Name:___________________________________________________________________ Date:____________
1. A nurse knows that this part of philosophy which deals with systematic approaches to questions of morality is:
A. nursing morals C. nursing ethics
B. morals D. ethics
2. Nurses understanding of ethico-legal responsibility will guide his/her nursing practice. The principle that governs right
and proper conducts of a person regarding life, biology and health profession is referred to as:
A. morality B. religion C. values D. bioethics
3. The final decision on your ethical actions are most influenced by your:
A. Ethical knowledge
B. Conscience
C. Norms of society
D. Religious beliefs
4. The best course of action when faced with ethical difficulties:
B. Discuss with your lawyer
C. Assess ethical problem in question
D. Reflect on your conscience
E. Refer to a spiritual counselor
5. Health care issues often become an ethical dilemma because of which of the following?
A. decision must be made quickly often under a stressful condition
B. decision must be made based on individual systems
C. the choices involved do not appear to be clearly right or wrong
D. a client’s legal rights co-exist with health profession
6. As the nurse in the prenatal clinic, you are able to protect patients’ right to every consideration of his privacy by observing
which of the following?
A. in doing physical examination, the nurse provides by applying the needed legging or drape and a room of enclosed
area
B. the nurse accepts the patient’s desire not to take experimental drugs and a regimen
C. the nurse encourages patients to participate planning her care
D. the drug does not impose any treatment if the client refuses to
7. Informed consent is necessary for the treatment for involuntary clients. When this cannot be obtained, permission may be
taken from the:
A. social worker B. doctor C. next kin or guardian D. chief nurse
8. A nurse who supports a patient and family’s need to make decisions that is right for them is practicing which of the
following ethical principles:
A. autonomy B. confidentiality C. privacy D. Truthfulness
9. In anticipation that a mother might refuse breathing treatment, one of her children signed the consent in her behalf. The
nurse explains that his mother is rational in her thinking and which of the following clients’ rights must be regarded?
A. right to refuse treatment C. right to informed consent
B. right to privacy D. right of habeas consent
10. It is unethical to tell one’s friends and family members data about the patient because doing so is a violation of patient’s
rights to:
A. Least restrictive environment C. confidentiality
B. informed consent D. civil liberty
11. You informed the patient about his right which include the following EXCEPT:
A. Right to expect reasonable continuity of care
B. Right to consent to or decline to participate in research studies or experiments
C. Right to obtain information about another patient
D. Right to expect that the records about his care will be treated as confidential.
12. A mother who is pregnant and has ovarian cancer has to undergo surgery to treat the cancer. In the process the fetus
died. The doctrine that justifies the death of the fetus is:
A. justice B. autonomy C. exception of the rule D. double effect
13. Bioethics in caring for children capitalizes on some important principles. You are expected to know these by heart
because nurses care for children as well as adults. What is the principle to hold on when caring for children who have been
abandoned and abused?
A. Respect B. constant assurance C. autonomy D. allocation of resources
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, 14. In choosing sharp intramuscular needles for injections, you are practicing this principle:
A. beneficence B. respect C. justice D. non-maleficence
15. The right to autonomy by the patient is made possible if:
A. patient’s health condition and medical treatment is provided
B. patient has the freedom to decide on his own
C. patient has the freedom to choose hospital
D. all of the above
16. A registered nurse believes that a patient should be treated as individual. This ethical principle that the patient referred
to:
A. beneficence B. nonmaleficence C. respect for person D. autonomy
17 When patients cannot make decision for themselves, the nurse advocate relies on the ethical principle of
A. justice and beneficence C. beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. fidelity and nonmaleficence D. fidelity and justice
18. A patient refuses surgery and states “I don’t need surgery, let my condition heal by itself” what principle is applied?
A. beneficence B. justice C. autonomy D. Advocacy
19. When a nurse is providing care to her/his patient, she/he must remember that she is duty bound not to do any action that
will cause the patient harm. This is the meaning of the ethical principle:
A. non-maleficence C. Justice
B. beneficence D. Solidarity
20. When a nurse is asked to testify in court, she/he must abide by the ethical
principle of:
A. privileged communication C. Solidarity
B. informed consent D. Autonomy
21. A nurse would be correct if he or she identifies that one of the following is a characteristic of the principle of
Nonmaleficence:
A. A nurse must always prevent evil or harm for his patient
B. A nurse must always remove evil or harm for his client
C. A nurse must not allow to give a wrong medication for the client
D. A nurse must always promote good for his client
22. This principle deals with fairness and entitlements in the distribution of goods and services.
A. Stewardship C. Confidentiality
B. Autonomy D. Justice
23. A thumb mark of a comatose patient in the informed consent is considered:
A. misrepresentation B. “nothing” C. not valid signature D. a valid signature
24. The patient has a right to information regarding the operation or other invasive procedure, and potential effects. This
right is achieved through:
A. informed consent C. charting
B. preoperative visit D. doctor’s rounds
25. All of the following are basic elements of informed consent, which one is not:
A. disclosure C. silence
B. understanding D. voluntariness
26. Bioethical issues confronting nurses usually involves birth and death. Active or positive euthanasia is a deliberate act to
end a person’s life. Which of the following is passive or negative?
A. administer a criminal substance to hasten death
B. not doing CPR nor administering oxygen after a reported cardiac arrest
C. removing life support system to alleviate prolonged suffering
D. prescribing an agent that would result to death
Situation: One of the realities that we are confronted with is morality. It is important for us nurses to be aware of how we
view suffering, pain, illness and even our death as well as its meaning, that way we can help our patients cope with death and
dying.
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`
1. A nurse knows that this part of philosophy which deals with systematic approaches to questions of morality is:
A. nursing morals C. nursing ethics
B. morals D. ethics
2. Nurses understanding of ethico-legal responsibility will guide his/her nursing practice. The principle that governs right
and proper conducts of a person regarding life, biology and health profession is referred to as:
A. morality B. religion C. values D. bioethics
3. The final decision on your ethical actions are most influenced by your:
A. Ethical knowledge
B. Conscience
C. Norms of society
D. Religious beliefs
4. The best course of action when faced with ethical difficulties:
B. Discuss with your lawyer
C. Assess ethical problem in question
D. Reflect on your conscience
E. Refer to a spiritual counselor
5. Health care issues often become an ethical dilemma because of which of the following?
A. decision must be made quickly often under a stressful condition
B. decision must be made based on individual systems
C. the choices involved do not appear to be clearly right or wrong
D. a client’s legal rights co-exist with health profession
6. As the nurse in the prenatal clinic, you are able to protect patients’ right to every consideration of his privacy by observing
which of the following?
A. in doing physical examination, the nurse provides by applying the needed legging or drape and a room of enclosed
area
B. the nurse accepts the patient’s desire not to take experimental drugs and a regimen
C. the nurse encourages patients to participate planning her care
D. the drug does not impose any treatment if the client refuses to
7. Informed consent is necessary for the treatment for involuntary clients. When this cannot be obtained, permission may be
taken from the:
A. social worker B. doctor C. next kin or guardian D. chief nurse
8. A nurse who supports a patient and family’s need to make decisions that is right for them is practicing which of the
following ethical principles:
A. autonomy B. confidentiality C. privacy D. Truthfulness
9. In anticipation that a mother might refuse breathing treatment, one of her children signed the consent in her behalf. The
nurse explains that his mother is rational in her thinking and which of the following clients’ rights must be regarded?
A. right to refuse treatment C. right to informed consent
B. right to privacy D. right of habeas consent
10. It is unethical to tell one’s friends and family members data about the patient because doing so is a violation of patient’s
rights to:
A. Least restrictive environment C. confidentiality
B. informed consent D. civil liberty
11. You informed the patient about his right which include the following EXCEPT:
A. Right to expect reasonable continuity of care
B. Right to consent to or decline to participate in research studies or experiments
C. Right to obtain information about another patient
D. Right to expect that the records about his care will be treated as confidential.
12. A mother who is pregnant and has ovarian cancer has to undergo surgery to treat the cancer. In the process the fetus
died. The doctrine that justifies the death of the fetus is:
A. justice B. autonomy C. exception of the rule D. double effect
13. Bioethics in caring for children capitalizes on some important principles. You are expected to know these by heart
because nurses care for children as well as adults. What is the principle to hold on when caring for children who have been
abandoned and abused?
A. Respect B. constant assurance C. autonomy D. allocation of resources
______________________________________________________________________________
`
, 14. In choosing sharp intramuscular needles for injections, you are practicing this principle:
A. beneficence B. respect C. justice D. non-maleficence
15. The right to autonomy by the patient is made possible if:
A. patient’s health condition and medical treatment is provided
B. patient has the freedom to decide on his own
C. patient has the freedom to choose hospital
D. all of the above
16. A registered nurse believes that a patient should be treated as individual. This ethical principle that the patient referred
to:
A. beneficence B. nonmaleficence C. respect for person D. autonomy
17 When patients cannot make decision for themselves, the nurse advocate relies on the ethical principle of
A. justice and beneficence C. beneficence and nonmaleficence
B. fidelity and nonmaleficence D. fidelity and justice
18. A patient refuses surgery and states “I don’t need surgery, let my condition heal by itself” what principle is applied?
A. beneficence B. justice C. autonomy D. Advocacy
19. When a nurse is providing care to her/his patient, she/he must remember that she is duty bound not to do any action that
will cause the patient harm. This is the meaning of the ethical principle:
A. non-maleficence C. Justice
B. beneficence D. Solidarity
20. When a nurse is asked to testify in court, she/he must abide by the ethical
principle of:
A. privileged communication C. Solidarity
B. informed consent D. Autonomy
21. A nurse would be correct if he or she identifies that one of the following is a characteristic of the principle of
Nonmaleficence:
A. A nurse must always prevent evil or harm for his patient
B. A nurse must always remove evil or harm for his client
C. A nurse must not allow to give a wrong medication for the client
D. A nurse must always promote good for his client
22. This principle deals with fairness and entitlements in the distribution of goods and services.
A. Stewardship C. Confidentiality
B. Autonomy D. Justice
23. A thumb mark of a comatose patient in the informed consent is considered:
A. misrepresentation B. “nothing” C. not valid signature D. a valid signature
24. The patient has a right to information regarding the operation or other invasive procedure, and potential effects. This
right is achieved through:
A. informed consent C. charting
B. preoperative visit D. doctor’s rounds
25. All of the following are basic elements of informed consent, which one is not:
A. disclosure C. silence
B. understanding D. voluntariness
26. Bioethical issues confronting nurses usually involves birth and death. Active or positive euthanasia is a deliberate act to
end a person’s life. Which of the following is passive or negative?
A. administer a criminal substance to hasten death
B. not doing CPR nor administering oxygen after a reported cardiac arrest
C. removing life support system to alleviate prolonged suffering
D. prescribing an agent that would result to death
Situation: One of the realities that we are confronted with is morality. It is important for us nurses to be aware of how we
view suffering, pain, illness and even our death as well as its meaning, that way we can help our patients cope with death and
dying.
______________________________________________________________________________
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