Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing
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3rd Edition by Burkhardt, Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
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jt 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of
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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. For jtwhich jtof jtthe jtfollowing jtis jtempathy jta jtmotive?
a. meeting jtthe jtneeds jtof jtothers
b. moral jtreasoning jtand jtaction
c. becoming jta jtnurse
d. determining jtright jtfrom jtwrong
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2. Which jtof jtthe jtfollowing jtis jtan jtexample jtof jtsocial jtneed jtas jtan jtethical jtfoundation jtfor jtnursing?
a. Nurses jtmust jtdetermine jtthe jthealth jtand jtsocial jtneeds jtof jtsociety.
b. Nursing jtfinds jtits jtorigin, jtpurpose, jtand jtmeaning jtwithin jtthe jtcontext jtof jtperceived jtsocial
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c. Theories jtof jtsocial jtneed jtin jtsociology jtare jtutilized jtby jtnursing jtscholars, jtmany jtof jtwhom
jtview jtthem jtas jtconceptual jtframeworks jtfor jtnursing jtpractice.
d. Social jtneed jtdetermines jtthe jtboundaries jtof jtthe jtethical jtprinciples jtof jtdistributive
jtjustice, jtbeneficence, jtand jtnon-maleficence.
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3. What jtis jtthe jtmost jtcritical jtfactor jtthat jtinfluences jtnursing jtpractice?
a. the jttraditional jtrole jtof jthealers
b. the jtrole jtof jtwomen jtin jtsociety
c. the jtreligious jtand jtspiritual jtaspects jtof jthealth jtcare
d. the jtintroduction jtof jtmale jtnurses jtinto jtthe jtprofession
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4. Why jtdoes jtthe jtsocial jtstatus jtof jtwomen jtaffect jtthe jtstatus jtof jtthe jtnursing jtprofession?
a. Nursing jthas jttraditionally jtbeen jta jtprofession jtof jtwomen.
b. Throughout jthistory, jtnurses jthave jtbeen jtafforded jthigher jtsocial jtstatus.
c. Women jtof jthigher jtsocial jtstatus jtrarely jtbecome jtnurses.
d. Women jtare jtmore jtskilled jtthan jtmen jtat jtnurturing jtothers.
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5. What jthistorical jtinfluences jtaffected jtnursing jtas jta jtmoral jtdiscipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
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6. What jtis jtthe jtterm jtthat jtrelates jtto jtknowledge jtgained jtthrough jtobservation jtand jtexperience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian jtphilosophy
, c. values
d. moral jtthought
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7. Which jtof jtthe jtfollowing jtis jtan jtexample jtof jtthe jtsignificance jtof jtNursing jtduring jtthe jtMiddle jtAges jt?
a. Religious jtnursing jtorders jtand jtchurch-sanctioned jtsecular jtnursing jtorders jtoffered jtthe
only jtlegitimate jtavenues jtfor jtwomen jtwishing jtto jtbecome jtnurses.
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b. Increasing jtrespect jtwas jtgiven jtto jtnursing jtand jtmidwifery, jtas jtnurses jtbegan jtto jtpractise
jtautonomously.
c. Healing jtarts jtin jtDenmark jtand jtGreece jtwere jtperformed jtin jtsacred jtceremonies jtby jtpriests,
jtpriestesses, jtor jtshamans.
d. Most jtnurses jtwere jtwomen jtof jthigh jtsocial jtstatus jtseeking jtways jtto jtlegitimize jttheir jtposition
jtand jtstatus.
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8. What jtdoes jtthe jtterm jtempirical jtrelate jtto?
a. serving jtGod jtand jtthy jtneighbour jtthe jtbest jtway jtone jtcan
b. knowledge jtgained jtthrough jtobservation jtand jtexperience
c. healing jtthrough jtreligious jtintervention, jtchanting, jtand jtpraying
d. the jtenforcement jtof jtreligious jtdoctrine jtrelated jtto jtthe jtstatus jtof jtwomen jtin jtsociety
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9. When jtwas jtthe jt“Dark jtPeriod jtof jtNursing,” jtwhen jtconvalescent jtpatients, jtprostitutes, jtprisoners,
and jtdrunkards jtprovided jthospital jtnursing jtcare?
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a. during jtthe jtReformation
b. during jtthe jtCrusades
c. during jtthe jtMiddle jtAges
d. during jtthe jtearly jtChristian jtera
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10. Which jtof jtthe jtfollowing jthad jtthe jtgreatest jtinfluence jton jtnursing jttraditions jtin jtCanada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous jtpersons
c. France
d. Germany
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11. Which jtof jtthe jtfollowing jthad jtthe jtgreatest jtinfluence jton jtestablishing jtthe jtfirst jthospital jtin jtthe
New jtWorld?
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a. Marie jtRollet jtHebert
b. Marguerite jtd’Youville
c. Jeanne jtMance
d. Renee jtDescartes
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