PCCN Prep Professional Caring and
Ethical Practice Exam 2026/2027
Updated Verified Multiple Choices
Questions and Solutions A+ Pass
Guaranteed
1. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a nurse exhibiting
the ethical principle of autonomy?
A. Respecting the patient's right to refuse treatment
B. Recommending that the patient create a power of attorney
C. Consulting the family about the patient's care
D. Following all provider orders
- ANS - A. Respecting the patient's right to refuse treatment
2. A nurse who respects and supports a patient's right to make
decisions is demonstrating:
A. Fidelity
B. Advocacy
C. Altruism
D. Justice
- ANS - B. Advocacy
3. The nurse is researching pressure ulcers to determine if the unit is
employing best practices. Which of the following scenarios
demonstrates the highest level of evidence?
A. Interviews of patients who experienced hospital-acquired
pressure injuries
, B. A position paper on hospital-acquired pressure injuries
published by the American Professional Wound Care
Association
C. A chart review of patients admitted to the unit with pressure
ulcer formation and those without pressure ulcer formation
D. A study of hospital patients who were randomly assigned to
receive either a pressure-reducing mattress or a standard
hospital mattress
- ANS - D. A study of hospital patients who were randomly
assigned to receive either a pressure-reducing mattress or a
standard hospital mattress
4. Which of the following situations is an example of an intentional
tort of battery?
A. The nurse threatens a patient who refuses to take prescribed
medications
B. The nurse gives confidential information to a family member
C. The nurse inserts a catheter after the patient has refused the
procedure
D. The nurse refuses to administer pain medication to a patient
after surgery
- ANS - C. The nurse inserts a catheter after the patient has
refused the procedure
5. After the nurse leaves a patient's room, a nursing colleague
approaches her and requests patient treatment information,
skating, "The patient is the aunt of one of my close friends". The
nurse's BEST action is to:
A. Instruct her colleague to contact the patient's physician to
obtain treatment information
B. Review the patient's EMR with her colleague
Ethical Practice Exam 2026/2027
Updated Verified Multiple Choices
Questions and Solutions A+ Pass
Guaranteed
1. Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a nurse exhibiting
the ethical principle of autonomy?
A. Respecting the patient's right to refuse treatment
B. Recommending that the patient create a power of attorney
C. Consulting the family about the patient's care
D. Following all provider orders
- ANS - A. Respecting the patient's right to refuse treatment
2. A nurse who respects and supports a patient's right to make
decisions is demonstrating:
A. Fidelity
B. Advocacy
C. Altruism
D. Justice
- ANS - B. Advocacy
3. The nurse is researching pressure ulcers to determine if the unit is
employing best practices. Which of the following scenarios
demonstrates the highest level of evidence?
A. Interviews of patients who experienced hospital-acquired
pressure injuries
, B. A position paper on hospital-acquired pressure injuries
published by the American Professional Wound Care
Association
C. A chart review of patients admitted to the unit with pressure
ulcer formation and those without pressure ulcer formation
D. A study of hospital patients who were randomly assigned to
receive either a pressure-reducing mattress or a standard
hospital mattress
- ANS - D. A study of hospital patients who were randomly
assigned to receive either a pressure-reducing mattress or a
standard hospital mattress
4. Which of the following situations is an example of an intentional
tort of battery?
A. The nurse threatens a patient who refuses to take prescribed
medications
B. The nurse gives confidential information to a family member
C. The nurse inserts a catheter after the patient has refused the
procedure
D. The nurse refuses to administer pain medication to a patient
after surgery
- ANS - C. The nurse inserts a catheter after the patient has
refused the procedure
5. After the nurse leaves a patient's room, a nursing colleague
approaches her and requests patient treatment information,
skating, "The patient is the aunt of one of my close friends". The
nurse's BEST action is to:
A. Instruct her colleague to contact the patient's physician to
obtain treatment information
B. Review the patient's EMR with her colleague
