PCC Exam 1, 2026 – Law & Ethics Study and Practice
Material
NCJMM - correct answer ✔✔ NCSBN Clinical Judgement Measurement Model
NCLEX - correct answer ✔✔ National Council Licensure Examination
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ American Nurses Association
AACN - correct answer ✔✔ American Association of Colleges of Nursing
NSNA - correct answer ✔✔ National Student Nurses Association
JCAHO - correct answer ✔✔ Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
QSEN - correct answer ✔✔ Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International - correct answer ✔✔ national honor society for nursing (Delta
Beta at USF)
What type of authority regulates the practice of nursing? - correct answer ✔✔ State nurse
practice acts
What is patient centered care? - correct answer ✔✔ Providing care that is respectful of, and
responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and to ensure that patient
values guide all clinical decisions
,What is the purpose to the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Method of observing nursing clinical
judgement and decision making ability of prospective entry level nurses
What is the first step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Recognize cues
What is the 2nd step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Analyze cues
What is the 3rd step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Prioritize Hypothesis
What is the 4th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Generalize solutions
What is the 5th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Take actions
What is the 6th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Evaluate outcomes
What are the steps of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
What is the purpose of the Assessment in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ To gather
information (Subj., Obj., Pri., Sec.), determine problematic or abnormal findings & use the
information to reach a conclusion about the problem
What are the components of the Diagnosis portion of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔
Using the NANDA to analyze and identify patient Problem, Etiology, & Symptoms (PES)
What does NANDA-I? - correct answer ✔✔ North American Nursing Diagnosis- International
(2002)
, What is involved in the Planning (outcome) portion of the nursing process? - correct answer
✔✔ Outcome and goals are identified relating to the Nursing Diagnosis. This includes the
short/long term goals
What are the components of a good patient goals? - correct answer ✔✔ Patient focused,
specific/measurable, and time limited
What is involved in the Planning (intervention) portion of the nursing process? - correct answer
✔✔ Treatments are are identified to work toward the patient goals and correct the problems
identified
What are the two types of interventions in patient care plans? - correct answer ✔✔
independent (nurse initiated, no order req.), dependent or collaborative (provider order req.)
What occurs during the Implementation phase of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ The
interventions (independent or collaborative) identified in the planning portion are put into
action.
What is involved in the evaluation phase of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ The
patient is being assessed for change is status and efficacy of plan. If desired results are not
achieved nurse should identify another option for the treatment.
What does NCSBN stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the client is an example of
what nurse role? (ie. listening to lung sounds, administering meds, or performing patient
teaching) - correct answer ✔✔ Direct Care Provider
Using interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to address the client needs, or
advising the community about health promotion and disease prevention are examples of what
nurse role? - correct answer ✔✔ Communicator
Material
NCJMM - correct answer ✔✔ NCSBN Clinical Judgement Measurement Model
NCLEX - correct answer ✔✔ National Council Licensure Examination
ANA - correct answer ✔✔ American Nurses Association
AACN - correct answer ✔✔ American Association of Colleges of Nursing
NSNA - correct answer ✔✔ National Student Nurses Association
JCAHO - correct answer ✔✔ Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
QSEN - correct answer ✔✔ Quality and Safety Education for Nurses
Sigma Theta Tau International - correct answer ✔✔ national honor society for nursing (Delta
Beta at USF)
What type of authority regulates the practice of nursing? - correct answer ✔✔ State nurse
practice acts
What is patient centered care? - correct answer ✔✔ Providing care that is respectful of, and
responsive to individual patient preferences, needs, and values, and to ensure that patient
values guide all clinical decisions
,What is the purpose to the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Method of observing nursing clinical
judgement and decision making ability of prospective entry level nurses
What is the first step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Recognize cues
What is the 2nd step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Analyze cues
What is the 3rd step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Prioritize Hypothesis
What is the 4th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Generalize solutions
What is the 5th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Take actions
What is the 6th step in Layer 3 of the NCJMM? - correct answer ✔✔ Evaluate outcomes
What are the steps of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ Assessment, Diagnosis,
Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation
What is the purpose of the Assessment in the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ To gather
information (Subj., Obj., Pri., Sec.), determine problematic or abnormal findings & use the
information to reach a conclusion about the problem
What are the components of the Diagnosis portion of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔
Using the NANDA to analyze and identify patient Problem, Etiology, & Symptoms (PES)
What does NANDA-I? - correct answer ✔✔ North American Nursing Diagnosis- International
(2002)
, What is involved in the Planning (outcome) portion of the nursing process? - correct answer
✔✔ Outcome and goals are identified relating to the Nursing Diagnosis. This includes the
short/long term goals
What are the components of a good patient goals? - correct answer ✔✔ Patient focused,
specific/measurable, and time limited
What is involved in the Planning (intervention) portion of the nursing process? - correct answer
✔✔ Treatments are are identified to work toward the patient goals and correct the problems
identified
What are the two types of interventions in patient care plans? - correct answer ✔✔
independent (nurse initiated, no order req.), dependent or collaborative (provider order req.)
What occurs during the Implementation phase of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ The
interventions (independent or collaborative) identified in the planning portion are put into
action.
What is involved in the evaluation phase of the nursing process? - correct answer ✔✔ The
patient is being assessed for change is status and efficacy of plan. If desired results are not
achieved nurse should identify another option for the treatment.
What does NCSBN stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Addressing the physical, emotional, social, and spiritual needs of the client is an example of
what nurse role? (ie. listening to lung sounds, administering meds, or performing patient
teaching) - correct answer ✔✔ Direct Care Provider
Using interpersonal and therapeutic communication skills to address the client needs, or
advising the community about health promotion and disease prevention are examples of what
nurse role? - correct answer ✔✔ Communicator
