ANCC MED-SURG CERTIFICATION EXAM
Questions with 100% correct answers
Latest Versions 2025 GRADED A+
He believed if an individual attained self-actualisation they would be
a fully functioning person living "the good life". By this, he means
that the individual would have a positive healthy psychological
outlook, trust their own feelings and have congruence in their lives
between self and experience - answer-Carl Rogers's Theory of
Personality
1)Participation in intra-professional collaboration
2) Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
3) Maintaining respect for human dignity
4) Integrating professional values with personal values - answer-
Nursing Code of Conduct (4)
Moral principles that govern behavior, ideal, standards - answer-
Nursing Ethics (definition)
Duty to allow patient to make independent decisions - answer-
Autonomy
Duty to tell the truth - answer-Veracity
Duty to keep promises and commitments - answer-Fidelity
,Duty to provide equal and fair distribution of resources - answer-
Justice
Duty to promote good and take positive actions - answer-Beneficence
Duty to do no harm and avoid negative actions - answer-
Nonmaleficence
Duty to keep some information from disclosure without consent -
answer-Confidentiality
Duty to protect physical body or information from unauthorized view
- answer-Privacy
Action or series of actions that argues for, speaks in favor of,
recommends, or supports another person, place, or thing. - answer-
Advocacy ( general definition)
1) Integrates individuality, professionalism, and empowerment
2) Involves a process of analyzing, counseling, responding, and
shielding - answer-Nursing Advocacy Components (2)
Unilateral, dictatorial, works toward single goal; meets resistance
from mature, experienced staff - answer-Autocratic Leadership
,Team approach, staff participation; retains responsibility for
outcomes - answer-Democratic Leadership
Little control; leaves decisions to others; works well with committed,
motivated staff who can analyze well - answer-Laissez-faire
Leadership
Triggers emotional responses; eloquent communicator and
persuader - answer-Charasmatic Leadership
Connection between the leader and the follower increases
motivation for problem solving - answer-Transformational Leadership
Compliance via reward/punishment system - answer-Transactional
Leadership
Flexible, non-controlling; analytical, empathetic, visionary team
player - answer-Quantum Leadership
Match style to situation; high stress situations are best handled by
task-oriented leaders; moderate situations are best handled by
relationship-based leaders - answer-Situational Leadership
1) Denial - avoiding the inevitable
2) Anger - expressing emotions previously bottled up
3) Bargaining - Trying to find a way out
, 4) Depression - Acknowledging the inevitable
5) Acceptance - moving forward - answer-Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief
( 5)
A model of nursing practice designed to improve work environment,
satisfaction, and nurse retention by giving staff equal footing with
leaders in the creation of policies, procedures, and other decision-
making processes that directly affect nursing practice and the
organization. - answer-Shared Governance (Definition)
1) Champions staff as the most important asset of the organization
2) Encourages autonomy, empowerment, involvement, and
participation
3) Teams and groups are designed to be self led and self managed. -
answer-Tenets of Shared Governance (3)
1) Visual: reading instructions or watching demonstrations
2) Hearing: listening to instructions while performing
3) Tactile: hands-on - answer-Basic Learning Styles (3)
Doing and saying is more effective than reading and hearing. Patient
demonstrates competence to the teacher. - answer-The Teach-Back
Method
Patient goals met through instruction - answer-Learning Needs
Questions with 100% correct answers
Latest Versions 2025 GRADED A+
He believed if an individual attained self-actualisation they would be
a fully functioning person living "the good life". By this, he means
that the individual would have a positive healthy psychological
outlook, trust their own feelings and have congruence in their lives
between self and experience - answer-Carl Rogers's Theory of
Personality
1)Participation in intra-professional collaboration
2) Avoiding Conflicts of Interest
3) Maintaining respect for human dignity
4) Integrating professional values with personal values - answer-
Nursing Code of Conduct (4)
Moral principles that govern behavior, ideal, standards - answer-
Nursing Ethics (definition)
Duty to allow patient to make independent decisions - answer-
Autonomy
Duty to tell the truth - answer-Veracity
Duty to keep promises and commitments - answer-Fidelity
,Duty to provide equal and fair distribution of resources - answer-
Justice
Duty to promote good and take positive actions - answer-Beneficence
Duty to do no harm and avoid negative actions - answer-
Nonmaleficence
Duty to keep some information from disclosure without consent -
answer-Confidentiality
Duty to protect physical body or information from unauthorized view
- answer-Privacy
Action or series of actions that argues for, speaks in favor of,
recommends, or supports another person, place, or thing. - answer-
Advocacy ( general definition)
1) Integrates individuality, professionalism, and empowerment
2) Involves a process of analyzing, counseling, responding, and
shielding - answer-Nursing Advocacy Components (2)
Unilateral, dictatorial, works toward single goal; meets resistance
from mature, experienced staff - answer-Autocratic Leadership
,Team approach, staff participation; retains responsibility for
outcomes - answer-Democratic Leadership
Little control; leaves decisions to others; works well with committed,
motivated staff who can analyze well - answer-Laissez-faire
Leadership
Triggers emotional responses; eloquent communicator and
persuader - answer-Charasmatic Leadership
Connection between the leader and the follower increases
motivation for problem solving - answer-Transformational Leadership
Compliance via reward/punishment system - answer-Transactional
Leadership
Flexible, non-controlling; analytical, empathetic, visionary team
player - answer-Quantum Leadership
Match style to situation; high stress situations are best handled by
task-oriented leaders; moderate situations are best handled by
relationship-based leaders - answer-Situational Leadership
1) Denial - avoiding the inevitable
2) Anger - expressing emotions previously bottled up
3) Bargaining - Trying to find a way out
, 4) Depression - Acknowledging the inevitable
5) Acceptance - moving forward - answer-Kubler-Ross Stages of Grief
( 5)
A model of nursing practice designed to improve work environment,
satisfaction, and nurse retention by giving staff equal footing with
leaders in the creation of policies, procedures, and other decision-
making processes that directly affect nursing practice and the
organization. - answer-Shared Governance (Definition)
1) Champions staff as the most important asset of the organization
2) Encourages autonomy, empowerment, involvement, and
participation
3) Teams and groups are designed to be self led and self managed. -
answer-Tenets of Shared Governance (3)
1) Visual: reading instructions or watching demonstrations
2) Hearing: listening to instructions while performing
3) Tactile: hands-on - answer-Basic Learning Styles (3)
Doing and saying is more effective than reading and hearing. Patient
demonstrates competence to the teacher. - answer-The Teach-Back
Method
Patient goals met through instruction - answer-Learning Needs
