PALMERS by Donniedex Parrocha

Nursing (Lyceum-Northwestern University)

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POST TEST EXAM: LYCEUM NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NURSING RESEARCH,LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT BY:
DONNIEDEX P. PARROCHA JD, MSN©,RN

Situation: Variables is any characteristics of a person or object that something varies.

1. Nurse Molina is doing research on the effect of exercise on blood pressure of

hypertensive clients. exercise is what type of variable?
A. Independent variable
C. Dependent variable
B. Descriptive
D. Correlational

2. In a research question, “What is the relationship between wound healing and nutrition among
elderly patient with hip surgery”? nutrition is the
A. Independent variable
C. Dependent variable
B. Descriptive
D. Correlational

3. In a research question, “Is breastfeeding effective in increasing the birth weight of preterm
infant? What is the intervention of interest?
A. Breastfeeding
B. preterm infant
C. Increasing the weight
D. Increasing the birth weight

4. The statement: “Breastfeeding is more effective in increasing the weight of preterm infant than
adding corn oil”. This is a .
A. Directional Hypothesis
B. Non directional hypothesis
C. Null hypothesis
D. Non hypothetical

5. The symbol for independent variable is:

A. IV
B. DV
C. X
D. Y

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Situation - A group of nursing students decided to conduct a research project on the livedexperience of being isolated
among patients who have experienced isolation as a technique in infection prevention.

6. Which of the following is the best research design to be used?

A. Phenomenological
C. Grounded theory
B. Historical
D. Ethnographic

7. In a phenomenological research, the research team understands that the experience of being isolated
will be:
A. Interpreted by the participant for the researcher
B. Explained by the researcher to the participant
C. Interpreted by the researcher for the participant
D. Interpreted by the researcher with the participants

8. When determining adequate number of participants, the research team will consider which of
the following?
A. Sample size of the participant will be determined before the study
B. Number of participants will be adequate when data obtained are saturated
C. Large sample size
D. The convenience type of sampling method will be most appropriate

9. After the research team has “dwelled with the data” the team decided to conduct data
reduction. Which of the following is the team expected to do?
A. Classify the data based on a theoretical perspective
B. Eliminate data which are not related
C. Break text down into subparts and label accordingly
D. Identify patterns in the obtained data

10. During the interpretation phase, the research team is expected to answer which of the following
questions?
A. What do the findings show?
B. What is going on?
C. What is the meaning of the experience of isolation?
D. Are the themes justifiable and grounded data?

Situation: Sandgren, Mccaul, King, O’Donnell, Emily, and, Foreman (2000) conducted an experiment
to test the effectiveness of a cognitive- behavioral telephone therapy intervention for patients with
breast cancer. Women in the study were randomly assigned to the intervention. Measures of the
dependent variable (psychological distress, coping and quality of life) were measured at the baseline and
at follow up, and changes over time were determined.

11. The best research design to be used is?

A. Experimental
B. Historical
C. Non- experimental
D. Ethnographic

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12. In the above study, women in the study were randomly assigned to the intervention. Which
of the following research design apply to this?
A. True Experimental
C. Pre Experimental
B. Quasi Experimental
D. Non – Experimental

13. Researchers will use which specific type of TRUE experimental research
design?

A. Pre test post test control group

B. Post test only control group
C. One shot case study
D. Non equivalent control group design

14. What is the intervention of interest ?

A. the effectiveness of a behavioural therapy
B. psychological distress, coping and quality of life
C. behavioural telephone therapy
D. patients with breast cancer

15. The researchers found out that psychological distress decreases when behavioural telephone
therapy is administered and that the p value is .02. With these findings the researcher concludes that:
A. There is an increase in the psychological distress when behavioural telephone therapy is
administered.
B. There is no change in the psychological distress when behavioural telephone therapy is
administered.
C. Behavioural telephone therapy significantly affects the psychological distress of
patients with cancer
D. No decision can be made.

Situation – A one group pretest post test research design was used to evaluate the effectiveness of a
newly developed training program for nurses working with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for
psychiatric patients.

16. Subjects were selected because they happen to be available for participation in the study.
The process used is:
A. Random sampling
B. Probability sampling
C. Convenience sampling
D. Purposive sampling

17. The study was approved by the Health Services Ethics Committee. Prior to
completing questionnaire at the start of the training program , the research team should:
A. Conduct pilot study

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 B. Determine statistical treatment
C. Determine the critical value
D. Recommend ECT

`18. An evaluation questionnaire included 14 True – False items which measured Nurses’ knowledge of
key components of providing assistance in an ECT procedure. In this study the participants knowledge
were measured:
A. Solely after the training
B. Solely before the training
C. Before and after the training
D. In the middle of the training

19. Six items of the evaluation questionnaire used a 10 point scale (ranging from not all confident to
very confident) to measure nurses’ perceived level of confidence with an appropriate ECT machine. The
type of scale used is:
A. Interval scale
B. Ordinal scale
C. Ratio scale
D. Nominal scale

20. Table: Changes in Participants’ Knowledge before and after the ECT Program (n=92). In the Table
where n= 92, n=92 means:
A. Percentage of nurses responding correctly in the post test
B. Number of nurses who participated in this study
C. Percentage of nurses currently working in the field of ECT
D. Percentage of nurses who completed both pretest and post test questionnaire

21. On a given set of values, identify and classify the mode.

1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,4,4,5,5.

A. 1, unimodal
B. 1, multimodal
C. 2,bimodal
D. 3,trimodal

22. Suppose that your alternative hypothesis has a 3 in a hundred chance of accepting the null hypothesis,
has 97% chance of being correct and has a 3 in a hundred chance that the null hypothesis is true. Your p
value will be:
A. 0.97%
B. .03
C. .003
D. .07

23. P value is 0.8 , it means:

A. Null hypothesis is accepted C. The alternative hypothesis is correct
B. Null hypothesis is rejected D. The alternative hypothesis might be correct

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24. P value is .05 , it means:
A. Null hypothesis is accepted
B. The alternative hypothesis is correct
C. Null hypothesis is rejected
D. The alternative hypothesis might be correct

25. If the Alpha value is at 0.1. The nurse’s interpretation is that:

A. There is a 10 % chance that the Null hypothesis is correct
B. There is a 0.1% chance that the Null hypothesis is correct
C. The study is statistically significant
D. there is a 10% that the alternative hypothesis is correct

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Andrei, a student of MAN, is about to conduct a research entitled “The effects of relaxation technique in
decreasing anxiety of cardiac patients”. The hypotheses develop was: Relaxation technique decreases
anxiety of cardiac patient. Andrei has a total population of 400 cardiac patients. Andrei wants to do a
systematic sampling method for this study and decided to get a sample of 50 cardiac patients.

26. Which is the dependent variable?

a. anxiety
C. effects of relaxation technique
b. cardiac patients
D. relaxation technique

27. Which variable is manipulated?

A. anxiety
C. effects of relaxation technique
B. cardiac patients
D. relaxation technique

28. The type of hypothesis developed was:

a. Simple, non directional
b. Simple directional
c. Complex directional
d. Null hypothesis

29. Andrei has a total population of 400 cardiac patients. Andrei wants to do a systematic sampling
method for this study and decided to get a sample of 50 cardiac patients, it would be correct to
conclude that Andrei will pick out:
A. Every 9th person in the sampling frame
B. Every 10th person in the sampling frame
C. Every 8th person in the sampling frame
D. Every 11th person in the sampling frame

30. Andrei has a total population of 400 cardiac patients. Andrei wants to do a systematic sampling
method for this study and decided to get a sample of 50 cardiac patients. Andrei then will pick out every
8th person in sampling frame, the next person will Andrei pick out would be:
A. Every 18th person in the sampling frame
B. Every 20th person in the sampling frame
C. Every 16th person in the sampling frame
D. Every 17th person in the sampling frame

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31. What is the most vital characteristics of a sample?
A. Randomization C. Appropriate number
B. Appropriate Location D. Representativeness

32. The small group selected from a larger group to participate in a study is known as the:

A. study population
B. sample population
C. Sample
D. element

33. The school nurse is interested in studying marijuana usage among high school students. The school
nurse divided the total population into 4 groups for comparison: freshmen, sophomores, juniors and
seniors. She then takes a random sample from each subgroup. Which sampling design did the nurse
utilize?
A. Simple
B. Stratified
C. Systematic
D. Cluster

34. A process of selecting a portion to represent the general population is termed as:

A. Design C. Problem
B. Hypothesis D. Sampling

35. The basic principle of random sampling ensures that each subject has:

A. been selected systematically C. been selected based on set criteria

B. characteristics that match other samples D. an equal chance of selection

36. Which of the following method allows the use of any group of research subject?

A. Purposive C. judgemental
B. Snow-ball D. Convenience

37. An investigator wants to determine some of the problems that are experienced by diabetic clients
when using an insulin pump. The investigator went into a clinic where he personally knows several
diabetic clients having problem with insulin pump. The type of sampling done by the investigator is
called:

A. Probability C. Snowball
B. Purposive D. Incidental

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 38. Nurse PJ conducted a research study and he obtained his samples by randomly getting the every fifth
nurse from the mailing list of the Philippine Nurses Association. The type of sampling done by nurse PJ is:
A. Simple Random sampling C. Systematic
B. Cluster D. Multi – stage

39. Use Slovin’s formula to find out what sample of a population of 1,000 people you need to take for a
survey on their soda preferences. The margin of error is 0.05.The samples needed is?

A. 286 samples
B. 487 samples
C. 832 samples
D. 169 samples
40. A miniature trial version conducted before the actual research this is to prevent any
Future disaster that might result some incorrect data analysis, collection, procedures
and Research design?
A. Design C. Introduction
B. Population D. Pilot study

Situation 4: Nurse Benedict is conducting research on the effects of touch therapy on vital signs
of premature infants.

41. This type of research has the potential to solve problems of premature infants which is their
unstable vital signs. Which research design would be most applicable in this situation?
A. Pure B. Applied C. Basic D. Qualitative

Pure, Basic: Just to gain knowledge, no solving

42. Nurse Benedict selected first 50 premature infants who will be admitted in the NICU during a 4
month period. The type of sampling method used in this instance is called:
A. Convenience
B. Random
C. Stratified
D. Snowball

43. In the same situation as above, we can also say that the sampling method
is:
A. Random B. Probability C. Non- random D. stratified

44. It is very important for Nurse Benedict to secure informed consent for the participants in the
research study. In this situation, it would be best for the researcher to secure informed consent from:

A. The parents C. The Chief Nurse

B. The patient D. The hospital Chaplain

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 45. Taking the vital signs of premature infants will involve what data collection
method?
A. Physiological measures C. Delphi technique
B. Interview D. Observation

46. Body temperature involves data that can be measurable and can be obtained from actual
readings. According to its level of measurement, temperature is classified as:
A. Ordinal
B. Interval
C. Ratio
D. Nominal

47. After gathering her data, Nurse Benedict used statistical treatment to check the validity of his
findings and to finally make conclusions about the research. This type of statistics is called?

A. Descriptive B. Inferential C. Correlational D. Differential

48. What is the independent variable?

A. vital signs B. premature infants C. touch therapy D. effects of touch therapy

49. Nurse Benedict stated the hypothesis as “Touch therapy iNCREASES the vital signs of
premature infants”. What type of research hypothesis developed?
A. Simple, Directional
B. Simple, Non- Directional
C. Complex, Directional
D. Complex , Non – directional

50. Who is the population?

A. premature infants
B. touch therapy
C. vital signs
D. effects of touch therapy

Situation: The nurse wants to know, Are the contents of a 100 capsule vitamin pill are always 100?
Checking 3 random boxes of the new pills. The nurse got the following values.

Box 1 = 93 capsules
Box 2 = 102 capsules
Box 3 = 105 capsules
Average p value = .05
Critical value = 8.75

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 51. Which of the following is an appropriate NULL hypothesis?
A. The number of pills inside the box is affected by the manufacturing
process.
B. The manufacturing process affects the number of pills inside the box.
C. The number of pills inside the box is not affected by the manufacturing process.
D. The manufacturing process randomly increases or decreases the number of pills in the box.

52. Which of the following is an appropriate ALTERNATIVE hypothesis?

A. The number of pills inside the box is affected by the manufacturing process.
B. The manufacturing process does not affect the number of pills inside the box.
C. The number of pills inside the box is not affected by the manufacturing process.
D. The manufacturing process randomly increases or decreases the number of pills in the box

53. Which is the independent variable?

A. Manufacturing process C. Decreases the Pills
B. Pills D. Pills in the box

54. Using the CHI SQUARE which is the EXPECTED VALUE?

A. 93 C. 100
B. 92 D. 105

55. With the CHI SQUARE = 0.24. Which of the following is an expected p value?
A. p = .05% C.01%
B. .0001 D. 0.6

56. Give the standard alpha value:

A. 0.05
B. 0.01
C. 0.001
D. 1

57. If the study is statistically highly significant, It would reflect a p value of:
A. p = .01
B. p = .001
C. p = .0001
D. p = .005

58. Suppose that your alternative hypothesis has a 3 in a hundred chance of accepting the null hypothesis, has
97% chance of being correct and has a 3 in a hundred chance that the null hypothesis is true. Your p value will
be:
A. 0.97%
B. .03
C. .003
D. .07

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59. P value is 0.7 , it means:
A. Null hypothesis is accepted C. The alternative hypothesis is correct
B. Null hypothesis is rejected D. The alternative hypothesis might be correct

60. If the Alpha value is at 0.1. The nurse’s interpretation is that:

A. There is a 10 % chance that the Null hypothesis is correct
B. There is a 0.1% chance that the Null hypothesis is correct
C. The study is statistically significant
D. there is a 10% that the alternative hypothesis is correct

Situation: The following questions deal with quality assurance And quality
improvement.
1.

61. Which of the following statement regarding quality improvement is TRUE?

A. Quality improvement measures compliance against certain necessary standards.
B. Quality improvement is proactive.
C. Quality improvement is an approach to improve processes and systems.
D. Quality improvement focuses normally to a improvement process.

A. BCD
B. A and C
C. B and D
D. B only

62. Immediate investigation is the step initiated first in

A. Sentinel event
B. Transcent event
C. Fishbone diagram
D. Pareto chart

63. PDSA stands for:

A. Planning, Diagnosing, Synthesizing, Analyzing
B. Performance, Development, Standard, Act
C. Plan, Do study Act
D. Plan, Develop, Search Action

64. FOCUS methodology stands for:

A. Focus, Organize, Clarify, Understand and Solution
B. Focus, Opportunity, Continuous, Utilize, Substantiate
C. Focus, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Substantiate
D. Focus, Opportunity, Continuous (process), Understand, Solution

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E. Focus, Organize, Clarify, Understand, Substantiate
F. Focus, Opportunity, Continuous (process), Understand, Solution

65. There are different quality improvement tools. One of this is fishbone diagram developed by Kaoro
.Which of the following partakes fishbone diagram?
A. Cause and effect diagram
B. 80-20 rule
C. 60-40 rule
D. rule use to diagram the pathways of care similar to that of the fishbone

66. Which of the following best defines standards?

A. The degree of excellence.
B. Making things certain.
C. Giving of confidence.
D. It is a means of determining what has something to be done.

67. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of standard?

A. Standard must be understandable and stated in ambiguous terms.
B. It must be based on current knowledge.
C. Standard must be revised periodically.
D. It must be expressed what is desirable optional level.

68. Which of the following are the sources of Nursing Care standard?SATA
A. Professinal organization
B. Licensing bodies
C. Department of institution
D. Pateint care unit

A. A,B,D B. A and C C. A and D D. All of the above

69. Which of the following is NOT CORRECT regarding Quality assurance? SATA
A. Quality assurance measures compliance against certain necessary standards.
B. Quality assurance is proactive.
C. Quality assurance is an approach to improve processes and systems.
D. Quality assurance focuses normally to a improvement process.

A. BCD B. A and D C. B only D. BCD

70. Which of the following statements describe outcome evaluation? SELECT ALL THAT
APPLY:

I. Suction equipment is adequate in the nursing unit.

II. 5% of clients who have colostomy experience an infection that delays discharge
III. Checks the client’s identification band before giving medication
IV. Staff nurses are assigned adequately according to patient acuity.

A. I,IV
B. I,II,IV
C. II only
D. II,IV

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Situation: Collaboration is a very important nursing skill. Collaboration unites personnel and services
toward a common objective. Synchronization of activities among the various services and departments
enhances collaborative efforts resulting in efficient, smooth and harmonious flow of work. It also prevents
overlapping of functions and promote good working relationship.

71. Which of the following is NOT a key element of collaboration?

A. Communication C. Decision Making

B. Mutual Trust and Respect D. Delegation

72. The client is unable to pay for his bills that amounted to almost 500,000 pesos after 45 days of
hospital stay. The client has no source of livelihood or income to pay his bills. Which of the
following is a CORRECT nursing action in this case?
A. The nurse should collaborate with the Social Service
B. The nurse should illicit help from the PCSO
C. The nurse should support the hospital's stand to decline discharge until payed
D. The nurse should collaborate with different foundations to help the client pay the bil

73. If the nurse notices that the ventilator is not functioning, He will immediately refer this to the:

A. Biomedical Department C. Maintenance Department

B. Crematory D. Linen and Supply

74. Dr. Tuazon scheduled Mrs. Poe for a right breast mass incision with frozen section and
possible mastectomy on Monday, first case. As the nurse in charge for scheduling you will
collaborate with the following departments EXCEPT:
A. pathology
C. anesthesia
B. dietary
D. surgery

75. Your client, Mr. Albert, is concerned that he cannot pay his hospital bills and professional fees.
You refer him to a:

A. Nurse supervisor C. bookkeeping department

B. Social worker D. physician

SITUATION: Consider the following components of planning.

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 I. Country Hospital will be the leading center for trauma care in the region. Vision
II. The Board of directors, medical and nursing staff, and administrators of Country Hospital
believe that human beings are unique, due to different genetic endowments, personal
experiences in social and physical environment and the ability to adapt to biophysical,
psychosocial and spiritual stressors. Philosophy
III. Country Hospital is a tertiary care facility that provides comprehensive, holistic care to all
people who seek treatment. Mission
IV. A statement of expectations that sets boundaries to direct the organization in decision making.
Policies
V. Are plans that establish acceptable ways of accomplishing a specific task and delineate a
sequence of steps of required actions. Procedures
VI. All nursing staff will recognize the patient’s need for independence and the right to privacy and
will assess the patient’s level of readiness to learn in relation to his or her illness. Goals
VII. SWOT Analysis Strength Weakness Opportunities Threat
VIII. It is used to describe future goals and aims of an organization. Vision
IX. It is a brief statement identifying the reason that an organization exists. Mission
X. It motivates people to a specific end and are explicit, measurable,observable, retievable and
obtainable because it identify how and when to be accomplished.

Objectives

76. Which statement delivers the vision statements?

A. I ,VIII
B. I, IX
C. III, VIII
D. III, IX

77. Paragraph number X is your:

A. Goals
B. Objectives
C. Vision
D. Mission

78. Paragraph number VIII is your:

A. Goals
B. Objectives
C. Vision
D. Mission

79. Which paragraph defines your mission statement?

A. IX
B. VII
C.VI
D. X

80. SWOT stands for:

A. State of Work in Organization Trends C. strength, weakness, opportunities ,and threat
B. strength, workforce, organization, time D. strength, weakness, oppurtunities, and time

Situation - The managerial process is a very important tool that helps nurse manager in performing
different managerial tasks. The following questions test your knowledge on these managerial principles
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 and concepts.

81. Which statement by the nursing assistant indicates a correct understanding of the nursing assistant
role? “I will:
A. Turn off client’s IVs that have infiltrated.”
B. Take the vital signs of stable patient ”
C. Use unit written materials to teach clients before surgery”
D. Help by giving medications to clients who are slow in taking pills”.

82. The nurse is supervising a newly trained certified nurse aide. An adult has just arrived on the unit
after surgery. Which of the following is the most appropriate task for the nurse to delegate to the CAN
and under what type of supervision?
A. Taking the client’s initial vital signs while the nurses watches.
B. Suctioning the client’s tracheostomy and reporting back to the nurse.
C. Changing the client’s post – op surgical dressing then describing it to the
nurse
D. Testing urine with a reactant strip, and recording and reporting to the nurse.

83. You are preparing the clinical assignment for the maternity unit as Head Nurse in St Anne’s
Hospital. Which of the following tasks CAN BE DELEGATED to a non- registered nursing personnel in
the unit?
1. Provide the care for a client in pre eclampsia
2. Walk a client in her 37th week of gestation
3. Instruct a client on the clinical signs of placenta previa
4. Assess a client for Braxton – Hicks contraction
A. 1, 4
B. 2 only
C. 1,3,4
D. 3 only

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84. A nurse is caring for a pregnant client with preeclampsia. The nurse prepares a plan of care for the
client and documents in the plan that if the client progresses for preeclampsia to eclampsia, the nurse’s
first action should be to:
A. Clear and maintain an open airway
B. Administer oxygen
C. Administer magnesium sulphate
D. Assess the blood pressure and fetal heart rate.

85. A nurse receives a telephone call from the PACU stating that the client is being transferred to the
surgical unit. The nurse plans to do which of the following first on arrival of the client?

A. Assess the patency of the airway

B. Check tubes or drains for patency
C. Check the dressing to assess bleeding
D. assess the vital signs to compare with preoperative measurements

Situation: The managerial process is a very important tool that helps nurse manager in performing
different managerial tasks. The following questions test your knowledge on these managerial principles
and concepts

86. The home care nurse has four phone calls to answer. Which phone call should the home care
nurse respond to first?

A. the wife of a client with chronic heart disease who reports her husband is coughing frothy, white
secretions and became confused during the night
B. a client who received chemotherapy yesterday and is reporting nausea and vomiting
C. a client who was discharged two days ago with a urinary catheter after a transurethral
prostactemomy and is reporting pink-tinged urine
D. a client with schizophrenia who says that the police has surrounded the house

87. A labor and delivery room nurse has just received report on four clients. The nurse should
assess which client FIRST?
A. A client who has just received an IV loading dose of magnesium sulphate to stop preterm labor.
B. A primiparous client in the active stage of labor.
C. A multiparous client who has admitted for induction of labor
D. A client who is not contracting, but has suspected premature rupture.

88. The nurse provides care for a client newly admitted with severe right flank pain, temperature of 101F,
chills, and dysuria. Which action should the nurse take NEXT?
A. Obtain urine sample.
B. Assess for pain at the right costovertebral angle.
C. Start the ordered antibiotics.
D. Encourage fluid intake of at least 3000ml.

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89. The nurse has developed a plan of care for a client diagnosed with anorexia nervosa. Which
client problem should the nurse select as the PRIORITY in the plan of care?
A. Malnutrition
B. Inability to cope
C. Concern about body appearance
D. Lack of knowledge about nutrition

90. You are initiating a nursing care plan for a patient with pneumonia. Which intervention for
cough enhancement should you delegate to a NURSING ASSISTANT?
A. Reminding the patient to use an incentive spirometer every 1 to 2 hours while awake
B. Teaching the patient about the importance of adequate fluid intake and
hydration.
C. Positioning the patient with neck flexed, shoulders relaxed, and knees flexed
D. Encouraging the patient to take a deep breath, hold it for 2 seconds, then cough two or
three times in succession.

91. A client with a diagnosis of cancer is receiving morphine sulphate for pain. When preparing the plan
of care for the client, the nurse should include which PRIORITY action?
A. Monitor stool
B. Monitor urine output
C. Encourage fluid intake
D. Encourage the client to cough and deep breathe

92. An experienced NA, under the supervision of the team leader RN, is providing nursing care for a
patient with a respiratory problem.? Which of the following tasks CANNOT BE DELEGATED to NA in
the unit? (Select all that apply)
1. Specimen collection
2. Bathing, grooming, toileting, bed making
3. Complete in-depth admission assessment
4. Collaborate to the respiratory therapist
5. Evaluate the patient's care

A. 3,4,5
B. 1,2 only
C. 1,2,3,4,5
D. 1,2,5

93. Mr. Cecilio has Chronic Pulmonary Disease (COPD) requiring effective airway management.
Nurse Bea decides that she can seek the assistance of the nursing aide for which of the following tasks?

A. Assist client sit up on the side of the bed.

B. Give instructions on effective coughing exercises
C. Auscultate for breath sounds
D. Teach client to use incentive spirometer.

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 94. A nurse receives a telephone call from the PACU stating that the client is being transferred to
the surgical unit. The nurse plans to do which of the following first on arrival of the client?

A. Assess the patency of the airway

B. Check tubes or drains for patency
C. Check the dressing to assess bleeding
D. assess the vital signs to compare with preoperative measurements

95. A nurse enters a room and finds a client lying on the floor. Which action should the nurse perform
first?

a) call for help to get the client back in bed

b) establish whether the client is responsive
c) assist the client back to bed
d) ask the client what happened

96. You made a mistake in giving the medicine to the wrong client. You notify the client’s doctor and
reported the matter to the head nurse and write an incident report. You are demonstrating:

A. Responsibility C. Authority
B. Accountability D. Autocracy

97. A nurse gave a client a wrong medication. The client was seriously injured. The client sued. Who will most
likely be held liable?

A. The nurse C. The hospital

B. No one, because it was just an accident D. The nurse and the hospital

98. Nurse Liam noticed that Nurse Shellane was intoxicated while giving care. However, Nurse Liam did
not report this fact to the supervisors. That same day, Nurse Shellane made a medication error and a client
was injured. Who may be held responsible?
A. Nurse Shellane (the one who is intoxicated)
B. Nurse Liam, Nurse Shellane and the hospital
C. Nurse Liam (the one who did not report Nurse Shellane)
D. Nurse Shellane and the hospital

99. The nurse fails to monitor the vital sign of the patient. Thi is:
A. Negligence C. Assault
B. Malpractice D. Battery

100. The nurse administered 10 cc of insulin instead of 10 units resulted to hypoglycemia and
death of the patient. The nurse is liable for:

A. Negligence
B. Malpractice
C. Assault
D. Battery

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