Canadian Fundamental Nursing
Principles; Review Test Questions and
Verified Answers Updated 2025
Assessment, planning, intervention, & evaluation - ANS The nursing
process originally involved which 4 basic steps
Autonomy - ANS Including patient in decision making regarding their care &
respecting their choices of treatment demonstrate the principle of ___.
Battery - ANSTreating a patient w/o his/her consent is considered ___.
Behavioural - ANSThe belief that health is primarily an individual
responsibility is the most congruent with the __ approach.
Behavioural Approach to Health - ANSThe Lalonde Reports is significant in
that it was first to emphasize ___.
Beneficence - ANSVaccinations may cause temporary discomfort, but the
benefits of protection from disease, both for the individual & for society,
outweigh patients discomfort. This involves principle of ___.
Consultation - ANSTeaching classes about infant care, cancer screenings
& home safety adaptations for older people are examples of a nurse in ___
activity.
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False imprisonment - ANSThe nurse restrains a patient w/o patient's
permission & w/o physician's order. The nurse may be guilty of ___.
Heath promotion strategies focus on primarily helping - ANSStatement
does not accurately characterize health promotion.
Income & Social Status - ANSMost influential health determinant.
It's inappropriate to post patient information online. - ANSWhen is it
acceptable for a nurse to post information about the patient on a social
networking site?
Justice - ANSIn Canada, equitable accès to health care means that all
citizens surveyed assess to medically necessary services. Many
jurisdictions have implemented private magnetic resonance imaging clinics.
a discussion about the ethics of this situation would involve predominantly
the principle of ___.
Licensed under nursing legislation in jurisdictions - ANSNurse practitioners
in Canada
Locale/structure, social system, & people - ANSA community health nurse
includes the following 3 elements which must be assessed.
Negligence - ANSThe situation in which a confused patient fell out of bed
because rails were not used when they were ordered is an example of ___
liability.
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