1.You are preparing a presentation for your classmatesregarding the clinical care coordination

conference for a patient with terminal cancer. As part of the preparation you have your

classmatesread the Nursing Code of Ethicsfor Professional Registered Nurses. Your instructor

asks the class why this document is important. Which of the following statements best

describes this code?

1. Improvesself–health care

2. Protectsthe patient's confidentiality

3. Ensuresidentical care to all patients

4. Definesthe principles of right and wrong to provide patient care

2. An 18-year-old woman is in the emergency department with fever and cough. The nurse

obtains her vital signs, listens to her lung and heart sounds, determines her level of comfort,

and collects blood and sputum samples for analysis. Which standard of practice is performed?

1. Diagnosis

2. Evaluation

3. Assessment

4. Implementation

3. A patient in the emergency department has developed wheezing and shortness of breath.

The nurse gives the ordered medicated nebulizer treatment now and in 4 hours. Which

standard of practice is performed?

1. Planning