Question 1

Which statement provides the best definition of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Universally held theory on how the world evolved 
B)  A set of rules that apply only to health care professionals in the practice setting 
C)  Values, norms, moral principles, virtues, and traditions that guide human conduct 
D)  A specialized area of philosophy 
A)  Universally held theory on how the world evolved 
B)  A set of rules that apply only to health care professionals in the practice setting 
C)  Values, norms, moral principles, virtues, and traditions that guide human conduct 
D)  A specialized area of philosophy C

Question 2

Which of the following statements about social justice is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social justice strives to apply justice to medical groups 
B)  Social justice is the foundational moral justification for public health as a social institution 
C)  Social justice work does not require consideration of the socio-environmental context 
D)  Social justice work involves the perspectives of only medicine and nursing 
A)  Social justice strives to apply justice to medical groups 
B)  Social justice is the foundational moral justification for public health as a social institution 
C)  Social justice work does not require consideration of the socio-environmental context 
D)  Social justice work involves the perspectives of only medicine and nursing B

Question 3

Discuss the ethical implications of professional relationships when nurses practise in the community

Accepted Answer

-CHNs must recognize their own attitudes, beliefs, and values regarding health as well as those of their clients
-CHNs must maintain professional boundaries while involving and trusting clients as full partners in the caring relationship
-Crossing a boundary means that the care provider is misusing the power in the relationship to meet his/her own personal needs, rather than the needs of the client, or behaving in an unprofessional manner with the client

Question 4

Discuss the harm principle as it pertains to a justification for a public health program or policy.

Accepted Answer

-Harm principle: the only purp

Question 5

Jack, 14 years old, presents at the community health nurses office requesting an initial immunization series. His parents have never immunized him because they do not believe in immunization. Jack's parents did not sign the immunization consent form sent home from school. What does this situation present for the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Something that never happens in Canada 
B)  An issue for feminist decision-making 
C)  An ethical dilemma 
D)  A course of action that is easily decided and recognized 
A)  Something that never happens in Canada 
B)  An issue for feminist decision-making 
C)  An ethical dilemma 
D)  A course of action that is easily decided and recognized

Question 6

What term describes the way that nurses approach their practice and reflect on their ethical commitment to their clients and colleagues?

Accepted Answer

A)  Committed ethics 
B)  Situational autonomy 
C)  Empowering a community 
D)  Everyday ethics 
A)  Committed ethics 
B)  Situational autonomy 
C)  Empowering a community 
D)  Everyday ethics

Question 7

Which of the following criteria must be demonstrated in order to pursue medical assistance in dying? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Must be 18 years or older 
B)  Has voluntarily made the request 
C)  Has provided informed consent 
D)  Has a grievous and irremediable medical condition 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Must be 18 years or older 
B)  Has voluntarily made the request 
C)  Has provided informed consent 
D)  Has a grievous and irremediable medical condition 
E)  None of the above

Question 8

Which statement reflects the World Health Organization's (2013) definition of empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A)  A professional process in which communities are allowed to become self-directed 
B)  A static process that provides people with power 
C)  A nurse-driven process whereby people are given what they need 
D)  A stance that is in line with the moral goals of public health with a strong social justice orientation 
A)  A professional process in which communities are allowed to become self-directed 
B)  A static process that provides people with power 
C)  A nurse-driven process whereby people are given what they need 
D)  A stance that is in line with the moral goals of public health with a strong social justice orientation

Question 9

Anne-Marie, a recent nursing graduate, is really enjoying developing relationships with her clients. Anne-Marie tells her mentor that she works hard to meet the needs of her clients and has been using the strategy of meeting one client for coffee in the afternoons. How should the mentor respond to Anne-Marie?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Tell me more about how this strategy is helping to meet your needs?" 
B)  "It sounds like the nurse-client relationship has crossed the professional boundary." 
C)  "I use a more distant and clinical approach with my client relationships." 
D)  "This is a great nursing strategy that you should share with the rest of the nurses." 
A)  "Tell me more about how this strategy is helping to meet your needs?" 
B)  "It sounds like the nurse-client relationship has crossed the professional boundary." 
C)  "I use a more distant and clinical approach with my client relationships." 
D)  "This is a great nursing strategy that you should share with the rest of the nurses."

Question 10

Given the current emphasis on obesity in Canadian society, a large body size in women has come to symbolize self-indulgence and moral failure, which in turn may lead women to question their sense of self and right to good healthcare. This is an example of an ethical implication of which community health nurse standard of practice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation 
B)  Capacity building 
C)  Professional responsibility and accountability 
D)  Prevention and health protection 
A)  Health maintenance, restoration, and palliation 
B)  Capacity building 
C)  Professional responsibility and accountability 
D)  Prevention and health protection

Question 11

What nursing action best demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability?

Accepted Answer

A)  Respecting a client's wishes not to inform her boyfriend that she has gonorrhea 
B)  Keeping a confidential client's repeated statements that she wants to kill her husband 
C)  Adhering to institutional policies 
D)  Protecting the identity of a child who reveals that she has been abused 
A)  Respecting a client's wishes not to inform her boyfriend that she has gonorrhea 
B)  Keeping a confidential client's repeated statements that she wants to kill her husband 
C)  Adhering to institutional policies 
D)  Protecting the identity of a child who reveals that she has been abused

Question 12

Which of the following is part of the ten defining attributes of social justice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equality 
B)  Disabling environments 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Ethical practice 
A)  Equality 
B)  Disabling environments 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Ethical practice

Question 13

Which situation has undergone medicalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Menopause 
B)  Breast cancer 
C)  Hyperactivity 
D)  Hyperthyroidism 
A)  Menopause 
B)  Breast cancer 
C)  Hyperactivity 
D)  Hyperthyroidism

Question 14

What term best describes the most common ethical orientation in public health nursing practice that embraces the World Health Organization's perspective on empowerment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Advocacy 
B)  Capacity building 
C)  Transparency 
D)  Reciprocity 
A)  Advocacy 
B)  Capacity building 
C)  Transparency 
D)  Reciprocity

Question 15

List the four key elements that must be proven to make a finding of negligence.

Accepted Answer

-That there was a relationship between t

Question 16

What is an example of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Smoking cessation program 
B)  Influenza immunization clinics 
C)  Request to stay at home when ill with the flu 
D)  Seatbelt law 
A)  Smoking cessation program 
B)  Influenza immunization clinics 
C)  Request to stay at home when ill with the flu 
D)  Seatbelt law

Question 17

Which of the following statements are true of public health ethics? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A)  Public health ethics focus on the health of populations as opposed to individuals 
B)  Public health ethics place an emphasis on advocacy activities that involve collective interventions 
C)  Public health ethics are sensitive to health inequities experienced by marginalized groups 
D)  Public health ethics focus on individual agency and responsibility 
A)  Public health ethics focus on the health of populations as opposed to individuals 
B)  Public health ethics place an emphasis on advocacy activities that involve collective interventions 
C)  Public health ethics are sensitive to health inequities experienced by marginalized groups 
D)  Public health ethics focus on individual agency and responsibility

Question 18

Discuss the potential moral harm that community health nurses need to be aware of when planning activities as part of a health promotion program.

Accepted Answer

- influencing individuals to conform to

Question 19

There are four key elements that must be proved to make a finding of negligence. Which of the following is one of the four elements?

Accepted Answer

A)  That the standard of care was breached 
B)  That the nurse took money from that client 
C)  That the nurse and the client did not have a professional relationship 
D)  That there was no harm caused 
A)  That the standard of care was breached 
B)  That the nurse took money from that client 
C)  That the nurse and the client did not have a professional relationship 
D)  That there was no harm caused

Question 20

What statement is congruent with capacity building?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equitable sharing of rights, roles, and responsibilities among institutions and individuals 
B)  Just or fair treatment of all individuals, including equitable access to meet health needs 
C)  Democracy and civil rights defining a social state in which all have equal rights 
D)  Helping individuals and communities to identify relevant health issues and to assess their strengths and resources 
A)  Equitable sharing of rights, roles, and responsibilities among institutions and individuals 
B)  Just or fair treatment of all individuals, including equitable access to meet health needs 
C)  Democracy and civil rights defining a social state in which all have equal rights 
D)  Helping individuals and communities to identify relevant health issues and to assess their strengths and resources

Exam 6: Advocacy, Ethical, and Legal Considerations

Which statement provides the best definition of ethics?

Which of the following statements about social justice is true?

Discuss the ethical implications of professional relationships when nurses practise in the community

Discuss the harm principle as it pertains to a justification for a public health program or policy.

What term describes the way that nurses approach their practice and reflect on their ethical commitment to their clients and colleagues?

Which of the following criteria must be demonstrated in order to pursue medical assistance in dying? Select all that apply.

Which statement reflects the World Health Organization's (2013) definition of empowerment?

What nursing action best demonstrates professional responsibility and accountability?

Which of the following is part of the ten defining attributes of social justice?

Which situation has undergone medicalization?

What term best describes the most common ethical orientation in public health nursing practice that embraces the World Health Organization's perspective on empowerment?

List the four key elements that must be proven to make a finding of negligence.

What is an example of social control?

Which of the following statements are true of public health ethics? Select all that apply.

Discuss the potential moral harm that community health nurses need to be aware of when planning activities as part of a health promotion program.

There are four key elements that must be proved to make a finding of negligence. Which of the following is one of the four elements?

What statement is congruent with capacity building?

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