Professional Role ANCC Questions and Answers

Professional Role ANCC Questions
and Answers
whatMisMcompetencyMinMhealthcareMdecisionMmakingM-
MAnswerMtheMabilityMtoMexerciseMrights,MmoreMsoMtheMabilityMtoMexerciseMonesMright
MtoMgiveMorMrefuseMinformedMconsent



AreMallMadultsMdeemedMcompetentM-
MAnswerMtheMlawMpresumesMthatMallMadultsMareMcompetent,MuntilMdemonstratedMothe
rwise,MtoMmakeMdecisionsMregardingMtheirMhealthcare



inMhealthcare,MwhatMisMjusticeMdefinedMasM-
MAnswerMassertionMthatMallMpeopleMareMtoMbeMtreatedMinMtheMsameMequitableMmann
erMregardlessMofMsocioeconomicMstatus,Mdiagnosis,MorMotherMpersonalMcharacteristics



WhatMisMutilitarianism?M-
MAnswerMtheMideaMthatMtheMgoalMofMsocietyMorMhealthcareMresourcesMshouldMbeM"th
eMgreatestMhappinessMforMtheMgreatestMnumber"MofMitsMcitizens.MHealthcareMisMaMfinit
eMcostlyMresourceMthatMneedsMtoMbeMcarefullyMallocated.



whatMisMtheMmostMcostMeffectiveMformMofMhealthcareM-
MAnswerMprimaryMpreventionMservices;MaimedMatMavoidingMhealthMproblemsMwhichMcan
MleadMtoMsavingMandMactuallyMconceptualizeMtheMprincipleMofMutilitarianism,Mexample:M
vaccine



VeracityMisMdefinedMasMwhatMinMtheMhealthcareMschemeM-
MAnswerMprincipleMstatingMthatMtheMproviderMshouldMbeMhonestMandMgiveMfullMdisclos
ureMtoMtheMpatient,MabstainMfromMmisrepresentationMorMdeception,MandMreportMknown
MlapsesMofMtheMstandardsMofMcareMtoMtheMproperMagencies.MBeMtruthful!!



WhatMisMbeneficence?M-
MAnswerMhealthcareMprovidersMobligationMtoMhelpMpeopleMinMneed



whatMisMnonmalficienceM-
MAnswerMrequirementMthatMhealthcareMprovidersMdoMnoMharmMorMminimizeMharm



whatMisMautonomyM-MAnswerM1.MDealsMwithMPATIENTM(selfMdetermination)

, 2.MPatientMhaveMtheMrightMtoMinformedMconsentMandMfullMdisclosureMofMtreatmentMso
MtheyMcanMmakeMinformedMchoicesMaboutMtheirMcare

3.MRightMtoMprivacy;MfreedomMofMchoice



WhatMisMinformedMconsent?M-
MAnswerMdisclosureMofMappropriateMinformationMtoMaMcompetentMpatientMwhoMisMper
mittedMtoMmakeMaMvoluntaryMchoice



whatMareMtheMcomponentsMofMinformedMconsentM-
MAnswerMtheMpatientMhasMcapabilityMorMcapacityMtoMmakeManMinformedMdecision,Mthe
yMareMableMtoMcomprehendMtheMinformationMpresented;MandMtheyMcanMaskMquestions
MaboutMtheMproposedMtherapeuticMprocedure,MbeMitMaMtreatment,Mdiagnostic,Mother



whatMisMtheMHealthcareMproviderMsideMofMinformedMconsent;MwhatMareMitsMconstituent
sM-
MAnswerMtheMhealthcareMproviderMmustMdiscloseMinformationMonMtheMtreatment,Mtest,
MorMprocedureMinMquestion,MincludingMtheMrisksMandMbenefitsMandMtheMlikelihoodMofM
problems.MInMtreatment,MtheMbenefitsMandMrisksMareMdiscussedMinMadditionMtoManticipa
tedMoutcomeMwithoutMtherapy



IsMConsentMEverMPresumed?M-MAnswerMPresumedMconsentMappropriateMin

limitedMsituations

-MInMemergency,MpotentiallyMlifethreatening

situationsMwhenMtheMpatient

isMunconsciousMorMincompetentMandMno

surrogateMdecisionMmakerMisMavailable



whatMareMtheMcomponentsMofMcompetencyM-
MAnswerMpatientsMmustMhaveMtheMabilityMtoMcommunicateMaMchoice,MunderstandMthe
MrelevantMinformation,MappreciateMtheMhealthcareMconsequencesMofMtheMsituationMandM
reasonMaboutMtreatmentMchoices



whatMisMtheMgoalMofMcompetencyMdeterminationM-
MAnswerMtoMstrikeMaMbalanceMbetweenMrespectingMtheMautonomyMofMpatientsMwhoMa
reMcapableMofMmakingMinformedMdecisionsMandMprotectingMthoseMwithMcognitiveMimpair
ment