question 2 of 5.

You have been asked to teach an inservice class for nurses in your facility about ethics. Which of the following should you consider during the planning of this educational activity?

A. Planning a way to evaluate the effectiveness of the class by seeing a decrease in the amount of referrals to the facility's Ethics Committee

B. Establishing educational objectives for the class that reflect the methods and methodology that you will use to present the class content

C. The need to exclude case studies from the class because this would violate client privacy and confidentiality

D. Some of the most commonly occurring bioethical concerns including genetic engineering into the course content

Question 3 of 5.

What is the term that is used to describe a healthcare related incident or accident that may have possibly led to client harm?

A. An adverse event

B. A root cause

C. A healthcare acquired event

D. A sentinel event

Question 4 of 5.

A. The client has refrigerated foods labelled with an expiration date.

B. You assess that the home is free of scatter rugs that many use to protect the feet against hard floors.

C. The client uses the FIFO method for insuring food safety.

D. The client assures you that the smoke alarm batteries are replaced annually to insure that they work.

Question 5 of 5.

A. 4,2,1

B. 4,1,5

C. 4,5,1

D. 4,2,5

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