PCC Exam 3, 2026 – Law & Ethics Study and Practice
Material
A pillar of MI is:
a) transference
b) empathy
c) unconditional positive regard - ANS✔✔ b) Empathy
One of the tenets of MI is:
a) life essentially involves conflict
b) take responsibility for one's own life and actions
c) reciprocal inhibition
d)roll with resistance - ANS✔✔ d) Roll with resistance
The clinical technique most associated with empathic or active listening is:
a) affirmations
b) summarizations
c) reflections
d) magic questions
e) open questions - ANS✔✔ e) open questions
Which of the following words is most associated with the spirit of motivational interviewing:
a) autonomy
b) expertise
c) collaboration - ANS✔✔ a) autonomy
,Motivational interviewing is primarily:
a) client-centered
b) consequence-driven
c) superior - ANS✔✔ a) client-centered
The goal of motivational interviewing is for enhancing:
a) low motivation
b) non-existent motivation
c) outward motivation - ANS✔✔ d) intrinsic motivation
Resistance is a signal for the nurse to:
a) list reasons for change
b) ask for a time-out
c) respond differently
d) use confrontation to break through resistance - ANS✔✔ c) respond differently
Theories and models for health promotion provide health care providers a framework to
understand the behaviors that contribute to involving the individual, family, and society in
changing the behaviors. The Health Belief Model suggests there are multiple factors that
motivate change which include:
a) the helping relationship
b) coping and self-control
c) belief in susceptibility
d) communication - ANS✔✔ c) belief in susceptibility
Where is the worry center in the brain?
, a) amygdala
b) brain stem
c) hypothalamus
d) frontal lobe - ANS✔✔ a) amygdala
A diabetic patient who is hospitalized tells the nurse, "I don't understand why I can keep my
blood sugar under control at home with diet alone, but when I get sick, my blood sugar goes
up." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
a) It is probably just coincidental that your blood sugar is high when you are ill.
b) Stressors such as illness cause the release of hormones that increase blood sugar.
c) Increased blood sugar occurs because the kidneys are not able to metabolize glucose as well
during stressful times.
d) Your diet is different her in the hospital than at home, and that is the most likely cause of the
increased glucose level. - ANS✔✔ b) Stressors such as illness cause the release of hormones
that increase blood sugar.
The nurse believes that a client with severe PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) will benefit
from Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). What can the nurse describe as the characteristics of
CBT? (select all that apply)
a) Client can remove stressors
b) Client can safely confront fears
c) Client can do cognitive behavioral therapy exercises
d) Client can change unhealthy thoughts.
e) Client can discontinue medications - ANS✔✔ b) Client can safely confront fears.
c) Client can do CBT exercises.
d) Client can change unhealthy thoughts.
A nurse is caring for an infant in the clinic during a routine wellness exam. Th parents and infant
are of an African ethnic origin and immigrated to America 6 months ago. The mother explains
Material
A pillar of MI is:
a) transference
b) empathy
c) unconditional positive regard - ANS✔✔ b) Empathy
One of the tenets of MI is:
a) life essentially involves conflict
b) take responsibility for one's own life and actions
c) reciprocal inhibition
d)roll with resistance - ANS✔✔ d) Roll with resistance
The clinical technique most associated with empathic or active listening is:
a) affirmations
b) summarizations
c) reflections
d) magic questions
e) open questions - ANS✔✔ e) open questions
Which of the following words is most associated with the spirit of motivational interviewing:
a) autonomy
b) expertise
c) collaboration - ANS✔✔ a) autonomy
,Motivational interviewing is primarily:
a) client-centered
b) consequence-driven
c) superior - ANS✔✔ a) client-centered
The goal of motivational interviewing is for enhancing:
a) low motivation
b) non-existent motivation
c) outward motivation - ANS✔✔ d) intrinsic motivation
Resistance is a signal for the nurse to:
a) list reasons for change
b) ask for a time-out
c) respond differently
d) use confrontation to break through resistance - ANS✔✔ c) respond differently
Theories and models for health promotion provide health care providers a framework to
understand the behaviors that contribute to involving the individual, family, and society in
changing the behaviors. The Health Belief Model suggests there are multiple factors that
motivate change which include:
a) the helping relationship
b) coping and self-control
c) belief in susceptibility
d) communication - ANS✔✔ c) belief in susceptibility
Where is the worry center in the brain?
, a) amygdala
b) brain stem
c) hypothalamus
d) frontal lobe - ANS✔✔ a) amygdala
A diabetic patient who is hospitalized tells the nurse, "I don't understand why I can keep my
blood sugar under control at home with diet alone, but when I get sick, my blood sugar goes
up." Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
a) It is probably just coincidental that your blood sugar is high when you are ill.
b) Stressors such as illness cause the release of hormones that increase blood sugar.
c) Increased blood sugar occurs because the kidneys are not able to metabolize glucose as well
during stressful times.
d) Your diet is different her in the hospital than at home, and that is the most likely cause of the
increased glucose level. - ANS✔✔ b) Stressors such as illness cause the release of hormones
that increase blood sugar.
The nurse believes that a client with severe PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) will benefit
from Cognitive behavior therapy (CBT). What can the nurse describe as the characteristics of
CBT? (select all that apply)
a) Client can remove stressors
b) Client can safely confront fears
c) Client can do cognitive behavioral therapy exercises
d) Client can change unhealthy thoughts.
e) Client can discontinue medications - ANS✔✔ b) Client can safely confront fears.
c) Client can do CBT exercises.
d) Client can change unhealthy thoughts.
A nurse is caring for an infant in the clinic during a routine wellness exam. Th parents and infant
are of an African ethnic origin and immigrated to America 6 months ago. The mother explains
