A nurse is caring for a patient admitted with a clinical diagnosis of congestive heart failure with deteriorating vital signs who has stopped breathing. The nurse has checked the patient’s chart for a do-not-attempt-resuscitation (DNAR) order and does not find one. What is the priority nursing action?    

You need to have patient sign a consent for a procedure that the doctor has explained.  The patient is a 15-year-old female who is married and has a child. Her mother is also in the room.  Who should sign the form?

An LPN is being sued for malpractice.  He testifies that he did turn the patient every 2 hours and did not observe any signs of pressure injuries during his shifts he worked. There is not documentation of this in the patient’s medical record.  This is an example of  

A patient asks the nurse. “Am I dying?” The nurse honestly explains the prognosis. This reflects:

When administering postmortem care, which of the following statements would be true?    

A nurse chooses to allocate a limited supply of dialysis machines to the patients who will benefit the most.  What ethical theory is guiding this decision?

Why is it important for nurses to understand growth and development stages?

At what age does the pincer grasp begin to develop in children?

A nurse is using Lewin’s Change Theory to implement a new handoff report process.  What action reflects the unfreezing phase?

A nurse keeps a promise to return with pain medication at a certain time.  Which ethical principle is she demonstrating?