CHAMBERLAIN UNIVERSITY NURSING EXAM PREP | NURSING ETHICS, PATIENT
ADVOCACY, PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, QSEN COMPETENCIES & SCOPE OF
PRACTICE | NCLEX-STYLE PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH RATIONALES | VERIFIED
ANSWERS | GRADE A RESOURCE
1. YOU ARE PREPARING A PRESENTATION FOR YOUR CLASSMATES REGARDING THE CLINICAL
CARE COORDINATION CONFERENCE FOR A PATIENT WITH TERMINAL CANCER. AS PART OF THE
PREPARATION, YOU HAVE YOUR CLASSMATES READ THE NURSING CODE OF ETHICS FOR
PROFESSIONAL REGISTERED NURSES. YOUR INSTRUCTOR ASKS THE CLASS WHY THIS
DOCUMENT IS IMPORTANT. WHICH STATEMENT BEST DESCRIBES THIS CODE?
1. IMPROVES SELF-HEALTH CARE
2. PROTECTS THE PATIENT'S CONFIDENTIALITY
3. ENSURES IDENTICAL CARE TO ALL PATIENTS
4. DEFINES THE PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT AND WRONG TO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE
4. DEFINES THE PRINCIPLES OF RIGHT AND WRONG TO PROVIDE PATIENT CARE
ANS: 4. WHEN GIVING CARE, IT IS ESSENTIAL TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIED SERVICE ACCORDING
TO STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND TO FOLLOW A CODE OF ETHICS. THE CODE OF ETHICS IS THE
PHILOSOPHICAL IDEALS OF RIGHT AND WRONG THAT DEFINE THE PRINCIPLES YOU WILL USE TO
PROVIDE CARE TO YOUR PATIENTS. IT SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR CARRYING OUT NURSING
RESPONSIBILITIES TO PROVIDE HIGH-QUALITY NURSING CARE AND THE ETHICAL OBLIGATIONS
OF THE PROFESSION.
2. A NURSE IS CARING FOR A PATIENT WITH END-STAGE LUNG DISEASE. THE PATIENT WANTS TO
GO HOME ON OXYGEN AND BE COMFORTABLE. THE FAMILY WANTS THE PATIENT TO HAVE A
NEW SURGICAL PROCEDURE. THE NURSE EXPLAINS THE RISK AND BENEFITS OF THE OPERATION
TO THE FAMILY AND DISCUSSES THE PATIENT'S WISHES WITH THEM. THE NURSE IS ACTING AS
THE PATIENT'S:
1. EDUCATOR
2. ADVOCATE
, 3. CAREGIVER
4. COMMUNICATOR
2. ANS: 2. AN ADVOCATE PROTECTS PATIENTS' HUMAN AND LEGAL RIGHT TO MAKE CHOICES
ABOUT THEIR CARE. AN ADVOCATE MAY ALSO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO HELP A
PATIENT DECIDE WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT A TREATMENT OR FIND AN INTERPRETER TO
HELP FAMILY MEMBERS COMMUNICATE THEIR CONCERNS.
3. THE NURSE SPENDS TIME WITH A PATIENT AND FAMILY REVIEWING A DRESSING CHANGE
PROCEDURE FOR THE PATIENT'S WOUND. THE PATIENT'S SPOUSE DEMONSTRATES HOW TO
CHANGE THE DRESSING. THE NURSE IS ACTING IN WHICH PROFESSIONAL ROLE?
1. EDUCATOR
2. ADVOCATE
3. CAREGIVER
4. COMMUNICATOR
3. ANS: 1. THE NURSE IS DEMONSTRATING THE ROLE OF EDUCATOR. AN EDUCATOR
EXPLAINS CONCEPTS AND FACTS ABOUT HEALTH, DESCRIBES THE REASON FOR ROUTINE CARE
ACTIVITIES, DEMONSTRATES PROCEDURES SUCH AS HOME-CARE ACTIVITIES, REINFORCES
LEARNING OR PATIENT BEHAVIOR, AND EVALUATES THE PATIENT'S PROGRESS IN LEARNING
THROUGH RETURN DEMONSTRATION.
4. THE EXAMINATION FOR RN LICENSURE IS THE SAME IN EVERY STATE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS EXAMINATION:
1. GUARANTEES SAFE NURSING CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS
2. ENSURES STANDARD NURSING CARE FOR ALL PATIENTS
3. PROVIDES THE MINIMAL STANDARD OF KNOWLEDGE FOR AN RN IN PRACTICE 4.
GUARANTEES STANDARDIZED EDUCATION ACROSS ALL PRE-LICENSURE PROGRAMS