Chapter 06: Legal and Ethical Issues
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In Canada, the ethical standards for nursing practice come from
a. the Criminal Code.
b. the provincial legislation.
c. the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) professional Code of Ethics.
d. the Regulated Health Professions Act.
ANS: C
Feedback
A. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
B. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA for nurses across the
nation.
C. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
D. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse researcher is planning a research study that will use human participants and
their choice to participate in a specific treatment. The ethical principle that describes a
, prospective participant’s freedom to choose whether or not to participate in the research
study is what?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Preserving Dignity
ANS: B
Feedback
A. Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to preventing harm to people.
C. Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Preserving Dignity refers to the right to respect and equality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which of the following ethical guidelines describes a prospective participant’s freedom to
participate or not participate in a research study?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Promoting and Respecting Informed Decision Making
ANS: D
Feedback
, A. Promoting Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to preventing harm to people.
C. Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Promoting and Respecting Informed Decision Making refers to the right to
informed consent and the choice to participate or not.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which of the following ethical principles is violated when a potential participant refuses
to participate in a clinical study and, in response, the physician takes less time to answer
this patient’s questions than he does with other patients?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Preserving Dignity
ANS: A
Feedback
A. Promoting Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to benefiting others.
C. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Preserving Dignity refers to the right to respect and equality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Analysis)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
LoBiondo-Wood: Nursing Research in Canada, 4th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In Canada, the ethical standards for nursing practice come from
a. the Criminal Code.
b. the provincial legislation.
c. the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) professional Code of Ethics.
d. the Regulated Health Professions Act.
ANS: C
Feedback
A. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
B. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA for nurses across the
nation.
C. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
D. The Code of Ethics for Nurses was written by the CNA.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
2. The nurse researcher is planning a research study that will use human participants and
their choice to participate in a specific treatment. The ethical principle that describes a
, prospective participant’s freedom to choose whether or not to participate in the research
study is what?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Preserving Dignity
ANS: B
Feedback
A. Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to preventing harm to people.
C. Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Preserving Dignity refers to the right to respect and equality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
3. Which of the following ethical guidelines describes a prospective participant’s freedom to
participate or not participate in a research study?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Promoting and Respecting Informed Decision Making
ANS: D
Feedback
, A. Promoting Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to preventing harm to people.
C. Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Promoting and Respecting Informed Decision Making refers to the right to
informed consent and the choice to participate or not.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
4. Which of the following ethical principles is violated when a potential participant refuses
to participate in a clinical study and, in response, the physician takes less time to answer
this patient’s questions than he does with other patients?
a. Promoting Justice
b. Promoting Health and Well-Being
c. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality
d. Preserving Dignity
ANS: A
Feedback
A. Promoting Justice refers to fair treatment.
B. Promoting Health and Well-Being refers to benefiting others.
C. Maintaining Privacy and Confidentiality refers to anonymity and privacy.
D. Preserving Dignity refers to the right to respect and equality.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Applying (Analysis)
MSC: NCLEX Client Care Needs Category: Safe and Effective Care Environment;
Health Promotion and Maintenance
