A nurse is caring for a young patient on a ventilator with no brain activity.

The physician discusses options with the family, one of which is removing life support and allowing the patient to die.

The nurse recognizes a decisional conflict related to religious beliefs and treatment options.

The nurse utilizes the HOPE Tool for spiritual assessment.

Which question is NOT part of the HOPE Tool?

A client has a history of gastric bypass surgery within the past year. She presents to her primary care office for a check-up and states she has been troubled by several seemingly unrelated ailments: a sore tongue, tingling in her fingers, and “almost” falling several times due to lack of balance. The nurse notes that she is pale and slightly tachycardic.
Which type of anemia does the nurse suspect?

A nurse is preparing an in-service presentation about preventing health care associated infections (HAIs).
The nurse should include which of the following as a common cause of these infections?

A charge nurse is providing an in-service to a group of nurses on the different levels of illness prevention.
The nurse should include which of the following as an example of secondary prevention?

A public health nurse is assessing an older adult client who lives with a family member.

The nurse identifies several bruises in various stages of healing. The client and family members explain that the bruises are a result of clumsiness. However, based on the distribution of the bruises, the nurse suspects abuse.

Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?

A nurse is caring for a client whose family is in a state of disagreement over the care of their family member.
The nurse should report the situation to which of the following facility personnel?

A nurse is assessing a client who was brought to the emergency department with an ankle injury.
Which of the following manifestations should the nurse identify as localized inflammation of the tissues?

The nurse graduate is reviewing his scope of practice.
Which of the following does he correctly identify as outlining the legal scope of practice for nursing?

While preparing a client for surgery, the nurse marks the arm that is to be amputated and participates in a “time-out” procedure before the surgery begins.
Which sentinel event is this action intended to prevent?

Which thermoregulatory condition is an elderly person most at risk for?

The nurse knows that infants have a high risk of hypothermia due to decreased brown fat, immature skin, and poorly developed thermoregulatory mechanism.
Which nursing intervention is done to prevent heat loss by conduction?