PCCN REVIEW: PROFESSIONAL CARING AND ETHICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS

PCCN REVIEW: PROFESSIONAL CARING AND
ETHICAL PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS

Nursing Care xc




Defined - ans- xc xc




The integration of the knowledge, experience, skills, and abilities to care for patients and fa
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milies using eight primary competencies:
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-Clinical Judgment xc




-Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




-Caring Practices xc




-Collaboration
-Systems-Thinking
-Response to Diversity xc xc




-Facilitation of Learning xc xc




-Clinical Inquiry xc




Nursing Care xc




Clinical Judgment xc




Defined - ans-"Clinical reasoning including clinical decision-
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making, critical thinking, and a global grasp of the situation, coupled with nursing skills acqu
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ired through a process of integrating education, experiential knowledge, and evidence-
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based guidelines" -according to AACN
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Nursing Care xc




Clinical Judgment xc




Nursing Environment - ans-All nurses must be critical thinkers.
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Patient care and patient needs are much more complex and multivariate than in the past.
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A great deal of uncertainty, ambiguity, and vagueness challenge the nurse, particularly in p
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rogressive care. xc




Situations are not always straightforward and clear.
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Critical thinking combines problem-solving, decision-making, and creative skills.
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Traits that characterize critical thinkers are confidence, courage, tolerance for ambiguity, p
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erseverance, curiosity, autonomy, intellectual expertise, high levels of motivation, and ope
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n-mindedness.

Nursing Care xc




Clinical Judgment xc




Evidence-Based Practices - ans- xc xc xc




All interventions should be based on the nurse's experiential knowledge, education, and be
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st practices.
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, Using evidence- xc




based practices is a highly beneficial method to determine the best implementation strategi
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es.
Evidence-based practice is research-based practice. xc xc xc xc




These practices can, and should, be accessed using a wide variety of current professional j
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ournals and databases. xc xc




Nursing Care xc




Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




Defined - ans-"Working on another's behalf and representing the concerns of the patient/
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family and nursing staff; serving as a moral agent in identifying and helping to resolve ethica
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l and clinical concerns within and outside the clinical setting" - according to AACN
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Nursing Care xc




Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




Nurses are Advocates - ans- xc xc xc xc




Nurses serve as an advocate for the client when they defend client rights to quality care, wh
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en they uphold client rights and dignity including the right to autonomous decision-
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making, and when they morally and ethically resolve concerns and possible ethical dilemm
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as.

Nursing Care xc




Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




Code of Ethics - ans- xc xc xc xc




The American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics applies to all nurses in all settings and i
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n all specialty practices including progress care.
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This code emphasizes the dignity and worth of all people without discrimination, nurses' co
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mmitment to patients, advocacy, accountability, the preservation of safety and patient right
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s, competency, the provision of quality care, collaboration, and the integrity of the nursing p
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rofession.

Nursing Care xc




Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




Ethical Principles - ans--Autonomy and Self-Determination
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-Non-maleficence
-Beneficence
-Justice
-Fidelity
-Veracity
-Accountability

Nursing Care xc




Advocacy/Moral Agency xc




Ethical Principles xc