ATI fundamentals practice B
1. Nurse observes assistive personnel (AP) reprimanding a client for not using urinal
properly. The AP tells him she will put a diaper on him if he doesn't use urinal more
carefully next time. Which of following torts is AP committing?
A: Assault
B: Battery
C: False imprisonment
D: Invasion of privacy
A. Assult
2. Adult client who is competent tells the nurse that he is thinking about leaving the hospital
against medical advice. Nurse believes that this is not in client's best interest, so she administers
a PRN sedative med that the client has not requested along with his usual med. Which of
following types of tort has nurse committed?
A: Assault
B: False imprisonment
C: Negligence
D: Breach of confidentiality
B. False imprisonment
3.Client who will undergo neurosurgery in 1 week tells the nurse in office that he will prepare his
advance directives before he goes to the hospital. Which of following statements by client
indicates to nurse that he understands them?
A: "I'd rather have my brother make decisions for me, but I know it has to be my wife."
B: "I know they won't go ahead with the surgery unless I prepare these forms."
C: "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine"
D: "I will get my regular doctor to approve my plan before I hand it in at the hospital"
C. "I plan to write that I don't want them to keep me on a breathing machine"
4. A Client is about to undergo an elective surgical procedure. Which of following actions are
appropriate for nurse providing pre-op care regarding informed consent? (Select all that apply.)
A: Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent
B: Witness client's signature on consent form
C: Explain the risks/benefits of procedure
D: Describe consequences of choosing not to have surgery
E: Tell client about alternatives to having surgery
A. Make sure the surgeon obtained the client's consent,
B. Witness client's signature on consent form
5. Nurse has noticed several times in past week when another nurse on unit seemed drowsy &
unable to focus. Today, she found nurse asleep in chair in break room when she was not on a
break. Which of following actions should nurse take?