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Hesi Comprehensive 2 Provisions Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the nurse’s primary responsibility when obtaining informed consent from a client before surgery?✔✔Ensure the client understands the procedure and voluntarily agrees to it.
When a nurse makes decisions based on what is best for the client, even if the client disagrees, which ethical principle is being violated?✔✔Autonomy.
A nurse is caring for a terminally ill client who refuses further treatment. What should the nurse do?✔✔Respect the client’s decision and provide supportive care.
What should a nurse do if they observe another nurse making a medication error?✔✔Report the error immediately and ensure client safety.
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Which ethical principle involves being truthful and not withholding information from a client?✔✔Veracity.
If a nurse accidentally documents information in the wrong chart, what is the correct action?✔✔Draw a single line through the entry, label it as an error, and sign with date and initials.
A client asks the nurse not to share their HIV status with their spouse. Which ethical principle guides the nurse’s decision?✔✔Confidentiality.
What should a nurse do if asked to perform a procedure they are not competent to perform?✔✔Refuse the task and inform the supervisor.
Which legal document allows a client to designate someone to make healthcare decisions if they become unable?✔✔Durable Power of Attorney for Healthcare.
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When a nurse provides care fairly and equally to all clients, which ethical principle is demonstrated?✔✔Justice.
If a client refuses a prescribed medication, what is the appropriate nursing action?✔✔Respect the client’s decision and notify the provider.
What is the primary purpose of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
(HIPAA)?
✔✔To protect client privacy and confidentiality.
Which nursing responsibility comes first when a client is in immediate danger?✔✔Ensure client safety.
If a nurse is assigned more clients than can be safely managed, what should the nurse do?✔✔Communicate concerns to the charge nurse or supervisor.
What action should a nurse take when witnessing suspected abuse of a vulnerable client? 3 / 4
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✔✔Report it to the appropriate authorities immediately.
What should the nurse do when a client expresses interest in organ donation?✔✔Provide information and support the client’s decision.
Which document states a client’s wishes about life-sustaining treatments in advance?✔✔Living will.
What must the nurse obtain before performing any invasive procedure?✔✔Informed consent.
When a nurse stays with a dying client and provides comfort, which ethical principle is demonstrated?✔✔Fidelity.
If a nurse discovers a conflict between personal values and a client’s treatment plan, what should the nurse do?✔✔Provide care without imposing personal beliefs.
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