NUR 152 Exam 1 Block 1 GCC Questions A
Answers
Advocacy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protection cand csupport cof canother's crights
Autonomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔self-determination; cbeing cindependent cand cself-governing
Beneficence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔principle cof cdoing cgood
Bioethics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethics cthat cencompass call cthose cperspectives cthat cseek cto cund
cbehavior, cthe cdomain cof csocial cscience, cand cthe cnatural cworld
Care-based capproach c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔approach cto cbioethics cthat cdirects cattention cto cthe
cindividual cpatients cviewed cwithin cthe ccontext cof ctheir clife cnarrative
Code cof cethics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔principles cthat creflect cthe cprimary cgoals, cvalues, cand cobl
Deontologic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethical csystem cin cwhich cactions care cright cor cwrong cindepen
cthey cproduce
Conscientious cobjection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔refusal cto cparticipate cin ccertain ctypes cof ctreatme
cfact cthat cthese cactivities cviolate cthe cnurse's cpersonal cand cprofessional cethical cbeliefs cand csta
Moral cagency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ability cto cbehave cin can cethical cway; cto cdo cthe cethically crig
cright cthing cto cdo
Ethical cdilemma c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔situation cthat carises cwhen cattempted cadherence cto cbasi
ctwo cconflicting ccourses cof caction
,Principle-based capproach c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an capproach cto cbioethics cthat coffers cspecific ca
Utilitarian c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔action-guiding ctheory cof cethics cthat cstates cthat cthe crightness co
cdepends con cthe cconsequences cof cthe caction
Values c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔set cof cbeliefs cthat care cmeaningful cin clife cand cthat cinfluence crelat
Value csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔organization cof cvalues cranked calong ca ccontinuum cof cimpo
Values cclarification c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔process cby cwhich cpeople ccome cto cunderstand ctheir c
Virtues c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔human cexcellences; ccultivated cdispositions cof ccharacter cand ccon
cus cto cbe cgood chuman cbeings
5 cProfessional cNursing cValues: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cAltruism: cConcern cfor cthe cwelfare c& cw
cother cnurses, chealthcare cstaff).
2. cAutonomy: cRight cto cself-determination. c(Patient's crights cto cmake cown chealthcare cdecisions)
3. cHuman cDignity: cRespect cfor cinherent cworth cand cuniqueness cof cindividuals cand cpopulations
ccolleagues.)
4. cIntegrity: cActing cin caccordance cwith can cappropriate ccode cof cethics cand caccepted cstandards
cprovides ccare cbased con can cethical cframework cthat cis caccepted cwithin cthe cprofession)
5. cSocial cJustice: cUpholding cmoral, clegal c& chumanistic cprinciples. c(assure cequal ctreatment cun
cto cquality chealthcare)
Characteristics cof cthe ccare cperspective cinclude cthe cfollowing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Centrality c
-Promotion cof cthe cdignity cand crespect cof cpatients cas cpeople
-Attention cto cthe cparticulars cof cindividual cpatients
-Cultivation cof cresponsiveness cto cothers cand cprofessional cresponsibility
-A credefinition cof cfundamental cmoral cskills cto cinclude cvirtues clike ckindness, cattentiveness, cemp
Two ctypes cof cethical cproblems ccommonly cfaced cby cnurses care c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethical cd
Moral cdistress c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔occurs cwhen cyou cknow cthe cright cthing cto cdo cbut ceither cp
cmake cit cdifficult cto cfollow cthe ccorrect ccourse cof caction
Eight cethical cconsiderations cthat chave cthe cgreatest cweight cand crelevance cin cthe ccare cof cpatie
cethical cprinciples, can cethics cof ccaring, cand cthe cclinical csituation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-The cBa
cHarms cin cthe cCare cof cPatients
-Disclosure, cInformed cConsent, cand cShared cDecision cMaking
-Norms cof cFamily cLife
-The cRelationship cbetween cClinicians cand cPatients
-The cProfessional cIntegrity cof cClinicians
-Cost cEffectiveness cand cAllocation
-Issues cof cCultural cand/or cReligious cVariation
-Considerations cof cPower
Read cthe cfollowing cscenario cand cidentify cthe cadjective cused cto cdescribe cthe ccharacteristics cof
cnumbered cbelow. cPlace cyour canswers con cthe clines cprovided.
-The cnurse cis cconducting can cinitial cassessment cof ca c79-year-old cfemale cpatient cadmitted cto cth
cdehydration. cThe cnurse c(1) cuses cclinical creasoning cto cidentify cthe cneed cto cperform ca ccompre
cgather cthe cappropriate cpatient cdata. c(2) cFirst cthe cnurse casks cthe cpatient cabout cthe cmost cimp
cher cdiagnosis. cThen cthe cnurse c(3) ccollects cas cmuch cinformation cas cpossible cto cunderstand ct
c(4) ccollects cthe cpatient cdata cin can corganized cmanner; c(5) cverifies cthat cthe cdata cobtained cis cp
cplan; cand c(6) crecords cthe cdata caccording cto cfacility's cpolicy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔(1) cPurpos
cpurpose cof cthe cnursing cassessment c(comprehensive) cand cgathers cthe cappropriate cdata.
, The cnurse cis cadmitting ca c35-year-old cpregnant cwoman cto cthe chospital cfor ctreatment cof cpreecl
cnurse: c"Why care cyou cdoing ca chistory cand cphysical cexam cwhen cthe cdoctor cjust cdid cone?" cWh
cthe cprimary creasons ca cnursing cassessment cis cperformed? cSelect call cthat capply.
a-"The cnursing cassessment cwill callow cus cto cplan cand cdeliver cindividualized, cholistic cnursing cca
cstrengths."
b-"It's chospital cpolicy. cI cknow cit cmust cbe ctiresome, cbut cI cwill ctry cto cmake cthis cquick!"
c-"I'm ca cstudent cnurse cand cneed cto cdevelop cthe cskill cof cassessing cyour chealth cstatus cand cne
d-"We cwant cto cmake csure cthat cyour cresponses cto cthe cmedical cexam care cconsistent cand cthat
e-"We cneed cto ccheck cyour chealth cstatus cand csee cwhat ckind cof cnursing ccare cyou cmay cneed."
f-"We cneed cto csee cif cyou crequire ca creferral cto ca cphysician cor cother chealth ccare cpr c- cCORRE
Medical cassessments ctarget cdata cpointing cto cpathologic cconditions, cwhereas cnursing cassessm
cresponses cto chealth cproblems. cThe cinitial ccomprehensive cnursing cassessment cresults cin cbase
cnurse cto cmake ca cjudgment cabout ca cpatient's chealth cstatus, cthe cability cto cmanage chis cor cher
cneed cfor cnursing. cIt calso chelps cnurses cplan cand cdeliver cindividualized, cholistic cnursing ccare ct
cstrengths cand cpromotes coptimum cfunctioning, cindependence, cand cwell-being, cand cenables cthe
ca cphysician cor cother chealth ccare cprofessional, cif cindicated. cThe cfact cthat cthis cis chospital cpolic
calthough cit cmay cbe ctrue cthat ca cnurse cmay cneed cto cdevelop cassessment cskills, cit cis cnot cthe c
cperforms ca cnursing chistory cand cexam. cThe cassessment cis cnot cperformed cto ccheck cthe caccur
cexamination.
A cnurse cnotes cthat ca cshift creport cstates cthat ca cpatient chas cno cspecial cskin ccare cneeds. cThe c
creddened careas cover cbony cprominences cduring cthe cpatient cbath. cWhat cnursing caction cis capp
-Correct cthe cinitial cassessment cform.
-Redo cthe cinitial cassessment cand cdocument ccurrent cfindings.
-Conduct cand cdocument can cemergency cassessment.
-Perform cand cdocument ca cfocused cassessment cof cskin cintegrity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. c
Perform cand cdocument ca cfocused cassessment con cskin cintegrity csince cthis cis ca cnewly cidentifie
cassessment cstands cas cis cand ccannot cbe credone cor ccorrected. cThis cis cnot ca clife-threatening c
cneed cfor can cemergency cassessment.
A cstudent cnurse cattempts cto cperform ca cnursing chistory cfor cthe cfirst ctime. cThe cstudent cnurse ca
canyone cever clearns call cthe cquestions cthe cnurse cmust cask cto cget cgood cbaseline cdata. cWhat c
creply?
a-"There's ca clot cto clearn cat cfirst, cbut conce cit cbecomes cpart cof cyou, cyou cjust ckeep casking cthe
cover cin ceach csituation cuntil cyou ccan cdo cit cin cyour csleep!"
b-"You cmake cthe cbasic cquestions ca cpart cof cyou cand cthen clearn cto cmodify cthem cfor ceach cuniq
chow cmuch cyou cneed cto cknow cto cplan cgood ccare."
c-"No cone cever creally clearns chow cto cdo cthis cwell cbecause ceach chistory cis cdifferent! cI coften cfe
ceach cnew cpatient."
d-"Don't cworry cabout clearning call cof cthe cquestions cto cask. cEvery cfacility chas cits cown cassessm
cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. c
Once ca cnurse clearns cwhat cconstitutes cthe cminimum cdata cset, cit ccan cbe cadapted cto cany cpatie
ceach cassessment cis cthe csame ceven cwhen cusing cthe csame cminimum cdata cset, cnor cis cit ctrue
cuniquely cdifferent. cNurses ccommitted cto cthoughtful, cperson-centered cpractice ctailor ctheir cquest
ceach cpatient cand csituation. cAnswer cd cis cincorrect cbecause crelying csolely con cstandard cfacility
callow cfor cindividualized cpatient ccare cor ccritical cthinking.
The cnurse ccollects cobjective cand csubjective cdata cwhen cconducting cpatient cassessments. cWhic
cexamples cof csubjective cdata? cSelect call cthat capply.
-A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat cshe cis cfeeling cnauseous.
-A cpatient's cankles care cswollen.
-A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat cshe cis cnervous cabout cher ctest cresults.
-A cpatient ccomplains cthat cthe cskin con cher carms cis ctingling.
-A cpatient crates chis cpain cas ca c7 con ca cscale cof c1 cto c10.
-A cpatient cvomits cafter ceating csupper. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a, cc, cd, ce. c
Answers
Advocacy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔protection cand csupport cof canother's crights
Autonomy c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔self-determination; cbeing cindependent cand cself-governing
Beneficence c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔principle cof cdoing cgood
Bioethics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethics cthat cencompass call cthose cperspectives cthat cseek cto cund
cbehavior, cthe cdomain cof csocial cscience, cand cthe cnatural cworld
Care-based capproach c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔approach cto cbioethics cthat cdirects cattention cto cthe
cindividual cpatients cviewed cwithin cthe ccontext cof ctheir clife cnarrative
Code cof cethics c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔principles cthat creflect cthe cprimary cgoals, cvalues, cand cobl
Deontologic c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethical csystem cin cwhich cactions care cright cor cwrong cindepen
cthey cproduce
Conscientious cobjection c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔refusal cto cparticipate cin ccertain ctypes cof ctreatme
cfact cthat cthese cactivities cviolate cthe cnurse's cpersonal cand cprofessional cethical cbeliefs cand csta
Moral cagency c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ability cto cbehave cin can cethical cway; cto cdo cthe cethically crig
cright cthing cto cdo
Ethical cdilemma c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔situation cthat carises cwhen cattempted cadherence cto cbasi
ctwo cconflicting ccourses cof caction
,Principle-based capproach c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔an capproach cto cbioethics cthat coffers cspecific ca
Utilitarian c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔action-guiding ctheory cof cethics cthat cstates cthat cthe crightness co
cdepends con cthe cconsequences cof cthe caction
Values c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔set cof cbeliefs cthat care cmeaningful cin clife cand cthat cinfluence crelat
Value csystem c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔organization cof cvalues cranked calong ca ccontinuum cof cimpo
Values cclarification c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔process cby cwhich cpeople ccome cto cunderstand ctheir c
Virtues c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔human cexcellences; ccultivated cdispositions cof ccharacter cand ccon
cus cto cbe cgood chuman cbeings
5 cProfessional cNursing cValues: c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔1. cAltruism: cConcern cfor cthe cwelfare c& cw
cother cnurses, chealthcare cstaff).
2. cAutonomy: cRight cto cself-determination. c(Patient's crights cto cmake cown chealthcare cdecisions)
3. cHuman cDignity: cRespect cfor cinherent cworth cand cuniqueness cof cindividuals cand cpopulations
ccolleagues.)
4. cIntegrity: cActing cin caccordance cwith can cappropriate ccode cof cethics cand caccepted cstandards
cprovides ccare cbased con can cethical cframework cthat cis caccepted cwithin cthe cprofession)
5. cSocial cJustice: cUpholding cmoral, clegal c& chumanistic cprinciples. c(assure cequal ctreatment cun
cto cquality chealthcare)
Characteristics cof cthe ccare cperspective cinclude cthe cfollowing c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-Centrality c
-Promotion cof cthe cdignity cand crespect cof cpatients cas cpeople
-Attention cto cthe cparticulars cof cindividual cpatients
-Cultivation cof cresponsiveness cto cothers cand cprofessional cresponsibility
-A credefinition cof cfundamental cmoral cskills cto cinclude cvirtues clike ckindness, cattentiveness, cemp
Two ctypes cof cethical cproblems ccommonly cfaced cby cnurses care c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔ethical cd
Moral cdistress c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔occurs cwhen cyou cknow cthe cright cthing cto cdo cbut ceither cp
cmake cit cdifficult cto cfollow cthe ccorrect ccourse cof caction
Eight cethical cconsiderations cthat chave cthe cgreatest cweight cand crelevance cin cthe ccare cof cpatie
cethical cprinciples, can cethics cof ccaring, cand cthe cclinical csituation c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔-The cBa
cHarms cin cthe cCare cof cPatients
-Disclosure, cInformed cConsent, cand cShared cDecision cMaking
-Norms cof cFamily cLife
-The cRelationship cbetween cClinicians cand cPatients
-The cProfessional cIntegrity cof cClinicians
-Cost cEffectiveness cand cAllocation
-Issues cof cCultural cand/or cReligious cVariation
-Considerations cof cPower
Read cthe cfollowing cscenario cand cidentify cthe cadjective cused cto cdescribe cthe ccharacteristics cof
cnumbered cbelow. cPlace cyour canswers con cthe clines cprovided.
-The cnurse cis cconducting can cinitial cassessment cof ca c79-year-old cfemale cpatient cadmitted cto cth
cdehydration. cThe cnurse c(1) cuses cclinical creasoning cto cidentify cthe cneed cto cperform ca ccompre
cgather cthe cappropriate cpatient cdata. c(2) cFirst cthe cnurse casks cthe cpatient cabout cthe cmost cimp
cher cdiagnosis. cThen cthe cnurse c(3) ccollects cas cmuch cinformation cas cpossible cto cunderstand ct
c(4) ccollects cthe cpatient cdata cin can corganized cmanner; c(5) cverifies cthat cthe cdata cobtained cis cp
cplan; cand c(6) crecords cthe cdata caccording cto cfacility's cpolicy. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔(1) cPurpos
cpurpose cof cthe cnursing cassessment c(comprehensive) cand cgathers cthe cappropriate cdata.
, The cnurse cis cadmitting ca c35-year-old cpregnant cwoman cto cthe chospital cfor ctreatment cof cpreecl
cnurse: c"Why care cyou cdoing ca chistory cand cphysical cexam cwhen cthe cdoctor cjust cdid cone?" cWh
cthe cprimary creasons ca cnursing cassessment cis cperformed? cSelect call cthat capply.
a-"The cnursing cassessment cwill callow cus cto cplan cand cdeliver cindividualized, cholistic cnursing cca
cstrengths."
b-"It's chospital cpolicy. cI cknow cit cmust cbe ctiresome, cbut cI cwill ctry cto cmake cthis cquick!"
c-"I'm ca cstudent cnurse cand cneed cto cdevelop cthe cskill cof cassessing cyour chealth cstatus cand cne
d-"We cwant cto cmake csure cthat cyour cresponses cto cthe cmedical cexam care cconsistent cand cthat
e-"We cneed cto ccheck cyour chealth cstatus cand csee cwhat ckind cof cnursing ccare cyou cmay cneed."
f-"We cneed cto csee cif cyou crequire ca creferral cto ca cphysician cor cother chealth ccare cpr c- cCORRE
Medical cassessments ctarget cdata cpointing cto cpathologic cconditions, cwhereas cnursing cassessm
cresponses cto chealth cproblems. cThe cinitial ccomprehensive cnursing cassessment cresults cin cbase
cnurse cto cmake ca cjudgment cabout ca cpatient's chealth cstatus, cthe cability cto cmanage chis cor cher
cneed cfor cnursing. cIt calso chelps cnurses cplan cand cdeliver cindividualized, cholistic cnursing ccare ct
cstrengths cand cpromotes coptimum cfunctioning, cindependence, cand cwell-being, cand cenables cthe
ca cphysician cor cother chealth ccare cprofessional, cif cindicated. cThe cfact cthat cthis cis chospital cpolic
calthough cit cmay cbe ctrue cthat ca cnurse cmay cneed cto cdevelop cassessment cskills, cit cis cnot cthe c
cperforms ca cnursing chistory cand cexam. cThe cassessment cis cnot cperformed cto ccheck cthe caccur
cexamination.
A cnurse cnotes cthat ca cshift creport cstates cthat ca cpatient chas cno cspecial cskin ccare cneeds. cThe c
creddened careas cover cbony cprominences cduring cthe cpatient cbath. cWhat cnursing caction cis capp
-Correct cthe cinitial cassessment cform.
-Redo cthe cinitial cassessment cand cdocument ccurrent cfindings.
-Conduct cand cdocument can cemergency cassessment.
-Perform cand cdocument ca cfocused cassessment cof cskin cintegrity. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔d. c
Perform cand cdocument ca cfocused cassessment con cskin cintegrity csince cthis cis ca cnewly cidentifie
cassessment cstands cas cis cand ccannot cbe credone cor ccorrected. cThis cis cnot ca clife-threatening c
cneed cfor can cemergency cassessment.
A cstudent cnurse cattempts cto cperform ca cnursing chistory cfor cthe cfirst ctime. cThe cstudent cnurse ca
canyone cever clearns call cthe cquestions cthe cnurse cmust cask cto cget cgood cbaseline cdata. cWhat c
creply?
a-"There's ca clot cto clearn cat cfirst, cbut conce cit cbecomes cpart cof cyou, cyou cjust ckeep casking cthe
cover cin ceach csituation cuntil cyou ccan cdo cit cin cyour csleep!"
b-"You cmake cthe cbasic cquestions ca cpart cof cyou cand cthen clearn cto cmodify cthem cfor ceach cuniq
chow cmuch cyou cneed cto cknow cto cplan cgood ccare."
c-"No cone cever creally clearns chow cto cdo cthis cwell cbecause ceach chistory cis cdifferent! cI coften cfe
ceach cnew cpatient."
d-"Don't cworry cabout clearning call cof cthe cquestions cto cask. cEvery cfacility chas cits cown cassessm
cCORRECT cANS✔✔b. c
Once ca cnurse clearns cwhat cconstitutes cthe cminimum cdata cset, cit ccan cbe cadapted cto cany cpatie
ceach cassessment cis cthe csame ceven cwhen cusing cthe csame cminimum cdata cset, cnor cis cit ctrue
cuniquely cdifferent. cNurses ccommitted cto cthoughtful, cperson-centered cpractice ctailor ctheir cquest
ceach cpatient cand csituation. cAnswer cd cis cincorrect cbecause crelying csolely con cstandard cfacility
callow cfor cindividualized cpatient ccare cor ccritical cthinking.
The cnurse ccollects cobjective cand csubjective cdata cwhen cconducting cpatient cassessments. cWhic
cexamples cof csubjective cdata? cSelect call cthat capply.
-A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat cshe cis cfeeling cnauseous.
-A cpatient's cankles care cswollen.
-A cpatient ctells cthe cnurse cthat cshe cis cnervous cabout cher ctest cresults.
-A cpatient ccomplains cthat cthe cskin con cher carms cis ctingling.
-A cpatient crates chis cpain cas ca c7 con ca cscale cof c1 cto c10.
-A cpatient cvomits cafter ceating csupper. c- cCORRECT cANS✔✔a, cc, cd, ce. c
