Ethics And Values

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Question 1

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Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain at the same time. Which ethical principle is most compromised when only one nurse anesthetist is on call?

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Justice

Fidelity

Beneficence

Nonmaleficence

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Question 2

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Multiple Choice

The patient reports to the nurse of being afraid to speak up regarding a desire to end care for fear of upsetting spouse and children. Which principle in the nursing code of ethics ensures that the nurse will promote the patient's cause?

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Advocacy

Responsibility

Confidentiality

Accountability

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Question 3

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Multiple Choice

The patient's son requests to view documentation in the medical record. What is the nurse's best response to this request?

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"I'll be happy to get that for you."

"You are not allowed to look at it."

"You will need your mother's permission."

"I cannot let you see the chart without a doctor's order."

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Question 4

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Multiple Choice

When professionals work together to solve ethical dilemmas, nurses must examine their own values. What is the best rationale for this step?

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So fact is separated from opinion

So different perspectives are respected

So judgmental attitudes can be provoked

So the group identifies the one correct solution

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Question 5

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Multiple Choice

A nurse is experiencing an ethical dilemma with a patient. Which information indicates the nurse has a correct understanding of the primary cause of ethical dilemmas?

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Unequal power

Presence of conflicting values

Judgmental perceptions of patients

Poor communication with the patient

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Question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse questions a health care provider's decision to not tell the patient about a cancer diagnosis. Which ethical principle is the nurse trying to uphold for the patient?

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Consequentialism

Autonomy

Fidelity

Justice

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Question 7

Multiple Choice

The nurse finds it difficult to care for a patient whose advance directive states that no extraordinary resuscitation measures should be taken. Which step may help the nurse to find resolution in this assignment?

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Scrutinize personal values.

Call for an ethical committee consult.

Decline the assignment on religious grounds.

Convince the family to challenge the directive.

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Question 8

Multiple Choice

The nurse values autonomy above all other principles. Which patient assignment will the nurse find most difficult to accept?

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Older-adult patient who requires dialysis

Teenager in labor who requests epidural anesthesia

Middle-aged father of three with an advance directive declining life support

Family elder who is making the decisions for a young-adult female member

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Question 9

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A nurse must make an ethical decision concerning vulnerable patient populations. Which philosophy of health care ethics would be particularly useful for this nurse?

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Teleology

Deontology

Utilitarianism

Feminist ethics

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Question 10

Multiple Choice

A nurse agrees with regulations for mandatory immunizations of children. The nurse believes that immunizations prevent diseases as well as prevent spread of the disease to others. Which ethical framework is the nurse using?

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Deontology

Ethics of care

Utilitarianism

Feminist ethics

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Question 11

Multiple Choice

The nurse has become aware of missing narcotics in the patient care area. Which ethical principle obligates the nurse to report the missing medications?

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Advocacy

Responsibility

Confidentiality

Accountability

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Question 12

Multiple Choice

A young woman who is pregnant with a fetus exposed to multiple teratogens consents to have her fetus undergo serial PUBS (percutaneous umbilical blood sampling) to examine how exposure affects the fetus over time. Although these tests will not improve the fetus's outcomes and will expose it to some risks, the information gathered may help infants in the future. Which ethical principle is at greatest risk?

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Fidelity

Autonomy

Beneficence

Nonmaleficence

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Question 13

Multiple Choice

A nurse is discussing quality of life issues with another colleague. Which topic will the nurse acknowledge for increased attention paid to quality of life concerns?

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Health care disparities

Aging of the population

Abilities of disabled persons

Health care financial reform

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Question 14

Multiple Choice

Which action by the nurse indicates a safe and efficient use of social networks?

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Promotes support for a local health charity

Posts a picture of a patient's infected foot

Vents about a patient problem at work

Friends a patient

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Question 15

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The nurse is caring for a dying patient. Which intervention is considered futile?

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Giving pain medication for pain

Providing oral care every 5 hours

Administering the influenza vaccine

Supporting lower extremities with pillows

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Question 16

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During a severe respiratory epidemic, the local health care organizations decide to give health care workers priority access to ventilators over other members of the community who also need that resource. Which philosophy would give the strongest support for this decision?

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Deontology

Utilitarianism

Ethics of care

Feminist ethics

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Question 17

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A nurse is teaching a patient and family about quality of life. Which information should the nurse include in the teaching session about quality of life?

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It is deeply social.

It is hard to define.

It is an observed measurement for most people.

It is consistent and stable over the course of one's lifetime.

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Question 18

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A nurse is a member of the ethics committee. Which purposes will the nurse fulfill in this committee? (Select all that apply.)

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Education

Case consultation

Purchasing power

Direct patient care

Policy recommendation

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