TEST6BANK
Ethics6and6Issues6in6Contemporary6Nursing6
3rd6Edition6by6Burkhardt,6Walton,6All6Chapters616-620
,TABLE6OF6CONTENTS6
Part6I:6Guides6for6Principled6Behavior
61.6Social,6Philosophical,6and6Other6Historical6Forces6Influencing6the6Development6o
f6Nursing6
2.6Ethical6Theory6
3.6Ethical6Principles
Part6II:6Developing6Principled6Behavior6
4.6Values6Clarification6
5.6Values6Development6
6.6Ethics6and6Professional6Nursing6
7.6Ethical6Decision6Making
Part6III:6Principled6Behavior6in6the6Professional6Domain6
8.6Legal6Issues6
9.6Professional6Relationship6Issues6
10.6Practice6Issues6Related6to6Technology6
11.6Practice6Issues6Related6to6Patient6Self-Determination6
12.6Scholarship6Issues
Part6IV:6Global6Issues6that6Interface6with6Nursing6Practice6
13.6Global6Consciousness6in6the6Twenty-First6Century6
14.6Health6Policy6Issues6
15.6Economic6Issues6
16.6Social6Issues6
17.6Gender6Issues6
18.6Transcultural6and6Spiritual6Issues
Part6V:6The6Power6to6Make6a6Difference6
19.6Empowerment6for6Nurses6
20.6Facilitating6Patient6Empowerment
,61.6Social,6Philosophical,6and6Other6Historical6Forces6Influencing6the6Development6o
f6Nursing6
Multiple6Choice
1. For6which6of6the6following6is6empathy6a6motive?
a. meeting6the6needs6of6others
b. moral6reasoning6and6action
c. becoming6a6nurse
d. determining6right6from6wrong
ANS:6 b
2. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6social6need6as6an6ethical6foundation6for6nursing?
a. Nurses6must6determine6the6health6and6social6needs6of6society.
b. Nursing6finds6its6origin,6purpose,6and6meaning6within6the6context6of6perceived6social6n
eed.
c. Theories6of6social6need6in6sociology6are6utilized6by6nursing6scholars,6many6of6who
m6view6them6as6conceptual6frameworks6for6nursing6practice.
d. Social6need6determines6the6boundaries6of6the6ethical6principles6of6distributive6jus
tice,6beneficence,6and6non-maleficence.
ANS:6 b
3. What6is6the6most6critical6factor6that6influences6nursing6practice?
a. the6traditional6role6of6healers
b. the6role6of6women6in6society
c. the6religious6and6spiritual6aspects6of6health6care
d. the6introduction6of6male6nurses6into6the6profession
ANS:6 b
4. Why6does6the6social6status6of6women6affect6the6status6of6the6nursing6profession?
a. Nursing6has6traditionally6been6a6profession6of6women.
b. Throughout6history,6nurses6have6been6afforded6higher6social6status.
c. Women6of6higher6social6status6rarely6become6nurses.
d. Women6are6more6skilled6than6men6at6nurturing6others.
ANS:6 a
5. What6historical6influences6affected6nursing6as6a6moral6discipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANS:6 c
6. What6is6the6term6that6relates6to6knowledge6gained6through6observation6and6experience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian6philosophy
, c. values
d. moral6thought
ANS:6 a
7. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6the6significance6of6Nursing6during6the6Middle6Age
s6?
a. Religious6nursing6orders6and6church-
sanctioned6secular6nursing6orders6offered6the6only6legitimate6avenues6for6women
6wishing6to6become6nurses.
b. Increasing6respect6was6given6to6nursing6and6midwifery,6as6nurses6began6to6practise6aut
onomously.
c. Healing6arts6in6Denmark6and6Greece6were6performed6in6sacred6ceremonies6by6pries
ts,6priestesses,6or6shamans.
d. Most6nurses6were6women6of6high6social6status6seeking6ways6to6legitimize6their6position
6and6status.
ANS:6 a
8. What6does6the6term6empirical6relate6to?
a. serving6God6and6thy6neighbour6the6best6way6one6can
b. knowledge6gained6through6observation6and6experience
c. healing6through6religious6intervention,6chanting,6and6praying
d. the6enforcement6of6religious6doctrine6related6to6the6status6of6women6in6society
ANS:6 b
9. When6was6the6“Dark6Period6of6Nursing,”6when6convalescent6patients,6prostitutes,6prisone
rs,6and6drunkards6provided6hospital6nursing6care?
a. during6the6Reformation
b. during6the6Crusades
c. during6the6Middle6Ages
d. during6the6early6Christian6era
ANS:6 a
10. Which6of6the6following6had6the6greatest6influence6on6nursing6traditions6in6Canada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous6persons
c. France
d. Germany
ANS:6 c
11. Which6of6the6following6had6the6greatest6influence6on6establishing6the6first6hospital6in6the
6New6World?
a. Marie6Rollet6Hebert
b. Marguerite6d’Youville
c. Jeanne6Mance
d. Renee6Descartes
ANS:6 c
Ethics6and6Issues6in6Contemporary6Nursing6
3rd6Edition6by6Burkhardt,6Walton,6All6Chapters616-620
,TABLE6OF6CONTENTS6
Part6I:6Guides6for6Principled6Behavior
61.6Social,6Philosophical,6and6Other6Historical6Forces6Influencing6the6Development6o
f6Nursing6
2.6Ethical6Theory6
3.6Ethical6Principles
Part6II:6Developing6Principled6Behavior6
4.6Values6Clarification6
5.6Values6Development6
6.6Ethics6and6Professional6Nursing6
7.6Ethical6Decision6Making
Part6III:6Principled6Behavior6in6the6Professional6Domain6
8.6Legal6Issues6
9.6Professional6Relationship6Issues6
10.6Practice6Issues6Related6to6Technology6
11.6Practice6Issues6Related6to6Patient6Self-Determination6
12.6Scholarship6Issues
Part6IV:6Global6Issues6that6Interface6with6Nursing6Practice6
13.6Global6Consciousness6in6the6Twenty-First6Century6
14.6Health6Policy6Issues6
15.6Economic6Issues6
16.6Social6Issues6
17.6Gender6Issues6
18.6Transcultural6and6Spiritual6Issues
Part6V:6The6Power6to6Make6a6Difference6
19.6Empowerment6for6Nurses6
20.6Facilitating6Patient6Empowerment
,61.6Social,6Philosophical,6and6Other6Historical6Forces6Influencing6the6Development6o
f6Nursing6
Multiple6Choice
1. For6which6of6the6following6is6empathy6a6motive?
a. meeting6the6needs6of6others
b. moral6reasoning6and6action
c. becoming6a6nurse
d. determining6right6from6wrong
ANS:6 b
2. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6social6need6as6an6ethical6foundation6for6nursing?
a. Nurses6must6determine6the6health6and6social6needs6of6society.
b. Nursing6finds6its6origin,6purpose,6and6meaning6within6the6context6of6perceived6social6n
eed.
c. Theories6of6social6need6in6sociology6are6utilized6by6nursing6scholars,6many6of6who
m6view6them6as6conceptual6frameworks6for6nursing6practice.
d. Social6need6determines6the6boundaries6of6the6ethical6principles6of6distributive6jus
tice,6beneficence,6and6non-maleficence.
ANS:6 b
3. What6is6the6most6critical6factor6that6influences6nursing6practice?
a. the6traditional6role6of6healers
b. the6role6of6women6in6society
c. the6religious6and6spiritual6aspects6of6health6care
d. the6introduction6of6male6nurses6into6the6profession
ANS:6 b
4. Why6does6the6social6status6of6women6affect6the6status6of6the6nursing6profession?
a. Nursing6has6traditionally6been6a6profession6of6women.
b. Throughout6history,6nurses6have6been6afforded6higher6social6status.
c. Women6of6higher6social6status6rarely6become6nurses.
d. Women6are6more6skilled6than6men6at6nurturing6others.
ANS:6 a
5. What6historical6influences6affected6nursing6as6a6moral6discipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANS:6 c
6. What6is6the6term6that6relates6to6knowledge6gained6through6observation6and6experience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian6philosophy
, c. values
d. moral6thought
ANS:6 a
7. Which6of6the6following6is6an6example6of6the6significance6of6Nursing6during6the6Middle6Age
s6?
a. Religious6nursing6orders6and6church-
sanctioned6secular6nursing6orders6offered6the6only6legitimate6avenues6for6women
6wishing6to6become6nurses.
b. Increasing6respect6was6given6to6nursing6and6midwifery,6as6nurses6began6to6practise6aut
onomously.
c. Healing6arts6in6Denmark6and6Greece6were6performed6in6sacred6ceremonies6by6pries
ts,6priestesses,6or6shamans.
d. Most6nurses6were6women6of6high6social6status6seeking6ways6to6legitimize6their6position
6and6status.
ANS:6 a
8. What6does6the6term6empirical6relate6to?
a. serving6God6and6thy6neighbour6the6best6way6one6can
b. knowledge6gained6through6observation6and6experience
c. healing6through6religious6intervention,6chanting,6and6praying
d. the6enforcement6of6religious6doctrine6related6to6the6status6of6women6in6society
ANS:6 b
9. When6was6the6“Dark6Period6of6Nursing,”6when6convalescent6patients,6prostitutes,6prisone
rs,6and6drunkards6provided6hospital6nursing6care?
a. during6the6Reformation
b. during6the6Crusades
c. during6the6Middle6Ages
d. during6the6early6Christian6era
ANS:6 a
10. Which6of6the6following6had6the6greatest6influence6on6nursing6traditions6in6Canada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous6persons
c. France
d. Germany
ANS:6 c
11. Which6of6the6following6had6the6greatest6influence6on6establishing6the6first6hospital6in6the
6New6World?
a. Marie6Rollet6Hebert
b. Marguerite6d’Youville
c. Jeanne6Mance
d. Renee6Descartes
ANS:6 c
