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NUR 416: Values and Ethics in Nursing (E1)
Questions and Correct Answers
laws Ans: rules and regulations created by a society and enforced
by courts and professional licensure boards
sources of laws (4) Ans: 1. constitutions
2. legislative bodies congress or state legislature (federal and state
statutes and ordinances)
3. administrative rules and regulations
4. courts
case law Ans: judges make a determination that this is the way
the law is.
EX: supreme court
some of the laws that impact healthcare and nursing include (6)
Ans: 1. HIPPA
2. ACA
3. Emergency medical treatment and labor act
4. malpractice acts
5. nurse practice acts
6. state licensing rules and regulations
laws are intended to be Ans: standards for behavior. do this don't
do that
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if you act in a way that does not follow the law, there typically are
Ans: consequences
beliefs Ans: strongly held things you believe in
sources of beliefs can be (4) Ans: 1. family upbringing
2. religion
3. media
4. peers
beliefs may or may not have Ans: evidence to support them
values Ans: strongly held beliefs, but by definition, go further.
values guide Ans: action: they are acted upon
characteristics of values (7) Ans: 1. freely chosen, but acted upon
2. freely chosen from alternatives
3. freely chosen once consequences are explored
4. held with pride
5. spoken of publicly
6. acted on
7. acted on repeatedly
the main way to determine if something is a value is Ans: whether
you act on it
it is possible to have Ans: competing values that you need to sort
out
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NUR 416: Values and Ethics in Nursing (E1)
Questions and Correct Answers
laws Ans: rules and regulations created by a society and enforced
by courts and professional licensure boards
sources of laws (4) Ans: 1. constitutions
2. legislative bodies congress or state legislature (federal and state
statutes and ordinances)
3. administrative rules and regulations
4. courts
case law Ans: judges make a determination that this is the way
the law is.
EX: supreme court
some of the laws that impact healthcare and nursing include (6)
Ans: 1. HIPPA
2. ACA
3. Emergency medical treatment and labor act
4. malpractice acts
5. nurse practice acts
6. state licensing rules and regulations
laws are intended to be Ans: standards for behavior. do this don't
do that
© 2025 All rights reserved
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if you act in a way that does not follow the law, there typically are
Ans: consequences
beliefs Ans: strongly held things you believe in
sources of beliefs can be (4) Ans: 1. family upbringing
2. religion
3. media
4. peers
beliefs may or may not have Ans: evidence to support them
values Ans: strongly held beliefs, but by definition, go further.
values guide Ans: action: they are acted upon
characteristics of values (7) Ans: 1. freely chosen, but acted upon
2. freely chosen from alternatives
3. freely chosen once consequences are explored
4. held with pride
5. spoken of publicly
6. acted on
7. acted on repeatedly
the main way to determine if something is a value is Ans: whether
you act on it
it is possible to have Ans: competing values that you need to sort
out
© 2025 All rights reserved
