Nursing Ethics TEST BANK Questions and
Answers 1
nursing (University of Nairobi)
, Nursing Ethics TEST BANK Questions and Answers
A 77-year-old woman with an inoperable brain tumor has been
hospitalized for the past 5 days. Her daughter comes to visit her. The
patient has asked that her daughter not be told her diagnosis. After
visiting with her mother, the daughter asks to speak to the nurse. She
says, My mother claims she has pneumonia, but I know she is not telling
me the truth. The daughter asks the nurse to tell her what is truly wrong
with her mother. The nurse should tell her that:
1) Her mother has an inoperable brain tumor, but does not wish anyone to
know.
2) She needs to speak to the physician in charge of her mothers care.
3) Her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with
anyone, not even family.
4) Her mother is very sick with a serious case of pneumonia that could lead
to death.
- 3) Her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with anyone,
not even family.
The nurses first allegiance is to the patient and her desire for
confidentiality. Telling the daughter to speak to the physician would place
the physician in the same position as the nurse. Telling her that her
mother has pneumonia would be a lie. The nurse, of course, should inform
the physician of the patients wishes so that he will be prepared if the
daughter questions him about her mothers health condition.
Which of the following terms refers to the ethical questions that arise out of
nursing practice?
1) Nursing ethics
2) Bioethics
3) Ethical dilemma
4) Moral distress - 1) Nursing ethics
Nursing ethics refers to ethical questions that arise out of nursing
practice. Bioethics is a broader field that refers to the application of
ethics to healthcare. An ethical dilemma occurs when a choice must be
made between two equally undesirable actions, and there is no clearly
right or wrong option. Moral distress occurs when someone is unable to
carry out his or her moral decision.
A belief about the worth of something that serves as a principle or a
standard that influences decision making is called which of the following?
1) Morals
2) Attitudes
3) Beliefs
4) Values - 4) Values
A value is a belief you have about the worth of something that serves as
a principle or a standard that influences decision making. Morals are
private, personal, or group standards of right and wrong. Attitudes are
mental dispositions or feelings toward a person, object, or idea. A belief is
something that one accepts as true.
Answers 1
nursing (University of Nairobi)
, Nursing Ethics TEST BANK Questions and Answers
A 77-year-old woman with an inoperable brain tumor has been
hospitalized for the past 5 days. Her daughter comes to visit her. The
patient has asked that her daughter not be told her diagnosis. After
visiting with her mother, the daughter asks to speak to the nurse. She
says, My mother claims she has pneumonia, but I know she is not telling
me the truth. The daughter asks the nurse to tell her what is truly wrong
with her mother. The nurse should tell her that:
1) Her mother has an inoperable brain tumor, but does not wish anyone to
know.
2) She needs to speak to the physician in charge of her mothers care.
3) Her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with
anyone, not even family.
4) Her mother is very sick with a serious case of pneumonia that could lead
to death.
- 3) Her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with anyone,
not even family.
The nurses first allegiance is to the patient and her desire for
confidentiality. Telling the daughter to speak to the physician would place
the physician in the same position as the nurse. Telling her that her
mother has pneumonia would be a lie. The nurse, of course, should inform
the physician of the patients wishes so that he will be prepared if the
daughter questions him about her mothers health condition.
Which of the following terms refers to the ethical questions that arise out of
nursing practice?
1) Nursing ethics
2) Bioethics
3) Ethical dilemma
4) Moral distress - 1) Nursing ethics
Nursing ethics refers to ethical questions that arise out of nursing
practice. Bioethics is a broader field that refers to the application of
ethics to healthcare. An ethical dilemma occurs when a choice must be
made between two equally undesirable actions, and there is no clearly
right or wrong option. Moral distress occurs when someone is unable to
carry out his or her moral decision.
A belief about the worth of something that serves as a principle or a
standard that influences decision making is called which of the following?
1) Morals
2) Attitudes
3) Beliefs
4) Values - 4) Values
A value is a belief you have about the worth of something that serves as
a principle or a standard that influences decision making. Morals are
private, personal, or group standards of right and wrong. Attitudes are
mental dispositions or feelings toward a person, object, or idea. A belief is
something that one accepts as true.
