Questions, Answers & NCLEX-Style Rationales 2026–2027
1. Which of the following are true about personal knowing? Select all that j j j j j j j j j j j
apply.
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A. It shaped by your relationships with others, and it also shapes your rela-
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tionships when caring for others. j j j j
B. It requires that you be in touch with who you are and understand that who you
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areasapersonaffectsyourbehavior,attitudes,andvalues.
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C. Personal knowing is the pattern most essential to understanding the mean-ing j j j j j j j j j j
ofhealthintermsofindividualwell-being.
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D. Without personal knowing, therapeutic use of self would not be possible.: A. It shaped j j j j j j j j j j j j j
by your relationships with others, and it also shapes your relationships when caring for others.
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B. It requires that you be in touch with who you are and understand that who you are as a person attects your behavior, attitudes,
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and values.
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C. Personal knowing is the pattern most essential to understanding the meaning of health in terms of individual well-
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being.
D. Without personal knowing, therapeutic use of self would not be possible.
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2. Which of the following are true about nursing and holistic ethics? Select all j j j j j j j j j j j j
that apply.
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A. Holistic nurses understand that holistic ethics originates in the individual's j j j j j j j j j
jowncharacterandintheindividual'srelationshipwiththeuniverse.
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B. Holistic nurses understand that it is grounded or judged not so much on the act j j j j j j j j j j j j j j
performedorinthedistantconsequencesoftheactasintheconscious evolution
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ofanenlightenedindividualwhoperformstheact.
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C. Holistic nurses understand that all things are connected and effect the act on j j j j j j j j j j j j
individual, self, and others.
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D. Holistic nurses understand that they should avoid using the ethical princi- j j j j j j j j j j
ples of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice when examining
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jethical dilemmas.: A. Holistic nurses understand that holistic ethics originates in the individual's own character
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and in the individual's relationship with the universe.
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, B. Holistic nurses understand that it is grounded or judged not so much on the act performed or in the distant
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