PPNC Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
Personalized nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER - looking at the person as whole
-social determinants
Melnyk's steps in the EBP (evidence based practice) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Public health health care - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention that benefits entire
community
Population focused health care - CORRECT ANSWER - PH intervention targeted toward
specific group within community
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - used to find the causes of health outcomes and
diseases in populations
Florence nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of modern nursing
Demographics - CORRECT ANSWER - objective characteristics of a population
Clinical ve epidemiological description - CORRECT ANSWER - -physical signs and
symptoms
-characteristics of persons associated with frequency of illness in certain populations EX. what
ages are being affected
Distribution vs prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - -frequency and pattern
-proportion of a population who has specific characteristics in a given time period
,Hospital nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - patients go to hospital for nursing care during
their life
Ethics vs bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - -philosophy that included both a body of
knowledge about moral life
-ethics that applies knowledge and processes (HC)
Ethical theories (Consequentialism, Utilitarianism, deontology, Egalitarianism, Libertarian,
Communitarianism) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Consequentialism: decision based on
consequences
-Utilitarianism: based on outcomes
-Deontology: right/wrong does matter about good
-Egalitarianism: equal treatment
-Libertarian : right for priv property
-Communitarianism: individual rights need to be balanced with social responsibilities.
___ is a view of justice hold that the right to private property is the most important right -
CORRECT ANSWER - libertarian
Morality and values - CORRECT ANSWER - -shared generational societal norms, whats
right/wrong
-ethical judgements are concerned with values
___ means to do no harm - CORRECT ANSWER - non maleficence
Ethical principles - CORRECT ANSWER - - Autonomy: The patient's right to choose or
defer treatment or other options
-Beneficence: Act in the patient's best interest
-Justice: Equal and fair distribution of resources
- Non-maleficence: Do no harm
, -Fidelity: Loyalty, fairness, advocacy for others, out of a desire to care for them
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. practice with compassion & respect
2. commitment is to the pt
3. nurse promotes, advocates, safety for pt
4. promote health
5. owe same duty to self as others
6. maintains and improves ethical envi
7. improve the profession
8. collaborates with others
9. show nursing values, integrity
Health - CORRECT ANSWER - "A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
What level of prevention is would include a visit to an endocrinologists - CORRECT
ANSWER - tertiary
What level of prevention is screening? - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary
What level of prevention is vaccinations - CORRECT ANSWER - primary
Health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER - "Health promotion is the process of enabling
people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Primary health prevention? who is responsible - CORRECT ANSWER - - population
prevention of disease
-PH, primary health care, everyone
and CORRECT Answers
Personalized nursing care - CORRECT ANSWER - looking at the person as whole
-social determinants
Melnyk's steps in the EBP (evidence based practice) - CORRECT ANSWER -
Public health health care - CORRECT ANSWER - intervention that benefits entire
community
Population focused health care - CORRECT ANSWER - PH intervention targeted toward
specific group within community
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER - used to find the causes of health outcomes and
diseases in populations
Florence nightingale - CORRECT ANSWER - Founder of modern nursing
Demographics - CORRECT ANSWER - objective characteristics of a population
Clinical ve epidemiological description - CORRECT ANSWER - -physical signs and
symptoms
-characteristics of persons associated with frequency of illness in certain populations EX. what
ages are being affected
Distribution vs prevalence - CORRECT ANSWER - -frequency and pattern
-proportion of a population who has specific characteristics in a given time period
,Hospital nursing - CORRECT ANSWER - patients go to hospital for nursing care during
their life
Ethics vs bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - -philosophy that included both a body of
knowledge about moral life
-ethics that applies knowledge and processes (HC)
Ethical theories (Consequentialism, Utilitarianism, deontology, Egalitarianism, Libertarian,
Communitarianism) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Consequentialism: decision based on
consequences
-Utilitarianism: based on outcomes
-Deontology: right/wrong does matter about good
-Egalitarianism: equal treatment
-Libertarian : right for priv property
-Communitarianism: individual rights need to be balanced with social responsibilities.
___ is a view of justice hold that the right to private property is the most important right -
CORRECT ANSWER - libertarian
Morality and values - CORRECT ANSWER - -shared generational societal norms, whats
right/wrong
-ethical judgements are concerned with values
___ means to do no harm - CORRECT ANSWER - non maleficence
Ethical principles - CORRECT ANSWER - - Autonomy: The patient's right to choose or
defer treatment or other options
-Beneficence: Act in the patient's best interest
-Justice: Equal and fair distribution of resources
- Non-maleficence: Do no harm
, -Fidelity: Loyalty, fairness, advocacy for others, out of a desire to care for them
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - 1. practice with compassion & respect
2. commitment is to the pt
3. nurse promotes, advocates, safety for pt
4. promote health
5. owe same duty to self as others
6. maintains and improves ethical envi
7. improve the profession
8. collaborates with others
9. show nursing values, integrity
Health - CORRECT ANSWER - "A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-
being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
What level of prevention is would include a visit to an endocrinologists - CORRECT
ANSWER - tertiary
What level of prevention is screening? - CORRECT ANSWER - secondary
What level of prevention is vaccinations - CORRECT ANSWER - primary
Health promotion - CORRECT ANSWER - "Health promotion is the process of enabling
people to increase control over, and to improve, their health.
Primary health prevention? who is responsible - CORRECT ANSWER - - population
prevention of disease
-PH, primary health care, everyone
