STT: Ethical Principles for Nurse
Managers exam questions & answers
C. Beneficence - -The nurse manager becomes aware that an elderly patient
has been NPO for two days because various consulting physicians ordered
numerous diagnostics tests. Recognizing the risks associated with
dehydration in the elderly, the nurse manager guides the patient's nurse to
connect the primary physician. Which of the following ethical principles is
most clearly evident in this case?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Distributive Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity
- A. Respect for autonomy - -One of the nurse manager's duties is to assign
staff to a busy surgery schedule. She assigns an older nurse to assist with an
elective abortion, even though the nurse protested, saying that she believes
abortion is immoral. The nurse manager could have assigned another nurse,
but she said she didn't want to show favoritism. In this case, the nurse
manager violated which of the following ethical principles?
A. Respect for autonomy
B. Distributive justice
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity
- D. Nonmaleficence - -A 28-year-old woman requests her 15th facial
cosmetic surgery. At a certain point, the health care team questions if the
overall harm that will result from continuing to do these procedures
outweighs the benefit.
A. Distributive justice
B. Beneficence
C. Veracity
D. Nonmaleficence
- B. Distributive justice - -Following a school shooting, 15 gravely injured
students are candidates for only five vacant beds in the intensive care unit.
The health care team decides to assign the beds to patients having the best
chances of recovery. Although many principles apply, the decision-making
process in this case most clearly illustrates the application of which ethical
principle?
Managers exam questions & answers
C. Beneficence - -The nurse manager becomes aware that an elderly patient
has been NPO for two days because various consulting physicians ordered
numerous diagnostics tests. Recognizing the risks associated with
dehydration in the elderly, the nurse manager guides the patient's nurse to
connect the primary physician. Which of the following ethical principles is
most clearly evident in this case?
A. Nonmaleficence
B. Distributive Justice
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity
- A. Respect for autonomy - -One of the nurse manager's duties is to assign
staff to a busy surgery schedule. She assigns an older nurse to assist with an
elective abortion, even though the nurse protested, saying that she believes
abortion is immoral. The nurse manager could have assigned another nurse,
but she said she didn't want to show favoritism. In this case, the nurse
manager violated which of the following ethical principles?
A. Respect for autonomy
B. Distributive justice
C. Beneficence
D. Veracity
- D. Nonmaleficence - -A 28-year-old woman requests her 15th facial
cosmetic surgery. At a certain point, the health care team questions if the
overall harm that will result from continuing to do these procedures
outweighs the benefit.
A. Distributive justice
B. Beneficence
C. Veracity
D. Nonmaleficence
- B. Distributive justice - -Following a school shooting, 15 gravely injured
students are candidates for only five vacant beds in the intensive care unit.
The health care team decides to assign the beds to patients having the best
chances of recovery. Although many principles apply, the decision-making
process in this case most clearly illustrates the application of which ethical
principle?
