RNSG 1125 EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Advocacy - ANSWER-protection and support of another's rights
Autonomy - ANSWER-self-determination; being independent and self-governing
Beneficence - ANSWER-principle of doing good
Bioethics - ANSWER-ethics that encompass all those perspectives that seek to
understand human nature and behavior, the domain of social science, and the natural
world
Care-based approach - ANSWER-approach to bioethics that directs attention to the
specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative
Code of ethics - ANSWER-principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and
obligations of the profession
Conscientious objection - ANSWER-refusal to participate in certain types of treatment
and care based on the that these activities violate the nurse's personal and professional
ethical beliefs and standards
Deontologic - ANSWER-ethical system in which actions are right or wrong independent
of the consequences they produce
Moral agency - ANSWER-ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right
thing because it is the right thing to do
Ethical dilemma - ANSWER-situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic
ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action
Ethics - ANSWER-system dealing with standards of character and behavior related to
what is right and wrong
feminist ethics - ANSWER-type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing
patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women and
the poor
Fidelity - ANSWER-keeping promises and commitments made to others
Justice - ANSWER-process that distributes benefits, risks, and cost fairly
, Moral Resilience - ANSWER-developed capacity to respond well to morally distressing
experiences and to emerge strong
Morals - ANSWER-like ethics, concerned with what constitutes right action; more
informal and personal than the term ethics
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-principle of avoiding evil
Nursing ethics - ANSWER-a subset of bioethics; formal study of ethical issues that arise
in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical
judgements
Principle-based approach - ANSWER-an approach to bioethics that offers specific
action guides
Utilitarian - ANSWER-action-guiding theory of ethics that states that the rightness or
wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action
Values - ANSWER-Set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence
relationships with others
Value system - ANSWER-organization of values ranked along a continuum of
importance
Values clarification - ANSWER-process by which people come to understand their own
values and value system
Virtues - ANSWER-human excellences; cultivated dispositions of character and conduct
that motivate and enable us to be good human beings
Accreditation - ANSWER-process by which an educational program is evaluated and
then recognized as having met certain predetermined standards of education
Assault - ANSWER-threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person
without that person's permission
Battery - ANSWER-assault that is carried out
Certification - ANSWER-process by which a person who has met certain criteria
established by a nongovernmental association is granted recognition
Common law - ANSWER-law resulting from court decisions that is then followed when
other cases involving similar circumstances and facts arise; common law is as binding
as civil law
ANSWERS 100% ACCURATE
Advocacy - ANSWER-protection and support of another's rights
Autonomy - ANSWER-self-determination; being independent and self-governing
Beneficence - ANSWER-principle of doing good
Bioethics - ANSWER-ethics that encompass all those perspectives that seek to
understand human nature and behavior, the domain of social science, and the natural
world
Care-based approach - ANSWER-approach to bioethics that directs attention to the
specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative
Code of ethics - ANSWER-principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and
obligations of the profession
Conscientious objection - ANSWER-refusal to participate in certain types of treatment
and care based on the that these activities violate the nurse's personal and professional
ethical beliefs and standards
Deontologic - ANSWER-ethical system in which actions are right or wrong independent
of the consequences they produce
Moral agency - ANSWER-ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically right
thing because it is the right thing to do
Ethical dilemma - ANSWER-situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic
ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action
Ethics - ANSWER-system dealing with standards of character and behavior related to
what is right and wrong
feminist ethics - ANSWER-type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing
patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women and
the poor
Fidelity - ANSWER-keeping promises and commitments made to others
Justice - ANSWER-process that distributes benefits, risks, and cost fairly
, Moral Resilience - ANSWER-developed capacity to respond well to morally distressing
experiences and to emerge strong
Morals - ANSWER-like ethics, concerned with what constitutes right action; more
informal and personal than the term ethics
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER-principle of avoiding evil
Nursing ethics - ANSWER-a subset of bioethics; formal study of ethical issues that arise
in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical
judgements
Principle-based approach - ANSWER-an approach to bioethics that offers specific
action guides
Utilitarian - ANSWER-action-guiding theory of ethics that states that the rightness or
wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action
Values - ANSWER-Set of beliefs that are meaningful in life and that influence
relationships with others
Value system - ANSWER-organization of values ranked along a continuum of
importance
Values clarification - ANSWER-process by which people come to understand their own
values and value system
Virtues - ANSWER-human excellences; cultivated dispositions of character and conduct
that motivate and enable us to be good human beings
Accreditation - ANSWER-process by which an educational program is evaluated and
then recognized as having met certain predetermined standards of education
Assault - ANSWER-threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person
without that person's permission
Battery - ANSWER-assault that is carried out
Certification - ANSWER-process by which a person who has met certain criteria
established by a nongovernmental association is granted recognition
Common law - ANSWER-law resulting from court decisions that is then followed when
other cases involving similar circumstances and facts arise; common law is as binding
as civil law
