RN-BCvnMedical-SurgicalvnCertificationvnReview
NursingvnCodevnofvnConductvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
•vnParticipatingvninvnintra-professionalvncollaboration
•vnAvoidingvnconflictsvnofvninterests
•vnMaintainingvnrespectvnforvnhumanvndignity
•vnIntegratingvnprofessionalvnvaluesvnwithvnpersonalvnvalues
ThevnCodevnofvnEthicsvnfromvnthevnAmericanvnNursesvnAssociationvn(ANA)vns
tatesvnin
pointvn5.3:vn"Nursesvnhavevnbothvnpersonalvnandvnprofessionalvnidentitiesvntha
tvnare
neithervnentirelyvnseparate,vnnorvnentirelyvnmerged,vnbutvnarevnintegrated.vnInvnt
he
processvnofvnbecomingvnavnprofessional,vnthevnnursevnembracesvnthevnvaluesvno
fvnthe
profession,vnintegratingvnthemvnwithvnpersonalvnvalues.vnDutiesvntovnselfvninv
olvevnan
authenticvnexpressionvnofvnone'svnownvnmoralvnpoint-of-
viewvninvnpractice.vnSound
ethicalvndecision-
makingvnrequiresvnthevnrespectfulvnandvnopenvnexchangevnofvnviews
betweenvnandvnamongvnallvnindividualsvnwithvnrelevantvninterests."
,NursingvnEthicsvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Ethics:vnmoralvnprinciplesvnthatvngovernvnbehavior;vnideal,vnstandards
Principles:
•vnAutonomy:vndutyvntovnallowvnpatientvntovnmakevnindependentvndecisions
•vnVeracity:vndutyvntovntellvnthevntruth
•vnFidelity:vndutyvntovnkeepvnpromisesvnandvncommitments
•vnJustice:vndutyvntovnprovidevnequalvnandvnfairvndistributionvnofvnresources
•vnBeneficence:vndutyvntovnpromotevngoodvnandvntakevnpositivevnactions
•vnNonmaleficence:vndutyvntovndovnnovnharmvnandvnavoidvnnegativevnactions
•vnConfidentiality:vndutyvntovnkeepvnsomevninformationvnfromvndisclosurevnwit
hout
consent
•vnPrivacy:vndutyvntovnprotectvnphysicalvnbodyvnorvninformationvnfromvnunauth
orized
view
EthicalvnDilemmasvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Issuesvnsurroundingvnquality-of-life,vnend-
ofvnlife,vnandvnDNRvnordersvnmostvnoften
triggervnethicalvndilemmas,vnwhenvnnovnclearvncoursevnofvnactionvnisvnapparent.
Obtainvnavnreferralvntovnethicsvncommitteevnforvndisagreementsvnaboutvntreatm
ents:
,•vnBetweenvnfamilyvnmembers
•vnAmongvnhealthcarevnproviders
•vnBetweenvnhealthcarevnprovidersvnandvnthevnpatientvnorvnfamily
Advocacyvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Whatvnitvnis:vnactionvnorvnseriesvnofvnactionsvnthatvnarguesvnfor,vnspeaksvninvnfa
vorvnof,
recommends,vnorvnsupportsvnanothervnperson,vnplace,vnorvnthing
NursingvnAdvocacy:
•vnIntegratesvnindividuality,vnprofessionalism,vnandvnempowering
•vnInvolvesvnavnprocessvnofvnanalyzing,vncounseling,vnresponding,vnandvnshiel
ding
Anvneffectivevnnursingvnadvocatevnactivelyvnparticipatesvninvnsupportingvnpati
ents'
wishesvnandvnneedsvnthroughvnlistening,vneducating,vnandvncollaborating.vnTh
evnANA
2001vnCodevnofvnEthicsvnincludes:
•vnThevnnurse'svnprimaryvncommitmentvnisvntovnthevnpatient,vnwhethervnanvnindi
vidual,
family,vngroup,vnorvncommunity.
•vnThevnnursevnpromotes,vnadvocatesvnfor,vnandvnstrivesvntovnprotectvnthevnhealt
h,vnsafety,
, andvnrightsvnofvnthevnpatient.vn(ANA,vn2001)
Kubler-RossvnStagesvnofvnGriefvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Patients,vnfamilies,vnandvnothervncaregiversvncanvnprogressvnthroughvnthesevn
stages.
•vnDenial:vnavoidingvnthevninevitable
•vnAnger:vnexpressingvnemotionsvnpreviouslyvnbottled-up
•vnBargaining:vntryingvntovnfindvnavnwayvnout
•vnDepression:vnacknowledgingvnthevninevitable
•vnAcceptance:vnmovingvnforward
LeadershipvnStylesvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Autocratic:vnunilateral,vndictatorial,vnworksvntowardvnsinglevngoal;vnmeetsvn
resistance
fromvnmature,vnexperiencedvnstaff
Democratic/participative:vnteamvnapproach,vnstaffvnparticipation,vnretainsvnre
sponsibilityvnforvnoutcome
Laissez-
faire:vnlittlevncontrol;vnleavesvndecisionvntovnothers;vnworksvnwellvnwithvncomm
itted,vnmotivatedvnstaffvnwhovncanvnanalyzevnwell
Charismatic:vntriggervnemotionalvnresponse;vneloquentvncommunicatorvnand
persuader
NursingvnCodevnofvnConductvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
•vnParticipatingvninvnintra-professionalvncollaboration
•vnAvoidingvnconflictsvnofvninterests
•vnMaintainingvnrespectvnforvnhumanvndignity
•vnIntegratingvnprofessionalvnvaluesvnwithvnpersonalvnvalues
ThevnCodevnofvnEthicsvnfromvnthevnAmericanvnNursesvnAssociationvn(ANA)vns
tatesvnin
pointvn5.3:vn"Nursesvnhavevnbothvnpersonalvnandvnprofessionalvnidentitiesvntha
tvnare
neithervnentirelyvnseparate,vnnorvnentirelyvnmerged,vnbutvnarevnintegrated.vnInvnt
he
processvnofvnbecomingvnavnprofessional,vnthevnnursevnembracesvnthevnvaluesvno
fvnthe
profession,vnintegratingvnthemvnwithvnpersonalvnvalues.vnDutiesvntovnselfvninv
olvevnan
authenticvnexpressionvnofvnone'svnownvnmoralvnpoint-of-
viewvninvnpractice.vnSound
ethicalvndecision-
makingvnrequiresvnthevnrespectfulvnandvnopenvnexchangevnofvnviews
betweenvnandvnamongvnallvnindividualsvnwithvnrelevantvninterests."
,NursingvnEthicsvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Ethics:vnmoralvnprinciplesvnthatvngovernvnbehavior;vnideal,vnstandards
Principles:
•vnAutonomy:vndutyvntovnallowvnpatientvntovnmakevnindependentvndecisions
•vnVeracity:vndutyvntovntellvnthevntruth
•vnFidelity:vndutyvntovnkeepvnpromisesvnandvncommitments
•vnJustice:vndutyvntovnprovidevnequalvnandvnfairvndistributionvnofvnresources
•vnBeneficence:vndutyvntovnpromotevngoodvnandvntakevnpositivevnactions
•vnNonmaleficence:vndutyvntovndovnnovnharmvnandvnavoidvnnegativevnactions
•vnConfidentiality:vndutyvntovnkeepvnsomevninformationvnfromvndisclosurevnwit
hout
consent
•vnPrivacy:vndutyvntovnprotectvnphysicalvnbodyvnorvninformationvnfromvnunauth
orized
view
EthicalvnDilemmasvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Issuesvnsurroundingvnquality-of-life,vnend-
ofvnlife,vnandvnDNRvnordersvnmostvnoften
triggervnethicalvndilemmas,vnwhenvnnovnclearvncoursevnofvnactionvnisvnapparent.
Obtainvnavnreferralvntovnethicsvncommitteevnforvndisagreementsvnaboutvntreatm
ents:
,•vnBetweenvnfamilyvnmembers
•vnAmongvnhealthcarevnproviders
•vnBetweenvnhealthcarevnprovidersvnandvnthevnpatientvnorvnfamily
Advocacyvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Whatvnitvnis:vnactionvnorvnseriesvnofvnactionsvnthatvnarguesvnfor,vnspeaksvninvnfa
vorvnof,
recommends,vnorvnsupportsvnanothervnperson,vnplace,vnorvnthing
NursingvnAdvocacy:
•vnIntegratesvnindividuality,vnprofessionalism,vnandvnempowering
•vnInvolvesvnavnprocessvnofvnanalyzing,vncounseling,vnresponding,vnandvnshiel
ding
Anvneffectivevnnursingvnadvocatevnactivelyvnparticipatesvninvnsupportingvnpati
ents'
wishesvnandvnneedsvnthroughvnlistening,vneducating,vnandvncollaborating.vnTh
evnANA
2001vnCodevnofvnEthicsvnincludes:
•vnThevnnurse'svnprimaryvncommitmentvnisvntovnthevnpatient,vnwhethervnanvnindi
vidual,
family,vngroup,vnorvncommunity.
•vnThevnnursevnpromotes,vnadvocatesvnfor,vnandvnstrivesvntovnprotectvnthevnhealt
h,vnsafety,
, andvnrightsvnofvnthevnpatient.vn(ANA,vn2001)
Kubler-RossvnStagesvnofvnGriefvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Patients,vnfamilies,vnandvnothervncaregiversvncanvnprogressvnthroughvnthesevn
stages.
•vnDenial:vnavoidingvnthevninevitable
•vnAnger:vnexpressingvnemotionsvnpreviouslyvnbottled-up
•vnBargaining:vntryingvntovnfindvnavnwayvnout
•vnDepression:vnacknowledgingvnthevninevitable
•vnAcceptance:vnmovingvnforward
LeadershipvnStylesvn-vncorrectvnanswer✔ ✔
Autocratic:vnunilateral,vndictatorial,vnworksvntowardvnsinglevngoal;vnmeetsvn
resistance
fromvnmature,vnexperiencedvnstaff
Democratic/participative:vnteamvnapproach,vnstaffvnparticipation,vnretainsvnre
sponsibilityvnforvnoutcome
Laissez-
faire:vnlittlevncontrol;vnleavesvndecisionvntovnothers;vnworksvnwellvnwithvncomm
itted,vnmotivatedvnstaffvnwhovncanvnanalyzevnwell
Charismatic:vntriggervnemotionalvnresponse;vneloquentvncommunicatorvnand
persuader
