PN4001 FINAL PAPER 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Autonomy - ✔✔The right of individuals to make their own healthcare decisions.
Example: A patient choosing not to undergo chemotherapy.
✔✔Beneficence - ✔✔Acting in the best interest of the patient. Example: Providing pain
relief for a terminally ill patient.
✔✔Negligence - ✔✔Failure to provide care that meets the expected standard, resulting
in harm. Example: Forgetting to turn a bedridden patient, leading to bedsores.
✔✔Fidelity - ✔✔Keeping promises and commitments to patients. Example: Following
through on a plan to provide emotional support.
✔✔Justice - ✔✔Fair and equitable treatment for all patients. Example: Ensuring all
patients in a waiting room receive care regardless of background.
✔✔Veracity - ✔✔Being honest and truthful with patients. Example: Disclosing the full
risks of a surgical procedure.
✔✔Non-Maleficence - ✔✔Avoiding harm or minimizing harm in patient care. Example:
Double-checking medication dosages to prevent errors.
✔✔Duty to Report - ✔✔The obligation to report unsafe or unethical behavior.
✔✔Duty to Provide Care - ✔✔The responsibility to provide safe and competent care to
patients.
✔✔MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) - ✔✔A legal medical service where healthcare
professionals help a patient end their life under specific circumstances.
✔✔Who can participate in MAiD? - ✔✔Physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists
directly involved in the process.
✔✔Who is eligible for MAiD? - ✔✔Adults with a grievous and irremediable medical
condition, experiencing intolerable suffering, and who meet legal requirements.
✔✔What is a grievous and irremediable medical condition? - ✔✔A serious illness or
disability causing enduring suffering that cannot be relieved under acceptable
conditions.
✔✔What is the LPN's role? - ✔✔Providing emotional support and ensuring care plans
align with patient wishes.
, ✔✔Can an LPN witness a client's request for MAiD? - ✔✔Yes, if they are not directly
involved in the care or decision-making process.
✔✔What if an LPN's beliefs or values conflict with MAiD? - ✔✔They must notify their
employer and refer the patient to another provider.
✔✔What is the employer's role? - ✔✔Ensuring staff and patients have the resources to
access MAiD and supporting staff participation.
✔✔How is MAiD different from palliative care? - ✔✔MAiD involves actively ending life,
whereas palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom management without
hastening death.
✔✔Accountability - ✔✔Being answerable for your actions, decisions, and their
outcomes.
✔✔Responsibility - ✔✔The obligation to complete a task or fulfill a role effectively and
ethically.
✔✔Advanced Directive - ✔✔A legal document that outlines a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment if they are unable to communicate.
✔✔Informed Consent - ✔✔When a patient agrees to a procedure after being fully
informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives.
✔✔Ethical Dilemma - ✔✔A situation where there's a conflict between two moral
principles or values, making it difficult to decide the right course of action.
✔✔False Imprisonment - ✔✔Restricting a person's freedom of movement without legal
justification.
✔✔Invasion of Privacy - ✔✔Breaching a person's confidentiality or disclosing their
personal information without permission.
✔✔Abandonment - ✔✔Leaving a patient without ensuring they have ongoing care or
proper handover to another healthcare professional.
✔✔Living Will - ✔✔A type of advanced directive that specifies a person's preferences
for end-of-life care.
✔✔Implied Consent - ✔✔Assumption of consent when a patient's actions suggest they
agree to treatment.
SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔Autonomy - ✔✔The right of individuals to make their own healthcare decisions.
Example: A patient choosing not to undergo chemotherapy.
✔✔Beneficence - ✔✔Acting in the best interest of the patient. Example: Providing pain
relief for a terminally ill patient.
✔✔Negligence - ✔✔Failure to provide care that meets the expected standard, resulting
in harm. Example: Forgetting to turn a bedridden patient, leading to bedsores.
✔✔Fidelity - ✔✔Keeping promises and commitments to patients. Example: Following
through on a plan to provide emotional support.
✔✔Justice - ✔✔Fair and equitable treatment for all patients. Example: Ensuring all
patients in a waiting room receive care regardless of background.
✔✔Veracity - ✔✔Being honest and truthful with patients. Example: Disclosing the full
risks of a surgical procedure.
✔✔Non-Maleficence - ✔✔Avoiding harm or minimizing harm in patient care. Example:
Double-checking medication dosages to prevent errors.
✔✔Duty to Report - ✔✔The obligation to report unsafe or unethical behavior.
✔✔Duty to Provide Care - ✔✔The responsibility to provide safe and competent care to
patients.
✔✔MAiD (Medical Assistance in Dying) - ✔✔A legal medical service where healthcare
professionals help a patient end their life under specific circumstances.
✔✔Who can participate in MAiD? - ✔✔Physicians, nurse practitioners, and pharmacists
directly involved in the process.
✔✔Who is eligible for MAiD? - ✔✔Adults with a grievous and irremediable medical
condition, experiencing intolerable suffering, and who meet legal requirements.
✔✔What is a grievous and irremediable medical condition? - ✔✔A serious illness or
disability causing enduring suffering that cannot be relieved under acceptable
conditions.
✔✔What is the LPN's role? - ✔✔Providing emotional support and ensuring care plans
align with patient wishes.
, ✔✔Can an LPN witness a client's request for MAiD? - ✔✔Yes, if they are not directly
involved in the care or decision-making process.
✔✔What if an LPN's beliefs or values conflict with MAiD? - ✔✔They must notify their
employer and refer the patient to another provider.
✔✔What is the employer's role? - ✔✔Ensuring staff and patients have the resources to
access MAiD and supporting staff participation.
✔✔How is MAiD different from palliative care? - ✔✔MAiD involves actively ending life,
whereas palliative care focuses on comfort and symptom management without
hastening death.
✔✔Accountability - ✔✔Being answerable for your actions, decisions, and their
outcomes.
✔✔Responsibility - ✔✔The obligation to complete a task or fulfill a role effectively and
ethically.
✔✔Advanced Directive - ✔✔A legal document that outlines a person's wishes regarding
medical treatment if they are unable to communicate.
✔✔Informed Consent - ✔✔When a patient agrees to a procedure after being fully
informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives.
✔✔Ethical Dilemma - ✔✔A situation where there's a conflict between two moral
principles or values, making it difficult to decide the right course of action.
✔✔False Imprisonment - ✔✔Restricting a person's freedom of movement without legal
justification.
✔✔Invasion of Privacy - ✔✔Breaching a person's confidentiality or disclosing their
personal information without permission.
✔✔Abandonment - ✔✔Leaving a patient without ensuring they have ongoing care or
proper handover to another healthcare professional.
✔✔Living Will - ✔✔A type of advanced directive that specifies a person's preferences
for end-of-life care.
✔✔Implied Consent - ✔✔Assumption of consent when a patient's actions suggest they
agree to treatment.
