PNUR Final Questions With Complete Solutions
A definition of ethics is: - (ANSWER)-Reasons for decisions about how one ought to act
An Ethics Committee is a group that assists nurses in both clinical and nonclinical ethical matters.
Members of this committee frequently include which of the following? - (ANSWER)-Physicians and
nurses, chaplains, and community representatives
Moral uncertainty is described as: - (ANSWER)-When one is unsure whether an ethical dilemma exists.
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing calls for the nurse to practice demonstrating: -
(ANSWER)-Compassion and respect
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing states that the nurse collaborates with other health
professionals and the public to: - (ANSWER)-Protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and
reduce health disparities
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing states that "the nurse through individual and collective
effort, establishes; maintains and improves the_______ environment of the work setting." - (ANSWER)-
Ethical
The four functions of an ethics committee are - (ANSWER)-Policy development, education, case
consolation, and research.
The patient Bill of Rights is built on the ethical principle of: - (ANSWER)-Respect for autonomy
The role of the nurse concerning the spirit and application of advanced directives is one of: - (ANSWER)-
Adovcacy
Which of the following is best describes the expectation of the nursing profession to maintain public
trust? - (ANSWER)-Maintain quality and ethical and safe environments for care of all members of society
, PNUR Final Questions With Complete Solutions
_________ allows a nurse to maintain one license in his or her state of residency and practice and be
"recognized" in another state, physically and/or electronically, subject to each state's practice law and
regulation. - (ANSWER)-Mutual Recognition of Licensure
A nurse performing any treatment on a patient without the express or implied consent of the patient or
his or her legal guardian is an example of: - (ANSWER)-Battery
A nurse threatening to give a patient an injection if her or she does not comply with cares is an example
of: - (ANSWER)-Assault
A state's nurse practice act is: - (ANSWER)-A statute
Negligence is: - (ANSWER)-Unintentional conduct that falls below a standard of care established for the
protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm
Nurse A is precasting Nurse B. Nurse A hears about a procedure being done on another nurse's patient
across the unit. Nurse A thinks watching this procedure would be a good learning experience for Student
Nurse B and sends Student Nurse B into the patient's room. This action: - (ANSWER)-May be a potential
break of patient confidentiality
Professional malpractice is a type of: - (ANSWER)-Civil liability
The nurse's primary role during the informed consent is to: - (ANSWER)-Act as the patient's advocate
The process by which a state or governmental agency grants permission to an individual to engage in a
given profession for compensation is known as: - (ANSWER)-Licensure
The "standard of care" for nursing requires that a nurse: - (ANSWER)-Use the level of care that a
reasonably prudent nurse would provide under the same or similar circumstances
A definition of ethics is: - (ANSWER)-Reasons for decisions about how one ought to act
An Ethics Committee is a group that assists nurses in both clinical and nonclinical ethical matters.
Members of this committee frequently include which of the following? - (ANSWER)-Physicians and
nurses, chaplains, and community representatives
Moral uncertainty is described as: - (ANSWER)-When one is unsure whether an ethical dilemma exists.
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing calls for the nurse to practice demonstrating: -
(ANSWER)-Compassion and respect
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing states that the nurse collaborates with other health
professionals and the public to: - (ANSWER)-Protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and
reduce health disparities
The Code of Ethics for the Profession of Nursing states that "the nurse through individual and collective
effort, establishes; maintains and improves the_______ environment of the work setting." - (ANSWER)-
Ethical
The four functions of an ethics committee are - (ANSWER)-Policy development, education, case
consolation, and research.
The patient Bill of Rights is built on the ethical principle of: - (ANSWER)-Respect for autonomy
The role of the nurse concerning the spirit and application of advanced directives is one of: - (ANSWER)-
Adovcacy
Which of the following is best describes the expectation of the nursing profession to maintain public
trust? - (ANSWER)-Maintain quality and ethical and safe environments for care of all members of society
, PNUR Final Questions With Complete Solutions
_________ allows a nurse to maintain one license in his or her state of residency and practice and be
"recognized" in another state, physically and/or electronically, subject to each state's practice law and
regulation. - (ANSWER)-Mutual Recognition of Licensure
A nurse performing any treatment on a patient without the express or implied consent of the patient or
his or her legal guardian is an example of: - (ANSWER)-Battery
A nurse threatening to give a patient an injection if her or she does not comply with cares is an example
of: - (ANSWER)-Assault
A state's nurse practice act is: - (ANSWER)-A statute
Negligence is: - (ANSWER)-Unintentional conduct that falls below a standard of care established for the
protection of others against unreasonable risk of harm
Nurse A is precasting Nurse B. Nurse A hears about a procedure being done on another nurse's patient
across the unit. Nurse A thinks watching this procedure would be a good learning experience for Student
Nurse B and sends Student Nurse B into the patient's room. This action: - (ANSWER)-May be a potential
break of patient confidentiality
Professional malpractice is a type of: - (ANSWER)-Civil liability
The nurse's primary role during the informed consent is to: - (ANSWER)-Act as the patient's advocate
The process by which a state or governmental agency grants permission to an individual to engage in a
given profession for compensation is known as: - (ANSWER)-Licensure
The "standard of care" for nursing requires that a nurse: - (ANSWER)-Use the level of care that a
reasonably prudent nurse would provide under the same or similar circumstances
