CONCEPTS FOR NURSING PRACTICE 4TH
EDITION JEAN GIDDENS FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Characteristic of U.S. Nurses. Answer: - 3.6 million nurses
- Overweight with an average BMI of 28
- Receive and hour less of sleep per nigh than average American
- Consume lower percentage of fruits and veggies
- Report 81% stress
⩥ Autonomy. Answer: "self governing", freedom to make independent
choices
⩥ Beneficence. Answer: Acting in ways to benefit others; Doing good or
causing good to be done; kindly action
⩥ Confidentiality. Answer: the act of holding information in confidence,
not to be released to unauthorized individuals
⩥ Ethical Theory: Deontology. Answer: - Rightness or wrongness of act
depends on the nature of the act, rather than its consequence
,- Assume that humans are rational and act out of set of principles
- Implies that ethics derives from fulfilling a duty
⩥ Ethics. Answer: - Science or study of moral values
- Deciding how one should think and what should be done
⩥ Moral Philosophy/ Morality. Answer: - What is considered good or
bad, right or wrong
- Deals with important social values and norms
⩥ Unethical refers to?. Answer: - Broken trust
- Going against code of conduct
⩥ Immorality. Answer: Unacceptable behavior
⩥ Ethical Theory: Utilitarianism. Answer: - Action is judged as good or
bad in relation to the consequence, outcome, or end result
- Right action is that which has greatest utility or usefulness
- Supports what is best for most people
⩥ Ethical Principles. Answer: - Permit one to take a consistent position
on specific or related issues
- Provide an analytic framework
,- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Justice
⩥ Nonmaleficence. Answer: Acting in ways to avoid harming others
⩥ Justice. Answer: Treating others fairly
⩥ Professional code. Answer: - Describe values held by the profession
- Impose obligations on professionals to accept both values and practice
describe
- Hold professionals responsible for obligations with possible penalties
for not upholding the code
⩥ Code of ethics for nursing. Answer: - A succinct statement (ethical
obligations and duties)
- The profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard
- Expression of nursings own understanding of its commitment to
society
⩥ Ethics and Professional-Patient Relationship. Answer: - Values which
guide professional behavior
- Obligations of the nurse (confidentiality, fidelity, privacy, veracity)
, ⩥ Nursing ethics. Answer: - Ethical decisions are unavoidable
- Nurses must recognize ethical problems and conflicts
- Respond with moral sensitivity
⩥ Ethical Analysis in Nursing. Answer: - When making a moral decision
consider personal values, professional values/code of ethics,
competencies, ethical principles, and ethical theories
- Nurse is a member of the ethical care team
⩥ Analyzing a healthcare situation. Answer: - Define the problem
- Identify the most likely solutions (plausible, reasonable) to the
problem.
- List everyone who could be affected by the various solutions
- Describe how those people could be affected (positively or negatively)
by the solutions
- Identify the solution that has the greatest overall positive effects or the
least overall negative effects
⩥ Fidelity. Answer: faithfulness
⩥ Veracity. Answer: truthfulness, honesty
EDITION JEAN GIDDENS FINAL PAPER
2026 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Characteristic of U.S. Nurses. Answer: - 3.6 million nurses
- Overweight with an average BMI of 28
- Receive and hour less of sleep per nigh than average American
- Consume lower percentage of fruits and veggies
- Report 81% stress
⩥ Autonomy. Answer: "self governing", freedom to make independent
choices
⩥ Beneficence. Answer: Acting in ways to benefit others; Doing good or
causing good to be done; kindly action
⩥ Confidentiality. Answer: the act of holding information in confidence,
not to be released to unauthorized individuals
⩥ Ethical Theory: Deontology. Answer: - Rightness or wrongness of act
depends on the nature of the act, rather than its consequence
,- Assume that humans are rational and act out of set of principles
- Implies that ethics derives from fulfilling a duty
⩥ Ethics. Answer: - Science or study of moral values
- Deciding how one should think and what should be done
⩥ Moral Philosophy/ Morality. Answer: - What is considered good or
bad, right or wrong
- Deals with important social values and norms
⩥ Unethical refers to?. Answer: - Broken trust
- Going against code of conduct
⩥ Immorality. Answer: Unacceptable behavior
⩥ Ethical Theory: Utilitarianism. Answer: - Action is judged as good or
bad in relation to the consequence, outcome, or end result
- Right action is that which has greatest utility or usefulness
- Supports what is best for most people
⩥ Ethical Principles. Answer: - Permit one to take a consistent position
on specific or related issues
- Provide an analytic framework
,- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Justice
⩥ Nonmaleficence. Answer: Acting in ways to avoid harming others
⩥ Justice. Answer: Treating others fairly
⩥ Professional code. Answer: - Describe values held by the profession
- Impose obligations on professionals to accept both values and practice
describe
- Hold professionals responsible for obligations with possible penalties
for not upholding the code
⩥ Code of ethics for nursing. Answer: - A succinct statement (ethical
obligations and duties)
- The profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard
- Expression of nursings own understanding of its commitment to
society
⩥ Ethics and Professional-Patient Relationship. Answer: - Values which
guide professional behavior
- Obligations of the nurse (confidentiality, fidelity, privacy, veracity)
, ⩥ Nursing ethics. Answer: - Ethical decisions are unavoidable
- Nurses must recognize ethical problems and conflicts
- Respond with moral sensitivity
⩥ Ethical Analysis in Nursing. Answer: - When making a moral decision
consider personal values, professional values/code of ethics,
competencies, ethical principles, and ethical theories
- Nurse is a member of the ethical care team
⩥ Analyzing a healthcare situation. Answer: - Define the problem
- Identify the most likely solutions (plausible, reasonable) to the
problem.
- List everyone who could be affected by the various solutions
- Describe how those people could be affected (positively or negatively)
by the solutions
- Identify the solution that has the greatest overall positive effects or the
least overall negative effects
⩥ Fidelity. Answer: faithfulness
⩥ Veracity. Answer: truthfulness, honesty
