1. What is the difference between ethics and bioethics:
Ethics are principles of right/wrong; good/bad. Bioethics are ethics within healthcare
2. In 50 words or less, please discuss; What is professional development (PD), and why is it
important
Professional development is furthering education through seminars, hospital committees, and so
forth. This is important to nursing because it encourages the nurse to do better all the time and
allows for autonomy and helps nurses stay up to date
3. Patricia Benner describes 5 stages involved in competency development of the nurse.
What are the 5 stages identified by Benner? What is the significance of the different
stages?
Novice is a new nurse with little or no experience beside what they learned in school and have
not experienced any situation at beside
Advanced Beginner have some experience to give them confidence to perform their duties
without them being pointed out to them
Competent a nurse who has had 2 to 3 years of experience with similar situation making them
aware and more proficient in patient care
Proficient a nurse who has a better understanding of the whole picture when it come to care and
situation.
Expert is a nurse who no longer relies on the guideline to understand the situation to make
appropriate actions, they know it from experiences.
4. A 70 year old patient is seen in the ED following a single car motor vehicle accident. The
patient is unresponsive. The patients' wife was the passenger and was not injured. The
wife says that her husband had signed an Advanced Directive as he has terminal lung
cancer and did not want heroic measures. She has the paperwork at home. What will you
do if faced with this issue?
Because the advanced directive has not been verified and documented, the nurse should continue
to provide care until the document is retrieved and the physician places the order.
5. In 100 words or less, discuss how nurses might influence the nursing shortage from each
of the 4 areas of political action: the community, the government, professional
organizations, and in the workplace.
,Community: Volunteer at a local high school to teach seniors about nursing and the process of
applying to nursing school
Government: Advocate for the government to pass laws that increase nursing pay and regulate
patient ratios to improve job satisfaction
Professional Organizations: Join and work with the ANA to help advocate for nurses and develop
plans to recruit nurses to areas experiencing shortages
Workplace: Advocate for self-scheduling, better benefits and schedules, and work with your
leadership to improve morale and culture on the unit
6. Negligence & malpractice are interrelated. In 100 words or less discuss negligence &
malpractice. Please include definitions of each as well as 1 example of negligence and 1
example of malpractice.
Negligence: Practice that does not meet the expected standard of care (not implementing seizure
or fall-risk precautions for patients who are risk)
Malpractice: Failure of a person with professional training to act in a reasonable manner
(medication errors, operating on the wrong limb during an amputation)
7. What U.S. Department of Labor agency ensures the safety & health of America's workers
by setting & enforcing standards; encourages continual improvement in workplace safety
& health.
OSHA
8. Select the best definition for the ethical principles on the left from the dropdown menu on
the right.
Justice - treating patients equally
Autonomy – Respect for individual liberty
Fidelity – Keep ones word
Veracity – Tell the truth
Beneficence – Do good
Nonmaleficence – Do no harm
12. Please identify the statements on the left as either subjective or objective statements
using the dropdown menu on the right:
“I feel short of breath” – subjective
, “I have pain in my chest when I breathe” – subjective
Temperature 102.2 degrees F – objective
Shin is diaphoretic – objective
13. What is the name of the measure of nursing workload that is generated for each patient.
Patient acuity
14. Which national nursing professional organization represents the general interests of
nurses regarding many issues?
American Nurses Association or ANA
15. Match the regulatory or accrediting agencies on the left from the dropdown menu on the
right:
The Joint Commission (TJC) – organization that strives to continuously improve the quality and
safety of care to the public
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – U.S Dept. of labor agency that ensures
the safety & health of workers
Center for Disease Control (CDC) – agency whose focus is on infection control standards
16. Does centralized or decentralized scheduling occur with the nursing manager at the unit
level?
Decentralized
17. Who enforces the rules and regulations established for nurses in Nevada?
The Nevada State board of Nursing
18. Select the true statements about an incident report: (select all that apply)
Important to provide objective information in the charting
Should be completed as soon as possible
Should be completed by individuals familiar with the situation
19. As a nurse and member of the Professional Practice Committee at your institution, you
will be asked to review policies and to make suggestions for changes. According to your
text, how often does policy evaluation occur?
Every 3 years (watch for switch up of evaluation which is annually)
Ethics are principles of right/wrong; good/bad. Bioethics are ethics within healthcare
2. In 50 words or less, please discuss; What is professional development (PD), and why is it
important
Professional development is furthering education through seminars, hospital committees, and so
forth. This is important to nursing because it encourages the nurse to do better all the time and
allows for autonomy and helps nurses stay up to date
3. Patricia Benner describes 5 stages involved in competency development of the nurse.
What are the 5 stages identified by Benner? What is the significance of the different
stages?
Novice is a new nurse with little or no experience beside what they learned in school and have
not experienced any situation at beside
Advanced Beginner have some experience to give them confidence to perform their duties
without them being pointed out to them
Competent a nurse who has had 2 to 3 years of experience with similar situation making them
aware and more proficient in patient care
Proficient a nurse who has a better understanding of the whole picture when it come to care and
situation.
Expert is a nurse who no longer relies on the guideline to understand the situation to make
appropriate actions, they know it from experiences.
4. A 70 year old patient is seen in the ED following a single car motor vehicle accident. The
patient is unresponsive. The patients' wife was the passenger and was not injured. The
wife says that her husband had signed an Advanced Directive as he has terminal lung
cancer and did not want heroic measures. She has the paperwork at home. What will you
do if faced with this issue?
Because the advanced directive has not been verified and documented, the nurse should continue
to provide care until the document is retrieved and the physician places the order.
5. In 100 words or less, discuss how nurses might influence the nursing shortage from each
of the 4 areas of political action: the community, the government, professional
organizations, and in the workplace.
,Community: Volunteer at a local high school to teach seniors about nursing and the process of
applying to nursing school
Government: Advocate for the government to pass laws that increase nursing pay and regulate
patient ratios to improve job satisfaction
Professional Organizations: Join and work with the ANA to help advocate for nurses and develop
plans to recruit nurses to areas experiencing shortages
Workplace: Advocate for self-scheduling, better benefits and schedules, and work with your
leadership to improve morale and culture on the unit
6. Negligence & malpractice are interrelated. In 100 words or less discuss negligence &
malpractice. Please include definitions of each as well as 1 example of negligence and 1
example of malpractice.
Negligence: Practice that does not meet the expected standard of care (not implementing seizure
or fall-risk precautions for patients who are risk)
Malpractice: Failure of a person with professional training to act in a reasonable manner
(medication errors, operating on the wrong limb during an amputation)
7. What U.S. Department of Labor agency ensures the safety & health of America's workers
by setting & enforcing standards; encourages continual improvement in workplace safety
& health.
OSHA
8. Select the best definition for the ethical principles on the left from the dropdown menu on
the right.
Justice - treating patients equally
Autonomy – Respect for individual liberty
Fidelity – Keep ones word
Veracity – Tell the truth
Beneficence – Do good
Nonmaleficence – Do no harm
12. Please identify the statements on the left as either subjective or objective statements
using the dropdown menu on the right:
“I feel short of breath” – subjective
, “I have pain in my chest when I breathe” – subjective
Temperature 102.2 degrees F – objective
Shin is diaphoretic – objective
13. What is the name of the measure of nursing workload that is generated for each patient.
Patient acuity
14. Which national nursing professional organization represents the general interests of
nurses regarding many issues?
American Nurses Association or ANA
15. Match the regulatory or accrediting agencies on the left from the dropdown menu on the
right:
The Joint Commission (TJC) – organization that strives to continuously improve the quality and
safety of care to the public
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) – U.S Dept. of labor agency that ensures
the safety & health of workers
Center for Disease Control (CDC) – agency whose focus is on infection control standards
16. Does centralized or decentralized scheduling occur with the nursing manager at the unit
level?
Decentralized
17. Who enforces the rules and regulations established for nurses in Nevada?
The Nevada State board of Nursing
18. Select the true statements about an incident report: (select all that apply)
Important to provide objective information in the charting
Should be completed as soon as possible
Should be completed by individuals familiar with the situation
19. As a nurse and member of the Professional Practice Committee at your institution, you
will be asked to review policies and to make suggestions for changes. According to your
text, how often does policy evaluation occur?
Every 3 years (watch for switch up of evaluation which is annually)
