PNR 309 FINAL EXAM 2024-2025|100
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
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Abigail explains to her client, Teresa, the benefits of taking her prescribed
medication. Teresa understands the benefits as well as the risks of medication and
refuses to take it. She says the side effects of the medication outweigh the benefits.
What is the first step Abigail should take to resolve the situation?
a. Speak with Teresa's physician about the situation
b. Make a note in Teresa's chart to inform the staff on the next shift
c. Document Teresa's refusal to take the medication
d. Explain to Teresa that she feels that Teresa's refusal to take the medication could
prolong her hospital stay and that she needs to take the medications - ANSWER-✔a.
Speak with Teresa's physician about the situation
A SMART goal includes the following characteristics
a. Safe, moderate, reliable
b. Specific, meaningful, rapid
c. Specific, measurable, relevant
d. Safe, measurable, relevant - ANSWER-✔c. Specific, measurable, relevant
Doctors Without Borders-Medicine sans Frontiers (MSP) teams are situated in Kenya,
Africa providing medical care. A nurse is part of the community, who understands
the importance of sterile procedures and asks to use MSF's sterile equipment to
perform suturing a wound. MSF refuses to supply the nurse with the equipment.
What ethical principle is the team upholding?
a. Non-maleficence
b. Autonomy
c. Beneficence
d. Integrity - ANSWER-✔a. Non-maleficence
For nurses to demonstrate cultural humility, they should model all of these
behaviours but one:
a. Safer healthcare experiences
b. Self-reflection
c. Self-grooming
d. Training and education - ANSWER-✔c. Self-grooming
, Which of the following is an important criticism of the theory of deontology?
a. Nurses duties are complex and vary depending on the situation
b. Autonomy and beneficence are equally important
c. It is difficult for healthcare professionals to agree on emotionally charged issues
d. Consequences are often unpredictable - ANSWER-✔a. Nurses duties are complex
and vary depending on the situation
Nurses who seek to enhance their cultural competency skills and apply sensitivity
toward others are committed to which professional nursing value?
a. Commitment to continuing education
b. Belief in the dignity and worth of each person
c. Autonomy
d. Strong commitment to service - ANSWER-✔b. Belief in the dignity and worth of
each person
Susan is 20 years old and was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer 10 years ago. She
has lived most of her life with pain and repeated hospitalization. She experienced a
terminal relapse and while she was at the hospital decided she wished no further
treatment. Susan's family disagrees with her decision. According to the Canadian
Council for Practical Nurse Regulators Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses in
Canada, what is the practical nurse's primary role in this situation?
a. Arrange a meeting with the health care team and Susan's family to discuss the
decision made by Susam
b. To be an advocate for Susan after she had made an informed decision
c. To refrain from being Susan's primary Nurse as you are having an ethical dilema
d. To provide counselling to the family members to help them persuade Susan to
change her decision. - ANSWER-✔b. To be an advocate for Susan after she had made
an informed decision
A competent client refuses to consent to life-saving surgery. He is aware of the facts
and his prognosis. For the health care team, this is an example of conflict between
what two ethical principles?
a. Autonomy and fidelity
b. Beneficence and veracity
c. Autonomy and beneficence
d. Truth-telling and non-maleficence - ANSWER-✔c. Autonomy and beneficence
Which of the following is not considered as an ethical framework?
a. CCPNR - Ethical decision making
b. CNO - Ethical Decision-making framework
c. LEARN - Enhancing Ethical Practice
d. Michael McDonald - An Ethical Decision-Making Process - ANSWER-✔c. LEARN -
Enhancing Ethical Practice
There are two patients who need a life-saving organ transplant. The vital organ is
matched to two patients. One patient is a smoker (smokes 10 cigarettes a day). The
VERIFIED EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWER, ALL GRADED
A+|GUARANTEED SUCCESS|LATEST
UPDATE
Abigail explains to her client, Teresa, the benefits of taking her prescribed
medication. Teresa understands the benefits as well as the risks of medication and
refuses to take it. She says the side effects of the medication outweigh the benefits.
What is the first step Abigail should take to resolve the situation?
a. Speak with Teresa's physician about the situation
b. Make a note in Teresa's chart to inform the staff on the next shift
c. Document Teresa's refusal to take the medication
d. Explain to Teresa that she feels that Teresa's refusal to take the medication could
prolong her hospital stay and that she needs to take the medications - ANSWER-✔a.
Speak with Teresa's physician about the situation
A SMART goal includes the following characteristics
a. Safe, moderate, reliable
b. Specific, meaningful, rapid
c. Specific, measurable, relevant
d. Safe, measurable, relevant - ANSWER-✔c. Specific, measurable, relevant
Doctors Without Borders-Medicine sans Frontiers (MSP) teams are situated in Kenya,
Africa providing medical care. A nurse is part of the community, who understands
the importance of sterile procedures and asks to use MSF's sterile equipment to
perform suturing a wound. MSF refuses to supply the nurse with the equipment.
What ethical principle is the team upholding?
a. Non-maleficence
b. Autonomy
c. Beneficence
d. Integrity - ANSWER-✔a. Non-maleficence
For nurses to demonstrate cultural humility, they should model all of these
behaviours but one:
a. Safer healthcare experiences
b. Self-reflection
c. Self-grooming
d. Training and education - ANSWER-✔c. Self-grooming
, Which of the following is an important criticism of the theory of deontology?
a. Nurses duties are complex and vary depending on the situation
b. Autonomy and beneficence are equally important
c. It is difficult for healthcare professionals to agree on emotionally charged issues
d. Consequences are often unpredictable - ANSWER-✔a. Nurses duties are complex
and vary depending on the situation
Nurses who seek to enhance their cultural competency skills and apply sensitivity
toward others are committed to which professional nursing value?
a. Commitment to continuing education
b. Belief in the dignity and worth of each person
c. Autonomy
d. Strong commitment to service - ANSWER-✔b. Belief in the dignity and worth of
each person
Susan is 20 years old and was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer 10 years ago. She
has lived most of her life with pain and repeated hospitalization. She experienced a
terminal relapse and while she was at the hospital decided she wished no further
treatment. Susan's family disagrees with her decision. According to the Canadian
Council for Practical Nurse Regulators Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses in
Canada, what is the practical nurse's primary role in this situation?
a. Arrange a meeting with the health care team and Susan's family to discuss the
decision made by Susam
b. To be an advocate for Susan after she had made an informed decision
c. To refrain from being Susan's primary Nurse as you are having an ethical dilema
d. To provide counselling to the family members to help them persuade Susan to
change her decision. - ANSWER-✔b. To be an advocate for Susan after she had made
an informed decision
A competent client refuses to consent to life-saving surgery. He is aware of the facts
and his prognosis. For the health care team, this is an example of conflict between
what two ethical principles?
a. Autonomy and fidelity
b. Beneficence and veracity
c. Autonomy and beneficence
d. Truth-telling and non-maleficence - ANSWER-✔c. Autonomy and beneficence
Which of the following is not considered as an ethical framework?
a. CCPNR - Ethical decision making
b. CNO - Ethical Decision-making framework
c. LEARN - Enhancing Ethical Practice
d. Michael McDonald - An Ethical Decision-Making Process - ANSWER-✔c. LEARN -
Enhancing Ethical Practice
There are two patients who need a life-saving organ transplant. The vital organ is
matched to two patients. One patient is a smoker (smokes 10 cigarettes a day). The
