NUR 121 EXAM 1 REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE
ANSWERS
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Effects of Diversity on Health and Illness Care:
• Natural and unnatural illness
• Religious Healing
• Traditional Healers
• Alternative Treatment Methods
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Health Disparities: Certain Groups are susceptible to different illnesses and
disease
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Transcultural Assessment
• Beliefs, values, traditions, and practices of a culture
• Culturally defined, health-related needs of individuals, families, and
communities
• Culture-Based belief system of etiology of illness and disease and those related
to health and healing
• Attitudes towards seeking help from health care providers.
,correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
3 Steps of Valuing Process
1. Choosing: Choosing freely from alternatives after careful consideration of the
consequences of each alternative.
2. Prizing (treasuring): Involves pride, happiness, and public affirmation.
3. Acting: Combining choice into one's behavior with consistency and regularity
on the value.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
5 Common Modes of Values Transmission
1. Modeling: children learn what is of high and low value by observing parents,
peers, and significant others.
2. Moralizing: Being taught a complete value system by parents or institution that
allows for little opportunity for them to weigh different values. (Church, Schools,
etc.)
3. Laissez-Faire: Leaves children to explore values on their own and to develop
their own system of values
4. Rewarding and Punishing: Rewarded for demonstrating values held by parents,
and punished for demonstrating unacceptable values.
5. Responsible-Choice: Encourage children to explore competing values and to
weigh their consequences. Support and guidance are offered as children develop
a personal values system.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
,Bill of Rights for Nurses:
1. Nurses have the right to practice in a manner that fulfills their obligations to
society and to those who receive nursing care.
2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow them to act in
accordance with professional standards and legally authorized scopes of practice.
3. Nurses have the right to work in an environment that supports and facilitates
ethical practice, in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Nurses and its
interpretive statements.
4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate for themselves and their
patients without fear from retribution.
5. Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work, consistent with their
knowledge, experience, and professional responsibilities.
6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for themselves and
their patients.
7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the condition of their employment, either as
individuals or collectively, in all practice settings.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Concern for Nursing Advocates: Representation of patients, promoting self-
determination, whistle blowing, being politically active.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Examples of Ethical Problems:
• Paternalism: Restricting freedoms for the best interest of the patient
• Deception: Some truth but not full truth
, • Privacy: Cannot always keep confidentiality
• Allocation of Scarce Nursing Resources: Who gets what if there is a shortage?
• Valid Consent or Refusal: Cannot always get informed consent
• Conflicts Concerning New Technologies: When to use and when not to
• Unprofessional, incompetent, unethical, or illegal physician/nurse practice
• Short Staffing, Whistle Blowing, End of Life Issues
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Functions of Ethics Committees:
1. Education
2. Policy Making
3. Case Review
4. Consultation
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Nursing Code of Ethics (Obligation):
• Developed by the ANA and ICN
• Nurse conduct and responsibilities
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Standards of Practice (Procedure):
ANSWERS
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Effects of Diversity on Health and Illness Care:
• Natural and unnatural illness
• Religious Healing
• Traditional Healers
• Alternative Treatment Methods
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Health Disparities: Certain Groups are susceptible to different illnesses and
disease
correct answer *Chapter 5: Cultural Diversity*
Transcultural Assessment
• Beliefs, values, traditions, and practices of a culture
• Culturally defined, health-related needs of individuals, families, and
communities
• Culture-Based belief system of etiology of illness and disease and those related
to health and healing
• Attitudes towards seeking help from health care providers.
,correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
3 Steps of Valuing Process
1. Choosing: Choosing freely from alternatives after careful consideration of the
consequences of each alternative.
2. Prizing (treasuring): Involves pride, happiness, and public affirmation.
3. Acting: Combining choice into one's behavior with consistency and regularity
on the value.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
5 Common Modes of Values Transmission
1. Modeling: children learn what is of high and low value by observing parents,
peers, and significant others.
2. Moralizing: Being taught a complete value system by parents or institution that
allows for little opportunity for them to weigh different values. (Church, Schools,
etc.)
3. Laissez-Faire: Leaves children to explore values on their own and to develop
their own system of values
4. Rewarding and Punishing: Rewarded for demonstrating values held by parents,
and punished for demonstrating unacceptable values.
5. Responsible-Choice: Encourage children to explore competing values and to
weigh their consequences. Support and guidance are offered as children develop
a personal values system.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
,Bill of Rights for Nurses:
1. Nurses have the right to practice in a manner that fulfills their obligations to
society and to those who receive nursing care.
2. Nurses have the right to practice in environments that allow them to act in
accordance with professional standards and legally authorized scopes of practice.
3. Nurses have the right to work in an environment that supports and facilitates
ethical practice, in accordance with the Code of Ethics for Nurses and its
interpretive statements.
4. Nurses have the right to freely and openly advocate for themselves and their
patients without fear from retribution.
5. Nurses have the right to fair compensation for their work, consistent with their
knowledge, experience, and professional responsibilities.
6. Nurses have the right to a work environment that is safe for themselves and
their patients.
7. Nurses have the right to negotiate the condition of their employment, either as
individuals or collectively, in all practice settings.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Concern for Nursing Advocates: Representation of patients, promoting self-
determination, whistle blowing, being politically active.
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Examples of Ethical Problems:
• Paternalism: Restricting freedoms for the best interest of the patient
• Deception: Some truth but not full truth
, • Privacy: Cannot always keep confidentiality
• Allocation of Scarce Nursing Resources: Who gets what if there is a shortage?
• Valid Consent or Refusal: Cannot always get informed consent
• Conflicts Concerning New Technologies: When to use and when not to
• Unprofessional, incompetent, unethical, or illegal physician/nurse practice
• Short Staffing, Whistle Blowing, End of Life Issues
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Functions of Ethics Committees:
1. Education
2. Policy Making
3. Case Review
4. Consultation
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Nursing Code of Ethics (Obligation):
• Developed by the ANA and ICN
• Nurse conduct and responsibilities
correct answer *Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy*
Standards of Practice (Procedure):
