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Ethical And Legal Considerations

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Question 1
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Nurses are consistently considered to be honest and ethical professionals by most respondents in an annual Gallup poll. This is because professional nurses understand that ethics are:

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A

internal values developed outside the influence of societal norms.

B

influenced by family, friends, and socioeconomics, among other variables.

C

societal in nature and do not involve personal influences.

D

totally independent from a person's character.

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Question 2
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The nurse is providing patient care and pays special attention to meeting the needs of the patient while maintaining the patient's right to privacy, confidentiality, autonomy, and dignity. This nurse is applying what ethical theory?

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A

Deontology

B

Utilitarianism

C

Autonomy

D

Accountability

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Question 3
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The nurse is caring for a patient recently diagnosed with cancer that is being asked to participate in a new chemotherapy trial. How would the nurse respond if working under the ethical principle of utilitarianism?

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A

"The patient should be allowed to decide."

B

"As your nurse, I'll support your right to refuse."

C

"You should do this because many could benefit from it."

D

"If this is against your beliefs, you should not do it."

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Question 4
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The nurse realizes that a medication error has been made. The nurse then reports the error and takes responsibility to ensure patient safety despite personal consequences. This nurse has exhibited:

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autonomy.

B

accountability.

C

justice.

D

advocacy.

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Question 5
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The nurse is providing care for a patient who has had a stroke recently and has multiple self-care deficits. The nurse is coordinating care with in-home agencies and arranging for the delivery of needed equipment. What ethical concept is being applied?

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Advocacy

B

Confidentiality

C

Autonomy

D

Accountability

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Question 6
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A nurse has been asked to care for a patient who is an inmate from a nearby prison. During shift report, the nurse asks, "Why was the man convicted and imprisoned?" Another nurse responds that this is not important since nurses are required to provide compassionate care for all people in all circumstances. The responding nurse has displayed what concept?

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Beneficence
B
Advocacy
C
Confidentiality
D
Autonomy
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Question 7
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The nurse is providing care to a patient experiencing pain. The nurse assesses the pain and promptly administers the ordered analgesics as promised to the patient. This nurse has applied:

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A
autonomy.
B
accountability.
C
confidentiality.
D
fidelity.
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Question 8
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"First, do no harm" defines what ethical principle?

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A
Beneficence
B
Justice
C
Fidelity
D
Nonmaleficence
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Question 9
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The nurse is caring for a patient whose family does not want the patient to be told about the new diagnosis of cancer because of the poor prognosis. Keeping this secret from the patient is in direct conflict with the ethical concepts of:

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A
autonomy and veracity.
B
veracity and advocacy.
C
justice and nonmaleficence.
D
confidentiality and justice.
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Question 10
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The Code of Ethics for Nurses is:

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A
like the Constitution and not revisable.
B
a succinct statement of ethical obligations.
C
required by entry level nurses only.
D
a negotiable document dependent on individual conscience.
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Question 11
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Which of the following statements indicates an appropriate understanding by the student nurse (SN)?

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"I will be held to the same ethical standards as professional nurses."
B
"I will not be held ethically accountable until I graduate."
C
"My nurse educators are responsible for my ethical standards."
D
"Ethics are not important as a student."
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Question 12
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has been belligerent and is in four-point "leather" restraints. The patient is verbally abusive and still tries to kick and punch staff even though he is restrained. The nurse should:

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A
ignore the patient's needs until he "calms down."
B
strike the patient if necessary to protect herself/himself.
C
continue to attempt to meet the patient's needs.
D
threaten the patient with retaliation if he doesn't stop.
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Question 13
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Which one of the following actions by the nursing student would be considered uncivil?

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A
Prompt arrival to class
B
Texting during class
C
Attentive listening
D
Active participation in class
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Question 14
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The nurse is providing end-of-life care. It is essential for the nurse to:

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A
tell the patient what he might like to hear to relieve anxiety.
B
begin making health care decisions for the patient.
C
provide the patient with the nurse's personal opinions.
D
offer unconditional support for the patient and family.
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Question 15
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The nurse frequently cares for patients who are nearing the end of life. A strategy that is designed to prolong the time of death rather than restoring life is:

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A
establishing a do-not-resuscitate (DNR) order.
B
adherence to living will requests.
C
removal of extraordinary measures already in place.
D
continuance of futile care.
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Question 16
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In the nursing profession, ethical issues:

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A
are rare occurrences, but take a great deal of time to resolve.
B
have required The Joint Commission to mandate ethics committees.
C
most frequently lead to legal intervention in patient care matters.
D
lead to ethics committees made up entirely by nurses.
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Question 17
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Each state has a nurse practice act that establishes the standards of care required for legal nursing practice. In order to protect herself/himself from litigation, the nurse should understand that:

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A
laws create liability issues for nurses.
B
licensure laws are devised to protect the nurse.
C
the nurse is not responsible for other disciplines' mistakes.
D
keeping current with changing laws can protect the nurse.
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Question 18
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Practicing nursing without a license is a:

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A
misdemeanor.
B
statute.
C
felony.
D
tort.
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Question 19
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Starting an intravenous (IV) infusion line on a patient against his will may be classified as:

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A
assault.
B
battery.
C
a felony.
D
a misdemeanor.
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Question 20
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The nurse is caring for a patient who has had many admissions and readmissions. The nurse believes that the patient keeps coming to the hospital because the patient "wants his drugs," and is "non-compliant" at home with his diabetic therapy. To reduce the risk of slander against this patient, the nurse should:

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A
write observations and opinions in the medical record only.
B
never share observations.
C
make judgmental statements only when necessary.
D
Avoid stating judgmental statements.
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