Test Bank for Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Canadian Edition by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, and Alvita Nathaniel – 2026 Study Guide

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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
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by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior c c c c c




c 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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2. Ethical Theory
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3. Ethical Principles
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Part II: Developing Principled Behavior c c c c c




4. Values Clarification
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5. Values Development
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6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
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7. Ethical Decision Making
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Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
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8. Legal Issues c c c




9. Professional Relationship Issues
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10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
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11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
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12. Scholarship Issues c c




Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
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13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
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14. Health Policy Issues c c c c




15. Economic Issues c c c




16. Social Issues c c c




17. Gender Issues c c c




18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
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Part V: The Power to Make a Difference c c c c c c c c




19. Empowerment for Nurses c c c c




20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment c c c

,c 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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Multiple Choice c




1. For which of the followingis empathy a motive?
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a. meetingthe needs of others c c c c




b. moralreasoning and action c c c




c. becominganurse c c




d. determining rightfromwrong c c c




ANSWER: b c




2. Whichof the following isan example ofsocial need as an ethical foundation fornursing?
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a. Nursesmustdetermine thehealthand social needs of society.
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b. Nursingfindsitsorigin,purpose,andmeaning withinthecontextofperceivedsocial need.
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c. Theories ofsocial needinsociologyareutilizedbynursingscholars, manyofwhomviewthemas
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conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
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d. Socialneeddeterminestheboundariesoftheethicalprinciplesofdistributivejustice,beneficence,
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and non-maleficence.
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ANSWER: b c




3. Whatis themostcritical factorthat influences nursing practice?
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a. the traditional roleof healers
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b. the role of women in society
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c. thereligious andspiritual aspectsofhealth care
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d. the introduction ofmale nurses into theprofession
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ANSWER: b c




4. Whydoes the social status ofwomen affect thestatus ofthe nursing profession?
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a. Nursinghas traditionallybeen aprofessionofwomen. c c c c c c c




b. Throughouthistory,nurseshavebeenafforded highersocialstatus. c c c c c c c c




c. Womenofhighersocialstatusrarelybecome nurses. c c c c c c c




d. Womenaremore skilled thanmen at nurturing others. c c c c c c c c




ANSWER: a c




5. Whathistoricalinfluences affectednursingasamoral discipline?
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a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: c c




6. Whatis theterm that relates toknowledgegained throughobservation andexperience?
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a. empirical
b. Cartesianphilosophy c

, c. values
d. moralthought c




ANSWER: a c




7. Whichof the followingisan exampleofthe significanceofNursing during the Middle Ages ?
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a. Religiousnursingordersandchurch-sanctionedsecularnursingordersofferedtheonlylegitimate
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cavenues for women wishing to become nurses. c c c c c c




b. Increasingrespectwasgiventonursingandmidwifery, asnurses begantopractiseautonomously. c c c c c c c c c c c c c




c. HealingartsinDenmarkandGreecewereperformedinsacredceremoniesbypriests,priestesses,or
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cshamans.
d. Mostnurses were women of highsocial status seeking ways tolegitimizetheir positionand status.
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ANSWER: a c




8. Whatdoes theterm empiricalrelate to?
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a. serving God and thy neighbourthe best way one can c c c c c c c c c




b. knowledgegainedthroughobservationandexperience c c c c c




c. healingthroughreligiousintervention,chanting,andpraying
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d. theenforcement of religiousdoctrinerelated to the status ofwomen in society
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ANSWER: b c




9. Whenwasthe“DarkPeriodofNursing,”whenconvalescent patients,prostitutes,prisoners,anddrunkards
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c provided hospital nursing care?
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a. during the Reformation c c




b. during the Crusades c c




c. duringthe Middle Ages c c c




d. during theearly Christian era c c c c




ANSWER: a c




10. Whichofthe followinghadthe greatest influenceonnursing traditionsin Canada?
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a. Britain
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c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: c c




11. Whichofthefollowing hadthegreatest influence onestablishing thefirst hospital intheNewWorld?
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a. MarieRollet Hebert c c




b. Marguerited’Youville c




c. JeanneMance c




d. ReneeDescartes c




ANSWER: c c