PRACTICE SET 2026 FULL SOLUTION
◉ Technical skills. Answer: using technology
◉ Interpersonal skills. Answer: the way practicioners express
knowledge, know what to call pts or clients, human dignity
◉ Ethical and legal skills. Answer: professional conduct, obligation,
what should be done
◉ Critical thinking. Answer: higher order thinking, reflective,
autonomous, needs to be learned, deciding what to believe or do,
critical thinkers are not easily manipulated
Combines logical and intuitive thinking
◉ Benner. Answer: novice to expert
◉ Four domains of critical thinking. Answer:
◉ Elements of thought. Answer: most basic structures of thinking
,◉ Affective dimension. Answer: the emotional response to the
experience
◉ Nursing process. Answer: - Assessment
- Diagnosis (Analysis)
- Planning
- Implementation (treatment)
- Evaluation
◉ Holistic approach. Answer: Recognition of the whole person
including spiritual, physical and emotional
◉ Utilitarian or goal-based model. Answer: Centers on achieving the
greatest good
◉ Deontologic or duty-based model. Answer: Centers on duty of
health care providers
◉ Human rights-based model. Answer: Centers on maintaining basic
rights of individuals
◉ Paternalism. Answer: (taking over) by health care providers
, ◉ Justice (Social Justice, Distributive Justice). Answer: Being fair and
impartial, Challenges: Unnecessary treatment, Social worth, Veracity
◉ Allowing Mrs. J. to wait until her pain medication takes effect
before ambulating is an example of
A. autonomy.
B. beneficence.
C. justice.. Answer: A. By allowing the pain medication to take effect
before ambulating, the nurse ensures that Mrs. J will be more
comfortable but also increases the likelihood that she will comply
with interventions to promote physical activity.
◉ Ensuring a patient care environment that is safe— for example, by
taking measures to reduce the risk for falls—exemplifies which
bioethical concept?
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Justice. Answer: B. The concept of beneficence addresses the good
of the client. A safe environment would be considered for the good
of the patient. You can extend this discussion to the use of fall
prevention devices and whether or not a client has the "right to fall"
as opposed to being placed in a more restrictive, yet safe
environment.