What ethical principle below is accurately paired with a way that ethical principle is applied into nursing practice?
- A. Justice: Equally dividing time and other resources among a group of clients
- B. Beneficence: Doing no harm during the course of nursing care
- C. Veracity: Fully answering the client's questions without any withholding of information
- D. Fidelity: Upholding the American Nurses Association's Code of Ethics
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Veracity involves truthfulness in communication with clients.
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The theorist associated with behavior modification is
- A. Sigmund Freud
- B. B.F. Skinner
- C. Albert Bandura
- D. Ivan Pavlov
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: B.F. Skinner's operant conditioning is the foundation of behavior modification techniques.
The Montessori approach believes a child's play is
- A. Waste of time
- B. Child's work
- C. Unimportant
- D. Distraction
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Montessori views play as ‘child's work,' essential for learning.
What is the effect of weight-loss counseling by primary care providers on patient willingness to attempt to lose weight?
- A. Negligible
- B. Doubles the odds
- C. Triples the odds
- D. Quadruples the odds
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Counseling doubles willingness by providing motivation and guidance.
A family of a terminally ill patient asks the nurse, What can we say when our family member mentions death is coming soon? Which response could the nurse suggest?
- A. We think you will be around for a long time.
- B. We don't want you to give up trying to get well.
- C. We don't think were ready to talk about this yet.
- D. We feel so sad when we think of life without you.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: This response is emotionally honest. It will allow the family opportunities to express emotions and further resolve issues in the relationship and explore end-of-life developmental opportunities. The incorrect options are evasive.
The child's ability to focus on more than one aspect develops during
- A. Sensorimotor
- B. Preoperational
- C. Concrete operational
- D. Formal operational
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Decentration, focusing on multiple aspects, develops in the concrete operational stage (Piaget).
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