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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dn dn




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: ATI PN Fundamentals
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EXAM CODE: ATI PN-101
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EXAM INSTRUCTIONS:
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1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Term
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[Verified Solution]: Definition
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Q2. Autonomy
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[Verified Solution]: client's right to make own personal decisions, even when those decisions might n
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ot be in the client's own best interest
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Q3. Beneficence
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[Verified Solution]: positive actions to help others
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Q4. Fidelity
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[Verified Solution]: agreement to keep promises
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Q5. Justice
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[Verified Solution]: fairness in care delivery and use of resources
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Q6. Nonmaleficence
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[Verified Solution]: avoidance of harm or injury
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,Q7. Paternalism
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[Verified Solution]: assumption that one person can assume responsibility for making the decisions of
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Q8. Advocacy
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[Verified Solution]: support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
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Q9. Responsibility
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[Verified Solution]: willingness to respect obligations and follow through on promises
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Q10. Accountability
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[Verified Solution]: ability to answer for one's own actions
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Q11. Confidentiality
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[Verified Solution]: protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-quality care
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Q12. When is a problem an ethical dilemma?
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[Verified Solution]: When: - A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it. -
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It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives. -
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The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and the client.
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Q13. Ethical decision making
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[Verified Solution]: Process that requires striking a balance between science and morality
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, Q14. A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockag
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es in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of wh
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ich of the following ethical principles?
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A. Fidelity
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B. Autonomy
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C. Justice
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D. Nonmaleficence
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[Verified Solution]: B. Autonomy In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own p
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ersonal decision about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him. This is an exam
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ple of autonomy.
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Q15. A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The
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nnurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following eth
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ical principles?
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A. Fidelity
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B. Autonomy
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C. Justice
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D. Beneficence
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[Verified Solution]: D. Beneficence Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By administ
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ering pain medication before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation, the nurse
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nis taking a specific and positive action to help the client.
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Q16. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advan
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ced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of
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the following ethical principles?
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A. Fidelity
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B. Autonomy
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C. Justice
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D. Nonmaleficence
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[Verified Solution]: D. Nonmaleficence Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of harm or injury. In this sit
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uation, administering the medication could harm the client. By questioning it, the nurse is demonstrating
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this ethical principle.
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Q17. *Medical* asepsis [AKA: "Clean Technique"]
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[Verified Solution]: - practices* to reduce* the number, growth, and spread of micro-organisms; -
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Used for: admin oral meds, managing NG tubes, providing personal hygiene, etc.
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Q18. *Surgical* asepsis [AKA: "Sterile Technique"]
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[Verified Solution]: - practices *to eliminate* all micro-
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organisms from an object or area to prevent contamination; -
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