RN Exam Practice
Management of CareQuestion 33 of 2368

During admission, which action should the nurse take regarding the client's advance directive?

  1. Wait for the client's family to bring up the topic of advance directives later in the stay
  2. Ask whether the client has one and include that information in the client's record
  3. Ask only if the client appears seriously ill or is being admitted to an intensive care unit
  4. Record the information only if the client happens to have a copy of the directive on hand
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Correct answer: Ask whether the client has one and include that information in the client's record

Health care institutions must ask clients about advance directives and include the information in patient records.

Source: Nursing Fundamentals, 2nd edition (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2024), Diverse Patients: Patient’s Bill of Rights. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Management of Care"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026