MGCCC Nursing Unit 1 Exam
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List professional behaviors that are consistent with those of a nurse - ✔✔altruism,
social justice, autonomy, human dignity, integrity
altruism - ✔✔concern for the welfare and well being of others
social justice - ✔✔acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic
status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation
autonomy - ✔✔the right to self determination
human dignity - ✔✔respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and
populations
integrity - ✔✔acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice
Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses -
✔✔autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality,
advocacy
autonomy - ✔✔commitment to include patients in decisions
beneficence - ✔✔taking positive actions to help others
nonmaleficence - ✔✔avoidance of harm or hurt
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, justice - ✔✔being fair
fidelity - ✔✔agreement to keep promises
veracity - ✔✔telling the truth... always
confidentiality - ✔✔(privacy, HIPPA) respecting a patients right to privacy and
protecting their information
advocacy - ✔✔speaking up for patient issues
responsibility - ✔✔taking ownership of a project or job before it happens
accountability - ✔✔taking ownership of the results after the project or job has been
completed
Recognize ethical issues/dilemmas affecting client care - ✔✔referring more to
subjective issues; end of life care, cultural and religious sensitivity, and social
networking/online privacy
Identify the steps of the nursing process - ✔✔ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan,
implementation, evaluation)
Review the use of the nursing process as a tool for planning client care - ✔✔it allows the
nurse to see a complete picture of the patients health
assessment - ✔✔collection of data; the nurses role is to acquire, decipher, and interpret
information about the patient
diagnosis - ✔✔clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about the
patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment phase
plan - ✔✔setting of goals; the nurses role is to discern a desirable resolution to the
established diagnosis, and set a goal to work towards
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
List professional behaviors that are consistent with those of a nurse - ✔✔altruism,
social justice, autonomy, human dignity, integrity
altruism - ✔✔concern for the welfare and well being of others
social justice - ✔✔acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic
status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation
autonomy - ✔✔the right to self determination
human dignity - ✔✔respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and
populations
integrity - ✔✔acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice
Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses -
✔✔autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality,
advocacy
autonomy - ✔✔commitment to include patients in decisions
beneficence - ✔✔taking positive actions to help others
nonmaleficence - ✔✔avoidance of harm or hurt
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, justice - ✔✔being fair
fidelity - ✔✔agreement to keep promises
veracity - ✔✔telling the truth... always
confidentiality - ✔✔(privacy, HIPPA) respecting a patients right to privacy and
protecting their information
advocacy - ✔✔speaking up for patient issues
responsibility - ✔✔taking ownership of a project or job before it happens
accountability - ✔✔taking ownership of the results after the project or job has been
completed
Recognize ethical issues/dilemmas affecting client care - ✔✔referring more to
subjective issues; end of life care, cultural and religious sensitivity, and social
networking/online privacy
Identify the steps of the nursing process - ✔✔ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan,
implementation, evaluation)
Review the use of the nursing process as a tool for planning client care - ✔✔it allows the
nurse to see a complete picture of the patients health
assessment - ✔✔collection of data; the nurses role is to acquire, decipher, and interpret
information about the patient
diagnosis - ✔✔clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about the
patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment phase
plan - ✔✔setting of goals; the nurses role is to discern a desirable resolution to the
established diagnosis, and set a goal to work towards
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