PCC Exam 3, NCLEX Questions, 2026 – Nursing Law &
Ethics Study Material
B. altered perception - correct answer ✔✔ An elderly patient who lives in an adult assisted-
living facility mentions that he is experiencing hearing and vision changes. During your
assessment, you would associate this type of sensory deprivation with:
A. stable affect.
B. altered perception.
C. improved task completion.
D. increased need for social interaction.
C. install extra incandescent lighting. - correct answer ✔✔ A patient with glaucoma is being
discharged from the hospital. When teaching the patient and family ways to improve home
safety, the nurse tells the family to:
A. use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
B. paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
C. install extra incandescent lighting.
D. install handrails painted the same color as the walls.
A. maintain their belief systems and worship practices. - correct answer ✔✔ When caring for
patients, the nurse must understand the difference between religion and spirituality. Religious
care helps individuals:
A. maintain their belief systems and worship practices.
B. develop a relationship with a higher being.
C. establish a cultural connectedness with the purpose of life.
D. achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-being.
, D. determine the patient's perceptions and belief system. - correct answer ✔✔ . To assess,
evaluate, and support a patient's spirituality, the best action a nurse can take is to:
A. assist the patient to use faith to get well.
B. refer the patient to the health care facility chaplain.
C. provide the patient with a variety of religious literature.
D. determine the patient's perceptions and belief system.
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔ Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease
morbidity and mortality rates experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These disparities are
often exacerbated by:
A. bias.
B. stereotyping.
C. prejudice.
D. all of the above.
B. ethnohistory - correct answer ✔✔ You are in the process of admitting an ethnically diverse
patient. To plan culturally competent care, you will conduct a cultural assessment that includes:
A. biocultural history.
B. ethnohistory.
C. negotiation.
D. ethnocentrism.
D. adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength. - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse who has
recently graduated has been assigned to be a primary nurse on a geriatric unit. After completing
a review of development and aging, the nurse recalls that changes for the older adult include:
A. a transition from young adulthood.
B. the ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
C. a time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
Ethics Study Material
B. altered perception - correct answer ✔✔ An elderly patient who lives in an adult assisted-
living facility mentions that he is experiencing hearing and vision changes. During your
assessment, you would associate this type of sensory deprivation with:
A. stable affect.
B. altered perception.
C. improved task completion.
D. increased need for social interaction.
C. install extra incandescent lighting. - correct answer ✔✔ A patient with glaucoma is being
discharged from the hospital. When teaching the patient and family ways to improve home
safety, the nurse tells the family to:
A. use throw rugs to prevent tripping.
B. paint the floor black and white to improve perception.
C. install extra incandescent lighting.
D. install handrails painted the same color as the walls.
A. maintain their belief systems and worship practices. - correct answer ✔✔ When caring for
patients, the nurse must understand the difference between religion and spirituality. Religious
care helps individuals:
A. maintain their belief systems and worship practices.
B. develop a relationship with a higher being.
C. establish a cultural connectedness with the purpose of life.
D. achieve the balance needed to maintain health and well-being.
, D. determine the patient's perceptions and belief system. - correct answer ✔✔ . To assess,
evaluate, and support a patient's spirituality, the best action a nurse can take is to:
A. assist the patient to use faith to get well.
B. refer the patient to the health care facility chaplain.
C. provide the patient with a variety of religious literature.
D. determine the patient's perceptions and belief system.
D. all of the above - correct answer ✔✔ Health disparities are unequal burdens of disease
morbidity and mortality rates experienced by racial and ethnic groups. These disparities are
often exacerbated by:
A. bias.
B. stereotyping.
C. prejudice.
D. all of the above.
B. ethnohistory - correct answer ✔✔ You are in the process of admitting an ethnically diverse
patient. To plan culturally competent care, you will conduct a cultural assessment that includes:
A. biocultural history.
B. ethnohistory.
C. negotiation.
D. ethnocentrism.
D. adjusting to decreasing health and physical strength. - correct answer ✔✔ A nurse who has
recently graduated has been assigned to be a primary nurse on a geriatric unit. After completing
a review of development and aging, the nurse recalls that changes for the older adult include:
A. a transition from young adulthood.
B. the ability of the older adult to achieve sexual arousal.
C. a time when cognitive performance begins to peak.
