WVU NSG 360 Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
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Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔when the moral choice involves health
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care
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Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a situation where the are several
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unequally satisfying solutions; or when there is a conflict between one's
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values
Morals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔personal principles that are acquired
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from life experiences, family and peer relationships/religion/culture and law.
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Value - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔something of worth or that is highly
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regarded. Refer to one's evaluative judgments about what one believes is
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good or what makes something desirable. Professional values are outlined in
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professional codes. |\
Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔use of abstract thought processes to
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think creatively, answer questions, solve problems, and formulate strategies
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for one's actions
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Moral reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔reasoning focused on moral or
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ethical issues. For nurses usually occurs in the context of day to day
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relationships between nurses and pt, between nurses and coworkers
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, Ethical values are subject to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔philosophical, moral
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and individual interpretation
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Descriptive theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔use scientific techniques to
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understand how individuals' reason and act |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Metaethics theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔seek to understand nature of
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statements, attitudes, and concepts. "what is goodness?"
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Normative theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔norms or standards of
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behavior and values. Are universally applicable, involve questions and
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dilemmas. require choice of an action |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Deontological theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dignity of human beings.
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The means justify the end. Act the same in similar situation. Looks at
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intention of action not consequences of action.
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Teleological theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. conduct from the
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consequences. End justifies the means. |\ |\ |\ |\
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔i. self determination
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ii. Respect for all persons
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iii. Ex: informed consent
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iv. Patient self determination act: passed by U.S. Congress in 1990. First
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federal statute designed to facilitate patient's autonomy
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ANSWERS
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔when the moral choice involves health
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
care
|\
Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a situation where the are several
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
unequally satisfying solutions; or when there is a conflict between one's
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
values
Morals - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔personal principles that are acquired
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
from life experiences, family and peer relationships/religion/culture and law.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Value - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔something of worth or that is highly
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
regarded. Refer to one's evaluative judgments about what one believes is
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
good or what makes something desirable. Professional values are outlined in
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
professional codes. |\
Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔use of abstract thought processes to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
think creatively, answer questions, solve problems, and formulate strategies
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
for one's actions
|\ |\
Moral reasoning - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔reasoning focused on moral or
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
ethical issues. For nurses usually occurs in the context of day to day
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
relationships between nurses and pt, between nurses and coworkers
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
, Ethical values are subject to - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔philosophical, moral
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
and individual interpretation
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Descriptive theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔use scientific techniques to
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
understand how individuals' reason and act |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Metaethics theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔seek to understand nature of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
statements, attitudes, and concepts. "what is goodness?"
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Normative theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔norms or standards of
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
behavior and values. Are universally applicable, involve questions and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
dilemmas. require choice of an action |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
Deontological theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔dignity of human beings.
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
The means justify the end. Act the same in similar situation. Looks at
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intention of action not consequences of action.
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Teleological theory - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a. conduct from the
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consequences. End justifies the means. |\ |\ |\ |\
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔i. self determination
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ii. Respect for all persons
|\ |\ |\ |\
iii. Ex: informed consent
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iv. Patient self determination act: passed by U.S. Congress in 1990. First
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
federal statute designed to facilitate patient's autonomy
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
