Question 1

In health care organizations what or who is the most critical factor in promoting an ethical culture within the organization?

Accepted Answer

A) staff nurses 
B) senior leadership 
C) middle managers 
D) charge nurses 
A) staff nurses 
B) senior leadership 
C) middle managers 
D) charge nurses

Question 2

Ethics is:

Accepted Answer

A) behaviors concerning moral choices and opinions 
B) behaviors according to certain customs or beliefs 
C) a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong 
D) a type of thinking in which criticism is accepted 
A) behaviors concerning moral choices and opinions 
B) behaviors according to certain customs or beliefs 
C) a branch of philosophy dealing with right and wrong 
D) a type of thinking in which criticism is accepted

Question 3

Lawrence Kohlberg (1971)identified a multiphase process of moral development.These phases of moral development include which of the following? Select all that apply.

Accepted Answer

A) cognitive 
B) preconventional 
C) conventional 
D) postconventional 
A) cognitive 
B) preconventional 
C) conventional 
D) postconventional

Question 4

When a nurse chooses in the process of values clarification,the nurse will:

Accepted Answer

A) make that choice part of their behavior 
B) analyze alternative beliefs 
C) share the choice with others 
D) be satisfied with the choice 
A) make that choice part of their behavior 
B) analyze alternative beliefs 
C) share the choice with others 
D) be satisfied with the choice

Question 5

Behaviors that occur in accordance with customs or traditions that also generally reflect religious or personal beliefs are a definition of:

Accepted Answer

A) values 
B) morality 
C) philosophies 
D) ethics 
A) values 
B) morality 
C) philosophies 
D) ethics

Question 6

A conflict between two or more principles when there is not a "correct" choice is called:

Accepted Answer

A) ethics 
B) bioethics 
C) ethical dilemma 
D) ethical situation 
A) ethics 
B) bioethics 
C) ethical dilemma 
D) ethical situation

Question 7

The phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is reflective of which ethical theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Teleology 
B) Beneficence 
C) justice and equity 
D) Deontology 
A) Teleology 
B) Beneficence 
C) justice and equity 
D) Deontology

Question 8

A patient with cancer has made the decision that he will no longer have chemotherapy.This patient is practicing the ethical principle of:

Accepted Answer

A) autonomy 
B) nonmaleficence 
C) veracity 
D) fidelity 
A) autonomy 
B) nonmaleficence 
C) veracity 
D) fidelity

In health care organizations what or who is the most critical factor in promoting an ethical culture within the organization?

Ethics is:

Lawrence Kohlberg (1971)identified a multiphase process of moral development.These phases of moral development include which of the following? Select all that apply.

When a nurse chooses in the process of values clarification,the nurse will:

Behaviors that occur in accordance with customs or traditions that also generally reflect religious or personal beliefs are a definition of:

A conflict between two or more principles when there is not a "correct" choice is called:

The phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is reflective of which ethical theory?

A patient with cancer has made the decision that he will no longer have chemotherapy.This patient is practicing the ethical principle of:

Nursing Leadership,Management,and Motivation

The Health Care Environment

Nursing Today

Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Technology, and Informatics

Inter-Professional Teamwork and Collaboration

Change, Innovation, and Conflict

Power and Politics

Delegation of Patient Care

Effective Staffing

Budget Concepts for Patient Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing of Patient Care for Quality and Safety

Time Management and Setting Patient Care Priorities

Quality Improvement and Evidence Based Patient Care

Legal Aspects of Health Care

Culture, Generational Differences, and Spirituality

NCLEX-RN Preparation and Your First Job

Career Planning and Achieving Balance

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Exam 15: Ethical Aspects of Health Care

In health care organizations what or who is the most critical factor in promoting an ethical culture within the organization?

Ethics is:

Lawrence Kohlberg (1971)identified a multiphase process of moral development.These phases of moral development include which of the following? Select all that apply.

When a nurse chooses in the process of values clarification,the nurse will:

Behaviors that occur in accordance with customs or traditions that also generally reflect religious or personal beliefs are a definition of:

A conflict between two or more principles when there is not a "correct" choice is called:

The phrase "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you" is reflective of which ethical theory?

A patient with cancer has made the decision that he will no longer have chemotherapy.This patient is practicing the ethical principle of:

Nursing Leadership,Management,and Motivation

The Health Care Environment

Nursing Today

Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Technology, and Informatics

Inter-Professional Teamwork and Collaboration

Change, Innovation, and Conflict

Power and Politics

Delegation of Patient Care

Effective Staffing

Budget Concepts for Patient Care

Strategic Planning and Organizing of Patient Care for Quality and Safety

Time Management and Setting Patient Care Priorities

Quality Improvement and Evidence Based Patient Care

Legal Aspects of Health Care

Culture, Generational Differences, and Spirituality

NCLEX-RN Preparation and Your First Job

Career Planning and Achieving Balance

Filters