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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
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by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
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,LE OF CONTENTS
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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
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1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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2. Ethical Theory
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3. Ethical Principles
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Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
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4. Values Clarification
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5. Values Development
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6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
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7. Ethical Decision Making
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Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
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8. Legal Issues
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9. Professional Relationship Issues
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10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
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11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
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12. Scholarship Issues
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Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
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13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
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14. Health Policy Issues
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15. Economic Issues
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16. Social Issues
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17. Gender Issues
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18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
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Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
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19. Empowerment for Nurses
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20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
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,1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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Multiple xChoice
1. For xwhich xof xthe xfollowing xis xempathy xa xmotive?
a. meeting xthe xneeds xof xothers
b. moral xreasoning xand xaction
c. becoming xa xnurse
d. determining xright xfrom xwrong
ANSWER: x b
2. Which xof xthe xfollowing xis xan xexample xof xsocial xneed xas xan xethical xfoundation xfor xnursing?
a. Nurses xmust xdetermine xthe xhealth xand xsocial xneeds xof xsociety.
b. Nursing xfinds xits xorigin, xpurpose, xand xmeaning xwithin xthe xcontext xof xperceived xsocial xneed.
c. Theories xof xsocial xneed xin xsociology xare xutilized xby xnursing xscholars, xmany xof xwhom xview
x them xas xconceptual xframeworks xfor xnursing xpractice.
d. Social xneed xdetermines xthe xboundaries xof xthe xethical xprinciples xof xdistributive xjustice,
xbeneficence, xand xnon-maleficence.
ANSWER: x b
3. What xis xthe xmost xcritical xfactor xthat xinfluences xnursing xpractice?
a. the xtraditional xrole xof xhealers
b. the xrole xof xwomen xin xsociety
c. the xreligious xand xspiritual xaspects xof xhealth xcare
d. the xintroduction xof xmale xnurses xinto xthe xprofession
ANSWER: x b
4. Why xdoes xthe xsocial xstatus xof xwomen xaffect xthe xstatus xof xthe xnursing xprofession?
a. Nursing xhas xtraditionally xbeen xa xprofession xof xwomen.
b. Throughout xhistory, xnurses xhave xbeen xafforded xhigher xsocial xstatus.
c. Women xof xhigher xsocial xstatus xrarely xbecome xnurses.
d. Women xare xmore xskilled xthan xmen xat xnurturing xothers.
ANSWER: x a
5. What xhistorical xinfluences xaffected xnursing xas xa xmoral xdiscipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: x c
6. What xis xthe xterm xthat xrelates xto xknowledge xgained xthrough xobservation xand xexperience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian xphilosophy
, c. values
d. moral xthought
ANSWER: x a
7. Which xof xthe xfollowing xis xan xexample xof xthe xsignificance xof xNursing xduring xthe xMiddle xAges x?
a. Religious xnursing xorders xand xchurch-sanctioned xsecular xnursing xorders xoffered xthe xonly
xlegitimate xavenues xfor xwomen xwishing xto xbecome xnurses.
b. Increasing xrespect xwas xgiven xto xnursing xand xmidwifery, xas xnurses xbegan xto xpractise xautonomously.
c. Healing xarts xin xDenmark xand xGreece xwere xperformed xin xsacred xceremonies xby xpriests,
xpriestesses, xor xshamans.
d. Most xnurses xwere xwomen xof xhigh xsocial xstatus xseeking xways xto xlegitimize xtheir xposition xand xstatus.
ANSWER: x a
8. What xdoes xthe xterm xempirical xrelate xto?
a. serving xGod xand xthy xneighbour xthe xbest xway xone xcan
b. knowledge xgained xthrough xobservation xand xexperience
c. healing xthrough xreligious xintervention, xchanting, xand xpraying
d. the xenforcement xof xreligious xdoctrine xrelated xto xthe xstatus xof xwomen xin xsociety
ANSWER: x b
9. When xwas xthe x“Dark xPeriod xof xNursing,” xwhen xconvalescent xpatients, xprostitutes, xprisoners, xand
drunkards xprovided xhospital xnursing xcare?
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a. during xthe xReformation
b. during xthe xCrusades
c. during xthe xMiddle xAges
d. during xthe xearly xChristian xera
ANSWER: x a
10. Which xof xthe xfollowing xhad xthe xgreatest xinfluence xon xnursing xtraditions xin xCanada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous xpersons
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: x c
11. Which xof xthe xfollowing xhad xthe xgreatest xinfluence xon xestablishing xthe xfirst xhospital xin xthe xNew xWorld?
a. Marie xRollet xHebert
b. Marguerite xd’Youville
c. Jeanne xMance
d. Renee xDescartes
ANSWER: x c