NURSING 2362 MODULE5 EXAM
Questions
1. ID: 8482553041A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone
marrow transplant. The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment
and other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client.
Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Justice
Fidelity
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence Correct
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of hurt or harm. Remember that in
healthcare ethics, ethical practice involves not only the will to do good but also the equal
commitment to do no harm. Healthcare professionals try to balance the risks and benefits of a
plan of care while striving to do the least possible harm. Justice refers to fairness and equity and
ensuring fair allocation of resources, such as nursing care for all clients. Fidelity is the keeping of
promises made to clients, families, and other healthcare professionals. Autonomy refers to a
person’s independence and represents an agreement to respect another’s right to determine his or
her course of action.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject - the ethical principle being utilized.
Recall the definition of each item in the options. Note the relationship of the words “least
possible harm” in the question and the definition of nonmaleficence. Review: principles of
healthcare ethics.
Reference: Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., p.
314). St. Louis: Mosby.
Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Integrated Process: Nursing
Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Celluar Regulation, Ethics
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Cellular Regulation Awarded 1.0
points out of 1.0 possible points.
2. ID: 8482553007Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of
beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client’s decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause discomfort. Correct
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of illness acuity.
Rationale: Beneficence is taking action to help others. Although administration of
a child’s immunization might cause discomfort, the benefits of protection from disease outweigh
the temporary discomfort. Fidelity is keeping promises made to clients, families, and other
healthcare professionals. Autonomy is a person’s independence. Respecting another’s autonomy
means that you are agreeing to respect that person’s right to determine his or her course of
action. Justice refers to fairness and equity, including fair allocation of resources, such as nursing
care for all clients.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, beneficence. Recalling that
beneficence refers to taking action to help others will direct you to the correct option. Review:
, the principles of healthcare ethics .
Reference: Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., p.
314). St. Louis: Mosby.
Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Integrated Process: Nursing
Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Ethics, Immunity
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Immunity Awarded 1.0 points
out of 1.0 possible points.
3. ID: 8482553071The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of
false imprisonment. Which situation reflects a violation of this client right?
Performing a procedure without consent
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital Correct
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client’s permission
Rationale: Telling a client that he or she may not leave the hospital constitutes
false imprisonment. Performing a procedure without consent is an example of battery.
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will is assault. Invasion of privacy
takes place with unreasonable intrusion into an individual’s private affairs. Observing the
provision of care to a client without the client’s permission is an example of invasion of privacy.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, an example of false imprisonment.
Note the relationship of the subject and the words in the correct option. Review: the concept of
false imprisonment.
References: Cherry, B., & Jacob, S. (2008). Contemporary nursing issues: Trends
& management (4th ed., pp. 175, 176). St. Louis: Mosby.
Zerwekh, J., & Claborn, J. (2009). Nursing today: Transition and trends (6th ed.,
p. 424).
Cognitive Ability: Evaluating
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care
Environment Integrated Process: Teaching and
Learning Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Health Care Law, Leadership
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Health Policy/Systems—Health
Care Law Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
4. ID: 8482550821The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)enter a
client’s room to provide care and find the client lying on the floor. Which action should the
nurse take first?
Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Check the client’s level of consciousness and vital signs Correct
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client’s health care provider be called
Rationale: When a client sustains a fall, the nurse must first assess the client.
The nurse should check the client’s level of consciousness and vital signs and look for any
bruises or injuries sustained in the fall. If the nurse determines that the client has not sustained
any injuries and that it is safe to move the client, the nurse should ask the UAP to assist in
getting the client
Questions
1. ID: 8482553041A client with leukemia is being considered for a bone
marrow transplant. The healthcare team is discussing the risks and benefits of this treatment
and other possible treatments with the goal of inflicting the least possible harm on the client.
Which principle of healthcare ethics is the team practicing?
Justice
Fidelity
Autonomy
Nonmaleficence Correct
Rationale: Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of hurt or harm. Remember that in
healthcare ethics, ethical practice involves not only the will to do good but also the equal
commitment to do no harm. Healthcare professionals try to balance the risks and benefits of a
plan of care while striving to do the least possible harm. Justice refers to fairness and equity and
ensuring fair allocation of resources, such as nursing care for all clients. Fidelity is the keeping of
promises made to clients, families, and other healthcare professionals. Autonomy refers to a
person’s independence and represents an agreement to respect another’s right to determine his or
her course of action.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject - the ethical principle being utilized.
Recall the definition of each item in the options. Note the relationship of the words “least
possible harm” in the question and the definition of nonmaleficence. Review: principles of
healthcare ethics.
Reference: Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., p.
314). St. Louis: Mosby.
Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Integrated Process: Nursing
Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Celluar Regulation, Ethics
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Cellular Regulation Awarded 1.0
points out of 1.0 possible points.
2. ID: 8482553007Which action by the nurse represents the ethical principle of
beneficence?
The nurse upholds a client’s decision to refuse chemotherapy for lung cancer.
The nurse follows a plan of care designed to relieve pain in a client with cancer.
The nurse administers an immunization to a child even though it may cause discomfort. Correct
The nurse provides equal amounts of care to all assigned clients on the basis of illness acuity.
Rationale: Beneficence is taking action to help others. Although administration of
a child’s immunization might cause discomfort, the benefits of protection from disease outweigh
the temporary discomfort. Fidelity is keeping promises made to clients, families, and other
healthcare professionals. Autonomy is a person’s independence. Respecting another’s autonomy
means that you are agreeing to respect that person’s right to determine his or her course of
action. Justice refers to fairness and equity, including fair allocation of resources, such as nursing
care for all clients.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, beneficence. Recalling that
beneficence refers to taking action to help others will direct you to the correct option. Review:
, the principles of healthcare ethics .
Reference: Potter, P., & Perry, A. (2009). Fundamentals of nursing (7th ed., p.
314). St. Louis: Mosby.
Cognitive Ability: Applying
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care Environment
Integrated Process: Nursing
Process/Implementation Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Ethics, Immunity
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Immunity Awarded 1.0 points
out of 1.0 possible points.
3. ID: 8482553071The nursing instructor asks a student to name an example of
false imprisonment. Which situation reflects a violation of this client right?
Performing a procedure without consent
Telling the client that he or she may not leave the hospital Correct
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will
Observing the provision of care to the client without the client’s permission
Rationale: Telling a client that he or she may not leave the hospital constitutes
false imprisonment. Performing a procedure without consent is an example of battery.
Threatening to give a client a medication against his or her will is assault. Invasion of privacy
takes place with unreasonable intrusion into an individual’s private affairs. Observing the
provision of care to a client without the client’s permission is an example of invasion of privacy.
Test-Taking Strategy: Focus on the subject, an example of false imprisonment.
Note the relationship of the subject and the words in the correct option. Review: the concept of
false imprisonment.
References: Cherry, B., & Jacob, S. (2008). Contemporary nursing issues: Trends
& management (4th ed., pp. 175, 176). St. Louis: Mosby.
Zerwekh, J., & Claborn, J. (2009). Nursing today: Transition and trends (6th ed.,
p. 424).
Cognitive Ability: Evaluating
Client Needs: Safe and Effective Care
Environment Integrated Process: Teaching and
Learning Content Area: Ethical/Legal
Giddens Concepts: Health Care Law, Leadership
HESI Concepts: Advocacy/Ethical/Legal Issues, Health Policy/Systems—Health
Care Law Awarded 1.0 points out of 1.0 possible points.
4. ID: 8482550821The nurse and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)enter a
client’s room to provide care and find the client lying on the floor. Which action should the
nurse take first?
Ask the nursing assistant to complete an incident report
Check the client’s level of consciousness and vital signs Correct
Ask the nursing assistant to assist in getting the client back to bed
Contact the unit secretary on the intercom and ask that the client’s health care provider be called
Rationale: When a client sustains a fall, the nurse must first assess the client.
The nurse should check the client’s level of consciousness and vital signs and look for any
bruises or injuries sustained in the fall. If the nurse determines that the client has not sustained
any injuries and that it is safe to move the client, the nurse should ask the UAP to assist in
getting the client
