NUR 303 EXAM 1 | COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE, PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2026/2027
ethics is - correct answer ✔✔a system of moral principles; rightness or wrongness of actions;
goodness or badness of motives and outcomes
bioethics - correct answer ✔✔refers to the study of ehtics as it relates to health and moral
dilemmas
ethical dilemma - correct answer ✔✔a situation characterized by conflicting rights or
obligations
consequentialism - correct answer ✔✔the decision is based on outcomes or consequences. that
approach to ethical decision making maintains that the right action is the one that peoduces the
greatest amount of food or the least amount of harm in a given situation
utilitarianism - correct answer ✔✔a well-known consequrrntialist theory that appeals
exclusively to outcomes or consequences in determining which choice to make.
deontology - correct answer ✔✔concluding whether an action is right or wrong in itself,
regardless of the amount of good that might come from it.
4 principles of bioethics - correct answer ✔✔aslso known as the starting point for making
practical decisions. autonomy: free choice. beneficence: doing good. nonmaleficence: do no
harm. justice: fairness.
ethical decision making - correct answer ✔✔component of theics that focuses on the process of
how ethical decisions are made
, ways to handle moral distress - correct answer ✔✔identify the situations that lead to distress.
communicating that concern to your manager and examining ways to work toward addressing
the stressor. seeking support from colleagues.
population - correct answer ✔✔collection of individuls who have one or more personal or
enviornmental characteristics
subpopulation - correct answer ✔✔within a larger population
public health functions - correct answer ✔✔assessment. policy department. assurance.
5 characteristics of public health nursing - correct answer ✔✔population focued. community
oriented. health and preventive focused. interventions at community level. concern for ALL
members.
barriers to becoming a publicc health nurse - correct answer ✔✔mindset.
undesirable/inaccessible/ graduate level preparation
culture - correct answer ✔✔a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that are widley
held among a group of people. pervades all aspects of llife and health care. pervades all aspects
of life and health care
race - correct answer ✔✔biological variation w/i population groups. people can be of the same
race but different cultures
ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔shared feeling of poeplehood among a group. relates to cultural
factors like nationality, georgpahic region, culture, ancestry
biological variations - correct answer ✔✔phsyical, biological, and physiological characteristics
that exist between racial groups and distinguish one race from another
ANSWERS 2026/2027
ethics is - correct answer ✔✔a system of moral principles; rightness or wrongness of actions;
goodness or badness of motives and outcomes
bioethics - correct answer ✔✔refers to the study of ehtics as it relates to health and moral
dilemmas
ethical dilemma - correct answer ✔✔a situation characterized by conflicting rights or
obligations
consequentialism - correct answer ✔✔the decision is based on outcomes or consequences. that
approach to ethical decision making maintains that the right action is the one that peoduces the
greatest amount of food or the least amount of harm in a given situation
utilitarianism - correct answer ✔✔a well-known consequrrntialist theory that appeals
exclusively to outcomes or consequences in determining which choice to make.
deontology - correct answer ✔✔concluding whether an action is right or wrong in itself,
regardless of the amount of good that might come from it.
4 principles of bioethics - correct answer ✔✔aslso known as the starting point for making
practical decisions. autonomy: free choice. beneficence: doing good. nonmaleficence: do no
harm. justice: fairness.
ethical decision making - correct answer ✔✔component of theics that focuses on the process of
how ethical decisions are made
, ways to handle moral distress - correct answer ✔✔identify the situations that lead to distress.
communicating that concern to your manager and examining ways to work toward addressing
the stressor. seeking support from colleagues.
population - correct answer ✔✔collection of individuls who have one or more personal or
enviornmental characteristics
subpopulation - correct answer ✔✔within a larger population
public health functions - correct answer ✔✔assessment. policy department. assurance.
5 characteristics of public health nursing - correct answer ✔✔population focued. community
oriented. health and preventive focused. interventions at community level. concern for ALL
members.
barriers to becoming a publicc health nurse - correct answer ✔✔mindset.
undesirable/inaccessible/ graduate level preparation
culture - correct answer ✔✔a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that are widley
held among a group of people. pervades all aspects of llife and health care. pervades all aspects
of life and health care
race - correct answer ✔✔biological variation w/i population groups. people can be of the same
race but different cultures
ethnicity - correct answer ✔✔shared feeling of poeplehood among a group. relates to cultural
factors like nationality, georgpahic region, culture, ancestry
biological variations - correct answer ✔✔phsyical, biological, and physiological characteristics
that exist between racial groups and distinguish one race from another
