Nurs 200 - Quiz 2 Questions with Correct Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1: Ethics
Answer: - Study of conduct and character - It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and
society at large - Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to
meet
Question 2: As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote
resolution when an ______ dilemma develops
Answer: ethics; ethical
Question 3: Nursing Ethics
Answer: - A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of nursing - Shares many
principles with medical ethics - Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Question 4: Bioethics
Answer: The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care. Ex. Euthanasia
Question 5: Fundamental to Nursing Practice
Answer: - Protecting patients' rights - Respecting patients' dignity - Guarding patients' privacy - Taking
patients' wishes into consideration
Question 6: ____ hold people and society together
Answer: Morals
Question 7: Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines
Answer: longer
Question 8: Code of Nursing Ethics
Answer: - A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept - Helps professional groups
settle questions about practice or behavior - Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and
confidentiality
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,Question 9: HIPPA
Answer: - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Confidentiality - Mandates the protection
of patients' personal/health information - Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information
be limited to the minimum necessary
Question 10: Belmont Report
Answer: - Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974. - Report consists of 3
principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons - Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
Question 11: National Research Act
Answer: - 1974 - Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the
stage for the issuance of the Belmont Report
Question 12: What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.?
Answer: Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Question 13: Autonomy
Answer: - commitment to include patients in decisions - the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined
manner - advanced directives - spiritual needs assessment - right to refuse treatment
Question 14: Beneficience
Answer: - taking positive actions to help others - the interest of the patients are more important than self
interest - a responsibility to act - consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Question 15: Nonmaleficence
Answer: - avoidance of harm or hurt - must be balanced with beneficence - involves an ethical and legal
duty to avoid harming others - involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the
rights of patients
Question 16: Justice
Answer: - being fair - treating people equally and without prejudice - equitable distribution of benefits and
burdens
Question 17: Social Justice
Answer: Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly among
members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights, benefits, and
opportunities
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, Question 18: fidelity
Answer: - agreement to keep promises - not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
Question 19: Informed Consent
Answer: - Respecting a person's autonomy to make personal choices based on the appropriate appraisal of
information about the actual and/or potential circumstances of a situation (ethically) - Requires that the
patient, or his/her surrogate, is informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a treatment (legally) -
Persons must be competent - Consent for the treatment must be voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time
- Receipt of information - The consent process can be affected by complexity of the treatment, patient
condition and ability to understand information, and if treatment is emergent or elective.
Question 20: A _______ on the consent form provides legal documentation of consent.
Answer: signature
Question 21: Nurses and Informed Consent
Answer: - Process to assure patient understanding and agreement, not just signing a form. - Informed
consent should be a collaborative activity between the health care provider and the patient. - Patient
teachingcheck patient understanding when obtaining written consent. - Use the teach-back method, asking
the patient to repeat back what he/she understands. - Assess for paternalism
Question 22: Paternalism
Answer: Deliberate overriding of a patient's opportunity to exercise autonomy because of a perceived
obligation of beneficence.
Question 23: Quality of Life
Answer: central to discussions about end-of-life care, cancer therapy, physician-assisted suicide, and DNR
Question 24: Disabilities
Answer: Antidiscrimination laws enhance the economic security of people with physical, mental, or
emotional challenges
Question 25: Care at the end of life
Answer: interventions unlikely to produce benefit for the patient
Question 26: Health Care Reform
Answer: Facilitated access to care for millions of uninsured Americans
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Question 1: Ethics
Answer: - Study of conduct and character - It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and
society at large - Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to
meet
Question 2: As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote
resolution when an ______ dilemma develops
Answer: ethics; ethical
Question 3: Nursing Ethics
Answer: - A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of nursing - Shares many
principles with medical ethics - Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Question 4: Bioethics
Answer: The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care. Ex. Euthanasia
Question 5: Fundamental to Nursing Practice
Answer: - Protecting patients' rights - Respecting patients' dignity - Guarding patients' privacy - Taking
patients' wishes into consideration
Question 6: ____ hold people and society together
Answer: Morals
Question 7: Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines
Answer: longer
Question 8: Code of Nursing Ethics
Answer: - A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept - Helps professional groups
settle questions about practice or behavior - Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and
confidentiality
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,Question 9: HIPPA
Answer: - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act - Confidentiality - Mandates the protection
of patients' personal/health information - Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information
be limited to the minimum necessary
Question 10: Belmont Report
Answer: - Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974. - Report consists of 3
principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons - Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
Question 11: National Research Act
Answer: - 1974 - Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the
stage for the issuance of the Belmont Report
Question 12: What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.?
Answer: Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Question 13: Autonomy
Answer: - commitment to include patients in decisions - the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined
manner - advanced directives - spiritual needs assessment - right to refuse treatment
Question 14: Beneficience
Answer: - taking positive actions to help others - the interest of the patients are more important than self
interest - a responsibility to act - consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Question 15: Nonmaleficence
Answer: - avoidance of harm or hurt - must be balanced with beneficence - involves an ethical and legal
duty to avoid harming others - involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the
rights of patients
Question 16: Justice
Answer: - being fair - treating people equally and without prejudice - equitable distribution of benefits and
burdens
Question 17: Social Justice
Answer: Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly among
members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights, benefits, and
opportunities
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, Question 18: fidelity
Answer: - agreement to keep promises - not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
Question 19: Informed Consent
Answer: - Respecting a person's autonomy to make personal choices based on the appropriate appraisal of
information about the actual and/or potential circumstances of a situation (ethically) - Requires that the
patient, or his/her surrogate, is informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a treatment (legally) -
Persons must be competent - Consent for the treatment must be voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time
- Receipt of information - The consent process can be affected by complexity of the treatment, patient
condition and ability to understand information, and if treatment is emergent or elective.
Question 20: A _______ on the consent form provides legal documentation of consent.
Answer: signature
Question 21: Nurses and Informed Consent
Answer: - Process to assure patient understanding and agreement, not just signing a form. - Informed
consent should be a collaborative activity between the health care provider and the patient. - Patient
teachingcheck patient understanding when obtaining written consent. - Use the teach-back method, asking
the patient to repeat back what he/she understands. - Assess for paternalism
Question 22: Paternalism
Answer: Deliberate overriding of a patient's opportunity to exercise autonomy because of a perceived
obligation of beneficence.
Question 23: Quality of Life
Answer: central to discussions about end-of-life care, cancer therapy, physician-assisted suicide, and DNR
Question 24: Disabilities
Answer: Antidiscrimination laws enhance the economic security of people with physical, mental, or
emotional challenges
Question 25: Care at the end of life
Answer: interventions unlikely to produce benefit for the patient
Question 26: Health Care Reform
Answer: Facilitated access to care for millions of uninsured Americans
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