MGCCC Nursing Unit 1 Exam
Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses -
✔️✔️autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality,
advocacy
diagnosis - ✔️✔️clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about
the patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment
phase
altruism - ✔️✔️concern for the welfare and well being of others
social justice - ✔️✔️acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic
status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation
autonomy - ✔️✔️the right to self determination
human dignity - ✔️✔️respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and
populations
integrity - ✔️✔️acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice
autonomy - ✔️✔️commitment to include patients in decisions
beneficence - ✔️✔️taking positive actions to help others
nonmaleficence - ✔️✔️avoidance of harm or hurt
justice - ✔️✔️being fair
fidelity - ✔️✔️agreement to keep promises
veracity - ✔️✔️telling the truth... always
confidentiality - ✔️✔️(privacy, HIPPA) respecting a patients right to privacy and
protecting their information
List professional behaviors that are consistent with those of a nurse - ✔️✔️altruism,
social justice, autonomy, human dignity, integrity
, advocacy - ✔️✔️speaking up for patient issues
responsibility - ✔️✔️taking ownership of a project or job before it happens
accountability - ✔️✔️taking ownership of the results after the project or job has been
completed
Recognize ethical issues/dilemmas affecting client care - ✔️✔️referring more to
subjective issues; end of life care, cultural and religious sensitivity, and social
networking/online privacy
Identify the steps of the nursing process - ✔️✔️ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan,
implementation, evaluation)
Review the use of the nursing process as a tool for planning client care - ✔️✔️it allows
the nurse to see a complete picture of the patients health
assessment - ✔️✔️collection of data; the nurses role is to acquire, decipher, and
interpret information about the patient
plan - ✔️✔️setting of goals; the nurses role is to discern a desirable resolution to the
established diagnosis, and set a goal to work towards
implementation - ✔️✔️follow through of interventions; the nurses role is to establish a
plan of action to help the patient reach the goal, and to follow through to completion
subjective data - ✔️✔️includes feelings, symptoms described by the patient
objective data - ✔️✔️compromised of facts, observed by the nurse
data collection methods - ✔️✔️interviewing the patient, examining medical records,
physically assessing the patient
Review the NANDA list of nursing diagnoses and their use in describing potential and
actual client problems - ✔️✔️utilizing the NANDA list ensures that a nursing diagnoses
is established; three types of nursing diagnosis (actual, risk, or health promotions)
the chain of infection - ✔️✔️infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of
transmission, portal of entry, host
infectious agent - ✔️✔️invading microorganism/pathogen
Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses -
✔️✔️autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality,
advocacy
diagnosis - ✔️✔️clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about
the patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment
phase
altruism - ✔️✔️concern for the welfare and well being of others
social justice - ✔️✔️acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic
status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation
autonomy - ✔️✔️the right to self determination
human dignity - ✔️✔️respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and
populations
integrity - ✔️✔️acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted
standards of practice
autonomy - ✔️✔️commitment to include patients in decisions
beneficence - ✔️✔️taking positive actions to help others
nonmaleficence - ✔️✔️avoidance of harm or hurt
justice - ✔️✔️being fair
fidelity - ✔️✔️agreement to keep promises
veracity - ✔️✔️telling the truth... always
confidentiality - ✔️✔️(privacy, HIPPA) respecting a patients right to privacy and
protecting their information
List professional behaviors that are consistent with those of a nurse - ✔️✔️altruism,
social justice, autonomy, human dignity, integrity
, advocacy - ✔️✔️speaking up for patient issues
responsibility - ✔️✔️taking ownership of a project or job before it happens
accountability - ✔️✔️taking ownership of the results after the project or job has been
completed
Recognize ethical issues/dilemmas affecting client care - ✔️✔️referring more to
subjective issues; end of life care, cultural and religious sensitivity, and social
networking/online privacy
Identify the steps of the nursing process - ✔️✔️ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan,
implementation, evaluation)
Review the use of the nursing process as a tool for planning client care - ✔️✔️it allows
the nurse to see a complete picture of the patients health
assessment - ✔️✔️collection of data; the nurses role is to acquire, decipher, and
interpret information about the patient
plan - ✔️✔️setting of goals; the nurses role is to discern a desirable resolution to the
established diagnosis, and set a goal to work towards
implementation - ✔️✔️follow through of interventions; the nurses role is to establish a
plan of action to help the patient reach the goal, and to follow through to completion
subjective data - ✔️✔️includes feelings, symptoms described by the patient
objective data - ✔️✔️compromised of facts, observed by the nurse
data collection methods - ✔️✔️interviewing the patient, examining medical records,
physically assessing the patient
Review the NANDA list of nursing diagnoses and their use in describing potential and
actual client problems - ✔️✔️utilizing the NANDA list ensures that a nursing diagnoses
is established; three types of nursing diagnosis (actual, risk, or health promotions)
the chain of infection - ✔️✔️infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of
transmission, portal of entry, host
infectious agent - ✔️✔️invading microorganism/pathogen
