NUR 631 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL 2026
EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
SET
◉ Quality Improvement.
Answer: Local system improvement
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).
Answer: Integration of best evidence with clinical expertise and patient
values
◉ Research Ethics.
Answer: - Generation of generalizable knowledge
- IRB oversight
- Voluntary participation
◉ Clinical Ethics.
Answer: - Individual patient welfare
- Institutional policy
- Treatment relationship
,◉ Clinical Role.
Answer: Advocate for patient autonomy, dignity, and safe care
◉ Research Role.
Answer: Protect research participants, ensure ethical conduct of studies,
and maintain protocol fidelity
◉ Ethics in Nursing.
Answer: Nurses Have:
- Moral agency (make ethical choices based on right and wrong and to
be held accountable)
- Fiduciary duty (legal and ethical obligation requiring us to act I the
best interest of our patients)
- Public trust
- Patient safety
- Legal accountability
- Professional standards
- Social contract with society (unwritten agreement between a profession
and society)
◉ ANA Code of Ethics.
Answer: *Our Standard*
- Definitive standard guiding nurses in ethical practice, patient advocacy,
professional integrity, and social justice
, ◉ Elements of Informed Consent.
Answer: - Disclosure
- Comprehension
- Documentation
◉ Assessing Capacity.
Answer: - Orientation
- Understanding
- Appreciation
- Reasoning
◉ Autonomy.
Answer: Honoring a patient's rights to self-determination and to make
their own informed decisions regarding care
- Individuals have the right to make decisions
- Requires informed consent
- Protects vulnerable populations
◉ Beneficence.
Answer: Acting in the best interest of the patient; doing good and
providing compassionate care
- Maximize benefits
- Minimize risks
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL 2026
EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
SET
◉ Quality Improvement.
Answer: Local system improvement
◉ Evidence-Based Practice (EBP).
Answer: Integration of best evidence with clinical expertise and patient
values
◉ Research Ethics.
Answer: - Generation of generalizable knowledge
- IRB oversight
- Voluntary participation
◉ Clinical Ethics.
Answer: - Individual patient welfare
- Institutional policy
- Treatment relationship
,◉ Clinical Role.
Answer: Advocate for patient autonomy, dignity, and safe care
◉ Research Role.
Answer: Protect research participants, ensure ethical conduct of studies,
and maintain protocol fidelity
◉ Ethics in Nursing.
Answer: Nurses Have:
- Moral agency (make ethical choices based on right and wrong and to
be held accountable)
- Fiduciary duty (legal and ethical obligation requiring us to act I the
best interest of our patients)
- Public trust
- Patient safety
- Legal accountability
- Professional standards
- Social contract with society (unwritten agreement between a profession
and society)
◉ ANA Code of Ethics.
Answer: *Our Standard*
- Definitive standard guiding nurses in ethical practice, patient advocacy,
professional integrity, and social justice
, ◉ Elements of Informed Consent.
Answer: - Disclosure
- Comprehension
- Documentation
◉ Assessing Capacity.
Answer: - Orientation
- Understanding
- Appreciation
- Reasoning
◉ Autonomy.
Answer: Honoring a patient's rights to self-determination and to make
their own informed decisions regarding care
- Individuals have the right to make decisions
- Requires informed consent
- Protects vulnerable populations
◉ Beneficence.
Answer: Acting in the best interest of the patient; doing good and
providing compassionate care
- Maximize benefits
- Minimize risks
