NURS 104 EXAM 3 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - science or study of moral values
nursing ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - system of principles concerning the actions of the
nurse in relation to patients, families, and other health care providers, policymakers, and society
code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - - implicit standards and values for the profession
- international council of nurses code for nurses
- american nurses association code of ethics
international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - - the
fundamental responsibility of the nurse is fourfold:
- to promote health
- to prevent illness
- to restore health
- to alleviate suffering
people (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT ANSWER -
- primary responsibility is those needing nursing care
- respect patient values, customs, spiritual beliefs
- confidentiality of personal information
practice (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - maintain competence/continual learning
- maintains high standard of care
- uses judgement in accepting/delegating care
,profession (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - determines/implements desirable nursing practice standards and nursing
education
- develops a core of professional knowledge
- active in professional organizations/promotes working conditions of nurses
coworkers (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - sustains cooperative relationships
- safeguards patient when safety is compromised by others
bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - - study of ethical issues and decision making
associated with the use of living organisms
- interdisciplinary field within health care that has evolved with modern medicine to address
questions that arise as science and technology produce new ways of knowing
- physicians, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, clergy, philosophers, and theologians are
joining to address ethical questions in health care
bioethics; dilemmas for health professionals - CORRECT ANSWER - - life and death
- quality of life
- right to decide
- informed consent
- alternative treatment issues
- stem cell research
- therapeutic and reproductive cloning
- in vitro fertilization' donor insemination
- surrogate motherhood
- organ transplantation
bioethics; dilemmas created by technology - CORRECT ANSWER - - illnesses that once
led to mortality are now manageable and are classified as chronic illnesses
, - cost is a consequence of prolonging life with technology
- manipulation of DNA
ethical decision making; answering difficult questions - CORRECT ANSWER - - what is
safe care?
- when staffing is inadequate, what care should be accepted or refused?
- what does it mean to be ill or well?
- what is the proper balance between science/technology and the good of humans?
- where do we find balance when science will allow us to experiment the basic origins of life?
ethical decision making; balancing science and morality - CORRECT ANSWER - - nurses
must:
- examine life, and its origins, as well as its worth, usefulness, and importance
- determine their own values
- seek to understand the values of others
- be competent in the scientific and technological aspects of care
- to be competent in dealing effectively with ethical problems encountered in patient care
ethical decision making; health care decisions - CORRECT ANSWER - - decisions are
made with patient, family, other nurses, and other health care providers
- nurses must develop a reasoned thought process and sound judgement in all situations that take
place within the nurse-patient relationship
value - CORRECT ANSWER - personal belief about worth that acts as a guide to behavior
value system - CORRECT ANSWER - entire framework on which actions are based
value clarification - CORRECT ANSWER - a process by which people attempt to examine
the values they hold and how these values function as part of the whole
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - science or study of moral values
nursing ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - system of principles concerning the actions of the
nurse in relation to patients, families, and other health care providers, policymakers, and society
code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - - implicit standards and values for the profession
- international council of nurses code for nurses
- american nurses association code of ethics
international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses - CORRECT ANSWER - - the
fundamental responsibility of the nurse is fourfold:
- to promote health
- to prevent illness
- to restore health
- to alleviate suffering
people (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT ANSWER -
- primary responsibility is those needing nursing care
- respect patient values, customs, spiritual beliefs
- confidentiality of personal information
practice (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - maintain competence/continual learning
- maintains high standard of care
- uses judgement in accepting/delegating care
,profession (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - determines/implements desirable nursing practice standards and nursing
education
- develops a core of professional knowledge
- active in professional organizations/promotes working conditions of nurses
coworkers (international council of nurses code of ethics for nurses) - CORRECT
ANSWER - - sustains cooperative relationships
- safeguards patient when safety is compromised by others
bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - - study of ethical issues and decision making
associated with the use of living organisms
- interdisciplinary field within health care that has evolved with modern medicine to address
questions that arise as science and technology produce new ways of knowing
- physicians, nurses, social workers, psychiatrists, clergy, philosophers, and theologians are
joining to address ethical questions in health care
bioethics; dilemmas for health professionals - CORRECT ANSWER - - life and death
- quality of life
- right to decide
- informed consent
- alternative treatment issues
- stem cell research
- therapeutic and reproductive cloning
- in vitro fertilization' donor insemination
- surrogate motherhood
- organ transplantation
bioethics; dilemmas created by technology - CORRECT ANSWER - - illnesses that once
led to mortality are now manageable and are classified as chronic illnesses
, - cost is a consequence of prolonging life with technology
- manipulation of DNA
ethical decision making; answering difficult questions - CORRECT ANSWER - - what is
safe care?
- when staffing is inadequate, what care should be accepted or refused?
- what does it mean to be ill or well?
- what is the proper balance between science/technology and the good of humans?
- where do we find balance when science will allow us to experiment the basic origins of life?
ethical decision making; balancing science and morality - CORRECT ANSWER - - nurses
must:
- examine life, and its origins, as well as its worth, usefulness, and importance
- determine their own values
- seek to understand the values of others
- be competent in the scientific and technological aspects of care
- to be competent in dealing effectively with ethical problems encountered in patient care
ethical decision making; health care decisions - CORRECT ANSWER - - decisions are
made with patient, family, other nurses, and other health care providers
- nurses must develop a reasoned thought process and sound judgement in all situations that take
place within the nurse-patient relationship
value - CORRECT ANSWER - personal belief about worth that acts as a guide to behavior
value system - CORRECT ANSWER - entire framework on which actions are based
value clarification - CORRECT ANSWER - a process by which people attempt to examine
the values they hold and how these values function as part of the whole
