Student Resource Multiple Choice Questions (Ch.1-12)
Questions With Complete Solutions
10. Which of the following is a nurse demonstrating if he takes
an unresolved ethical situation forward to an ethics committee?
a.
Nonmaleficence
b.
Beneficence
c.
Accountability
d.
Promoting justice Correct Answers ANS: C
Correct C: Being accountable is one of the primary nursing
values in the CNA Code of Ethics. This nurse is demonstrating
responsibility and accountability.
11. What is the main role of an ethics committee?
a.
Consultation
b.
Education
c.
Policy
d.
All of the above Correct Answers ANS: D
Correct D: Ethics committees offer suggestions but do not direct
care decisions. Educating staff on ethical issues is a key
responsibility. Changing technologies require the need for
evolving policies and guidelines around everyday ethical issues,
and the committee is the expert opinion on these matters.
,12. Who of the following is likely to be a member of a hospital
ethics committee?
a.
Funeral director
b.
Chaplain
c.
Community activist
d.
Palliative care volunteer Correct Answers ANS: B
Correct B: Chaplains are often part of an ethics committee. The
committee is usually made up of professional staff with a certain
level of experience in and knowledge of ethical issues.
2. Which of the following is true of the Canadian Nurses
Association's Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses?
a.
It offers suggestions on resolving routine practice issues.
b.
It contains a dispute resolution mechanism.
c.
It offers a framework and guide for ethical practice.
d.
It is closely aligned with the physician's code of ethics. Correct
Answers ANS: C
Correct C: The Code contains nursing values and ethical
responsibilities, as well as ethical endeavours, all of which guide
and frame ethical reflection and decision making in nursing
practice.
,3. Which primary value from the CNA Code of Ethics is being
followed by a nurse who intervenes to address an unsafe nursing
practice?
a.
Being accountable
b.
Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
c.
Promoting justice
d.
Promoting health and well-being Correct Answers ANS: B
Correct B: Nurses question and intervene to address unsafe,
noncompassionate, unethical, or incompetent practice or
conditions that interfere with their ability to provide safe,
compassionate, competent, and ethical care.
4. Which primary ethical nursing value is being followed by a
nurse who respects the wishes of a patient to decline to receive
information about her health condition?
a.
Promoting and respecting informed decision making
b.
Preserving dignity
c.
Being accountable
d.
Promoting health and well-being Correct Answers ANS: A
Correct A: Nurses promote autonomy and self-determination in
patients, allowing them to make their own choices.
, 5. Which of the following statements best describes the "ethical
responsibilities" in the CNA Code of Ethics?
a.
Ethical responsibility deals with ethical endeavours.
b.
Nurses' ethical responsibilities are informed by seven primary
values.
c.
Social justice must be addressed consistently.
d.
Primary nursing values outline caring responsibilities. Correct
Answers ANS: B
Correct B: The seven primary values in Part I of the Code
inform nurses' ethical responsibilities, which help guide nurses'
decision making.
6. Which of the following rationales explains the development
of the ethical endeavours section of the CNA Code of Ethics?
a.
Nurses are expanding their advocacy role.
b.
Canadians have become more diverse and have different health
care needs.
c.
Nurses work with more "English as a second language" clients.
d.
Health resources are increasingly scarce. Correct Answers
ANS: B
Correct B: Canadians have become more diverse and have
different health care needs. Nurses today work with the
homeless, within the military, and with new immigrants to
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