Practice Question
A nurse is providing an in-service about client rights for a group of nurses. Which of the following statements should the nurse include in the in-service?
Answer Choices:
Correct Answer:
"A nurse can disclose information to a family member with the client's permission."
Rationale:
🔶The nurse must always uphold client confidentiality as outlined in HIPAA regulations.
🔶However, with the client’s explicit permission, the nurse may share information with family members or others involved in the client’s care.
🔶This ensures that information is protected unless the client has agreed otherwise.
🔶Nurses cannot apply restraints or administer medications without consent, especially in research contexts, which would violate ethical and legal standards.
Want to practice more questions like this?
This question is from RN Leadership Exam 2023 which contains 66 questions.
More Questions from This Exam
A nurse manager observes an assistive personnel incorrectly transferring a client to the bedside commode. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
Answer Choices:
A. Instruct the AP to request assistance when unsure about a task
B. Demonstrate the proper client transfer technique for the AP
C. Help the AP assist the client with the transfer
D. Refer the AP to the facility procedure manual
A nurse enters a client's room to witness an informed consent for a gastroscopy. The client states he does not understand the procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take?
Answer Choices:
A. Educate the client about the risks of refusing the procedure
B. Complete the incident report
C. Inform the provider that the client requires clarification about the procedure
D. Answer the client's questions concerning the procedure
A nurse is developing a discharge plan for a client who is postoperative and will require a wheelchair in the home. The nurse should place a referral to which of the following resources to assist the client with this need?
Answer Choices:
A. Occupational therapy
B. Social services
C. Home health
D. Physical therapy
A nurse is preparing a teaching session with a client who speaks a different language than the nurse. Which of the following interventions should the nurse plan to include?
Answer Choices:
A. Involve the client's partner to assist with the teaching session
B. Incorporate gestures and hand signals when presenting information
C. Validate understanding by interpreting the client's body language
D. Provide an interpreter when obtaining consent from the client
A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse use aseptic technique when irrigating a client's open abdominal wound. The charge nurse should intervene for which of the following actions by the newly license nurse?
Answer Choices:
A. Wears clean gloves to remove the soiled dressing
B. Uses slow, continuous pressure to flush the wound
C. Places the syringe tip with angiocatheter 26 cm (1 in) above the open wound bed
D. Opens irrigation supplies before removing the soiled dressing
Question Details
- Category: RN Nursing Exam(s)
- Subcategory: ATI Exam(s)
- Domain: RN ATI Leadership & Management
- Answer Choices: 4