EXAM
What are moral values?
a) Societal norms and expectations
b) Verbalized thoughts on daily life
c) Theories that identify right and wrong actions
d) Behaviors expected by a group - ANSWERS-b
Values are actualized through which of the following?
a) Conceptualized ideas
b) Personal preferences
c) Parent teaching
d) Choices made - ANSWERS-d
How are values learned?
a) Parental teaching
b) Choices made by an individual
c) Set societal expectations
d) Verbal instruction - ANSWERS-a
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Which of the following represent the ideal types concerning emotions
and decision making? Select all that apply.
a) Rational control
b) Relational control
c) Well-being of the patient
d) Control precedence - ANSWERS-a & d
When identifying options during the ethical decision-making process,
which question is important to consider?
a) How are the alternatives ranked, weighed, and prioritized?
b) What is the desired outcome?
c) What principles are important to those involved?
d) All of the above - ANSWERS-a
True or false: practical (non-moral) claims have more weight than moral
claims. - ANSWERS-False
When does moral uncertainty occur?
a) When moral claims compete with nonmoral claims.
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b) When options include conflicting moral claims.
c) When two options that are equally unfavorable.
d) When one is unsure of the morally correct action to take. -
ANSWERS-d
How is ethical decision making similar to or different from the nursing
process?
a) Ethical decision making requires the nurse to take into consideration
the nurse's own personal values, where the nursing process does not.
b) The nursing process is much less scientific than the decision making
process
c) The nursing process always comes to a rapid conclusion for a plan of
care, whether the ethical decision making always takes a very long time
to reach a conclusion.
d) Both involve similar steps, including gathering data, implementing
interventions or strategies, and evaluating outcomes. - ANSWERS-d
What is the first step of ethical decision making?
a) Articulate the problem and determine a realistic goal
b) Gather data and identify conflicting moral claims
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