NCLEX-RN PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
A sclient sis sreferred sto sa ssurgeon sby sthe sgeneral spractitioner. sAfter smeeting sthe
ssurgeon, sthe sclient sdecides sto sfind sa sdifferent ssurgeon sto scontinue streatment. sThe
snurse ssupports sthe sclient's saction, sutilizing swhich sethical sprinciple? s
1. sBeneficence
2. sVeracity
3. sAutonomy
4. sPrivacy s- sans✔✔Answer: s3
Rationale: sAutonomy sis sthe sright sof sindividuals sto stake saction sfor sthemselves.
sBeneficence sis san sethical sprinciple sto sdo sgood sand sapplies swhen sthe snurse shas sa scity
sto shelp sothers sby sdoing swhat sis sbest sfor sthem. sVeracity srefers sto struthfulness. sPrivacy
sis sthe snondisclosure sof sinformation sby sthe shealth scare steam.
Cognitive sLevel: sApplying
Client sNeed: sManagement sof sCare
Integrated sProcess: sNursing sProcess: sImplementation
Content sArea: sFundamentals
Strategy: sThe score sissue sof sthe squestion sis sthe sability sto sinterpret swhich sethical
sprinciple sis soperating sin sa sspecific ssituation. sEliminate sbeneficence sand sveracity snext
sbecause sthey sfocus son sthe sobligation sof sthe snurse srather sthan son sa sright sof sthe
sclient.
A snurse sforgets sto sadminister sa sclient's sdiuretic sand sthe sclient sexperiences san sepisode
sof spulmonary sedema. sThe scharge snurse swould sconsider sthe smedication serror sto
1. sPurposeful sfailure sto sperform sa shealth scare sprocedure
2. sUnintentional sfailure sto sperform sa shealth scare sprocedure
3. sAct sof ssubstituting sa sdifferent smedication sfor sthe sone sordered
4. sFailure sto sfollow sa sdirect sorder sby sa sphysician s- sans✔✔Answer: s2
Rationale: sNegligence sis sthe sunintentional sfailure sof san sindividual sto sperform sor snot
sperform san sact sthat sa sreasonable sperson swould sor swould snot sdo sin sthe ssame sor
ssimilar scircumstances. sA spurposeful sfailure sto sperform sa sprocedure swould sbe sthe
sopposite sof snegligence, swhich sis sunintentional. sSubstituting sa sdifferent smedication
sdoes snot sfit sthe sdescription sof sthe ssituation sin sthe squestion. sFailure sto sfollow sa sdirect
sorder sdoes snot sfit sthe sdescription sin sthe ssituation sin sthe squestion. s
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