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A nurse caring for pts in the ICU develops values from experience to form a personal code of et
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hics. Which statements best describe this process? select all.
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a. people are born with values
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b. values act as standards to guide behavior
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c. values are ranked on a continuum of importance
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d. values influence beliefs about health and illness
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e. value systems are not related to personal codes of conduct
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f. nurses should not let their values influence their patient - ANSWER-
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A pediatric nurse is assessing a 5-year-
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old boy who has dietary modifications related to his diabetes. His parents tell the nurse that th
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ey want him to value good nutritional habits, so they decide to deprive him of a favorite TV pr
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ogram when he becomes angry after they deny him foods not on his diet. This is an example of
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what mode of value transmission?
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a. modeling
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b. moralizing
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c. Laissez-faire
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d. rewarding and punishing - ANSWER-
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A nurse who is working in a hospital setting uses value clarification to help understand the valu
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es that motivate patient behavior. Which examples denote "prizing" in the process of values cl
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arification? Select all... B B




a. a patient decides to quit smoking following a diagnosis of lung cancer
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b. a patient shows off a new outfit that she is wearing after losing 20 pounds
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c. a patient chooses to work fewer hours following a stress-related myocardial infarction
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d. a patient incorporates a new low-cholesterol diet into his daily routine
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e. a patient joins a gym and schedules classes throughout the year
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, f. a patient proudly displays his certificate for completing a marathon - ANSWER-
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A nurse incorporates the "five values that epitomize the caring professional nurse" into a hom
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e health care nursing practice. Which attribute is best described as acting in accordance with a
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n appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice?
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a. altruism
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b. autonomy
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c. human dignity
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d. integrity - ANSWER-
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A nurse caring for patients in an institutional setting expresses a commitment to social justice.
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What action best exemplifies this attribute?
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a. providing honest information to patients and the public
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b. promoting universal access to healthcare
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c. planning care in partnership with patients
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d. documenting care accurately and honestly - ANSWER-
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b. promoting universal healthcare
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An older nurse asks a younger nurse why the new generation of nurses just aren't ethical any
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more. Which reply reflects the BEST understanding of moral development?
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a. "behaving ethically develops gradually from childhood; maybe my generation doesn't value
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this enough to develop an ethical code"
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b. "I don't agree that nurses were more ethical in the past. It's a new age and ethics are new!"
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c. "ethics is genetically determined...it's like having blue or brown eyes. Maybe we're evolving
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out of the ethical sense your generation had"
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d. "I agree! It's impossible to be ethical when working in a practice setting like this!" -
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A home health nurse performs a careful safety assessment of the home of a frail older adult to
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prevent harm to the patient. The nurse's action reflects which principle of bioethics?
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