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A patient who is refusing psychiatric treatment has their case adjudicated. The judge orders
treatment over objection for the good of the patient. Which ethical principle is trumped?
a. Justice
b. Beneficence
c. Nonmaleficence
d. Autonomy
d. Autonomy
Childhood immunizations are examples of which type of prevention?
a. Indicated prevention
b. Statistical prevention
c. Universal prevention
d. Selective prevention
c. Universal prevention
Universal prevention. Examples of universal prevention include childhood immunization,
helmets, access to health care and seatbelt laws.
An action that is judged good or bad based on the consequence demonstrates which ethical
decision-making approach?
,a. Virtue ethics
b. Deontological theory
c. Teleological theory
d. Justice principle
c. Teleological theory
Which of the following may govern the profession of the PMHNP?
a. City ordinances
b. Certification
c. Statutory law
d. The U.S. Constitution
c. Statutory law
What concept is defined by a sample that is representative of the population, and where the
results can be generalized?
a. Incidence
b. Prevalence
c. External validity
d. Internal validity
c. External validity
Which of the following DOES NOT have to follow HIPAA privacy and security rules?
,a. Life insurers
b. Employers
c. Law enforcement agencies
d. None of these have to follow these rules
d. None of these have to follow these rules
Those not required to follow HIPAA rules include Law enforcement, Employers, Schools, Child
protective state agencies, workers compensation carriers and life insurers.
In regards to the Consensus Model, which of the following best describes the APRN role?
a. Psychopharmacology guidelines according to CMS and state guidelines
b. Vulnerable population with a focus on the biopsychosocial paradigm
c. APRNs will be trained and licensed according to their role and population focus
d. Policy, procedure and role development within NP role expansion
c. APRNs will be trained and licensed according to their role and population focus
A state's Nurse Practice Act specifies all of the following except:
a. Provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients
b. Restriction of the nurse practitioner's practice
c. What a nurse practitioner can do
d. Who may use the title nurse practitioner
a. Provide oversight for service and benefits provided to patients
, In the field of quality improvement, the key question "Why" leads to understanding and the
prevention of the recurrence of an error or event. Which of the following utilizes the question of
"Why" to help identify the underlying cause of error?
a. Bottom up approach
b. Kaizen
c. Plan-Do-Study-Act
d. Root cause analysis
d. Root cause analysis
Root cause analysis involves preventing future harm and asking the key question "why" did it
happen? This leads to the root cause of the error or event.
What is the purpose of the "Just Culture" concept in nursing?
a. Reduce discrimination in nursing
b. Implement system wide practices to improve awareness of diverse cultures and backgrounds
c. Improve empathy for persons with a mental health disorder
d. Improve patient safety
d. Improve patient safety
Your client Jamie asks you about a mole of her forearm. You refer her to dermatology. As an
APRN, you recognize that cancerous moles can be detected on exam. Which of the following
would not be of concern?
a. A mole that is not elevated
b. A dark mole
c. A mole that is 5 mm in size
d. All of the above