PNC Final UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Types of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Normative
Meta
Applied/Personal
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of ethical behavior
-what should I do?
Meta Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the nature and meaning of moral
judgement
-good vs bad
Applied-Personal Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Practical application of moral
consideration
-controversial
Benificence - CORRECT ANSWER - to do good and the right thing for the patient
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for patients decisions
-ensuring patient is informed
Paternalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Provider/Nurse disregarding patients wishes
because they know best
Non-maleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - avoid causing harm
- assessing patient for damaged skin integrity
,-follows rights of medication administration
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - Accepting responsibility for ones actions
Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER - Faithful and true to professional responsibilities
-keeping promises
Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - Be impartial and fair
-who get your limited time?
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER - telling the patient the truth
Categories of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Social
Organizational
Prefessional
Personal
Bioethics
Clinical
Social Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Behavior accepted and practiced by a group
influenced by laws and regulations
-EX: kids must go to school
Organizational Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal and informal values, principles
and systems
-values are expressed to members and outside entities
-values guide actions of organization regardless of laws and regulations
-EX: Wells Fargo fake bank accounts
,Professional Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal and professional standards of a
particular profession
-specialized skills and knowledge that serves the public and have moral aspect
-EX: Lawyers
Personal ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Values a person identifies within respect to
peoples situations in their everyday life
*Personal and Professional Ethics can clash*
-moral conflict
-EX: Nurses who believe vaccines are unsafe
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethical issues emerging from advances in life
sciences, biotechnology and medicine
-research ethics is a subset of bioethics
--> Privacy, consent of research participants
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER - Practical discipline for ethical issues that arise in
clinical practice
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - describes ethical values, obligations, duties
and professional ideals
-set of clear expectations for new nurses for moral behavior
-informs society of the ideals and values
-implied contract with the public
*Guides professional self-regulation*
Nurse Practicing Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Gives the BON the authority to regulate
nursing, education and regulate UAP
, -appoints an executive director
American Nurses Association (ANA) - CORRECT ANSWER - The national professional
membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing profession,
and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses
Code of ethics Structure - CORRECT ANSWER - 9 provisions
- 1-3: direct care and the fundamentals of nursing values
-4-6: individual responsibility in practice, safety promotion and quality care
-7-9: Advancing the profession and global health care
Ethical Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER - An ethical decision-making problem
-no correct answer
-depends on the situation
Ethical Dilemma Complications - CORRECT ANSWER - Poor outcomes for quality of
care
Moral Distress
Relationships
Uncertainty with choices
Litigations
Moral Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the process of determining the difference
between right and wrong by using logic
Moral Residue - CORRECT ANSWER - Repeatedly compromising moral values
-loss of moral identity
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Types of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Normative
Meta
Applied/Personal
Normative Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - study of ethical behavior
-what should I do?
Meta Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Study of the nature and meaning of moral
judgement
-good vs bad
Applied-Personal Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Practical application of moral
consideration
-controversial
Benificence - CORRECT ANSWER - to do good and the right thing for the patient
Autonomy - CORRECT ANSWER - Respect for patients decisions
-ensuring patient is informed
Paternalism - CORRECT ANSWER - Provider/Nurse disregarding patients wishes
because they know best
Non-maleficence - CORRECT ANSWER - avoid causing harm
- assessing patient for damaged skin integrity
,-follows rights of medication administration
Accountability - CORRECT ANSWER - Accepting responsibility for ones actions
Fidelity - CORRECT ANSWER - Faithful and true to professional responsibilities
-keeping promises
Justice - CORRECT ANSWER - Be impartial and fair
-who get your limited time?
Veracity - CORRECT ANSWER - telling the patient the truth
Categories of Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Social
Organizational
Prefessional
Personal
Bioethics
Clinical
Social Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Behavior accepted and practiced by a group
influenced by laws and regulations
-EX: kids must go to school
Organizational Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Formal and informal values, principles
and systems
-values are expressed to members and outside entities
-values guide actions of organization regardless of laws and regulations
-EX: Wells Fargo fake bank accounts
,Professional Ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Personal and professional standards of a
particular profession
-specialized skills and knowledge that serves the public and have moral aspect
-EX: Lawyers
Personal ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Values a person identifies within respect to
peoples situations in their everyday life
*Personal and Professional Ethics can clash*
-moral conflict
-EX: Nurses who believe vaccines are unsafe
Bioethics - CORRECT ANSWER - Ethical issues emerging from advances in life
sciences, biotechnology and medicine
-research ethics is a subset of bioethics
--> Privacy, consent of research participants
Clinical - CORRECT ANSWER - Practical discipline for ethical issues that arise in
clinical practice
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER - describes ethical values, obligations, duties
and professional ideals
-set of clear expectations for new nurses for moral behavior
-informs society of the ideals and values
-implied contract with the public
*Guides professional self-regulation*
Nurse Practicing Act - CORRECT ANSWER - Gives the BON the authority to regulate
nursing, education and regulate UAP
, -appoints an executive director
American Nurses Association (ANA) - CORRECT ANSWER - The national professional
membership association of nurses that works for the improvement of health standards and the
availability of healthcare services, fosters high professional standards for the nursing profession,
and advances the economic and general welfare of nurses
Code of ethics Structure - CORRECT ANSWER - 9 provisions
- 1-3: direct care and the fundamentals of nursing values
-4-6: individual responsibility in practice, safety promotion and quality care
-7-9: Advancing the profession and global health care
Ethical Dilemma - CORRECT ANSWER - An ethical decision-making problem
-no correct answer
-depends on the situation
Ethical Dilemma Complications - CORRECT ANSWER - Poor outcomes for quality of
care
Moral Distress
Relationships
Uncertainty with choices
Litigations
Moral Reasoning - CORRECT ANSWER - Is the process of determining the difference
between right and wrong by using logic
Moral Residue - CORRECT ANSWER - Repeatedly compromising moral values
-loss of moral identity
