MGCCC Nursing Unit 1 Exam 2025

List professional behaviors that are consistent with those of a nurse - Correct Ans-altruism, social justice, autonomy, human dignity, integrity altruism - Correct Ans-concern for the welfare and well being of others social justice - Correct Ans-acting in accordance with fair treatment regardless of economic status, race, ethnicity, age, citizenship, disability, or sexual orientation autonomy - Correct Ans-the right to self determination human dignity - Correct Ans-respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations integrity - Correct Ans-acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice Discuss the relationship of ethical and legal practice to the role of nurses - Correct Ans-autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, veracity, confidentiality, advocacy autonomy - Correct Ans-commitment to include patients in decisions beneficence - Correct Ans-taking positive actions to help others nonmaleficence - Correct Ans-avoidance of harm or hurt justice - Correct Ans-being fair fidelity - Correct Ans-agreement to keep promises veracity - Correct Ans-telling the truth... always confidentiality - Correct Ans-(privacy, HIPPA) respecting a patients right to privacy and protecting their information advocacy - Correct Ans-speaking up for patient issues responsibility - Correct Ans-taking ownership of a project or job before it happens accountability - Correct Ans-taking ownership of the results after the project or job has been completed Recognize ethical issues/dilemmas affecting client care - Correct Ans-referring more to subjective issues; end of life care, cultural and religious sensitivity, and social networking/online privacy Identify the steps of the nursing process - Correct Ans-ADPIE (assessment, diagnosis, plan, implementation, evaluation) Review the use of the nursing process as a tool for planning client care - Correct Ans-it allows the nurse to see a complete picture of the patients health assessment - Correct Ans-collection of data; the nurses role is to acquire, decipher, and interpret information about the patient diagnosis - Correct Ans-clinical judgement; the nurses role is to come to a conclusion about the patients chief problem based on the information gleaned during the assessment phase plan - Correct Ans-setting of goals; the nurses role is to discern a desirable resolution to the established diagnosis, and set a goal to work towards implementation - Correct Ans-follow through of interventions; the nurses role is to establish a plan of action to help the patient reach the goal, and to follow through to completion evaluation - Correct Ans-establishing whether the goals were met; the nurses role is to honestly assess the patients progress and the effectiveness of their plan, record the data, and act accordingly regarding their next steps with the care plan subjective data - Correct Ans-includes feelings, symptoms described by the patient objective data - Correct Ans-compromised of facts, observed by the nurse data collection methods - Correct Ans-interviewing the patient, examining medical records, physically assessing the patient Review the NANDA list of nursing diagnoses and their use in describing potential and actual client problems - Correct Ans-utilizing the NANDA list ensures that a nursing diagnoses is established; three types of nursing diagnosis (actual, risk, or health promotions) the chain of infection - Correct Ans-infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, means of transmission, portal of entry, host infectious agent - Correct Ans-invading microorganism/pathogen reservoir - Correct Ans-where it colonizes and multiplies portal of exit - Correct Ans-how it escapes means of transmission - Correct Ans-how it is transferred; direct or indirect contact portal of entry - Correct Ans-how it enters a new host susceptible host - Correct Ans-someone with an already suppressed immune system Review the anatomical and physiological barriers that protect an individual against infections - Correct Ans--normal flora (good bacteria) -body system defenses (urine, tears, nose hairs, etc) -inflammation (everything goes to the site of the infection) -immune response (antibodies) inflammatory response - Correct Ans-indicated by edema (swelling), erythema (redness), heat, and pain localized infections - Correct Ans-symptoms in one local area, symptoms similar to inflammatory response systemic infections - Correct Ans-effect the entire body, characterized by fever, vomiting, enlarged lymph nodes Discuss the etiology of nosocomial infections (HAI) - Correct Ans-exogenous (caused by microorganisms from outside the individual) endogenous (when the patients normal flora becomes altered or overgrown) medical asepsis - Correct Ans-"clean technique" used to reduce the number and spread of microorgansims -frequent hand washing -avoid clients coughing/sneezing/breathing on others -place dirty items in appropriate containers