1. A nurse is chairing a committee about preventing infant abduction in a new birth care center. Which of the

following quality control tasks should the nurse assign to be completed first?

a. Establish measurement criteria for infant safety systems.

b. Evaluate the selected infant safety system.

c. Choose an infant safety system.

d. Identify the industry standards for infant safety.

2. A nurse at a local health department is caring for four clients who have communicable diseases. Which of

the following infections should the nurse report to the state health department?

a. Chlamydia trachomatis

b. Pediculosis capitis

c. Impetigo contagious

d. Candida albicans

3. A nurse at a clinic is teaching a newly licensed nurse about sexually transmitted infections. The nurse

should instruct the newly licensed nurse to report which of the following infections to the health

department.

a. Candidiasis

b. Gonorrhea

c. Trichomonas’s

d. Human papillomavirus

4. A charge nurse discovers that a staff nurse on the unit has made repeated medication errors. Which of the

following actions should the charge nurse take first?

a. Review with the nurse principles of medication administration.

b. Ask the nurse to describe the medication administration procedure.

c. Identify education opportunities for the nurse regarding safe medication administration.

d. Notify the risk management department of the situation.

5. The family members of an older adult client are expressing conflict over whether the client should have

surgery that is recommended by the provider. The oldest adult child has durable power of attorney for

health care for the client. The client is oriented to person, place, and time. Which of the following people

has the legal authority to make the health care decision?

a. The provider

b. The oldest adult child