NUR 303 Exam 3 Questions And Answers With
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The patient for whom you are caring needs a liver transplant to survive. This patient has been out of work for
several months and doesn't have health insurance or enough cash. Even though several ethical principles are at
work in this case, list the principles from highest to lowest priority.
1. Accountability: You as the nurse are accountable for the well-being of this patient.
2. Respect for autonomy: This patient's autonomy will be violated if he does not receive the liver transplant.
3. Ethics of care: The caring thing that a nurse could provide this patient is resources for a liver transplant.
4. Justice: The greatest question in this situation is how to determine the just distribution of resources. ANS
4 - Justice
2 - Respect for autonomy
3 - Ethics of care
1 - Accountability
The point of the ethical practice is an agreement to reassure the public that in all ways the health care team not
only works to heal patients but agrees to do this in the least painful and harmful way possible. This principle is
commonly called the principle of ________? ANS Nonmaleficence
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during administration, but the benefits of protection from
disease, both for the individual and society, outweigh the temporary discomforts. Which principle is involved
in this situation?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
, 4. Respect for autonomy ANS 2. Beneficence
When designing a plan for pain management for a postoperative patient, the nurse assesses that the patient's
priority is to be as free of pain as possible. The nurse and patient work together to identify a plan to manage the
pain. The nurse continually reviews the plan with the patient to ensure that the patient's priority is met. Which
principle is used to encourage the nurse to monitor the patient's response to the pain?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
4. Respect for autonomy ANS 1. Fidelity
A patient is admitted to a medical unit. The patient is fearful of hospitals. The nurse carefully assesses the
patient to determine the exact fears and then establishes interventions designed to reduce these fears. In this
setting how is the nurse practicing patient advocacy?
1. Seeking out the nursing supervisor to talk with the patient
2. Documenting patient fears in the medical record in a timely manner
3. Working to change the hospital environment
4. Assessing the patient's point of view and preparing to articulate it ANS 4. Assessing the patient's point of
view and preparing to articulate it
The application of utilitarianism does not always resolve an ethical dilemma. Which of the following
statements best explains why?
1. Utilitarianism refers to usefulness and therefore eliminates the need to talk about spiritual values.
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The patient for whom you are caring needs a liver transplant to survive. This patient has been out of work for
several months and doesn't have health insurance or enough cash. Even though several ethical principles are at
work in this case, list the principles from highest to lowest priority.
1. Accountability: You as the nurse are accountable for the well-being of this patient.
2. Respect for autonomy: This patient's autonomy will be violated if he does not receive the liver transplant.
3. Ethics of care: The caring thing that a nurse could provide this patient is resources for a liver transplant.
4. Justice: The greatest question in this situation is how to determine the just distribution of resources. ANS
4 - Justice
2 - Respect for autonomy
3 - Ethics of care
1 - Accountability
The point of the ethical practice is an agreement to reassure the public that in all ways the health care team not
only works to heal patients but agrees to do this in the least painful and harmful way possible. This principle is
commonly called the principle of ________? ANS Nonmaleficence
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during administration, but the benefits of protection from
disease, both for the individual and society, outweigh the temporary discomforts. Which principle is involved
in this situation?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
, 4. Respect for autonomy ANS 2. Beneficence
When designing a plan for pain management for a postoperative patient, the nurse assesses that the patient's
priority is to be as free of pain as possible. The nurse and patient work together to identify a plan to manage the
pain. The nurse continually reviews the plan with the patient to ensure that the patient's priority is met. Which
principle is used to encourage the nurse to monitor the patient's response to the pain?
1. Fidelity
2. Beneficence
3. Nonmaleficence
4. Respect for autonomy ANS 1. Fidelity
A patient is admitted to a medical unit. The patient is fearful of hospitals. The nurse carefully assesses the
patient to determine the exact fears and then establishes interventions designed to reduce these fears. In this
setting how is the nurse practicing patient advocacy?
1. Seeking out the nursing supervisor to talk with the patient
2. Documenting patient fears in the medical record in a timely manner
3. Working to change the hospital environment
4. Assessing the patient's point of view and preparing to articulate it ANS 4. Assessing the patient's point of
view and preparing to articulate it
The application of utilitarianism does not always resolve an ethical dilemma. Which of the following
statements best explains why?
1. Utilitarianism refers to usefulness and therefore eliminates the need to talk about spiritual values.
