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Question 1 of 5

A nurse is part of the policy committee for a hospital. The committee is provided with statistics indicating that patients participating in a satisfaction survey felt they lacked sufficient information about new drugs started while hospitalized and continued after discharge. In addition, charts noted high recidivism rates. The committee recommended that a formalized patient education plan be instituted to reconcile all medications and provide patient information about new medications. The committee is using which component of the Institute of Medicine (IOM) 2011 message?

A. Nurses should achieve higher levels of education to be effective members of an interdisciplinary team.

B. Nurses should have a minimum of a master's degree to sit on policy committees that affect an entire facility.

C. Pay for nurses should be consistent with that of physicians since the committee is interdisciplinary.

D. Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Policy is based on data, which provides the groundwork for decision making.

Question 2 of 5

Which statement correctly applies to a person's suffering?

A. Pain is the cause of suffering.

B. Suffering and pain are experienced separately.

C. Suffering can exist without the experience of pain.

D. Pain is the focus of all nursing assessments.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Suffering and pain are experienced separately.

Question 3 of 5

A nurse who is infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) while working in the operating room seeks revenge by deliberately placing clients at risk by not adhering to universal precautions. This nurse is violating the ethical principle of:

A. veracity.

B. beneficence.

C. nonmaleficence.

D. autonomy.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: nonmaleficence.

Question 4 of 5

People are living longer and with older age comes a higher risk of terminal illness. Many individuals have chosen to maximize their quality of life but stop aggressive life- sustaining treatments. Nurses who work with terminally ill patients and their families to provide end-of-life care, pain management, and family support are practicing in which role?

A. Hospice

B. Infection control

C. Coordinator

D. Case manager

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Hospice

Question 5 of 5

Certain groups of individuals are opposed to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) based on religious beliefs that prohibit circumcision and blood transfusions. These individuals believe the PPACA is unconstitutional because it:

A. mandates that all U.S. and legal residents must secure health insurance.

B. replaces current Medicare and Medicaid plans.

C. requires all citizens to participate in offered preventive services.

D. prohibits use of health practices outside of Western medicine.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: mandates that all U.S. and legal residents must secure health insurance.

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