EXAM 2 NR548 PSYCHIATRIC ASSESSMENT
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 VIEW AHEAD
TESTED SET
◉ Code of Ethics 9 Provisions. Answer: -Respect for the Individual
• Provision 1: The nurse practices with compassion and respect for
the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.
-Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer
• Provision 2: The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.
-Advocacy for the Healthcare Consumer
• Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the
rights, health, and safety of the patient.
-Responsibility and Accountability for Practice
• Provision 4: The nurse has authority, accountability, and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions and takes action
consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide
optimum patient care.
-Duties to Self and Others
,• Provision 5: The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others,
including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve
wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and
continue personal and professional growth.
-Contributions to Healthcare Environments
• Provision 6: The nurse, through individual and collective effort,
establishes, maintains, and improves the ethical environment of the
work setting and conditions of employment that are conducive to
safe, quality health care.
-Advancement of the Nursing Profession
• Provision 7: The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the
profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional
standards of development, and the generation of both nursing and
health policy.
-Collaboration to Meet Health Needs
• Provision 8: The nurse collaborates with other health professionals
and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy,
and reduce health disparities.
-Promotion of the Nursing Profession
• Provision 9: The profession of nursing, collectively through its
professi
, ◉ Match the ethical principles to the scenario it represents:
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. Clients who have mental
illness deserve compassion and care.". Answer: Respect for the
Individual (Provision 1)
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.
◉ Match the ethical principles to the scenario it represents: 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.. Answer:
Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer (provision 2)
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.
PRACTICE SOLUTION 2026 VIEW AHEAD
TESTED SET
◉ Code of Ethics 9 Provisions. Answer: -Respect for the Individual
• Provision 1: The nurse practices with compassion and respect for
the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.
-Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer
• Provision 2: The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient,
whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.
-Advocacy for the Healthcare Consumer
• Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the
rights, health, and safety of the patient.
-Responsibility and Accountability for Practice
• Provision 4: The nurse has authority, accountability, and
responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions and takes action
consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide
optimum patient care.
-Duties to Self and Others
,• Provision 5: The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others,
including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve
wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and
continue personal and professional growth.
-Contributions to Healthcare Environments
• Provision 6: The nurse, through individual and collective effort,
establishes, maintains, and improves the ethical environment of the
work setting and conditions of employment that are conducive to
safe, quality health care.
-Advancement of the Nursing Profession
• Provision 7: The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the
profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional
standards of development, and the generation of both nursing and
health policy.
-Collaboration to Meet Health Needs
• Provision 8: The nurse collaborates with other health professionals
and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy,
and reduce health disparities.
-Promotion of the Nursing Profession
• Provision 9: The profession of nursing, collectively through its
professi
, ◉ Match the ethical principles to the scenario it represents:
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. Clients who have mental
illness deserve compassion and care.". Answer: Respect for the
Individual (Provision 1)
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.
◉ Match the ethical principles to the scenario it represents: 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.. Answer:
Commitment to the Healthcare Consumer (provision 2)
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.
