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1. Power of Attorney (POA/DPA)Legal document authorizing someone to act on your
behalf.
(Living Will states wishes regarding future healthcare if
the pt becomes unable to give instructions
2. A 67-year-old man has been ad- B. "A living will state your wishes regarding future
healthcare
mitted to the hospital for a sur- if you become unable to give instructions."
gical procedure. During the ad-
mission process, the nurse asks Feedback: Generally, there are two types of
advance direc-
whether he has a living will or a tives: a living will and a durable power of attorney.
A living
durable power of attorney. will is a directive that declares the patient's wishes
The patient asks, "What is should the patient become unable to give instruction.
a living will?" The best A durable pow- er of attorney identifies a person who
response by the will make healthcare
nurse would be which of the fol- decisions in the event the patient is unable to do
so. Simply
lowing? per- son who will make
healthcare decisions in the
A. "A living will and a event you are unable to do
durable power of attorney so."
are both ad- vance D. "I will tell a case manager
directives." that you would like additional
B. "A living will states your information."
wish- es regarding future
healthcare if you become
unable to give
instructions."
C. "A living will identifies a
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saying a living will and durable power of broadly stated and does not give as much
attorney are both advance directives is information to the patient.
3. Veracity Truthfulness, honesty, accuracy
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4. The nurse hung a unit of B. Veracity
blood on the wrong client,
resulting in an Feedback: The moral principle of veracity refers to
anaphylactic reaction in telling the
the client. During the resuscita- truth, no matter the outcome. By lying, the nurse
jeopardized
tion, the nurse does not the health of the client. Human dignity includes the
reveal that the wrong belief of the inherent worth of the client. Autonomy is
blood was giv- en. Which the right to
moral principle was self-determination. Social justice is the upholding of
absent in the nurse's rules of equal treatment for all clients.
actions?
A. Human dignity
B. Veracity
C. Autonomy
D. Social justice
5. Autonomy Self-government, ability to make decisions about their
own care
6. A nurse informs the D. Justice
patient's health care
provider that the patient
is refusing potentially life
saving surgery. In this situ-
ation, which ethical principle
is the nurse using?
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
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C. Autonomy determine their own actions and make their own
choices. Calling the health care provider to report the
Feedback: Using the principle of autonomy patient's refusal of surgery demonstrates the nurse's
allows individuals to have the right to use of autonomy to guide practice.
7. Beneficence Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly
action
8. A nurse practices A. The actions one takes should promote good.
beneficence when teaching
a class of ado-
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1. Power of Attorney (POA/DPA)Legal document authorizing someone to act on your
behalf.
(Living Will states wishes regarding future healthcare if
the pt becomes unable to give instructions
2. A 67-year-old man has been ad- B. "A living will state your wishes regarding future
healthcare
mitted to the hospital for a sur- if you become unable to give instructions."
gical procedure. During the ad-
mission process, the nurse asks Feedback: Generally, there are two types of
advance direc-
whether he has a living will or a tives: a living will and a durable power of attorney.
A living
durable power of attorney. will is a directive that declares the patient's wishes
The patient asks, "What is should the patient become unable to give instruction.
a living will?" The best A durable pow- er of attorney identifies a person who
response by the will make healthcare
nurse would be which of the fol- decisions in the event the patient is unable to do
so. Simply
lowing? per- son who will make
healthcare decisions in the
A. "A living will and a event you are unable to do
durable power of attorney so."
are both ad- vance D. "I will tell a case manager
directives." that you would like additional
B. "A living will states your information."
wish- es regarding future
healthcare if you become
unable to give
instructions."
C. "A living will identifies a
,NURS 230 Leadership - Comprehensive Final,
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saying a living will and durable power of broadly stated and does not give as much
attorney are both advance directives is information to the patient.
3. Veracity Truthfulness, honesty, accuracy
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4. The nurse hung a unit of B. Veracity
blood on the wrong client,
resulting in an Feedback: The moral principle of veracity refers to
anaphylactic reaction in telling the
the client. During the resuscita- truth, no matter the outcome. By lying, the nurse
jeopardized
tion, the nurse does not the health of the client. Human dignity includes the
reveal that the wrong belief of the inherent worth of the client. Autonomy is
blood was giv- en. Which the right to
moral principle was self-determination. Social justice is the upholding of
absent in the nurse's rules of equal treatment for all clients.
actions?
A. Human dignity
B. Veracity
C. Autonomy
D. Social justice
5. Autonomy Self-government, ability to make decisions about their
own care
6. A nurse informs the D. Justice
patient's health care
provider that the patient
is refusing potentially life
saving surgery. In this situ-
ation, which ethical principle
is the nurse using?
A. Beneficence
B. Nonmaleficence
C. Autonomy
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C. Autonomy determine their own actions and make their own
choices. Calling the health care provider to report the
Feedback: Using the principle of autonomy patient's refusal of surgery demonstrates the nurse's
allows individuals to have the right to use of autonomy to guide practice.
7. Beneficence Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly
action
8. A nurse practices A. The actions one takes should promote good.
beneficence when teaching
a class of ado-
