D439 FOUNDATIONS OF NURSING
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
A ___________ is a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept. It is a
collective statement about the group's expectations and standards of behavior. The provisions of the
________ describe the nurse's obligation to the patient, the role of the nurse as a member of
the health care team, and the duties of the nurse to the profession and to society. The
American Nurses Association (ANA) established its first _________ for Nursing.
Advocacy
__________ refers to the application of one's skills and knowledge for the benefit of another
person.
responsibility
The word ____________ refers to a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and to
follow through. This ___________ also means maintaining your competence to provide care and
seeking guidance when you are uncertain of your skills and knowledge.
Accountability
__________ refers to answering for your own actions. You ensure that your professional actions
are explainable to your patients and your employer.
The Joint Commission
____________ (TJC) establishes national patient safety guidelines to ensure patient and
workplace safety through consistent, effective nursing practices
American Nurses Association
The ______________ (ANA) promotes ethical decision making by setting standards for
collaborative interprofessional communication
Confidentiality
,___________ refers to the health care team's obligation to respect patient privacy.
____________ is a fundamental part of the trusting relationship between a nurse and a patient.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Federal legislation known as the ______________ mandates confidentiality and protection of
patients' personal health information. The legislation defines the rights and privileges of
patients for protection of privacy. It establishes fines for violations.
beneficence and fidelity
The ethical concepts of _____________ shape the practice of health care and distinguish it from
other common human relationships such as friendship, marriage, and employer-
employee. value
A ____________ is a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object
that affects choices and behaviors.
intrinsic
Values are _____________ to our view of the world.
Deontology
_____________ proposes a system of ethics that is perhaps most familiar to health care
practitioners. __________ defines actions as right or wrong based on their adherence to rules and
principles such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice. Instead of looking at
consequences of actions to determine whether they are right or wrong, _____________ examines
a situation for the existence of essential right or wrong. ____________ requires a mutual
understanding of justice, autonomy, and goodness.
utilitarian system
A _________ of ethics proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness. This
philosophy is sometimes called consequentialism because its main emphasis is on the outcome
or consequence of action. The greatest good for the greatest number of people is the guiding
principle for determining right action in a ______________.
, utilitarianism
____________ relies on the application of a certain principle (i.e., measures of "good" and
"greatest"). ____________ measures the effect that an act will have.
Casuistry
_____________, or case-based reasoning, turns away from conventional principles of ethics as a
way to determine best actions and focuses instead on the details of a situation. People who take
this approach to ethics find similar precedent cases and determine a course of action on the
basis of what was done to manage that prior situation.
feminist ethics
_____________, this view holds that the natural caring for others is the basis for moral behavior;
it places an emphasis on caring relationships and a strong sense of responsibility. Those with a
feminist perspective tend to concentrate more on practical solutions than on theory and to ask
questions about the people involved and their relationships rather than looking to underlying
principles.
ethics of care
___________ emphasizes the role of the decision maker in the situation. In ______________
nurses participate in clinical ethics consultation, with patient advocacy being a top
priority. ethical dilemmas and moral distress
Two common ethical problems that nurses encounter are _____________.
Moral distress
____________ describes the anguish experienced when a person feels unable to act according to
closely held core values. causes of _____________ among critical care nurses include quality of
life concerns for patients, lacking a voice in documentation, difficulty with their advocacy role,
ambiguity between the guidelines of care and limitation of licensure, trying to implement
personal values to provide care, communication issues when full disclosure has not been
implemented with the patient and family, and role conflict between goals of care and barriers
to care delivery.
EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS!!
A ___________ is a set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept. It is a
collective statement about the group's expectations and standards of behavior. The provisions of the
________ describe the nurse's obligation to the patient, the role of the nurse as a member of
the health care team, and the duties of the nurse to the profession and to society. The
American Nurses Association (ANA) established its first _________ for Nursing.
Advocacy
__________ refers to the application of one's skills and knowledge for the benefit of another
person.
responsibility
The word ____________ refers to a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and to
follow through. This ___________ also means maintaining your competence to provide care and
seeking guidance when you are uncertain of your skills and knowledge.
Accountability
__________ refers to answering for your own actions. You ensure that your professional actions
are explainable to your patients and your employer.
The Joint Commission
____________ (TJC) establishes national patient safety guidelines to ensure patient and
workplace safety through consistent, effective nursing practices
American Nurses Association
The ______________ (ANA) promotes ethical decision making by setting standards for
collaborative interprofessional communication
Confidentiality
,___________ refers to the health care team's obligation to respect patient privacy.
____________ is a fundamental part of the trusting relationship between a nurse and a patient.
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA)
Federal legislation known as the ______________ mandates confidentiality and protection of
patients' personal health information. The legislation defines the rights and privileges of
patients for protection of privacy. It establishes fines for violations.
beneficence and fidelity
The ethical concepts of _____________ shape the practice of health care and distinguish it from
other common human relationships such as friendship, marriage, and employer-
employee. value
A ____________ is a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object
that affects choices and behaviors.
intrinsic
Values are _____________ to our view of the world.
Deontology
_____________ proposes a system of ethics that is perhaps most familiar to health care
practitioners. __________ defines actions as right or wrong based on their adherence to rules and
principles such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice. Instead of looking at
consequences of actions to determine whether they are right or wrong, _____________ examines
a situation for the existence of essential right or wrong. ____________ requires a mutual
understanding of justice, autonomy, and goodness.
utilitarian system
A _________ of ethics proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness. This
philosophy is sometimes called consequentialism because its main emphasis is on the outcome
or consequence of action. The greatest good for the greatest number of people is the guiding
principle for determining right action in a ______________.
, utilitarianism
____________ relies on the application of a certain principle (i.e., measures of "good" and
"greatest"). ____________ measures the effect that an act will have.
Casuistry
_____________, or case-based reasoning, turns away from conventional principles of ethics as a
way to determine best actions and focuses instead on the details of a situation. People who take
this approach to ethics find similar precedent cases and determine a course of action on the
basis of what was done to manage that prior situation.
feminist ethics
_____________, this view holds that the natural caring for others is the basis for moral behavior;
it places an emphasis on caring relationships and a strong sense of responsibility. Those with a
feminist perspective tend to concentrate more on practical solutions than on theory and to ask
questions about the people involved and their relationships rather than looking to underlying
principles.
ethics of care
___________ emphasizes the role of the decision maker in the situation. In ______________
nurses participate in clinical ethics consultation, with patient advocacy being a top
priority. ethical dilemmas and moral distress
Two common ethical problems that nurses encounter are _____________.
Moral distress
____________ describes the anguish experienced when a person feels unable to act according to
closely held core values. causes of _____________ among critical care nurses include quality of
life concerns for patients, lacking a voice in documentation, difficulty with their advocacy role,
ambiguity between the guidelines of care and limitation of licensure, trying to implement
personal values to provide care, communication issues when full disclosure has not been
implemented with the patient and family, and role conflict between goals of care and barriers
to care delivery.
