NURSING4060 MED SURG 2026
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ What does cultural awareness involve?
Answer: Acknowledging how personal beliefs influence health
views.
◉ What is cultural sensitivity?
Answer: Showing respect, inclusiveness, and equity in care.
◉ Define health disparity.
Answer: A difference in delivered healthcare due to social
determinants.
◉ What are some social factors contributing to health disparities?
Answer: Age, education differences, disabilities, economic instability,
gender bias, income inequality, limited English proficiency, limited
social support, mental illness, race, and sexuality.
◉ What is implicit bias?
,Answer: Subconscious bias where a person doesn't realize they are
treating patients differently.
◉ What is explicit bias?
Answer: Blatant, purposeful, and targeted bias.
◉ What is xenophobia?
Answer: Being afraid of people not 'like' them.
◉ What are the social determinants of health?
Answer: Factors such as economic stability, education, health and
healthcare access, neighborhood and built environment, and
social/community context.
◉ What are the three goals of the Healthy People 2020 Initiative?
Answer: Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors,
empower individuals to make informed health decisions, and
measure the impact of prevention activities.
◉ What role do nurses serve in patient care?
Answer: Nurses serve as patients' advocates, protectors, and
confidants.
, ◉ What guides ethical decision-making in nursing?
Answer: The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, which
serves as a social contract between nursing and the public.
◉ What is the significance of ethical principles in nursing?
Answer: They guide the moral traditions, values, and behaviors of
professional nursing.
◉ What does the ANA Code of Ethics outline?
Answer: The foundational level of competency common for all
nurses, including the who, what, when, where, why, and how of
nursing practice.
◉ What is beneficence in nursing ethics?
Answer: Doing good for the patient and acting in the patient's best
interest.
◉ What is autonomy in the context of nursing?
Answer: The patient's right to make their own decisions and the
requirement for informed consent.
◉ Define justice in nursing ethics.
Answer: Fair and equal treatment with no discrimination and equal
access to care and resources.
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ADVANCED LEARNING
RESOURCE
◉ What does cultural awareness involve?
Answer: Acknowledging how personal beliefs influence health
views.
◉ What is cultural sensitivity?
Answer: Showing respect, inclusiveness, and equity in care.
◉ Define health disparity.
Answer: A difference in delivered healthcare due to social
determinants.
◉ What are some social factors contributing to health disparities?
Answer: Age, education differences, disabilities, economic instability,
gender bias, income inequality, limited English proficiency, limited
social support, mental illness, race, and sexuality.
◉ What is implicit bias?
,Answer: Subconscious bias where a person doesn't realize they are
treating patients differently.
◉ What is explicit bias?
Answer: Blatant, purposeful, and targeted bias.
◉ What is xenophobia?
Answer: Being afraid of people not 'like' them.
◉ What are the social determinants of health?
Answer: Factors such as economic stability, education, health and
healthcare access, neighborhood and built environment, and
social/community context.
◉ What are the three goals of the Healthy People 2020 Initiative?
Answer: Encourage collaborations across communities and sectors,
empower individuals to make informed health decisions, and
measure the impact of prevention activities.
◉ What role do nurses serve in patient care?
Answer: Nurses serve as patients' advocates, protectors, and
confidants.
, ◉ What guides ethical decision-making in nursing?
Answer: The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, which
serves as a social contract between nursing and the public.
◉ What is the significance of ethical principles in nursing?
Answer: They guide the moral traditions, values, and behaviors of
professional nursing.
◉ What does the ANA Code of Ethics outline?
Answer: The foundational level of competency common for all
nurses, including the who, what, when, where, why, and how of
nursing practice.
◉ What is beneficence in nursing ethics?
Answer: Doing good for the patient and acting in the patient's best
interest.
◉ What is autonomy in the context of nursing?
Answer: The patient's right to make their own decisions and the
requirement for informed consent.
◉ Define justice in nursing ethics.
Answer: Fair and equal treatment with no discrimination and equal
access to care and resources.
