A nurse is caring for a patient who is scheduled for an elective surgical procedure. Which of the following actions should the nurse take regarding informed consent? 

A nurse administers an incorrect medication to a patient. Following an assessment of the patient, the nurse determines that the patient has experienced no untoward effects as a result of the medication. The nurse does not complete an incident report because no harm came to  the patient. Which of the following ethical principles did the nurse violate? 

A nurse is assisting a surgeon in the care of a patient after surgery. Another nurse from another unit in conversation asks the nurse about  the patient’s medical diagnosis. The nurse responds that he is unable to provide the information. The nurse is displaying which of the following ethical principles? 

One of your staff nurses asks for your advice because a patient refuses to sign a consent for surgery. The patient says that he won’t sign because he doesn’t  understand the nature of the surgery. You advise that: Select all that apply. 

A nurse manager is walking down the hall and overhears the nurse practitioner attempting to convince a patient to agree to a procedure. The nurse manager steps into the patients room and asks to speak with the nurse practitioner. The nurse manager and the nurse practitioner step into the hallway where the nurse manager reinforces that the patient has a right to make medical decisions without provider influence, which is ethically enforced under what principle? 

A nurse manager is precepting a newly licensed nurse. She is discussing the role of patient advocate with the nurse. Which of the following situations illustrates the advocacy role? Select all that apply

A patient with human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome confides that his employer does not know his HIV status. How should the nurse respond? 

The law that addresses individual rights is: 

Which term is used to describe quality patient care based in the legal guidelines for care and state nurse practice act? 

Examples of when to fill out an incident report include. Select all that apply