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Question 1 of 5

A nurse manager is preparing the budget for the year. The budgeted amounts have been set without regard to changes that may occur during the year. What type of budget is the manager preparing?

A. Fixed budget

B. Zero-based budget

C. Variable budget

D. Operating budget

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Fixed budget

Question 2 of 5

A healthcare professional is administering 1 L of 0.9% sodium chloride to a client who is postoperative and has fluid volume deficit. Which of the following changes should the healthcare professional identify as an indication that the treatment was successful?

A. Increase in hematocrit

B. Increase in respiratory rate

C. Decrease in heart rate

D. Decrease in capillary refill time

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Decrease in capillary refill time

Question 3 of 5

A nurse recognizes which of the following as a primary goal of nursing?

A. Assist patients to achieve a peaceful death.

B. Improve personal knowledge and skills to enhance patient outcomes.

C. Advocate for quality of life over the quantity of life.

D. Work to control costs to enhance patients' quality of life.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Assist patients to achieve a peaceful death.

Question 4 of 5

When a patient with type 2 diabetes is admitted for a cholecystectomy, which nursing action can the nurse delegate to a licensed practical/vocational nurse (LPN/LVN)?

A. Communicate the blood glucose level and insulin dose to the circulating nurse in surgery.

B. Discuss the reason for the use of insulin therapy during the immediate postoperative period.

C. Administer the prescribed lispro (Humalog) insulin before transporting the patient to surgery.

D. Plan strategies to minimize the risk for hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia during the postoperative period.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Administer the prescribed lispro (Humalog) insulin before transporting the patient to surgery.

Question 5 of 5

An RN comes upon a serious motor vehicle accident that has just occurred and no first responders are on the scene. One car has been flipped upside down, and she can see the driver still in the car. The RN decides to stop and help. She knows she is protected from civil liability as long as she does which of the following?

A. Acts in an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent professional manner

B. Assures that information obtained is not communicated to anyone else

C. Does not make any verbal comments that could lead to economic harm

D. Fails to meet the established standards of practice

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Acts in an ordinary, reasonable, and prudent professional manner

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