Accountability Correct Answers Accountable for your actions
Actual Nursing Diagnoses Correct Answers describes human
responses to health conditions/life processes that exist in an
individual, family or community
Autonomy Correct Answers Patient has the right to be
autonomous in their decision, nurse cannot make that decision
for them. They are independent in that decision
Beneficence Correct Answers Promotion of good
Care-Based Approach to ethics Correct Answers directs
attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed
within the context of their life narrative
Confidentiality Correct Answers Not sharing information to
others
Contributing factors that affect the mental status Correct
Answers o Contributing health problems (Which?)
alcoholism/chronic renal disease
o Medications
o Usual educational and behavioral level (note baseline)
o Stress/sleep patterns/social interaction patterns
Deontologic Correct Answers An action is right or wrong
based on a rule independent of its consequences
, Describe and discuss the importance and purpose of a complete
and holistic health history in nursing practice. Correct Answers
• Establish a database
• Identify actual & potential problems- Risky behavior,
unhealthy lifestyles, no check ups, little health promotion
• Focus on a specific problem
• Determine immediate needs & prioritize
• Determine the etiology of a problem
• Determine related or contributing factors
• Identify strengths as a basis for changing behavior- What could
be their motivation for change?
• Family
• Job
• Identify the risk for complications- Dietary complications,
Lifestyle choices, Ex: risk for heart disease because of dietary
and lifestyle choices
• Recognize complication
Describe the mechanisms that influence the professional and
legal regulation of nursing practice. Correct Answers a.
Nursing Practice acts, Public Health Codes
b. CDC- Reporting diseases
c. Employee policy and procedure
d. Educational programs
e. The nursing process
f. Accreditation and licensure
g. Other laws: OSHA, Controlled substance acts, Health care
quality improvement act, Americans with disabilities act, Good
Samaritan laws, Civil rights laws, HIPPA