ELNEC core module 4: Ethics in
palliative nursing fully solved &
updated 2025-2026(100%
accuracy)
What ethical principle is BEST described as "the duty to cause the least
harm possible." - answer Nonmaleficence
Which of the following statements about advanced directives is correct? -
answer Advanced directives convey patients preferences for care
including code status and life-sustaining treatment
True of false: a physician/provider order for life sustaining treatment
(POLST) specifics the type of life sustaining treatment with a patient with
a life-limiting disease does or does not want. - answer True
You are caring for a 19 year old man who has end-stage sarcoma. He has
not eaten for the past 3 days. During a family meeting his parents state
they are concerned about him "starving to death" and say he is just too
depressed. They ask to have a feeding tube placed. All of the following
interventions are appropriate actions for you to take EXCEPT: - answer
contact the clinical team to have a feeding tube placed
What is the MOST appropriate method to discuss the role of life-sustaining
in a case where healthcare professionals disagree? - answer Use the four
box method
As a patients nears end of life, which family member request MOST
requires you to consider nonmaleficence? - answer Please don't stop daily
weights and lab work, even though they cause pain. We can't give up.
You can contribute to ethical practice in serious illness care by doing all of
the following EXCEPT: - answer Using your own ethnocentric values and
morals to determine course of action for patients and families
palliative nursing fully solved &
updated 2025-2026(100%
accuracy)
What ethical principle is BEST described as "the duty to cause the least
harm possible." - answer Nonmaleficence
Which of the following statements about advanced directives is correct? -
answer Advanced directives convey patients preferences for care
including code status and life-sustaining treatment
True of false: a physician/provider order for life sustaining treatment
(POLST) specifics the type of life sustaining treatment with a patient with
a life-limiting disease does or does not want. - answer True
You are caring for a 19 year old man who has end-stage sarcoma. He has
not eaten for the past 3 days. During a family meeting his parents state
they are concerned about him "starving to death" and say he is just too
depressed. They ask to have a feeding tube placed. All of the following
interventions are appropriate actions for you to take EXCEPT: - answer
contact the clinical team to have a feeding tube placed
What is the MOST appropriate method to discuss the role of life-sustaining
in a case where healthcare professionals disagree? - answer Use the four
box method
As a patients nears end of life, which family member request MOST
requires you to consider nonmaleficence? - answer Please don't stop daily
weights and lab work, even though they cause pain. We can't give up.
You can contribute to ethical practice in serious illness care by doing all of
the following EXCEPT: - answer Using your own ethnocentric values and
morals to determine course of action for patients and families
