CSCC Nursing Fundamentals Exam 1
Self Study Unit 1 Chapter 1 All
Answered Correct.
1. You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation, you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor
asks the class why this document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - Answer 4. Defines the
principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified ser- vice according to standards of
practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and
wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients. It serves as a
guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide high-quality nursing care and the
ethical obligations of the profession.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on
oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - Answer 2. Advocate
An advocate protects patients' human and legal right to make choices about their care. An
advocate may also provide ad- ditional information to help a patient decide whether or not to
accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate their concerns.
3. The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change procedure for
the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse
is acting in which professional role?
Self Study Unit 1 Chapter 1 All
Answered Correct.
1. You are preparing a presentation for your classmates regarding the clinical care coordination
conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation, you have your
classmates read the Nursing Code of Ethics for Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor
asks the class why this document is important. Which statement best describes this code?
1. Improves self-health care
2. Protects the patient's confidentiality
3. Ensures identical care to all patients
4. Defines the principles of right and wrong to provide patient care - Answer 4. Defines the
principles of right and wrong to provide patient care
When giving care, it is essential to provide a specified ser- vice according to standards of
practice and to follow a code of ethics. The code of ethics is the philosophical ideals of right and
wrong that define the principles you will use to provide care to your patients. It serves as a
guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities to provide high-quality nursing care and the
ethical obligations of the profession.
2. A nurse is caring for a patient with end-stage lung disease. The patient wants to go home on
oxygen and be comfortable. The family wants the patient to have a new surgical procedure. The
nurse explains the risk and benefits of the operation to the family and discusses the patient's
wishes with them. The nurse is acting as the patient's:
1. Educator
2. Advocate
3. Caregiver
4. Communicator - Answer 2. Advocate
An advocate protects patients' human and legal right to make choices about their care. An
advocate may also provide ad- ditional information to help a patient decide whether or not to
accept a treatment or find an interpreter to help family members communicate their concerns.
3. The nurse spends time with a patient and family reviewing a dressing change procedure for
the patient's wound. The patient's spouse demonstrates how to change the dressing. The nurse
is acting in which professional role?
