NURS Chapter 2 Flashcards
OBRA is a
a. State law
b. Federal law
c. State agency
d. Federal agency
B
A son has the legal right to act on his mother’s behalf. The son is his mother’s legal
a. Ombudsman
b. Representative
c. Caregiver
d. Health care provider
B
A daughter wants to read her father’s medical record. What should you do?
a. Give her the medical record
b. Ask the resident if you can give the daughter the medical record
c. Tell the nurse
d. Tell her that she cannot do so
C
A resident refuses to have a shower. What should you do?
a. Tell her that she cannot refuse a shower
b. Tell her daughter
c. Give her a bath instead
d. Tell the nurse
D
A resident has a phone in his room. He wants to make a phone call. What should you do?
a. Leave the room
b. Tell the nurse
c. Ask him to use the phone at the nurses’ station
d. Close the privacy curtain so you can stay in the room to finish your tasks
A
Who decides how to style a person’s hair?
a. The person
b. The nurse
c. You
d. The ombudsman
A
Residents do not have a right to
a. A private room
b. Refuse treatment
c. Contact an ombudsman
d. Make personal choices
A
Residents have the right to be free from the following except
a. Disease
b. Abuse
c. Involuntary seclusion
d. Neglect
A
Who selects activities for a resident?
a. The nurse
b. You
c. The person’s representative
d. The person
D
A long-term care ombudsman
a. Is employed by the nursing center
b. Investigates resident complaints
c. Grants a nursing center a license or certification
d. Can prevent a resident from leaving the center
B
Which action does not promote a person’s dignity?
a. Restraining the person
b. Providing privacy during personal care
c. Making sure the person has needed assist devices
d. Listening to the person
A
Which is the correct way to address a person?
a. “Hello, sweetie”
b. “Hello, Mr. Garcia”
c. “Hello, Jim”
d. “Hello, Grandpa”
B
Which does not promote dignity or privacy?
a. Knocking before entering the person’s room
b. Closing the bathroom door when the person uses the bathroom
c. Assisting with bathing and hygiene preferences
d. Moving the person’s items as you prefer
D
Ethics is
a. Making judgments before you have the facts
b. Knowledge of what is right conduct and wrong conduct
c. A behavior that meets your needs, not the person’s
d. Skills, care, and judgments required of a health team member
B
Which is ethical behavior?
a. Sharing information about a resident with your family
b. Accepting gifts from a resident’s family
c. Reporting errors
d. Calling your family before answering a call light
C
To maintain professional boundaries, your behaviors must
a. Help the person
b. Meet your needs
c. Be biased
d. Show that you care
A
Which is not a crime?
a. Abuse
b. Murder
c. Negligence
d. Robbery
C
Threatening to touch the person’s body without the person’s consent is
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Defamation
d. False imprisonment
A
Restraining a person’s freedom of movement is
a. Assault
b. Battery
c. Defamation
d. False imprisonment
D
Photos of Mr. Bose are shown to others without his consent. This is
a. Battery
b. Fraud
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Malpractice
C
A person asks if you are a nurse. You answer “yes.” This is
a. Negligence
b. Fraud
c. Libel
d. Slander
B
Informed consent is when the person
a. Fully understands all aspects of one’s own treatment
b. Signs a consent form
c. Is admitted to the center
d. Decides how to distribute property after death
A
Which is not a sign of elder abuse?
a. Stiff joints and joint pain
b. Old and new bruises
c. Poor personal hygiene
d. Frequent injuries
A
which of these statements are about domestic abuse. Which is true?
a. It always involves physical harm
b. It always involves violence
c. One partner has control over the other partner
d. Only one type of abuse is usually present
C
You suspect a person was abused. What should you do?
a. Tell the family
b. Call the police
c. Tell the nurse
d. Ask the person about the abuse
C
