Question 1

What are rules of conduct that protect the social fabric?

Accepted Answer

A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics 
A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics C

Question 2

As nurses achieve increased professional autonomy, what must they also accept?

Accepted Answer

A) Legal immunity 
B) Decrease in workload 
C) Ethical accountability 
D) Ethical freedom 
A) Legal immunity 
B) Decrease in workload 
C) Ethical accountability 
D) Ethical freedom C

Question 3

What is the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

Accepted Answer

A) Consider the alternatives. 
B) Collect, analyze, and interpret the data. 
C) Consider the consequences of the actions. 
D) Make a decision. 
A) Consider the alternatives. 
B) Collect, analyze, and interpret the data. 
C) Consider the consequences of the actions. 
D) Make a decision. B

Question 4

What is best described as the concepts, ideals, behaviors, and significant themes that give meaning to a person's life?

Accepted Answer

A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics 
A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics

Question 5

Over time, popular acceptance of ________________rights can give them force of ________________rights.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Over time, popular acceptance of ________________rights can...

Question 6

What is the primary function of an ethical code?

Accepted Answer

A) A framework for decision making 
B) A collection of static rules 
C) A group of legally binding values 
D) The "ball and chain" of the profession 
A) A framework for decision making 
B) A collection of static rules 
C) A group of legally binding values 
D) The "ball and chain" of the profession

Question 7

Identify the statement that most accurately compares the ethical code for nurses with the law.

Accepted Answer

A) If a law is not broken, then the nurse is following the ethical code. 
B) If the ethical code and the law have a discrepancy, it is always better to follow the law. 
C) The ethical code encompasses all the pertinent laws. 
D) If the ethical code is violated, a law is also violated. 
A) If a law is not broken, then the nurse is following the ethical code. 
B) If the ethical code and the law have a discrepancy, it is always better to follow the law. 
C) The ethical code encompasses all the pertinent laws. 
D) If the ethical code is violated, a law is also violated.

Question 8

Provision number 1 of the 2001 Code of Ethics for Nurses states: "The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health-care problems." On which ethical principle is this statement primarily based?

Accepted Answer

A) The right to privacy 
B) Distributive justice 
C) Client autonomy 
D) Nurse veracity 
A) The right to privacy 
B) Distributive justice 
C) Client autonomy 
D) Nurse veracity

Question 9

Identify the term defined as systems of valued behaviors and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics 
A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics

Question 10

Arrange the steps of the ethical decision-making process in their correct order.
____ Consider the choices of action
____ Act on the decision
____ Collect, analyze, and interpret data
____ Analyze the advantages of each action
____ State the dilemma

Accepted Answer

3, 5, 1, 4

Question 11

Identify the term used when an ethical situation arises in which there is a choice between two equally unfavorable alternatives.

Accepted Answer

A) A tort 
B) Ethical antagonism 
C) Contraindication 
D) Ethical dilemma 
A) A tort 
B) Ethical antagonism 
C) Contraindication 
D) Ethical dilemma

Question 12

Provision number 7 of the 2001 Code of Ethics for Nurses states: "The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development." On which ethical principle is this statement primarily based?

Accepted Answer

A) Veracity 
B) Autonomy 
C) Accountability 
D) Beneficence 
A) Veracity 
B) Autonomy 
C) Accountability 
D) Beneficence

Question 13

Identify the system of ethical decision-making that has as its focus a concern for efficiency and utility.

Accepted Answer

A) Deontological 
B) Jurisdictional 
C) Teleological 
D) Theological 
A) Deontological 
B) Jurisdictional 
C) Teleological 
D) Theological

Question 14

What is the best definition of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?

Accepted Answer

A) Health-care workers avoiding harm to clients 
B) Telling the truth to clients in all matters 
C) Being faithful to commitments made to clients 
D) The right of self-determination of clients 
A) Health-care workers avoiding harm to clients 
B) Telling the truth to clients in all matters 
C) Being faithful to commitments made to clients 
D) The right of self-determination of clients

Question 15

What term is best defined as standards of right and wrong that are often based on religious beliefs?

Accepted Answer

A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics 
A) Morals 
B) Values 
C) Laws 
D) Ethics

Question 16

Identify the outcome that best demonstrates a critical care nurse's successful application of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence to the care of a client who has experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

Accepted Answer

A) The client is aware of his or her diagnosis despite attempts of the family to withhold that information. 
B) The client is beginning to be able to use simple words to express his or her needs. 
C) The family has been taught the necessary skills to care for the client at home with the supervision of a home health-care nurse. 
D) There is no evidence of skin breakdown on bony pressure points, and the client's shoulder and hip on the affected side remain intact. 
A) The client is aware of his or her diagnosis despite attempts of the family to withhold that information. 
B) The client is beginning to be able to use simple words to express his or her needs. 
C) The family has been taught the necessary skills to care for the client at home with the supervision of a home health-care nurse. 
D) There is no evidence of skin breakdown on bony pressure points, and the client's shoulder and hip on the affected side remain intact.

Question 17

Identify the name of the system of ethical decision-making that is based on the "greatest good" principle.

Accepted Answer

A) Egoism 
B) Utilitarianism 
C) Deontological 
D) Jurisdictional 
A) Egoism 
B) Utilitarianism 
C) Deontological 
D) Jurisdictional

Question 18

Identify the system of ethical decision-making that is based on the discovery and confirmation of a set of morals or rules that govern the ethical dilemma.

Accepted Answer

A) Deontological 
B) Jurisdictional 
C) Teleological 
D) Theological 
A) Deontological 
B) Jurisdictional 
C) Teleological 
D) Theological

Question 19

What is the ethical principle that requires that the primary goal of health care and nursing is to do good for others?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomy 
B) Fidelity 
C) Beneficence 
D) Veracity 
A) Autonomy 
B) Fidelity 
C) Beneficence 
D) Veracity

Question 20

Identify the best method for a nurse to acknowledge a client's autonomy.

Accepted Answer

A) Follow only the instructions of the client's family. 
B) Know and understand the state's laws that address living wills. 
C) Use the ethical principle of "best interest" when making decisions about the client's care needs. 
D) Incorporate the ethical principle of paternalism into all client care activities. 
A) Follow only the instructions of the client's family. 
B) Know and understand the state's laws that address living wills. 
C) Use the ethical principle of "best interest" when making decisions about the client's care needs. 
D) Incorporate the ethical principle of paternalism into all client care activities.

Exam 7: Ethics in Nursing

What are rules of conduct that protect the social fabric?

As nurses achieve increased professional autonomy, what must they also accept?

What is the first step in the ethical decision-making process?

What is best described as the concepts, ideals, behaviors, and significant themes that give meaning to a person's life?

Over time, popular acceptance of ________________rights can give them force of ________________rights.

What is the primary function of an ethical code?

Identify the statement that most accurately compares the ethical code for nurses with the law.

Identify the term defined as systems of valued behaviors and beliefs.

Arrange the steps of the ethical decision-making process in their correct order. ____ Consider the choices of action ____ Act on the decision ____ Collect, analyze, and interpret data ____ Analyze the advantages of each action ____ State the dilemma

Identify the term used when an ethical situation arises in which there is a choice between two equally unfavorable alternatives.

Provision number 7 of the 2001 Code of Ethics for Nurses states: "The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development." On which ethical principle is this statement primarily based?

Identify the system of ethical decision-making that has as its focus a concern for efficiency and utility.

What is the best definition of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?

What term is best defined as standards of right and wrong that are often based on religious beliefs?

Identify the outcome that best demonstrates a critical care nurse's successful application of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence to the care of a client who has experienced a cerebrovascular accident (CVA).

Identify the name of the system of ethical decision-making that is based on the "greatest good" principle.

Identify the system of ethical decision-making that is based on the discovery and confirmation of a set of morals or rules that govern the ethical dilemma.

What is the ethical principle that requires that the primary goal of health care and nursing is to do good for others?

Identify the best method for a nurse to acknowledge a client's autonomy.

The Development of the Profession

Historical Perspectives

The Evolution of Licensure, Certification, and Nursing Organizations

Theories and Models of Nursing

The Process of Educating Nurses

Critical Thinking

Bioethical Issues

Nursing Law and Liability

How to Take and Pass Tests

Nclex: What You Need to Know

Reality Shock in the Workplace

Principles of Leadership and Management

Communicating Successfully

Incivility: the Antithesis of Caring

Delegation in Nursing

Governance and Collective Bargaining

Health-Care Delivery Systems

Nursing Informatics

The Politically Active Nurse

Spirituality and Health Care

Cultural Diversity

Developments in Current Nursing Practice

Client Education: a Moral Imperative

Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice

Alternative and Complementary Healing Practices

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Over time, popular acceptance of rights can give them force of rights.

Arrange the steps of the ethical decision-making process in their correct order. Consider the choices of action Act on the decision Collect, analyze, and interpret data Analyze the advantages of each action State the dilemma