Exam Week 1: NR668 / NR 668 (Latest )
Psychiatric-Mental Health Capstone Practicum &
Intensive | Review Questions and Answers | 100% Correct |
Grade A – Chamberlain
Code of Ethics for Nurses (ethical principles)
- ANS -1. Respect for the Individual
2. Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer
3. Advocacy for the Healthcare Consumer
4. Responsibility and Accountability for Practice
5. Duties to Self and Others
6. Contributions to Healthcare Environments
7. Advancement of the Nursing Profession
8. Collaboration to Meet Health Needs
9. Promotion of the Nursing Profession
Person A: "I can't believe you deal with these people every day. Schizophrenics
would drive ME crazy!"
PMHNP: "Actually, schizophrenia is a chronic treatable disease, much like
diabetes or other physical illnesses. Patients who have mental illness deserve
compassion and care."
what ethical principle? - ANS -Respect for the Individual
Rationale: Respect for the individual affirms the worth and dignity of those with
PMH disorders by advocating to overcome negative stigmas towards PMH
diagnoses to ensure access to care.
The client presents to the emergency department with hallucinations and is
threatening self-harm. The PMHNP signs an involuntary admission order for
emergent psychiatric care.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer
,Rationale: The PMHNP demonstrates a commitment to the healthcare consumer
by balancing the client's human rights with safety, including coercive measures
when the client was unable to maintain their own safety.
The PMHNP is sharing sexually explicit memes with a client that she saw earlier
today in a group session.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Advocacy for the Healthcare Consumer
Rationale: This is an unethical scenario. The PMHNP recognizes the power
differential in the therapeutic relationship and understands that any sort of sexual
activity or intimacies with current clients, their close family members, guardians,
or significant others is unethical.
The PMHNP has overbooked her sessions today, so she asks the RN who works in
her office to conduct one of her phone therapy sessions today.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Responsibility and Accountability for Practice
Rationale: This is an unethical scenario. The PMHNP must understand the scope
of other team members' practice in order to delegate appropriately. Conducting a
counseling session is outside of the RN's scope of practice.
The PMHNP takes time for daily meditation to improve mindfulness and ease
stress.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Duties to Self and Others
Rationale: The PMHNP is committed to practicing self-care, managing stress, and
maintaining supportive relationships to meet personal needs outside of
therapeutic relationships.
A PMHNP discovers her colleague is diverting scheduled medications to self-
medicate anxiety. The PMHNP reports the concerns to the colleagues supervisor.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Contributions to Healthcare Environments
, Rationale: The PMHNP recognizes signs/symptoms of psychiatric disorders in the
workplace reporting peer observations to leadership. The PMHNP helps address
problems faced by colleagues that impact client safety or violate public trust,
including substance abuse.
The PMHNP gives a presentation at a national conference on best practices in
depression treatment.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Advancement of the Nursing Profession
Rationale: The PMHNP contributes to advancing the professing through practice,
education, administration, and knowledge development.
The PMHNP is a member of the ANA and NAMI and regularly participates in
workgroups that seek to expand access to care for healthcare consumers with
PMH disorders.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Collaboration to meet health needs
Rationale: The PMHNP promotes community, national, and international efforts
to meet health needs through collaboration with other healthcare professionals
to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery.
A PMHNP speaks at a school board meeting about the need develop policies to
expand mental health services for underserved students.
what ethical principle? - ANS -Promotion of the Nursing Profession
Rationale: The PMHNP participates in policy development and implementation
that recognizes PMH disorders as treatable and ensures that nursing care is
delivered with respect to human needs and values without prejudice.
Standards of Practice & Standards of Professional Performance for Psychiatric
Mental Health Nursing
- ANS --Standard 1: Assessment
-Standard 2: Diagnosis
-Standard 3: Outcomes Identification
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