PROFESSIONAL ADJUSTMENT

PROFESSIONAL ADJUSTMENT - -growth of the individual and development of his

capacities- physical, mental, emotional, social and spiritual.

CHARACTERISTICS OF A PROFESSION:
1. Altruism- work for the good of society
2. Autonomy- self- determination
3. Authority- based on knowledge
4. Accountability- answerable for their conduct and responsible for their
practice.
5. Code of Ethics- relevance to social values
6. Distinct identity

TRENDS IN NURSING PRACTICE:

1. Automation
2. Independent Practice
3. Specialization
4. Primary Care Nursing
5. Team teaching

VIRTUES- to do what is MORALLY RIGHT

PRUDENCE-FORESIGHT - “look before you leap”

COMPASSION- loving kindness; self-sacrifice

RESPECT- listening to patients or colleagues

HUMILITY- recognizing one’s capabilities & limitations

INTEGRITY- WHOLENESS - acting in the same way one says

HONESTY- TRUTHFULNESS

FIDELITY- FAITHFULNESS

COURAGE-doing what one sees as right without undue fear

NURSING ETHICS
ETHICS- study of the norm of human acts as guided by human reason.

THEORIES:
1. EGOISM- self-interest of the doer determines goodness of the act.
2. UTILITARIANISM- consequentialism
3. DEONTOLOGISM- legalistic view - “ what is legal is not necessarily ethical”
4. RELATIVISM/ SUBJECTIVISM- standard of right or wrong is relative to people,
to time and to place.

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5. SITUATIONALISM- “ love theory”
6. NATURAL LAW THEORY- work of creator - if act preserves life, it is good; if
rejects life, it is bad.

ADDITIONAL:
1. HEDONISM- the principle of pleasure, of what is easy; of what is profitable for
self.
* honest attitude and commitment
2. PLURALISM- to do what majority of people are doing.
* priorities in life/ proper decorum
3. CONSUMERISM- “ madness sale” principle of buying all that is advertised.
* simple lifestyle

BIOETHICS - is the study of human conduct in the area of the life sciences and
health care using moral values and principles.

PRINCIPLES IN BIOETHICS
1. BENEFICENCE- means to do good and not to do harm.
2. NON- MALEFICENCE- one ought not to inflict evil or harm.
3. AUTONOMY- means self-determination
4. JUSTICE- refers to the obligation to be fair to other people.
Types of justice:
a. Distributive Justice- fair, equitable and appropriate distribution.
b. Criminal Justice- just infliction of punishment or penalty.
c. Rectificatory Justice- just compensation under civil laws.
5. STEWARDSHIP- not harm our body because it is God’s not ours.
6. TOTALITY- body should function as a whole
7. FIDELITY- refers to the obligation to be faithful to the agreements,
commitments and responsibilities that one has made to oneself and others
8. VERACITY- refers to telling the truth or not intentionally deceiving or misleading
patients
9. RESPECT- treat all individuals as persons with rights with or without
abnormality.
10. SHARING OR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES- applies when resources are
scanty or very limited

STEWARDSHIP- not harm our body because it is God’s not ours

NON- MALEFICENCE- one ought not to inflict evil or harm.

BENEFICENCE- means to do good and not to do harm.

AUTONOMY- means self-determination

VERACITY- refers to telling the truth or not intentionally deceiving or misleading

patients

FIDELITY- refers to the obligation to be faithful to the agreements, commitments

and responsibilities that one has made to oneself and others

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JUSTICE- refers to the obligation to be fair to other people.

SHARING OR ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES- applies when resources are scanty

or very limited

TOTALITY- body should function as a whole

RESPECT- treat all individuals as persons with rights with or without abnormality.

PATIENT’S BILL OF RIGHTS

1. Right to considerate and respectful care
- nurse avoids discriminating acts that tends to bring the appearance of
favoritism
- “ tender loving care attitude”
2. Right to information about diagnosis, treatment and prognosis
3. Right to informed consent
- refers to the capacity of the patient to accept or refuse treatment
options offered by the health care provider.
Elements:
 Voluntariness
 Information
 Capacity
4. Right to an advance care directive
5. Right to Privacy
6. Right to confidentiality - all records and communications held in confidence
When to divulge information:
 1. patient placed in serious danger
 2. public welfare
 3. legal proceeding
7. Right to go over records
8. Right to services and to transfer - referrals
9. Right to know relationship with other health care and educational
institutions
10. Right not to be subjects of research or experimentation
11. Right to expect reasonable continuity of care - follow up consultations
12. Right to examine and receive an explanation of his bill, Right to know
what hospital rules and regulations apply to his conduct as a patient

PATIENT’S RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Providing information
2. Complying with instructions
3. Informing the physician of refusal to treatment
4. Paying hospital charges
5. Following hospital rules and regulations
6. Showing respect and consideration

ETHICAL DILEMMAS
1. ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION- is a procedure or process whereby the
fertilization of an egg is the result of the sperm being introduced into the

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female reproductive system other than the natural, that is, other than the sexual
act or intercourse.

TYPES:
1. Artificial Insemination by the Husband (AIH) or Homologous Type
2. Artificial Insemination by a Donor(AID) or Heterologous Type
ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORT A.I
 strengthens and enhances family relationship.

ETHICAL OBJECTIONS:
 Ethically wrong by reason of the manner of procuring semen.
 Contrary to the signification of the Human Sexual act.

2. IN VITRO FERTILIZATION - laboratory procedure whereby one or a few eggs

are surgically taken from a woman’s ovary, fertilized with sperm in a petri dish, and
transferred to and implanted in the woman’s uterus, hoping for a normal pregnancy
to happen.

ARGUMENTS THAT SUPPORT IVF

 “ Technological Imperative”
 opens infertile couples to joy of having children
 Guarantee society with healthier children

ETHICAL OBJECTIONS:
 manner of procuring semen
 “product” factor
 “ surrogate mother” factor
 disadvantage of pregnancy in later years

3. HUMAN CLONING- refers to the production of one or more living human beings
that are genetically identical to an original human being.

TYPES:
1. Embryo Cloning- “ Artificial Twinning”
2. Adult DNA Cloning
3. Therapeutic Cloning - ( Somatic Cell Nuclear Transfer)

ARGUMENT THAT SUPPORT CLONING:

 improvement to humanity
 production of human tissues or organs
 a fundamental human right- Reproductive freedom

ETHICAL OBJECTIONS:
 Violates the autonomy of the individual
 Diminishes the value of human life
 Disadvantageous to child
 Humans subjected to exploitation for commercial purposes

4. CONTRACEPTION - is any act done before, during, or after the act of

intercourse that purposely frustrates begetting of new life.

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 TYPES:
1. Direct- deliberately intended
A. Artificial
 Mechanical
1. condom
2.diaphragm
3.cervical cup
4.IUD
 Chemical = cervical sponge, vaginal suppository,
vaginal jelly
 Surgical = tubal ligation, vasectomy

B. Natural
2. Indirect
 Argument that support contraception:
 Woman’s autonomy or right
 Situationalism ( Love Theory)
 Utilitarianism (Sexual pleasure or happiness)
 Population “Time Bomb”

4. ABORTION - termination of pregnancy.

TYPES:
1. Spontaneous Abortion-
miscarriage, kind that occurs without medical or some other kind of
intervention.
 Complete- all content in uterus expelled
 Incomplete- part or entire placenta is retained
 Missed abortion- fetus is retained in the uterus for a period
of time after its death.
2. Direct, induced or procured Abortion- elective or therapeutic
abortion
 Early Uterine Evacuation or Vacuum aspiration- suctioning
 Dilatation and Evacuation, Dilatation and Curettage (D & C)
 Prostaglandin and Saline injection- through amniotic sac
 Hysterectomy
3. Indirect Abortion- necessary result of another medical procedure.

“Right of the mother versus Right of the unborn/ fetus”

Principle of Double Effect - refers to an act that causes two immediate effects:
one good, the other bad.

CONDITIONS:
1. The act must either be good or at least indifferent.
2. The intention is to achieve the good effect.
3. The expected good effect must be equal to or greater than the harmful effect
that is expected.
4. The good effect must follow from the action,or at least,must happen as
immediately as the bad effect.

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6) EUTHANASIA- “ MERCY KILLING”, is the intentional taking of the life of an ailing
person.
reasons:
 Incurability of illness
 Unbearable intensity of physical or emotional pain
 Unbearable financial burden arising from the illness.
TYPES:
1. By Reason of the manner of attaining death
a. Active or Direct Euthanasia- the active taking of steps by the physician
or the caregiver to end the life of the patient.
b. Passive or Indirect Euthanasia- the intentional omission or non-
administration of medical treatment to cause or hasten the death of the
patient.

2. By reason of patient’s consent

a. Voluntary Euthanasia- the patient consciously and directly requests the
health care provider to take the steps to put an end to the patient’s life.
b. Involuntary Euthanasia- the act of seeking the death of the patient is
without the patient’s consent or knowledge.

7. PHYSICIAN ASSISTED SUICIDE- the patient requests from the physician to

provide the means to end his life.

8. HUMAN TRANSPLANTATION- surgical procedure whereby an organ or tissue is

transferred from one part of the body to another or from one organism to another
organism.

TYPES:
1. Autotransplantation- donor and recipient are one and the same
Ex: skin and bones
2. Heterologous- donor and recipient are two different individuals.
a. animal to human
b. human to human
➢ cadaver donor
➢ living donor

TYPES OF ORGANS USED:

1. Those that regenerate - bone marrow, skin
2. Those that come in pair - kidneys, eyes

ADVANCED CARE DIRECTIVE -makes known in writing the wishes or preferences

of the patient when no longer able to speak for himself.
SUBJECTS:
1. Show risk for early dementia
2. Show risk for stroke
3. Activities- severe head injuries
4. Severe and recurring psychiatric illness
5. Terminally ill
TYPES:

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1. INSTRUCTIVE DIRECTIVE- specifies life- sustaining treatment to be withheld or
withdrawn.
 Ex: living will
2. PROXY OR DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY- assigns a surrogate if becomes
unconscious or mentally incompetent

BOARD RESOLUTION # 220 - CODE OF ETHICS FOR REGISTERED

NURSES
FOUR BASIC ETHICAL PRINCIPLES:
1. Fundamental responsibility of the nurse is four fold
2. Nurse renders service regardless of race, creed, nationality or political
belief.
3. Nurse protects life and respects the dignity of man.
4. Nurse works in collaboration with members of the health team

REGISTERED NURSES AND PEOPLE

 Ethical Principles:
1.Values, customs and spiritual beliefs shall be respected
2.Individual freedom to make decisions
3.Personal information acquired must be held in confidence
 GUIDELINES TO BE OBSERVED:
a.individuality and totality of patients
b.respect
c.uphold the rights of individuals
d.take into consideration culture and values
– in the event of conflict, welfare and safety take
precedence

REGISTERED NURSES AND PRACTICE

 Ethical Principles:
a.Human life is inviolable
b.Quality and excellence in the care of patients
c.Accurate documentation- nursing accountability
 GUIDELINES TO BE OBSERVED:
a.know the definition and scope of nursing practice
b.be aware of duties and responsibilities
c.acquire and develop competence in knowledge, skills and attitude
d.optimum standard of safe nursing practice
e.be morally and legally responsible
f.patient’s records considered confidential

REGISTERED NURSES AND CO-WORKERS

 Ethical Principles:
1.work in solidarity with other members of the health team
2.maintains collegial and collaborative working relationships
 Guidelines to be observed:
a.maintain professional identity

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 b.conform with group activities
c.contribute to professional growth
d.actively participate in prof organizations
e.respect rights of co-workers

REGISTERED NURSES, SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT

 Ethical Principles:
1.preservation of life, respect for human rights and promotion of a healthy
environment
2.establishment of linkages
 Guidelines to be observed:
a.be conscious of obligations as citizens
b.equipped with knowledge of health resources within the community
c.actively participate in programs, projects and activities
d.right conduct and proper decorum
e.project image that will uplift nursing profession

REGISTERED NURSES AND THE PROFESSION

 Ethical Principles:
1.maintain loyalty
2.compliance with by laws of accredited prof organizations
3.commitment to continual learning
4.contribute to the improvement of the socio- economic conditions and
welfare of nurses
 Guidelines to be observed:
a.be members of Accredited Prof Organizations (PNA)
b.strictly adhere to nursing standards
c.strive to secure equitable working conditions through appropriate
legislation and other means

REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. Laws which are known to be authored by God is so-called as:
a. Political Law
b. Human Law
c. Divine Law
d. International Law

2. There are three types of public law, these are:

a. Criminal Law, International Law, Civil Law
b. Civil Law, Commercial Law, Political Law
c. Criminal Law, International Law, Political Law
d. Remedial Law, Civil Law, Commercial Law

3. It is defined as a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a

state, commanding what is right and what is wrong, this is:
a. Hypothesis

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 b. Law
c. Theory
d. Norms

4. A term that is used to indicate a statute which relates to private matters that
do not concern the public at large is:
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

5. A branch of jurisprudence which treats of the nature, extent, and degrees of

every crime, and adjusts to it its adequate and necessary penalty, is:
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

6. A mentally-ill patient which happens to be a big personality has been

admitted in an institution. The staff nurses took pictures of here and shared it
with their friends and family members. In this case, which law has been
violated by the staff nurses?
a. Private Law
b. Public Law
c. International Law
d. Divine Law

7. “Thou shall not kill,” is one of the ten commandments which falls under:
a. Public law
b. Divine Law
c. Private Law
d. International Law

8. The permit to practice to other state or nation by “do ut des” or principle of

reciprocity is under:
a. Public Law
b. Divine Law
c. International Law
d. Criminal Law

9. Nurse Leonard has scalded the patient when doing hot compress because he
did not wrap the hot bag in a sheet or towel. He has been found negligent.
The nurse will be penalized according to:
a. Criminal Law
b. Divine Law
c. International Law
d. Private Law

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10.The nurse participated in a killing. She voluntarily administered morphine drip
to an elderly client as per instructed by the spouse. The nurse then receive
big amount of money for the act. She will be punished as to:
a. Divine Law
b. International Law
c. Criminal Law
d. Commercial Law

11.The term described as anything that entitles a man to have, to do or to

receive from others within the limits prescribed by the law is known as:
a. Right
b. Law
c. Ethics
d. Mores

12.The authority or power to hear and determine a cause. Thus decide a legal
controversy is termed as:
a. Law
b. Ethics
c. Jurisdiction
d. Right

13.The means employed to right or redress the injury is called:

a. Remedy
b. Law
c. Punishment
d. Ethics

14.The means of compelling the defendant in an action to appear in court.

a. Warrant
b. Sub poena
c. Process
d. Summon

15.The writing from a competent authority in pursuance of law, directing the

doing of an act, addressed to a person who is competent to do the act, and
affording protection from damages, if he perform the act, is known as:
a. Sub poena
b. Summons
c. Warrant
d. Invitation

16.An order in writing which aims to search for personal properties and bring to
the magistrate is:
a. Summon
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

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17.The name of a writ commanding the authorized officer to notify a party to
answer a complaint against him in court.
a. Summons
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

18.The process by which attendance of a witness is required:

a. Summons
b. Search Warrant
c. Invitation
d. Sub poena

19.Nurse Phillip has been asked to testify bringing the medical chart of the
patient. This is a writ according to:
a. Sub poena testificandum
b. Sub poena duces tecum
c. Warrant
d. Summons

20.A patient was brought to the hospital with gun shot wound. The suspect has
been identified. The authorities have to look for the gun used. The must carry
with them:
a. Summons
b. Sub poena
c. Search Warrant
d. Sub poena duces tecum

21.The term described as the loss or injury is known as:

a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

22.The term described as the monetary compensation for loss, injury or harm
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

23.Patient Joel is a dancer. He had a clean open wound in the leg when he was
admitted. After two weeks of stay in the hospital the wound got infected and
had to be amputated. It was then found out that it was the nurse’s fault. The
amputation of Joel’s foot caused him to loose his craft and lack income. This
loss is considered as:
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

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24.Joel then collected compensation for the loss as was agreed in court. This
collection is known as:
a. Damage
b. Damages
c. Crime
d. Felony

25.Which of the following statement is appropriate?

a. A nurse will not be held liable when a patient falls out of the bed
because he/she did not raise the side rails since she explained that she
didn’t learned that in college
b. A nurse will be acquitted of the breach of confidentiality when she
reasoned that she is not aware of this particular right of the patient.
c. A nurse will not be accountable for the death of the patient who she
involved in her research without informed consent because she did not
realize that it is necessary.
d. A nurse is found negligent if she has scalded the patient while
performing hot compress even if she reasoned out that she did not
know it could happen

26.The acts or omissions punishable by law are referred to as:

a. Felonies
b. Damages
c. Negligence
d. Malpractice

27.Nurse Jona intended to increase the dosage of morphine sulfate to a patient

to facilitate death of the patient without consent. This is:
a. Felonies by dolo
b. Felonies by culpa
c. Felonies by duces tecum
d. Felonies testificandum

28.Which among the following situations can lead directly to a conclusion of

felony with deliberate intent?
a. The nurse was overdosed a patient with KCl because of a threat to her
safety and her family.
b. The patient has lighted a cigarette in the hospital wherein it caused
fire. The patient was diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s disease.
c. The nurse intentionally administered morphine drip to the patient to
hasten the death.
d. The nurse was forced to seclude a patient who started to become
violent.

29.The physician ordered deliberately a bolus administration of KCl to the

patient. The nurse did this with a mutual understanding of the purpose with
the doctor. The doctor’s part in this felony is:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory

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 d. Not involved

30.The nurse’s taking part in the above case can be considered as:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

31.Nurse Lovella advised Marjorie to have an abortion and referred her to a

doctor who performs it. Nurse Lovella takes part in the felony as:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

32.Nurse Joanne is a wife of Doctor Drew who happened to have ordered an

unusually large amount of drug to a patient wherein the patient died. Nurse
Joanne after knowing that the family will sue her husband took the chart and
burned it. Nurse Joanne took part in the case as:
a. Principal
b. Accomplice
c. Accessory
d. Not involved

33.Nurse Joy has her father in a hepatic coma as her patient. The patient is on
mechanical ventilator for quite some time. She has decided to pull out the
support without asking consent from her mother and other family members.
In this case, she can be sued for?
a. Parricide
b. Murder
c. Homicide
d. Infanticide

34.Nurse Billy is caring for Joey, who caused him a lot of pain in the past. The
patient is in a coma after a serious accident. Because of anger, Nurse Billy
deliberately killed the patient by overdosage of medications. Nurse Billy
committed:
a. Murder
b. Homicide
c. Abortion
d. Infanticide

35.The form of cruelty to a child’s physical, moral or mental well-being is termed

as?
a. Child abuse
b. Mal treatment
c. Infanticide
d. Rape

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36.Children who are suffering serious physical or emotional injury are referred to
as:
a. Forgotten children
b. Vagrants
c. Lost children
d. Abused and neglected children

37.Which among the following is not indicative of child abuse?

a. The child fell from a tree and sustained a fracture. The parents did not
do anything which led the patient to become limp.
b. The parents of a child don’t provide food to the child and let her starve.
c. The parents of the child constantly curses and humiliates her in front of
her peers.
d. The patient receives basic needs such as food, shelter and clothing.

38.Which among the following could lead the nurse to sue the patient for
harassment?
a. The patient visits her in the hospital bringing flowers
b. The patient called her and asks to go out for a coffee.
c. The patient frequently calls her through the call button and touches
her behind.
d. The patient gives the nurses gifts and foods.

39.The hospital administration refused to discharge a patient because of lack of

financial resources. After seven days the patient decided to sue the hospital
for:
a. Invasion of privacy
b. Illegal detention
c. Harassment
d. Malpractice

40.Janice appendices RN in her name to get jobs though she hasn’t passed the
board examination yet. She is committing:
a. Felony
b. Crime
c. Misdemeanor
d. Negligence

41.This refers to any drug which produces insensibility, stupor melancholy, or

dullness of mind with delusions and which may be habit-forming.
a. Therapeutic drugs
b. Narcotic drugs
c. Opium
d. Opium derivatives

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42.Secobarbital, Phenobarbital, pentobarbital and self-iducing sedatives are
classified as:
a. Regulated drugs
b. Therapeutic drugs
c. Opium derivatives
d. Narcotic drugs

43.The law that regulates the dangerous drugs is:

a. RA 9173
b. RA 7164
c. RA 7160
d. RA 6425

44.An action or failure of the nurse which a reasonably prudent person would not
have done is referred to as:
a. Malpractice
b. Professional negligence
c. Felony
d. Accountability

45.The patient has his radius slipped of the skin due to fall from the bed because
the nurse forgot to raise the side rails. The nurse is found negligent with an
eveidence based on:
a. Doctrine of respondeat superior
b. Force majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

46.Nurse Lemuel assigned the nursing aid to change the IV infusions. The
nursing aid has succesfully changed it, however, the drip rate is too fast that
eald the patient to have edema. Nurse Lemuel is accountable for this based
on:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

47.The patient sustained a head injury after falling from the bed as an effect of
an intensity 7 earthquake. The nurse is free from any liability based on:
a. Respondeat superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

48.The patient was found to have several sponges in the peritoneal cavity after
an explore laparatomy. The physician was held primary accountable based
on:

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 a. Respondeat superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

49.The patient sustained skin abrasions when the nurse applied restrained him
and did not remove it for a week. The nurse is found negligent because of the
evident effects. This follows:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

50.The patient needs to be transferred to a tertiary hospital due to lack of

equipment in a secondary hospital. Unfortunately, a storm has occurred
which made it impossible for any vehicle to travel. The patient died
thereafter. The hospital can be excused from any lawsuits based on:
a. Respondeat Superior
b. Force Majeur
c. Res Ipsa Loquitur
d. None of the above

51.Any professional misconduct or any unreasonable lack of skill or fidelity in the

performance of professional or fiduciary duties is termed as:
a. Negligence
b. Malpractice
c. Felony
d. Prudence

52.A communication made in good faith, on any subject matter in which the
party communicating has an interest, or in reference to which he has or
honestly believes he has, a duty and which contain matter which without the
occasion upon which it is made would be defamatory and actionable is known
as:
a. Therapeutic communication
b. Intimate conversation
c. Privileged communication
d. False testimony

53.Resolution Number 08 Series of 1994 is:

a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

54.Resolution Number 20 Series of 2003 is:

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 a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

55.Resolution Number 220 Series of 2004 is:

a. Special training on IV injections
b. Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9173
c. Code of Ethics for Nurses
d. Code of Ethics for Midwives

1. The National Code of Marketing of marketing breast milk substitutes is

constitutes on what order:
a. EO 51
b. EO 203
c. EO 209
d. EO 226

2. The proclamation that declares every last week of October to be Nurses’

Week is:
a. Proc. # 6
b. Proc. # 118
c. Proc. # 539
d. LOI #949

3. Sanitation Code is also known as:

a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

4. Protecting children from abuse and the youth as well is covered under:
a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

5. The provision of proper nutrition especially among students in public schools

fall under:
a. PD 996
b. PD 856
c. PD 491
d. PD 603

6. Birth registration following delivery must be done by the birth attendant as

indicated by:
a. PD 996

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c. PD 651
d. PD 603

7. A patient has AIDS. The nurse reported this information to the hospital
director to be reported to the control of communicable diseases agency. This
is a responsibility according to:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 7305
d. RA 8749

8. Incinerators have been banned because of its effect to the air. This is a part
of the Clean Air Act also referred to as:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 7305
d. RA 8749

9. All physicians must present the generic name of medications they are
prescribing as per:
a. RA 5181
b. RA 6675
c. RA 7305
d. RA 8749

10.All newborns are required to have a screening for congenital anomalies as

ordered per:
a. RA 9288
b. R A 9165
c. RA 7877
d. RA 7600

11.The part of the constitution that talks about human dignity is:
a. Article II
b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

12.The part of the constitution that explains the bill of rights is:
a. Article II
b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

13.The part of the constitution that explains the law of citizenships is:
a. Article II

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 b. Article III
c. Article IV
d. Article I

14.A person called to succeed the properties of the decedent in the descending
line is caleed:
a. voluntary heir
b. devisee
c. legatee
d. compulsory heir

15.Who among the following persons may witness to a will:

a. unsound mind
b. convicted of crime of homicide
c. served one month in jail for falsification of documents
d. all of the above

16.A will made both by the husband and wife for the benefit of each other is:
a. Valid
b. Void
c. Voidable
d. Unenforceable

17.A will partly valid and partly invalid by provisions of the law is:
a. ordinary will
b. holographic will
c. implied will
d. mixed will

18.A patient asked the nurse in the ICU about the forms of his will. The nurse is
correct if she states that:
a. A will does not follow any form at all
b. All wills must be subscribed by witnesses
c. A will must be attested by a judge
d. Every will must be in writing and executed in the language or dialect
known to the testator

19.All of the following are disqualified to witness a will except:

a. a person with criminal record involving perjury
b. a person not domiciled in the Philippines
c. a person who is dumb
d. a person who is blind
e. a person with an ongoing case of falsifying documents

20.All of the following are standard parameters to test if negligence is present in

a case, which one is not:
a. there is the existence of a duty

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 b. there is a failure to perform the duty
c. such failure resulted to injury
d. such failure was committed with intent

21.Voluntary plea of guilty in a court proceeding is:

a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

22.Impulse of uncontrollable fear is:

a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

23.Nurse Bianca is caring for an epileptic patient in her ward. At 3:30 AM the
patient suddenly had seizure episodes and after that attack, the patient got
hold of a 50 cc syringe a plunged it into the jugular veins of another patient
who died from that sustained injury. What is the circumstance that would
affect the criminal liability of the patient?
a. Justifying circumstance
b. Mitigating Circumstance
c. Alternative Circumstance
d. Exempting circumstance

24.The acts of the actor are in accordance with the law, hence, he incurs no
criminal and civil liability:
a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

25.The application of self-defense as justifying circumstance to escape criminal

liability requires the following elements, which one is not:
a. Unlawful aggression
b. Reasonable necessity of the means employed
c. Sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending himself
d. Lack of sufficient provocation on the part of the person defending
himself

26.Nurse Jel inquired from you regarding the descriptions of a professional

person, your response would be:
a. autonomy
b. competence
c. accountability
d. discipline

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 e. all of the above

27.If a crime is not produced despite the performance by the offender of all the
acts of execution necessary to produce it due to the will of the offender is:
a. Attempted
b. Consummated
c. Frustrated
d. None of the above

28.Accident is:
a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

29.All of the following are aggravating circumstance, which one is not:

a. Band
b. Nighttime
c. Intoxication
d. Habituality

30. Illness that diminishes the exercise of a will power is:

a. Justifying
b. Mitigating
c. Exempting
d. Aggravating

31.Membership in accredited professional organization of nurses;

a. A legal obligation of every nurse
b. A mandated provision under the law
c. A professional duty
d. A voluntary act

1. A correct concept about the certificate of registration.

a. It assures effective performance in the care of patients
b. It connotes a vested right to practice
c. The holder is granted the privilege to practice
d. It is renewable every 3 years

1. To promulgate the Code of Ethics is a duty of;

a. Association of Deans
b. Association of Nursing Service Administrators
c. Board of Nursing
d. Philippine Nurses Association

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1. As per RA 9173, nurses have the following primary responsibilities:
a. Promotion of health and prevention of illness
b. Prevention of illness and restoration of health
c. Cure, prevention, and rehabilitation
d. Collaboration and teamwork with co-workers

1. One of these statements is correct about ethics:

a. It is about what a person believes to be right or good.
b. One’s conduct is morally acceptable when a person’s basic dignity is
recognized.
c. Ethics prescribes right and wrong behaviors
d. An illegal act is always unethical

1. The qualifications set forth by RA 9173 to be able to take the Nurse Licensure
Examination are the following, except:
a. Filipino citizen
b. Good moral character
c. Majority Age
d. Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree holder

1. Failure to report signs and symptoms of infection following an abdominal

surgery is a case of:
a. Incompetence c. Invasion of privacy
b. Negligence d. Unprofessional conduct

1. A nurse was sued for failure to protect an unconscious patient from

unnecessary exposure. Litigation may take place which means:
a. Process of carrying on a legal action
b. Filing a complaint at the earliest possible time
c. Issuing summons to the defendant
d. The law is harsh but it is the law

1. This element of a contract is not always necessary.

a. Voluntary consent
b. Parties who are legally competent
c. Signatures of contracting parties
d. Lawful purpose

1. One of these provisions does not apply to government employed nurses:

a. Payment of the yearly professional tax
b. Ethical conduct as per RA6713
c. Legal age to marry under RA6809
d. Having a valid certificate of registration

1. If a hospital prevents a patient from going home because of unsettled

hospital bills:
a. Breach of contract c. Illegal detention
b. Assault and battery d. False imprisonment

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1. Considered as a non intentional tort:
a. Falsification of documents
b. Invasion of privacy
c. Failure to chart the location of the pain and its severity
d. Writing the Chief Nurse about an illegal act

1. The circumstance affecting liability when an injury was inflicted in defense of

somebody:
a. Justifying c. Mitigating
b. Exempting d. Aggravating

1. When is a nurse a co-principal to a crime?

a. Mastermind of the crime
b. Compelling a person to commit an unlawful act
c. Assisting the criminal to escape
d. Helping the criminal do the act

1. The first comprehensive nursing law of 1953;

a. Act 2808 c. RA 4704
b. RA 877 d. RA 6136

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