Ethics applied to nursing can best be defined as:
a. doing what is best for the client.
b. making good decisions about care.
c. care based on what should be done in keeping with the values of the client.
d. rules for providing competent care that is based on scientific principles. -Corr...
Dos II Final - Wk 7-12 Test Questions and
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Ethics applied to nursing can best be defined as:
a. doing what is best for the client.
b. making good decisions about care.
c. care based on what should be done in keeping with the values of the client.
d. rules for providing competent care that is based on scientific principles. -Correct
Answer ✔c
A family requests that no additional heroic measures be instituted for their terminally ill
mother who has advance directives in place. The nurse respects this decision in keeping
with the principle of:
a. accountability.
b. autonomy.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. veracity. -Correct Answer ✔b
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,Dos II Final - Wk 7-12
An older adult client is comatose and had one electroencephalogram that indicated no
activity. The daughter is very distraught and notices her mother's hand moves when she
is talking to her. The daughter asks the nurse, "Is mother responding to my voice?" The
nurse, attempting to console the daughter, knows the movement was involuntary but
states, "It does appear she did." The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Veracity
c. Utilitarianism
d. Deontology -Correct Answer ✔b
In attempting to decide which services should be offered to a community, the public
health nurse decides to implement hypertension screening and treatment because most
of the residents are hypertensive. This decision is based on the principle of:
a. veracity.
b. values.
c. utilitarianism.
d. autonomy. -Correct Answer ✔c
A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse is
unsure of his/her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
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,Dos II Final - Wk 7-12
a. know his/her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the philosophy of
nursing.
b. rid the impurities in his/her value system.
c. ignore his/her own values.
d. realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others. -
Correct Answer ✔a
When assessing an ethical issue, the nurse must first:
a. ask, "What is the issue?"
b. identify all possible alternatives.
c. select the best option from a list of alternatives.
d. justify the choice of action or inaction. -Correct Answer ✔a
A researcher calculated the risk-to-benefit ratio and concluded that no harmful effects
were associated with a survey of college sophomores. The researcher was applying the
principles of:
a. beneficence.
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, Dos II Final - Wk 7-12
b. human dignity.
c. justice.
d. human rights. -Correct Answer ✔a
The physician who insists on providing treatment in spite of the client's wishes because
he "knows best" is reflecting:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. justice.
d. paternalism. -Correct Answer ✔d
The nurse who admits making a medication error and immediately files an incident
report is demonstrating:
a. accountability.
b. individuality.
c. an injustice.
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