CLAS 150C1 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Morals
Answer: Established rules of conduct, Used in situations where
decisions about right and wrong must be made, Provide standards
of behavior that guide actions of an individual or social group
◉ Values
Answer: Attitudes, ideals, beliefs, Held and used to guide behavior,
Learned over time, Influenced by life experiences and culture,
Freely chosen, Indicate what the individual considers important
◉ Moral Principles
Answer: Respect for Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Beneficence,
Justice
◉ Three conditions of autonomous actions
Answer: Intentionality, Understanding, Absence of controlling
influences
◉ Nonmaleficence
Answer: Doing no harm, Reasonable consideration of benefit, Lack
of excessive cost, pain or other inconveniences, First principle in
human interaction, Difficult to discern when intentionally or
, unintentionally refraining from action harms or risks harm to
another., i.e. - Preventing med errors, being aware of risks of
treatments, and removing hazards that could cause falls
avoidance of harm or hurt
◉ Beneficence
Answer: Preventing harm, Removing harm, Doing good, Balancing
risks, harms, benefits, and effectiveness, Nurses volunteering,
using therapeutic communication with a patient
"Do no harm", Consider the good of the client, Challenges:
Withholding treatment, Differing viewpoints of those involved
◉ Deontology Theory : Immanuel Kant
Answer: Process oriented, decisions are made based on the
nurse's principles and consistent decisions (rules), Right or
wrongs are determined by the inherent moral significance of the
person, not the outcome, The ANA Code for Nurses has strong
focus of deontology, Early stages of nurse-patient relationships,
standards of practice, institutional policies, etc., establish
parameters of appropriate moral conduct., Acts are moral if they
originate from good will, But at who's expense or consequence
◉ Utilitarian Theory
Answer: The end result/decisions are made based on policy, law
and within context of being fair to the majority of those effected,
Greatest good or least harm for the greatest number, Moral
rightness is determined only by the consequence, Follows clinical
nursing practice, social policy, quantitative nursing research.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ Morals
Answer: Established rules of conduct, Used in situations where
decisions about right and wrong must be made, Provide standards
of behavior that guide actions of an individual or social group
◉ Values
Answer: Attitudes, ideals, beliefs, Held and used to guide behavior,
Learned over time, Influenced by life experiences and culture,
Freely chosen, Indicate what the individual considers important
◉ Moral Principles
Answer: Respect for Autonomy, Nonmaleficence, Beneficence,
Justice
◉ Three conditions of autonomous actions
Answer: Intentionality, Understanding, Absence of controlling
influences
◉ Nonmaleficence
Answer: Doing no harm, Reasonable consideration of benefit, Lack
of excessive cost, pain or other inconveniences, First principle in
human interaction, Difficult to discern when intentionally or
, unintentionally refraining from action harms or risks harm to
another., i.e. - Preventing med errors, being aware of risks of
treatments, and removing hazards that could cause falls
avoidance of harm or hurt
◉ Beneficence
Answer: Preventing harm, Removing harm, Doing good, Balancing
risks, harms, benefits, and effectiveness, Nurses volunteering,
using therapeutic communication with a patient
"Do no harm", Consider the good of the client, Challenges:
Withholding treatment, Differing viewpoints of those involved
◉ Deontology Theory : Immanuel Kant
Answer: Process oriented, decisions are made based on the
nurse's principles and consistent decisions (rules), Right or
wrongs are determined by the inherent moral significance of the
person, not the outcome, The ANA Code for Nurses has strong
focus of deontology, Early stages of nurse-patient relationships,
standards of practice, institutional policies, etc., establish
parameters of appropriate moral conduct., Acts are moral if they
originate from good will, But at who's expense or consequence
◉ Utilitarian Theory
Answer: The end result/decisions are made based on policy, law
and within context of being fair to the majority of those effected,
Greatest good or least harm for the greatest number, Moral
rightness is determined only by the consequence, Follows clinical
nursing practice, social policy, quantitative nursing research.
