NR226 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

NR226 ETHICAL AND LEGAL ISSUES EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS

AACN's five values of caring professional nurse - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-autonomy

altruism

human dignity

integrity

social justice



autonomy - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-right to make one's own decisions



examples: informed consent, right to refuse or choose



nonmaleficence - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-duty to do no harm

commitment to provide the least harmful interventions



"first, do no harm"



beneficence - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-doing good

to do what is in the best interest of the client



fidelity - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-refers to the agreement to keep promises



justice - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-refers to fairness



veracity - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-telling the truth



ANA's code of ethics - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-box 22-1

, basic principles of code of ethics - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-responsibility

accountability

advocacy

confidentiality



values - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea or
action



underlie all moral dilemmas

influence decisions and actions including nurses' ethical decision making



utilitarian - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-the rightness of wrongness of an action depends on the
consequences of the action



deontology - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-an action is right or wrong independent of its consequences



adhere to your duties and obligations



ethical theories/models - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-utilitarian

deontology



how to process an ethical dilemma - VERIFIED ANSWER✔✔-1. ask the question, is this an ethical
dilemma?

2. gather information relevant to the case.

3. clarify values.

4. verbalize the problem.

5. identify possible courses of action.

6. negotiate a plan.