PSE WINDOW CLERK PRACTICE EXAM PAPER
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
▶ Planning? Answer:This step is: b) Planning
▶ Implementation? Answer:This step is: c) Implementation
▶ Evaluation? Answer:This step is: *d) Evaluation
▶ Autonomy? Answer:Autonomy as an ethical principle means: *b)
Respecting the patient's right to make their own healthcare decisions
▶ Justice in healthcare ethics? Answer:Justice in healthcare ethics refers
to: *b) Treating all patients fairly and equally
▶ Nonmaleficence? Answer:Nonmaleficence means: *b) "Do no harm" —
avoiding actions that could injure patients
▶ Beneficence in nursing? Answer:Beneficence in nursing means: *b)
Acting in a way that promotes the patient's well-being
▶ Fidelity in nursing ethics? Answer:Fidelity in nursing ethics involves: *b)
Being faithful to commitments made to patients
▶ Assault in nursing? Answer:Assault in nursing is defined as: *b)
Threatening a patient with unwanted treatment
▶ Battery in nursing? Answer:Battery in nursing occurs when: *b) A nurse
intentionally touches a patient without consent
▶ Negligence? Answer:Negligence is best described as: *c) Failing to
provide the standard of care, resulting in harm
▶ Nurse Practice Act? Answer:The Nurse Practice Act is designed to: *c)
Regulate nursing practice and define legal scope of care
, ▶ Standards of care in nursing? Answer:Standards of care in nursing are
important because they: *c) Provide guidelines for safe, competent, and
ethical nursing practice
▶ Informed consent? Answer:Informed consent requires: *c) The patient
understands the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives before
agreeing
▶ HIPAA? Answer:HIPAA is designed to: *c) Protect patients' private
health information from unauthorized disclosure
▶ Violation of patient confidentiality? Answer:Which action violates patient
confidentiality under HIPAA? *c) Sharing patient information on social
media
▶ Reporting medication error? Answer:A nurse witnesses a medication
error and reports it. This is an example of which ethical principle? *d)
Justice
▶ Patient refusal of treatment? Answer:A patient refuses a treatment
despite the nurse's recommendation. The nurse respects this decision.
▶ Beneficence? Answer:The ethical principle of doing good and promoting
the well-being of patients.
▶ Justice? Answer:The ethical principle of fairness in the distribution of
resources and treatment.
▶ Main purpose of nursing documentation? Answer:Communicate patient
care, ensure continuity, and provide a legal record.
▶ Quality nursing documentation? Answer:Accurate, timely, complete, and
factual.
▶ Narrative documentation? Answer:A chronological, story-like description
of patient care and events.
▶ Problem-oriented documentation (POMR)? Answer:Includes database,
problem list, plan of care, and progress notes.
2026 TESTED QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
SOLUTIONS VERIFIED
▶ Planning? Answer:This step is: b) Planning
▶ Implementation? Answer:This step is: c) Implementation
▶ Evaluation? Answer:This step is: *d) Evaluation
▶ Autonomy? Answer:Autonomy as an ethical principle means: *b)
Respecting the patient's right to make their own healthcare decisions
▶ Justice in healthcare ethics? Answer:Justice in healthcare ethics refers
to: *b) Treating all patients fairly and equally
▶ Nonmaleficence? Answer:Nonmaleficence means: *b) "Do no harm" —
avoiding actions that could injure patients
▶ Beneficence in nursing? Answer:Beneficence in nursing means: *b)
Acting in a way that promotes the patient's well-being
▶ Fidelity in nursing ethics? Answer:Fidelity in nursing ethics involves: *b)
Being faithful to commitments made to patients
▶ Assault in nursing? Answer:Assault in nursing is defined as: *b)
Threatening a patient with unwanted treatment
▶ Battery in nursing? Answer:Battery in nursing occurs when: *b) A nurse
intentionally touches a patient without consent
▶ Negligence? Answer:Negligence is best described as: *c) Failing to
provide the standard of care, resulting in harm
▶ Nurse Practice Act? Answer:The Nurse Practice Act is designed to: *c)
Regulate nursing practice and define legal scope of care
, ▶ Standards of care in nursing? Answer:Standards of care in nursing are
important because they: *c) Provide guidelines for safe, competent, and
ethical nursing practice
▶ Informed consent? Answer:Informed consent requires: *c) The patient
understands the procedure, risks, benefits, and alternatives before
agreeing
▶ HIPAA? Answer:HIPAA is designed to: *c) Protect patients' private
health information from unauthorized disclosure
▶ Violation of patient confidentiality? Answer:Which action violates patient
confidentiality under HIPAA? *c) Sharing patient information on social
media
▶ Reporting medication error? Answer:A nurse witnesses a medication
error and reports it. This is an example of which ethical principle? *d)
Justice
▶ Patient refusal of treatment? Answer:A patient refuses a treatment
despite the nurse's recommendation. The nurse respects this decision.
▶ Beneficence? Answer:The ethical principle of doing good and promoting
the well-being of patients.
▶ Justice? Answer:The ethical principle of fairness in the distribution of
resources and treatment.
▶ Main purpose of nursing documentation? Answer:Communicate patient
care, ensure continuity, and provide a legal record.
▶ Quality nursing documentation? Answer:Accurate, timely, complete, and
factual.
▶ Narrative documentation? Answer:A chronological, story-like description
of patient care and events.
▶ Problem-oriented documentation (POMR)? Answer:Includes database,
problem list, plan of care, and progress notes.
