Exam 6: Ethics Applied to Nursing: Personal Versus Professional Ethics

The nurse states, "I like being part of the health care team caring for the traditional two-parent family during the postpartum period as they bond with their newborn." This statement reveals the nurse's

A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to

What ethical principle underlies the statement in the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) Code for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, "The practical nurse provides health care to all patients regardless of race, creed, cultural background, disease, or lifestyle"?

Which nursing actions are examples of use of the ethical principle of beneficence? (Select all that apply.)

Encouraging a patient to be involved in planning and carrying out his or her own care is a nursing action that supports the ethical principle of

A system of standards or moral principles that direct actions as being right or wrong is called ___________.

The patient asks the nurse, "I overheard the instructor talking to a student about accountability. What does the word 'accountability' really mean?" The best response by the nurse would be

A nurse injects himself or herself with a narcotic prescribed for a patient. This is an example of

A student nurse asks, "What's the difference between laws and ethics?" Which response best explains the difference between nursing laws and ethics?

What actions should be taken by the nurse to increase the possibility of doing no harm while caring for a patient? (Select all that apply.)

The patient asks the nurse what he should do about continuing cancer treatment. The nurse responds, "You should stop before you get so weak you can't enjoy a few good weeks with your family." This is an example of

When a treatment team decides to go to court to obtain permission to provide chemotherapy for a child whose parents refuse to give consent for the treatment based on religious grounds, the ethical principles that are in conflict are

When a student nurse prepares diligently for a clinical assignment, the ethical principle being observed is

Leaving an unconscious patient exposed during a treatment or procedure is a violation of the ethical principle of

To provide justice to patients on the unit, the nurse must

The nurse is asked to explain the meaning of ethics to a patient. The nurse should correctly state, "Ethics is a system of standards that refer to ideas and actions in terms of being (Select all that apply.):

A student nurse is assigned to care for a patient with complex nursing care needs. The student was busy and did not prepare in advance for the assignment. In preconference, the student is unable to describe the care to be given and admits not knowing how to execute one of the treatments. The instructor would be ethically justified in

Which situation can be identified as abandonment of patients by the nurse?

A way of practicing fidelity to a patient would be to

The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive