NURSING ETHICS ACTUAL TEST BANK
FULL SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
●● The nurse states, "I like being part of the health care team caring for
the traditional two-parent family during the postpartum period as they
bond with their newborn." This statement reveals the nurse's
a. values.
b. duty.
c. fidelity.
d. ethics..
Answer: A. Values
●● A student nurse asks, "What's the difference between laws and
ethics?" Which response best explains the difference between nursing
laws and ethics?
a. "Ethics refer to expected behavior of nurses, but laws require
mandatory observance by nurses."
b. "Nursing ethics are formalized by statutes, whereas laws are
permissive codes."
c. "Ethics are derived from laws, whereas laws are enacted by nonnurse
legislators."
d. "Ethics are specific to individual agencies, but laws are state
specific.".
, Answer: "Ethics refer to expected behavior of nurses, but laws require
mandatory observance by nurses."
Ethics refers to behaviors nurses "ought" to observe. Laws refer to
statutes that must be observed.
●● The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the
knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
a. considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
b. information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical
nurse.
c. the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay.
d. any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired..
Answer: considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
●● A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred
when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to
a. individual autonomy and rights.
b. satisfying Medicare regulations.
c. the cost-effectiveness of care.
d. nonmaleficence..
Answer: individual autonomy and rights.
FULL SOLUTION WITH TESTED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
●● The nurse states, "I like being part of the health care team caring for
the traditional two-parent family during the postpartum period as they
bond with their newborn." This statement reveals the nurse's
a. values.
b. duty.
c. fidelity.
d. ethics..
Answer: A. Values
●● A student nurse asks, "What's the difference between laws and
ethics?" Which response best explains the difference between nursing
laws and ethics?
a. "Ethics refer to expected behavior of nurses, but laws require
mandatory observance by nurses."
b. "Nursing ethics are formalized by statutes, whereas laws are
permissive codes."
c. "Ethics are derived from laws, whereas laws are enacted by nonnurse
legislators."
d. "Ethics are specific to individual agencies, but laws are state
specific.".
, Answer: "Ethics refer to expected behavior of nurses, but laws require
mandatory observance by nurses."
Ethics refers to behaviors nurses "ought" to observe. Laws refer to
statutes that must be observed.
●● The nurse providing care for patients or residents must act on the
knowledge that a basic right of a patient or a resident is to receive
a. considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
b. information about the diagnosis and prognosis from the practical
nurse.
c. the medical care of their choice, regardless of their ability to pay.
d. any food requested and in as large a quantity as desired..
Answer: considerate and respectful care from all care providers.
●● A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred
when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to
a. individual autonomy and rights.
b. satisfying Medicare regulations.
c. the cost-effectiveness of care.
d. nonmaleficence..
Answer: individual autonomy and rights.
