Exam 43: Advocacy

The home health nurse suspects that another nurse providing home care to a client has been taking the client's narcotics. Which action should the nurse carry out?

Which of the following advocacy interventions might nurses provide that are within their role and scope of practice? Select all that apply.

The nurse is working in a community health setting. Which of the following should the nurse identify as a threat to environmental quality?

Which action by the nurse working in the emergency department best demonstrates advocacy for better environmental quality?

The nurse is caring for a terminally ill pediatric client. The parents have decided to remove their child from life support. Which action by the nurse displays the role of client advocate?

A nurse involved in promoting client advocacy efforts in the community is assessing the vulnerability of populations in the area served by the healthcare facility where he works. This is a high-ozone area. Which of the following clients would have the lowest risk for ground-level ozone?

The nurse is planning to carry out advocacy interventions when caring for a client with brain cancer. Which value should the nurse recognize as most basic to client advocacy?

A charge nurse notices that a client has a black eye that was not present when admitted to the facility. Which action by the charge nurse is appropriate in this situation?

A nurse suspects another healthcare provider is under the influence of alcohol at work. Which actions by the nurse are correct? Select all that apply.

The nurse has been working in a long-term care facility for 1 week. The nurse notes that during the evening meal, an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)gives a tray to a client who is unable to cut up and eat the food independently, and then leaves. After the nurse assists the client with eating the meal, which action is appropriate to advocate for this client?

Which of the following is an advocacy intervention that a nurse may perform?

By providing volunteer client care to an inadequately insured population, the nurse is demonstrating which value of client advocacy?

A nurse is organizing a client advocacy committee focused on improvements in water quality to protect the health of vulnerable populations. As she examines her own workplace, what is a likely area of improvement for her to focus on?

A school nurse who is concerned about an increase in sports injuries related to ineffective protective equipment decides to hold a community seminar related to the importance of proper protective equipment. Which advocacy activities is this nurse demonstrating? Select all that apply.

An older adult client with metastasized breast cancer informs the nurse that her doctor is insisting that she participate in a course of chemotherapy, even though the client does not want to have any further treatment. Which actions by the nurse exemplify advocacy for this client? Select all that apply.

The nurse notices that there is broken equipment on the playground in a neighborhood where care is provided to low-income residents. The nurse tries unsuccessfully to get the owner to address this safety issue. Which additional action is most consistent with the role of the nurse as a public advocate?

A nurse is organizing a community effort to reduce the rate of birth defects in the area. A nuclear power plant provides most of the electricity for the community. What aspect of this power plant's operation should the nurse identify as problematic?

The nurse is caring for a client on a mental health unit who is yelling at other clients and some of the staff. Which verbal intervention by the nurse is most consistent with the concept of advocacy?