Exam 3: Ethical Principles

A nurse respects a patient's decision not to undergo chemotherapy. Which principle is this situation an example of?  

A nurse supports the physician's decision to withhold full disclosure of the patient's poor prognosis as the physician believes the patient is not strong enough to handle the bad news. While violating patient autonomy, what ethical principle is the physician using to support this act of paternalism?  

A nurse performs a pain assessment on a client and requests an order for an analgesic as an intervention. Which of the following ethical principles is being given a practical application in this situation?  

A patient requests multiple cosmetic surgeries. At a certain point, the health care team questions whether the overall harm that will result from continuing to do these procedures will outweigh the benefits. Which ethical principle is most related to this discussion about weighing harms against benefits?  

Which ethical principle requires nurses to uphold the profession's code of ethics, to practise within the established scope of practice, and to remain competent?  

Which principle of the Canada Health Act entitles 100 percent of the insured residents of a province or territory to health services?  

If the patient works with a nurse to formulate his/her plan of care, which ethical principle has been         upheld?  

Which principle of the Canada Health Act requires that residents moving from one province or territory to another must continue to be covered for insured health care services?  

The emergency room team decides that the most critically ill patient will be treated first.  Which of the following ethical principles is illustrated by the decision-making process in this case?  

What does the principle of beneficence require the nurse to do?  

The nurse promises a patient that she will return in five minutes to sit and speak with him. What ethical principle does this situation exemplify?  

In which of the following situations is the nurse applying the principles of the CNA Code of Ethics?  

Which of the following statements best summarizes the Privacy Act, amended April 2011?  

What does the CNA Code of Ethics recognize about confidentiality?  

Which of the following ethical principles relates to noncompliance with care by a fully aware patient?  

Which principle of the Canada Health Act entitles reasonable contact with insured health care services in terms of physical availability of medically necessary services?  

Which ethical principle implies that others are worthy of high regard?