NURS 106 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Ethics
a. Legal standards established by state legislatures to enforce hospital budgets
b. Standards of conduct that distinguish right vs. wrong behavior ✔✔
c. Institutional rules governing employee attendance and shift scheduling
d. Written policies regarding billing procedures and insurance claims
Answer: Standards of conduct (Right vs. wrong behavior). ✔✔
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Nurse Practice Act
a. Federal regulations created by the Department of Health and Human Services
b. Law established to regulate nursing practice, overseen by each state's State
Board of Nursing ✔✔
c. Guidelines published by individual hospitals to determine staff compensation
d. A national code of conduct managed by the American Nurses Association
Answer: Law established to regulate nursing practice. (The State Board of Nursing
oversees its own Nurse Practice Act for each state.) ✔✔
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Responsibilities & Roles of the Nurse
a. Caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, provider of care, manager ✔✔
b. Diagnosing medical conditions, prescribing medications, performing surgery
c. Managing hospital finances, ordering medical devices, processing insurance
d. Formulating state health laws, conducting judicial reviews, inspecting facilities
Answer: Caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, provider of care, manager.
✔✔
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Confidentiality
a. Share patient information with family members upon request without consent
b. Keeping a patient's information confidential and safe, forming the basis of trust
and upholding the right to privacy ✔✔
c. Discussing patient records in public hospital areas for educational purposes
d. Releasing health data to third-party employers without written patient
permission
Answer: Keeping a patient's information confidential and safe. (Forms the basis of
trust between patient and nurse; patients also have the right to privacy.) ✔✔
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Refusal of Treatment
a. A patient has the right to refuse treatment if of age and competent, and must
know the risks; the situation must be documented ✔✔
b. Nurses may override a patient's decision if the treatment is medically necessary
c. Only family members can decide whether a competent adult patient may refuse
care
d. A patient can refuse treatment without receiving an explanation of potential
consequences
Answer: The patient has the right to refuse treatment, must be informed of
consequences, must be competent and of age, and the refusal must be documented
in the medical record. ✔✔
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Informed Consent
a. The nurse obtains and explains the procedural consent form prior to surgery
b. Patient signs a general consent upon admission, but the physician must obtain
specific consent before surgery ✔✔
c. Informed consent is optional for invasive surgical procedures
d. Consent obtained during admission covers all future specialized surgeries
automatically
Answer: Patient signs a general consent form for treatment when admitted; the
physician (not the nurse) must obtain consent before performing surgery. ✔✔
Health
state of being that people define in their own values, personality, and lifestyle.
More than just the absence of disease
Maslow's Hierarchy
explains the basic needs of pts, behavior, and readiness to take part in activities
that promote their health. Lower-level needs must be met to reach higher needs.
Physiological needs
O2, fluids, nutrition, body temp, elimination, shelter, sex
Safety & security
a. Physical safety- peace, protection, lack of danger
, b. psychological safety-job protection, savings acct. insurance
Love & Belonging
Affectionate relations w/ ppl, have a place in the group, giving and receiving love
Self-Esteem
Desire for strength, achievement, competency freedom, independence, recognition,
attention
Self- Actualization
i. Person has realized their full potential
ii. Can deal realistically with feelings and doubts
iii. Has achieved balance among needs and ability to adapt
Erickson's 8 Stages of Development
needs to accomplish a particular task before successfully complete a stage
Trust v. Mistrust
First stage - ability to trust others (newborn to 18 months)
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt
Second stage- Self-control & Independence (18 months to 3 years) TODDLER
Initiative v. Guilt
Third stage - learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about
efforts to be independent (3 to 5 years)
Industry v Inferiority
Fourth stage - engaged in tasks & activities (5 to 13 years)
Identity v. role Confusion
AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT RATED A+
Ethics
a. Legal standards established by state legislatures to enforce hospital budgets
b. Standards of conduct that distinguish right vs. wrong behavior ✔✔
c. Institutional rules governing employee attendance and shift scheduling
d. Written policies regarding billing procedures and insurance claims
Answer: Standards of conduct (Right vs. wrong behavior). ✔✔
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Nurse Practice Act
a. Federal regulations created by the Department of Health and Human Services
b. Law established to regulate nursing practice, overseen by each state's State
Board of Nursing ✔✔
c. Guidelines published by individual hospitals to determine staff compensation
d. A national code of conduct managed by the American Nurses Association
Answer: Law established to regulate nursing practice. (The State Board of Nursing
oversees its own Nurse Practice Act for each state.) ✔✔
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Responsibilities & Roles of the Nurse
a. Caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, provider of care, manager ✔✔
b. Diagnosing medical conditions, prescribing medications, performing surgery
c. Managing hospital finances, ordering medical devices, processing insurance
d. Formulating state health laws, conducting judicial reviews, inspecting facilities
Answer: Caregiver, advocate, educator, communicator, provider of care, manager.
✔✔
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Confidentiality
a. Share patient information with family members upon request without consent
b. Keeping a patient's information confidential and safe, forming the basis of trust
and upholding the right to privacy ✔✔
c. Discussing patient records in public hospital areas for educational purposes
d. Releasing health data to third-party employers without written patient
permission
Answer: Keeping a patient's information confidential and safe. (Forms the basis of
trust between patient and nurse; patients also have the right to privacy.) ✔✔
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Refusal of Treatment
a. A patient has the right to refuse treatment if of age and competent, and must
know the risks; the situation must be documented ✔✔
b. Nurses may override a patient's decision if the treatment is medically necessary
c. Only family members can decide whether a competent adult patient may refuse
care
d. A patient can refuse treatment without receiving an explanation of potential
consequences
Answer: The patient has the right to refuse treatment, must be informed of
consequences, must be competent and of age, and the refusal must be documented
in the medical record. ✔✔
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Informed Consent
a. The nurse obtains and explains the procedural consent form prior to surgery
b. Patient signs a general consent upon admission, but the physician must obtain
specific consent before surgery ✔✔
c. Informed consent is optional for invasive surgical procedures
d. Consent obtained during admission covers all future specialized surgeries
automatically
Answer: Patient signs a general consent form for treatment when admitted; the
physician (not the nurse) must obtain consent before performing surgery. ✔✔
Health
state of being that people define in their own values, personality, and lifestyle.
More than just the absence of disease
Maslow's Hierarchy
explains the basic needs of pts, behavior, and readiness to take part in activities
that promote their health. Lower-level needs must be met to reach higher needs.
Physiological needs
O2, fluids, nutrition, body temp, elimination, shelter, sex
Safety & security
a. Physical safety- peace, protection, lack of danger
, b. psychological safety-job protection, savings acct. insurance
Love & Belonging
Affectionate relations w/ ppl, have a place in the group, giving and receiving love
Self-Esteem
Desire for strength, achievement, competency freedom, independence, recognition,
attention
Self- Actualization
i. Person has realized their full potential
ii. Can deal realistically with feelings and doubts
iii. Has achieved balance among needs and ability to adapt
Erickson's 8 Stages of Development
needs to accomplish a particular task before successfully complete a stage
Trust v. Mistrust
First stage - ability to trust others (newborn to 18 months)
Autonomy v. Shame and Doubt
Second stage- Self-control & Independence (18 months to 3 years) TODDLER
Initiative v. Guilt
Third stage - learn to initiate tasks and carry out plans, or they feel guilty about
efforts to be independent (3 to 5 years)
Industry v Inferiority
Fourth stage - engaged in tasks & activities (5 to 13 years)
Identity v. role Confusion
