NURSING 2000 FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Morality - Correct Answers -A personal standard of what is right and
wrong, good and bad in a situation
Ethics - Correct Answers -The reasoned analysis and disciplined inquiry of
relationships underly
Ethical Distress - Correct Answers -Acting in a manner that is contrary to personal
and professional values
Autonomy - Correct Answers -The freedom to make decisions about
one's own body without the coercion
or interference from others
Privacy - Correct Answers -Right to be protected against
intrusive contact from others
Confidentiality - Correct Answers -Maintaining secrecy of patient
information
Fidelity - Correct Answers -Faithfulness or promise-keeping
Justice - Correct Answers -The obligation to be fair to all people
Veracity - Correct Answers -Truth telling
Beneficence - Correct Answers -Doing good will towards another
Nonmaleficence - Correct Answers -Protection from harm
Ideal Observer - Correct Answers -Requires a decision be made from a
disinterested, dispassionate,
consistent viewpoint, with full
information available and
consideration of future consequences
Standard of Best Interest - Correct Answers -Making decisions on patient's behalf
,based on known wishes
Code of Ethics - Correct Answers --Inspire members to be ethical
-Sensitize members to ethical issues
-Enforce rules on group members
-Protect society
Ethical Decision Making - Correct Answers -1. Clarify the ethical dilemma
2. Gather additional data
3. Identify options
4. Make a decision
5. Act
6. Evaluate
Patient Advocacy - Correct Answers --Nursing role or employment position
-Acting on behalf of patient
-Be prepared for personal
consequences of patient advocacy
Ethics Committees - Correct Answers --Present in majority of hospitals and
home health agencies
-Volunteer multidisciplinary group
-Review ethical cases
-Assist in policy development for
institution
Ethics & Nursing Research - Correct Answers --Informed consent
-Prevention of harm
-Protection of privacy
-Research process integrity
Ethical Issues in Nursing - Correct Answers --informed consent
-Allocation of resources
-Reproductive technology
-Provision of healthcare to children
-End-of-Life decisions
-Quality versus quantity
-Impaired colleagues
-Academic dishonesty
Statutory - Correct Answers -Laws that are enacted by legislative
bodies, declaring, commanding, or
prohibiting something.
Administrative (Executive,
Regulatory) - Correct Answers -Rules, regulations, and decisions of
, administrative bodies, to which the
statutes have delegated authority
Common (Judicial, Decisional,
Case) - Correct Answers -Federal, state, and local judicial
opinions
Criminal - Correct Answers --Offenses
- Misdemeanors
- Felonies
Court System - Correct Answers -City, County, State, Federal, Supreme
Jury System - Correct Answers -Petit, Grand
Intentional - Correct Answers --Assault
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Trespass
-Emotional distress
Quasi-Intentional - Correct Answers -• Defamation
- Libel
- Slander
• Breach of confidentiality
• Invasion of privacy
Unintentional - Correct Answers -• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Abandonment
Strict - Correct Answers -• Products liability
Litigation Trends - Correct Answers -• Increased litigious society
• Medical law advertising
• Most suits settled out of court
• Increased malpractice premiums
Contributing Factors to Lawsuits - Correct Answers -• Increased responsibility
• Supervision of personnel
• Increased patient acuity
• Decreased staffing
• Less knowledgeable staff (float,
agency)
Causes of Nursing Litigation - Correct Answers --Failure to use adequate precautions
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Morality - Correct Answers -A personal standard of what is right and
wrong, good and bad in a situation
Ethics - Correct Answers -The reasoned analysis and disciplined inquiry of
relationships underly
Ethical Distress - Correct Answers -Acting in a manner that is contrary to personal
and professional values
Autonomy - Correct Answers -The freedom to make decisions about
one's own body without the coercion
or interference from others
Privacy - Correct Answers -Right to be protected against
intrusive contact from others
Confidentiality - Correct Answers -Maintaining secrecy of patient
information
Fidelity - Correct Answers -Faithfulness or promise-keeping
Justice - Correct Answers -The obligation to be fair to all people
Veracity - Correct Answers -Truth telling
Beneficence - Correct Answers -Doing good will towards another
Nonmaleficence - Correct Answers -Protection from harm
Ideal Observer - Correct Answers -Requires a decision be made from a
disinterested, dispassionate,
consistent viewpoint, with full
information available and
consideration of future consequences
Standard of Best Interest - Correct Answers -Making decisions on patient's behalf
,based on known wishes
Code of Ethics - Correct Answers --Inspire members to be ethical
-Sensitize members to ethical issues
-Enforce rules on group members
-Protect society
Ethical Decision Making - Correct Answers -1. Clarify the ethical dilemma
2. Gather additional data
3. Identify options
4. Make a decision
5. Act
6. Evaluate
Patient Advocacy - Correct Answers --Nursing role or employment position
-Acting on behalf of patient
-Be prepared for personal
consequences of patient advocacy
Ethics Committees - Correct Answers --Present in majority of hospitals and
home health agencies
-Volunteer multidisciplinary group
-Review ethical cases
-Assist in policy development for
institution
Ethics & Nursing Research - Correct Answers --Informed consent
-Prevention of harm
-Protection of privacy
-Research process integrity
Ethical Issues in Nursing - Correct Answers --informed consent
-Allocation of resources
-Reproductive technology
-Provision of healthcare to children
-End-of-Life decisions
-Quality versus quantity
-Impaired colleagues
-Academic dishonesty
Statutory - Correct Answers -Laws that are enacted by legislative
bodies, declaring, commanding, or
prohibiting something.
Administrative (Executive,
Regulatory) - Correct Answers -Rules, regulations, and decisions of
, administrative bodies, to which the
statutes have delegated authority
Common (Judicial, Decisional,
Case) - Correct Answers -Federal, state, and local judicial
opinions
Criminal - Correct Answers --Offenses
- Misdemeanors
- Felonies
Court System - Correct Answers -City, County, State, Federal, Supreme
Jury System - Correct Answers -Petit, Grand
Intentional - Correct Answers --Assault
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Trespass
-Emotional distress
Quasi-Intentional - Correct Answers -• Defamation
- Libel
- Slander
• Breach of confidentiality
• Invasion of privacy
Unintentional - Correct Answers -• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Abandonment
Strict - Correct Answers -• Products liability
Litigation Trends - Correct Answers -• Increased litigious society
• Medical law advertising
• Most suits settled out of court
• Increased malpractice premiums
Contributing Factors to Lawsuits - Correct Answers -• Increased responsibility
• Supervision of personnel
• Increased patient acuity
• Decreased staffing
• Less knowledgeable staff (float,
agency)
Causes of Nursing Litigation - Correct Answers --Failure to use adequate precautions
