Unit 10 - Ethical and Legal Issues in
Nursing Test Questions and All Correct
Answers.
Code of Ethics - Answer Outlines responsibility in a manner consistent with quality in nursing
care and the ethical obligation of the profession.
Ethics - Answer The study of philosophical beliefs about what is right and wrong in the actions
of a person.
Bioethics - Answer The study of specific ethical questions and situations that arise in
healthcare.
What are the 5 basic principles to Bioethics? - Answer Beneficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity/Nonmaleficence
Veracity
What is beneficence? - Answer Duty to do good to others
Helps maintain a balance between benefits and harm
What is fidelity/non-maleficence? - Answer Keep your word
Be loyal to patient and your word
Principle of doing no harm
What is autonomy? - Answer Having respect for an individual's decisions or self-determination
regarding health care issues.
Ex: Informed Consent or Refusal of medications
What is Veracity? - Answer Obligation to tell the truth
What is Justice? - Answer Principle of Fairness
Equal Treatment
, What is an ethical dilemma? - Answer When there is a conflict between two or more courses
of action, each action carrying favorable and unfavorable consequences.
True - Answer Not taking an action is considered an action taken.
What is the IRB? Institutional Review Board - Answer Constitutred group that functions under
FDA regulations
Responsible for reviewing and monitoring biomedical research involving humans..
To ensure the protection, rights and welfare of human subjects.
Organ Donation - Answer Personal Choice
Family may not agree
No cost to donor family
F/U on client's religion and specific views
Organ Donation List - Answer Skin
Corneas
Bone
Kidney
Heart
Liver
Pancreas
Lung
State Board of Nursing - Answer Each state defines those actions and duties of a nurse that are
allowable by the profession guided by the state's nurse practice act and common law
Nurse Practice Act - Answer Sets education standards
Sets examination requirements
Regulates the nursing profession in each particular state
What is the purpose of the state board of nursing? - Answer To protect the public, to ensure
consumer protection from fraud and abuse, and to respond to changes in the healthcare
practice environment.
What is a disciplinary action? - Answer Occurs if a complaint triggers an investigation
Nursing Test Questions and All Correct
Answers.
Code of Ethics - Answer Outlines responsibility in a manner consistent with quality in nursing
care and the ethical obligation of the profession.
Ethics - Answer The study of philosophical beliefs about what is right and wrong in the actions
of a person.
Bioethics - Answer The study of specific ethical questions and situations that arise in
healthcare.
What are the 5 basic principles to Bioethics? - Answer Beneficence
Autonomy
Justice
Fidelity/Nonmaleficence
Veracity
What is beneficence? - Answer Duty to do good to others
Helps maintain a balance between benefits and harm
What is fidelity/non-maleficence? - Answer Keep your word
Be loyal to patient and your word
Principle of doing no harm
What is autonomy? - Answer Having respect for an individual's decisions or self-determination
regarding health care issues.
Ex: Informed Consent or Refusal of medications
What is Veracity? - Answer Obligation to tell the truth
What is Justice? - Answer Principle of Fairness
Equal Treatment
, What is an ethical dilemma? - Answer When there is a conflict between two or more courses
of action, each action carrying favorable and unfavorable consequences.
True - Answer Not taking an action is considered an action taken.
What is the IRB? Institutional Review Board - Answer Constitutred group that functions under
FDA regulations
Responsible for reviewing and monitoring biomedical research involving humans..
To ensure the protection, rights and welfare of human subjects.
Organ Donation - Answer Personal Choice
Family may not agree
No cost to donor family
F/U on client's religion and specific views
Organ Donation List - Answer Skin
Corneas
Bone
Kidney
Heart
Liver
Pancreas
Lung
State Board of Nursing - Answer Each state defines those actions and duties of a nurse that are
allowable by the profession guided by the state's nurse practice act and common law
Nurse Practice Act - Answer Sets education standards
Sets examination requirements
Regulates the nursing profession in each particular state
What is the purpose of the state board of nursing? - Answer To protect the public, to ensure
consumer protection from fraud and abuse, and to respond to changes in the healthcare
practice environment.
What is a disciplinary action? - Answer Occurs if a complaint triggers an investigation
