BSNC 1020 FINAL EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is ethical indifference?
a. Implies a failure to assume the ethical responsibilities of the profession, leaving one
in a passive state that calls into question the moral integrity of the nurse as well as
imperiling the obligation to protect the vulnerable patient
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncert - ✔✔a.
Implies a failure to assume the ethical responsibilities of the profession, leaving one in a
passive state that calls into question the moral integrity of the nurse as well as
imperiling the obligation to protect the vulnerable patient
✔✔What is ethical disengagement?
a. Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and against two or more
possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means that
something else is relinquished or let go.
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of acti - ✔✔b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard
of their ethical commitments
✔✔What is ethical problem?
a. Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and against two or more
possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means that
something else is relinquished or let go.
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action. - ✔✔d. A situation where there are conflicts between
one or more values and uncertainty about the correct course of action.
✔✔What is ethical residue?
a. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
b. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
c. What each of us carries with us from times in our lives when, in the face of morally
distressing situations, we have been seriously compromised
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action. - ✔✔c. What each of us carries with us from times in
, our lives when, in the face of morally distressing situations, we have been seriously
compromised
✔✔What is ethical violation?
a. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
b. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
c. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action.
d. Involve actions or failures to act that breach fundamental duties to the persons
receiving care or to colleagues and other healthcare providers - ✔✔d. Involve actions or
failures to act that breach fundamental duties to the persons receiving care or to
colleagues and other healthcare providers
✔✔A nurse was required to assist in the resuscitation of a terminally ill patient against
the patient's previously expressed wishes. The patient ultimately did not survive, and
the nurse was left with ongoing feelings of moral distress and guilt, questioning whether
they acted in the patient's best interests or respected their autonomy. what ethical in this
case?
a. Ethical dilemma
b. Ethical distress
c. Ethical problem
d. Ethical residue - ✔✔d. Ethical residue
✔✔A nurse is assigned to care for a terminally ill patient in the last stages of life. The
patient's family has expressed a desire for more frequent updates and emotional
support. The nurse provides basic medical care but does not engage with the family,
respond to their emotional needs, or offer additional support. What type of ethical in this
scenario?
a. Ethical indifference
b. Ethical dilemma
c. Ethical distress
d. Ethical problem - ✔✔a. Ethical indifference
✔✔A nurse working in a hospice care facility is caring for an elderly patient who is in
severe pain due to a terminal illness. The patient has previously expressed their desire
to have medical aid in dying, which is legal in their jurisdiction. The patient now requests
assistance to end their life, and the nurse is torn between honoring the patient's
autonomy and personal beliefs that are against participating in the process. What
ethical is that case?
a. Ethical problem
b. Ethical dilemma - ✔✔b. Ethical dilemma
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔What is ethical indifference?
a. Implies a failure to assume the ethical responsibilities of the profession, leaving one
in a passive state that calls into question the moral integrity of the nurse as well as
imperiling the obligation to protect the vulnerable patient
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncert - ✔✔a.
Implies a failure to assume the ethical responsibilities of the profession, leaving one in a
passive state that calls into question the moral integrity of the nurse as well as
imperiling the obligation to protect the vulnerable patient
✔✔What is ethical disengagement?
a. Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and against two or more
possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means that
something else is relinquished or let go.
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of acti - ✔✔b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard
of their ethical commitments
✔✔What is ethical problem?
a. Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and against two or more
possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means that
something else is relinquished or let go.
b. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
c. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action. - ✔✔d. A situation where there are conflicts between
one or more values and uncertainty about the correct course of action.
✔✔What is ethical residue?
a. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
b. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
c. What each of us carries with us from times in our lives when, in the face of morally
distressing situations, we have been seriously compromised
d. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action. - ✔✔c. What each of us carries with us from times in
, our lives when, in the face of morally distressing situations, we have been seriously
compromised
✔✔What is ethical violation?
a. Can occur when nurses normalize the disregard of their ethical commitments
b. Arises when nurses are unable to act according to their moral judgment
c. A situation where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty
about the correct course of action.
d. Involve actions or failures to act that breach fundamental duties to the persons
receiving care or to colleagues and other healthcare providers - ✔✔d. Involve actions or
failures to act that breach fundamental duties to the persons receiving care or to
colleagues and other healthcare providers
✔✔A nurse was required to assist in the resuscitation of a terminally ill patient against
the patient's previously expressed wishes. The patient ultimately did not survive, and
the nurse was left with ongoing feelings of moral distress and guilt, questioning whether
they acted in the patient's best interests or respected their autonomy. what ethical in this
case?
a. Ethical dilemma
b. Ethical distress
c. Ethical problem
d. Ethical residue - ✔✔d. Ethical residue
✔✔A nurse is assigned to care for a terminally ill patient in the last stages of life. The
patient's family has expressed a desire for more frequent updates and emotional
support. The nurse provides basic medical care but does not engage with the family,
respond to their emotional needs, or offer additional support. What type of ethical in this
scenario?
a. Ethical indifference
b. Ethical dilemma
c. Ethical distress
d. Ethical problem - ✔✔a. Ethical indifference
✔✔A nurse working in a hospice care facility is caring for an elderly patient who is in
severe pain due to a terminal illness. The patient has previously expressed their desire
to have medical aid in dying, which is legal in their jurisdiction. The patient now requests
assistance to end their life, and the nurse is torn between honoring the patient's
autonomy and personal beliefs that are against participating in the process. What
ethical is that case?
a. Ethical problem
b. Ethical dilemma - ✔✔b. Ethical dilemma
