Take the Test

1. Ohio’s Scope of Practice Decision-Making Model helps a nurse determine whether to take an action based on legality, competency, safety, and:

• a. Efficiency.
• b. Integrity.
• c. Cost-effectiveness.
• d. Accountability.

2. When an RN has reason to believe an ordered drug may be harmful to a patient, the nurse consults with the appropriate licensed practitioner and then makes a decision not to administer the drug. Which further action must the nurse take?

• a. Notify the patient of the risk of taking the drug
• b. Notify the licensed practitioner of the decision not to administer the drug
• c. Advise the facility administrator of the decision not to administer the drug
• d. Document withholding the drug but do not document the reason for doing so

3. The LPN discloses identifiable patient information only:

• a. When the patient has given written consent.
• b. To close friends who phone in asking about the patient.
• c. If the patient’s physician authorizes the nurse to do so.
• d. To staff members from another hospital department who wonder how the patient is doing.

4. Which is not a true statement regarding delegating a nursing task to an unlicensed person?

• a. The delegating nurse must identify a specific time frame during which the delegated nursing task may be performed.
• b. A licensed practical nurse may delegate a nursing task to an unlicensed person without the direction of the registered nurse.
• c. The delegated nursing task must be able to be safely performed according to exact, unchanging directions, with no need to alter the standard procedures for performing the task.
• d. A licensed nurse may delegate the administration of over-the-counter topical medications to be applied to intact skin.

5. According to the rules of the Ohio Administrative Code, the “analysis/reporting” step of the nursing process involves:

• a. Delegating the gathering of data to others.
• b. Implementing various nursing interventions for the good of the patient.
• c. Identifying, organizing, and interpreting assessment data.
• d. Evaluating the availability of staff and resources to care for the patient.

6. According to the OAC standards for applying the nursing process, LPNs do not perform which action?

• a. Evaluating a patient’s responses to nursing interventions
• b. Planning and modifying the care plan to reflect new medical and nursing diagnoses
• c. Implementing the nursing care plan by administering patient care
• d. Analyzing collected data from the patient assessment