PVC – Exam, 2026 – Study guide and practice material
Parents of a neonate born with severe congenital anomalies have requested that the staff
institute a do-not-resituate (DNR) order. While working with this family, the nurse applies the
ethical principle of autonomy by: - correct answer ✔✔ Making sure the parents are well
informed about that infant's condition and that they've made an informed decision
For a hospitalized client, the physician prescribes hydromorphone (Dilaudid) I.M. every 4 hours
as needed for pain. However, the client refuses to take injections. Which nursing action is most
appropriate? - correct answer ✔✔ Calling the physician to request pain medication that isn't
administered IM
A new graduate nurse asks the nurse mentor what is a good guideline to help nurses effectively
avoid liability. How does the nurse mentor appropriately respond? - correct answer ✔✔
"Practice within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act"
A nurse immediately tells the truth about a medication error that she made. This nurse is
following which ethical principle? - correct answer ✔✔ Veracity
The children of a 78-year-old female patient with a recent diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's
disease are attempting to convince their mother to move into an assisted living facility, a move
to which the patient is vehemently opposed. Both the patient and her children have expressed
to the nurse how they are entrenched in their position. Which of the following statements
expresses a utilitarian approach to this dilemma? - correct answer ✔✔ The decision should be
made in light of consequences
The nursing staff is divided over withdrawing care from a competent, chronically ill client. The
nurse manager should take which step to meet the needs of her staff? - correct answer ✔✔
Reinforce to the staff the decision is the client's to make.
, The nurse is serving on the hospital ethics committee which is considering the ethics of a
proposal for the nursing staff to search the room of a client diagnosed with substance abuse
while he is off the unit and without his knowledge. Which of the following should be considered
concerning the relationship of ethical and legal standards of behavior? - correct answer ✔✔
Ethical standards are generally higher than those required by law.
The guidelines for evaluating registered nurse professional conduct are contained in the: -
correct answer ✔✔ Standards of Care.
A group of nursing students are reviewing current nursing codes of ethics. Such as code is
important in the nursing profession because: - correct answer ✔✔ Nursing practice involves
numerous interactions between laws and individual values.
An employee health nurse is assisting a stressed, working mother with value clarification. Which
of the following best defines value clarification? - correct answer ✔✔ A process by which
people come to understand their own values and value systems.
A nurse is discussing principles in healthcare ethics with the nursing students. Which of the
following would be an appropriate example of nonmaleficence? - correct answer ✔✔ To protect
clients from a chemically impaired practitioner.
A nurse who works on a palliative care unit has participated in several clinical scenarios that
have required the application of ethics. Ethics is best described as: - correct answer ✔✔ The
principles that determine whether an act is right or wrong.
A client rings a call bell to request pain medication. Upon performing the pain assessment, the
nurse informs the client that she will return with the pain medication. The nurse's promise to
return with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics? - correct answer
✔✔ Fidelity
Parents of a neonate born with severe congenital anomalies have requested that the staff
institute a do-not-resituate (DNR) order. While working with this family, the nurse applies the
ethical principle of autonomy by: - correct answer ✔✔ Making sure the parents are well
informed about that infant's condition and that they've made an informed decision
For a hospitalized client, the physician prescribes hydromorphone (Dilaudid) I.M. every 4 hours
as needed for pain. However, the client refuses to take injections. Which nursing action is most
appropriate? - correct answer ✔✔ Calling the physician to request pain medication that isn't
administered IM
A new graduate nurse asks the nurse mentor what is a good guideline to help nurses effectively
avoid liability. How does the nurse mentor appropriately respond? - correct answer ✔✔
"Practice within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act"
A nurse immediately tells the truth about a medication error that she made. This nurse is
following which ethical principle? - correct answer ✔✔ Veracity
The children of a 78-year-old female patient with a recent diagnosis of early-stage Alzheimer's
disease are attempting to convince their mother to move into an assisted living facility, a move
to which the patient is vehemently opposed. Both the patient and her children have expressed
to the nurse how they are entrenched in their position. Which of the following statements
expresses a utilitarian approach to this dilemma? - correct answer ✔✔ The decision should be
made in light of consequences
The nursing staff is divided over withdrawing care from a competent, chronically ill client. The
nurse manager should take which step to meet the needs of her staff? - correct answer ✔✔
Reinforce to the staff the decision is the client's to make.
, The nurse is serving on the hospital ethics committee which is considering the ethics of a
proposal for the nursing staff to search the room of a client diagnosed with substance abuse
while he is off the unit and without his knowledge. Which of the following should be considered
concerning the relationship of ethical and legal standards of behavior? - correct answer ✔✔
Ethical standards are generally higher than those required by law.
The guidelines for evaluating registered nurse professional conduct are contained in the: -
correct answer ✔✔ Standards of Care.
A group of nursing students are reviewing current nursing codes of ethics. Such as code is
important in the nursing profession because: - correct answer ✔✔ Nursing practice involves
numerous interactions between laws and individual values.
An employee health nurse is assisting a stressed, working mother with value clarification. Which
of the following best defines value clarification? - correct answer ✔✔ A process by which
people come to understand their own values and value systems.
A nurse is discussing principles in healthcare ethics with the nursing students. Which of the
following would be an appropriate example of nonmaleficence? - correct answer ✔✔ To protect
clients from a chemically impaired practitioner.
A nurse who works on a palliative care unit has participated in several clinical scenarios that
have required the application of ethics. Ethics is best described as: - correct answer ✔✔ The
principles that determine whether an act is right or wrong.
A client rings a call bell to request pain medication. Upon performing the pain assessment, the
nurse informs the client that she will return with the pain medication. The nurse's promise to
return with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics? - correct answer
✔✔ Fidelity
