Foundations of Professionalism and Civility Practice Test

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• What ethical principle requires researchers to inform participants enough to enable them to decide whether to participate?
• Veracity refers to which ethical principle?
• Social determinants of health refer to:
• Which statement is correct about informed consent guidelines?
• Which barrier relates to transportation availability in accessing health care?
• Consent forms should include which items?
• Which of the following statements best reflects a goal of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as described?
• Advanced practice nurses are best described as:
• Which concept concerns healthcare providers with diminished abilities endangering patient safety?
• Which description correctly characterizes secondary health care?
• Which term means public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy?
• Which term describes intentional harmful physical contact without consent?
• Nursing Roles in Ethical Decision-Making involve which responsibilities?
• Which healthcare approach prioritizes the needs and preferences of patients in decision-making?
• Which of the following is NOT typically authorized to grant consent for another person?
• Which barrier refers to geographic location preventing access to care?
• Which action is part of the nursing role regarding advanced directives?
• Which term refers to professional negligence leading to harm or death?
• What is the term for the legal requirement for nurses to practice with a valid license?
• Which factor belongs to Food and Nutrition?
• Which term is the state of keeping or being kept secret or private?
• Which law protects healthcare workers providing aid in emergencies?
• How should a client's advance directives relate to changing circumstances?
• Which statement best describes client rights in health care?
• Which act ensures equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities?
• Which term is the right to make one's own personal decisions even when those decisions might not be in that person's own best interest?
• Which act focuses on parity of mental health insurance coverage?
• Which term describes the legal process where a client consents to a procedure after understanding its risks and benefits?
• Who is responsible for knowing the laws in the state where you practice?
• Ethical Decision Making is a process that requires striking a balance between which two concepts?
• Outpatient services without overnight stay are typically provided by which setting?
• Which term means the act of supporting or championing a cause or policy for others?
• Which term means willingness to respect obligations and follow through on promises?
• Primary prevention focuses on:
• How should advanced directives be treated to respect the client's decisions?
• Which concept is most closely associated with using data to plan and drive improvements in care delivery?
• Which level includes office or clinic visits and scheduled screenings such as vision and hearing?
• Which signatures are required on consent forms?
• What must a client do if they refuse treatment?
• Which of the following is listed as a strategy to prevent compassion fatigue?
• Which term is defined as civil law addressing wrongful actions that cause harm or loss?
• Which act empowers patients to make healthcare decisions?
• Ambulatory care clinics are best described as:
• Which concept emphasizes fairness and equitable distribution in healthcare?
• Licensed practical nurses are best described as:
• Which term describes the setting for secondary and tertiary care, typically located within a hospital?
• Which statement best describes primary health care?
• Which term involves confining a person against their will?
• Which term describes the failure to implement safety measures causing harm?
• Which term refers to equal opportunities for people with disabilities?
• Which term refers to problems that involve more than one choice and stem from differences in the values and beliefs of the decision makers?
• Which of the following is a component of Economic Stability?
• Which term refers to the use of current knowledge from research and other credible sources on which to base clinical judgement and client care?
• Which term describes a professional approach that centers care on the patient as partner with preferences and values?
• Ethical Dilemmas are problems that involve more than one choice and stem from differences in what?
• Which term is fairness in care delivery and use of resources?
• Falsifying a claim by a nurse would fall under which type of law?
• Durable power of attorney for health care is best described as which of the following?
• Moral Distress occurs when the nurse must act in a way that conflicts with which of the following?
• A nurse intentionally makes harmful physical contact with a patient without consent. Which term applies?
• Which set of elements is associated with negligence, including duty, breach, foreseeability, potential harm, and actual harm?
• Living will is a legal document that expresses a client's wishes regarding medical treatment in the event the client becomes incapacitated. Which of the following best describes its focus?
• Which term describes documents stating a client's end-of-life care preferences?
• Which term is defined as the application of ethics to health and life?
• Which term refers to the state or fact of having a duty to deal with something or of having control over someone?
• Which term covers care-related and organizational processes that involve the development and implementation of a plan to improve health care services and better meet clients' needs?
• Which statement best defines ethics in a professional context?
• Which term describes the policy that protects the privacy of health information?
• State licensing boards are responsible for ensuring that healthcare providers comply with which?
• A clinician discloses a patient’s private health information to a coworker without the patient’s consent. Which term applies?
• Which term emphasizes using research findings to guide everyday clinical decisions?
• Ambulatory care clinics are best described as facilities that provide medical services on an outpatient basis without overnight stays.
• Who can work at every level of care according to the material?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a State Law Guiding Nursing Practice?
• Which setting is listed as a place where healthcare delivery can occur?
• Which option best defines continuing health care?
• Pharmacists are best described as:
• Which concept protects healthcare workers who provide aid in emergencies from liability?
• What should the nurse do if a client leaves the facility against medical advice?
• Which term means action that promotes good for others without any self-interest?
• Which description matches preventive health care?
• Which term focuses on aligning care with patient preferences, values, and needs as a central principle?
• Which factor is part of the Neighborhood and Built Environment category?
• Which concept includes economic stability and education as factors that influence health outcomes?
• What is the purpose of documenting a client's advance directives?
• Which act regulates patient information privacy?
• Who writes a DNR or AND prescription in the client's medical record?
• Compassion Fatigue is best described as which of the following?
• Which term relates to documents that state a patient’s preferences for end-of-life care?
• Which statement best reflects preventive health care?
• Which program provides federal health insurance primarily for people aged 65 and older?
• What should nurses do to ensure all health care team members are aware of a client's advance directives?
• Who should be consulted before DNR/AND orders are implemented?
• Which statement about emancipated minors is true?
• Which of the following is NOT listed as a finding of compassion fatigue?
• For invasive procedures or surgery, which type of consent is required?
• Which term best fits 'intermediate follow-up care aimed at restoring health and promoting self-care'?
• Which term describes keeping promises and commitments in professional relationships?
• Which term describes orders that indicate CPR should not be performed during arrest?
• Which description defines restorative health care?
• What does the State Children's Health Insurance Program provide?
• Which step requires selecting the option that aligns with applicable ethical principles, the decision maker's values, and the profession's values for client care, and justifying that choice?
• Professional negligence is defined as which of the following?
• If there is no DNR/AND prescription in the medical record, what is the default action regarding CPR?
• Which category would address access to health insurance and healthcare services?
• What term describes specialized and highly technical medical care provided for specific conditions or diseases?
• Which type of nurse is licensed to provide basic care under supervision of a registered nurse or physician?
• Which level is defined as providing intermediate follow-up care to restore health, such as home health care or rehab centers?
• Medicare is best described as:
• What describes healthcare practice that integrates the best available evidence with clinical expertise and patient values?
• Which term refers to guidelines defining the level of care expected from nurses?
• Which nursing action demonstrates proper management of advanced directives?
• Which concept refers to the failure of a trained professional to act responsibly?
• Which factor is a part of Economic Stability?
• Secondary health care refers to:
• When a client has no pulse or respirations and there is no DNR or AND prescription in the medical record, what is the nurse's initial action?
• Which term is a commitment to do no harm?
• Before implementing a DNR or AND, whom should the provider consult?
• Which term means revealing a client's private information without consent?
• Which term describes reportable diseases that must be reported to health authorities?
• Which committee monitors for appropriate diagnosis and treatment of hospitalized clients?
• A physician publishes a false report about a colleague that harms the colleague's reputation. Which term applies?
• Which term recognizes the patient or designee as the source of control and full partner in providing compassionate and coordinated care based on respect for the patient's preferences, values, and needs?
• Which act aims to provide equal insurance coverage for mental health conditions?
• In ethical decision making, what is the first step?
• Which term means fulfillment of promises?
• Stand-alone Surgical Centers are listed as which type of setting?
• Which term refers to guidelines that define the level of care expected from nurses?
• Social determinants of health are best defined as what?
• Education is a recognized category in the SDOH framework. Which of the following is also a category?
• Which statement describes a nurse's responsibility in relation to advance directives?
• Which of the following is NOT one of the six SDOH categories?
• Which term helps ensure the quality and quantity of health care and the protection of health care consumers?
• Which step involves applying the chosen decision to the dilemma and evaluating the outcomes?
• Which term defines laws against the public and punishable by the state?
• Which term is the fact or condition of being accountable; responsibility?
• Ethics Committees are groups that generally address which type of issues?
• Which term refers to civil law addressing wrongful actions causing harm or loss?
• Which organization is described as setting quality standards for accreditation of healthcare facilities?
• A practitioner threatens a patient with harm to induce compliance, causing fear. Which term applies?
• Which item is a component of Social and Community Context?
• Hospices are best described as:
• Dentists are best described as:
• Moral distress occurs when...
• The factor that describes the environment where a person lives, including housing and neighborhood features, aligns with which SDOH category?
• Which scenario demonstrates implied consent?
• Which term describes the approach that places patient needs at the center of decision-making?
• Which of the following is a role of the nurse in improving access to health care services?
• Which is a nursing role in relation to advanced directives?
• Which step requires stating the ethical dilemma, including all surrounding issues and the individuals involved?
• Which practice is recommended to help prevent compassion fatigue?
• Which roles are cited as involved in informed consent in the material?
• Which term describes laws protecting individual rights and resolving disputes between individuals?
• How many categories are there in the Social Determinants of Health framework described?
• Which of the following is a symptom of compassion fatigue?
• Which principle concerns doing good for others without self-interest?
• Hospices are listed as which of the following?
• Which term describes causing fear or apprehension through threatening behavior?
• What population is Medicaid primarily designed to serve?
• Which activity is listed as a role of the nurse in policy development?
• Which item is included under Health and Health Care?
• Compassion fatigue is best described as...
• Which act empowers patients to make healthcare decisions?
• Which statement describes tertiary health care?
• Basic tenets of client rights are the same regardless of age, nursing needs, or healthcare setting. True or false?
• Which term influences the quality and type of care by setting parameters for cost containment and reimbursement?
• What is the primary purpose of ethics committees?
• Which term describes long-term care addressing chronic health needs over an extended period?
• Which concept is defined as making false statements that damage a person’s reputation?
• A patient is confined against their will for several hours without a valid justification. Which term applies?
• Which term represents the legal requirement for nurses to practice with a valid license?
• What should nurses do to keep the care team informed about a patient's advance directives?
• Which item is NOT listed as a barrier to health care in the material?
• Which term describes the delivery of client care in partnership with multidisciplinary members of the health care team to achieve continuity of care and positive client outcomes?
• Which term applies information and technology to communicate, manage knowledge, mitigate error, and support decision making?
• Which term involves managing information to communicate, share knowledge, reduce errors, and support clinical decision making?
• What is the nurse's role in informed consent?
• Which term refers to keeping patient information private?
• Which of the following is NOT a strategy to prevent compassion fatigue?
• Professional Standards Review Organizations are described as regulatory bodies that monitor what?