Exam 11: Ethical and Legal Considerations

The nurse is providing patient care and pays special attention to meeting the needs of the patient while maintaining the patient's right to privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and dignity. This nurse is applying what ethical theory?

The nurse knows practicing nursing without a license is what wrongdoing?

Which statements by the nurse are correct regarding informed consent and someone who requires an interpreter?

The nurse knows which statement indicates an appropriate understanding of ethical practice by the student nurse?

Which statement by the nurse indicates comprehension of ethical issues?

The nurse recognizes that starting an intravenous (IV) infusion line on a patient against his will may be classified as which wrongdoing?

The student nurse learning about ethics expresses good knowledge when making which appropriate statement?

The nurse identifies that The Code of Ethics for Nurses is defined in which terms?

In addition to maintaining current professional practice knowledge, competent practice skills, and professional relationships with patients and their families, what additional actions should the nurse take to practice within the law?

The nurse recognizes which action by the nursing student would be considered uncivil?

The nurse frequently cares for patients who are nearing the end of life. The nurse identifies what strategy that is designed to prolong the time of death rather than restoring life?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who demands discharge from the hospital against the physician's orders. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?

The nurse understands state legislatures give authority to administrative bodies, such as state boards of nursing, to carry out what action?

The nurse knows which law protects health care professionals from charges of negligence when providing emergency care at the scene of an accident?

The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with cancer that is being asked to participate in a new chemotherapy trial. How would the nurse respond if working under the ethical principle of utilitarianism?

A nurse has been asked to care for a patient who is an inmate from a nearby prison. During shift report, the nurse asks, "Why was the man convicted and imprisoned?" Another nurse responds that this is not important since nurses are required to provide compassionate care for all people in all circumstances. The responding nurse has displayed what concept?

The nurse has been involved sexually with a patient. The nurse manages becomes aware of this situation and tells the nurse this behavior is a which type of crime?

The nurse is caring for a patient whose family does not want the patient to be told about the new diagnosis of cancer because of the poor prognosis. Keeping this secret from the patient is in direct conflict with which ethical concepts?

The nurse is providing care for a patient who has had a stroke recently and has multiple self-care deficits. The nurse is coordinating care with in-home agencies and arranging for the delivery of needed equipment. Which ethical concept is the nurse applying?

Health care providers are required to supply patients with written information regarding their rights to make medical decisions and implement advance directives, which consist of three documents. The nurse knows which items are considered "advanced directives"?