PCC 1 Exam #1, 2026 – Law & Ethics Study and Practice
Material
What role is the nurse performing when they call the primary care provider to report a change
in a client's status? - correct answer ✔✔ Collaboration
Which role is the nurse taking when discussing the wishes of a critically ill client to the family? -
correct answer ✔✔ advocate
Which action will the nurse take when planning care for a client? - correct answer ✔✔ Work
with the client to set realistic goals
Which action will the nurse take to perform culturally competent care for a client? - correct
answer ✔✔ Value the client's life patterns and their meanings
Which step in the nursing process is the nurse taking when asking a client for their pain level 20
minutes after administering pain medication? - correct answer ✔✔ Evaluation
Which strategies should the nurse take to improve critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔ - use a
journal to write about the outcomes of clinical judgements
- find a mentor
- review articles about evidence-based practice
which attitude should the nurse display when practicing patient centered care - correct answer
✔✔ value seeing health care situations, "through the clients' eyes"
, After receiving pain medication, a client report's their pain as not relieved. Based on this
evaluation, which action should the nurse take, according to the nursing process. - correct
answer ✔✔ Reassess the client
Which QSEN competency is being demonstrated when the staff nurses research and implement
new safety guidelines? - correct answer ✔✔ Quality Improvement
Which QSEN competency is being performed when the nurse assesses a client's need for a
spiritual support? - correct answer ✔✔ Patient Centered Care
Which of the following would the nurse note as an unexpected findings while performing a
general survey on a client? - correct answer ✔✔ - The client's hands are trembling bilaterally
- the client grimacing
- the client's speech is rapid
The nurse is caring for a client who does not speak English. The nurse who is linguistically
competent will take which action to ensure effective communication with the client? - correct
answer ✔✔ use a qualified medical interpreter who speaks the clients dialect
the nurse is documenting client data. Which of the following should the nurse identify as
subjective data? - correct answer ✔✔ dizziness
Which of the following actions will the nurse perform to implement patient centered care
during a client interview - correct answer ✔✔ sit face to face and make eye contact with the
client
the nurse will perform which action when correctly following standard precaution
recommendations? - correct answer ✔✔ wear gloves when changing a wound dressing on a
client
Material
What role is the nurse performing when they call the primary care provider to report a change
in a client's status? - correct answer ✔✔ Collaboration
Which role is the nurse taking when discussing the wishes of a critically ill client to the family? -
correct answer ✔✔ advocate
Which action will the nurse take when planning care for a client? - correct answer ✔✔ Work
with the client to set realistic goals
Which action will the nurse take to perform culturally competent care for a client? - correct
answer ✔✔ Value the client's life patterns and their meanings
Which step in the nursing process is the nurse taking when asking a client for their pain level 20
minutes after administering pain medication? - correct answer ✔✔ Evaluation
Which strategies should the nurse take to improve critical thinking? - correct answer ✔✔ - use a
journal to write about the outcomes of clinical judgements
- find a mentor
- review articles about evidence-based practice
which attitude should the nurse display when practicing patient centered care - correct answer
✔✔ value seeing health care situations, "through the clients' eyes"
, After receiving pain medication, a client report's their pain as not relieved. Based on this
evaluation, which action should the nurse take, according to the nursing process. - correct
answer ✔✔ Reassess the client
Which QSEN competency is being demonstrated when the staff nurses research and implement
new safety guidelines? - correct answer ✔✔ Quality Improvement
Which QSEN competency is being performed when the nurse assesses a client's need for a
spiritual support? - correct answer ✔✔ Patient Centered Care
Which of the following would the nurse note as an unexpected findings while performing a
general survey on a client? - correct answer ✔✔ - The client's hands are trembling bilaterally
- the client grimacing
- the client's speech is rapid
The nurse is caring for a client who does not speak English. The nurse who is linguistically
competent will take which action to ensure effective communication with the client? - correct
answer ✔✔ use a qualified medical interpreter who speaks the clients dialect
the nurse is documenting client data. Which of the following should the nurse identify as
subjective data? - correct answer ✔✔ dizziness
Which of the following actions will the nurse perform to implement patient centered care
during a client interview - correct answer ✔✔ sit face to face and make eye contact with the
client
the nurse will perform which action when correctly following standard precaution
recommendations? - correct answer ✔✔ wear gloves when changing a wound dressing on a
client
