NURS 2513 Week 3 Questions with Correct
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What does non- b) Minimizing harm to patients
maleficence mean?
a)Prioritizing financial
considerations
b) Minimizing harm to
patients
c) Maximizing the benefits
for healthcare providers
d) Ignoring patient
autonomy
What does veracity mean? c) Moral value of truth telling
a)Prioritizing financial
considerations
b) Fostering strong
doctor-patient
relationships
c) Moral value of truth
telling
d) Maximizing benefits for
healthcare providers
, What is at the top of the a) Respecting patient autonomy and truthfulness in
hierarchy of values in communication
relation to veracity? Truth-telling is the accepted norm, in the past
a)Respecting patient benefiting the patient and doing no harm was more
autonomy and truthfulness important
in communication
b) Maximizing financial
gains for healthcare
institutions
c) Prioritizing the
reputation of the
healthcare provider
d) Balancing truthfulness
with the preservation of
harmonious doctor-
patient relationships
How to answer the b) Respect the patient's autonomy by engaging in
question "does the patient therapeutic communication and assessing their
want to know" before preference
making a decision? Do not infer, clearly ask
a)Assume the patient
prefers not to know to
avoid unnecessary stress
b) Respect the patient's
autonomy by engaging in
therapeutic
communication and
assessing their preference
c) Make the decision
independently based on
the healthcare provider's
judgment
d) Consider only medical
implications and inform
the patient regardless of
their preference
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What does non- b) Minimizing harm to patients
maleficence mean?
a)Prioritizing financial
considerations
b) Minimizing harm to
patients
c) Maximizing the benefits
for healthcare providers
d) Ignoring patient
autonomy
What does veracity mean? c) Moral value of truth telling
a)Prioritizing financial
considerations
b) Fostering strong
doctor-patient
relationships
c) Moral value of truth
telling
d) Maximizing benefits for
healthcare providers
, What is at the top of the a) Respecting patient autonomy and truthfulness in
hierarchy of values in communication
relation to veracity? Truth-telling is the accepted norm, in the past
a)Respecting patient benefiting the patient and doing no harm was more
autonomy and truthfulness important
in communication
b) Maximizing financial
gains for healthcare
institutions
c) Prioritizing the
reputation of the
healthcare provider
d) Balancing truthfulness
with the preservation of
harmonious doctor-
patient relationships
How to answer the b) Respect the patient's autonomy by engaging in
question "does the patient therapeutic communication and assessing their
want to know" before preference
making a decision? Do not infer, clearly ask
a)Assume the patient
prefers not to know to
avoid unnecessary stress
b) Respect the patient's
autonomy by engaging in
therapeutic
communication and
assessing their preference
c) Make the decision
independently based on
the healthcare provider's
judgment
d) Consider only medical
implications and inform
the patient regardless of
their preference
