NUR 318 Exam #1 Questions With Complete Solutions
A common method of measurement used in qualitative research
is
a. scales.
b. physiological measures.
c. unstructured interviews.
d. questionnaires. - ANS: C
Data in qualitative research take the forms of words, which are
collected through interviews,
observations, and focus groups. The methods of measurement
commonly used in quantitative
research include scales, questionnaires, and physiological
measures (see Table 1.3).
A drug-addicted nurse switches a patient's morphine injection
with normal saline so that the
nurse can use the morphine. The nurse is violating which
principles of ethics? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Autonomy
b. Utilitarianism
c. Beneficence
d. Dilemmas
e. Veracity - ANS: A, B, C, E
Beneficence is providing benefit to others by promoting their
welfare. In general terms, to
,be beneficent is to promote goodness, kindness, and charity. By
taking the patient's pain
medication and substituting saline, the nurse did harm, not good,
for the patient. Autonomy
is the principle of respect for the individual person; the nurse
does not respect someone
upon whom the nurse is inflicting harm. Utilitarianism is the
principle that assumes that an
action is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good
consequences or to the least
possible balance of bad consequences. Because the patient's pain
medication was taken
away, the consequences were all bad. Dilemmas are not
included as a principle of ethics.
Veracity involves truth-telling.
A job description for a nurse position in a teaching hospital
includes "coordinating research teams to facilitate studies to
generate knowledge about nursing actions." Which type of
advanced nursing degree would be required for this position?
a. Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
b. Doctorate in Nursing (PhD)
c. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
d. Post-Doctorate in Nursing - ANS: B
PhD-prepared nurses can critique, implement, plan, and develop
new or revised guidelines, as
well as generate and replicate knowledge via conduction of
research. DNP-prepared nurses
translate nursing research into practice. MSN-prepared nurses
identify problems requiring
,research and may conduct studies, but usually in collaboration
with other nurse scientists. The
difference between PhD and post-PhD is unclear—in this
situation you are one and the same.
A male patient suffered a brain injury from a motor vehicle
accident and has no brain
activity. The spouse has come up to see the patient every day for
the past 2 months. She asks
the nurse, "Do you think when he moves his hands he is
responding to my voice?" The
nurse feels bad because she believes the movements are
involuntary, and the prognosis is
grim for this patient. She states, "He can hear you, and it appears
he did respond to your
voice." The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Veracity
c. Utilitarianism
d. Deontology - ANS: B
Veracity is the principle of telling the truth in a given situation.
Autonomy is the principle of
respect for the individual person; this concept states that humans
have incalculable worth or
moral dignity. Utilitarianism is an approach that is rooted in the
assumption that an action or
practice is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of
good consequences or to the
, least possible balance of bad consequences. Giving the spouse
false reassurance is not a
good consequence. Deontological theory claims that a decision
is right only if it conforms to
an overriding moral duty and wrong only if it violates that moral
duty. Persons are to be
treated as ends in themselves and never as means to the ends of
others.
A new registered nurse asks the registered nurse (RN) preceptor
what could be done to
become more professional. What is the preceptor's best
response?
a. "Attend nursing educational meetings."
b. "Listen to other nurses."
c. "Read the agency newsletter."
d. "Pass the licensing exam." - ANS: A
Knowledge and commitment are essential components of
professionalism. Attending
nursing educational meetings can promote collaborative learning
with peers and
maintenance of competence in an ever-changing healthcare
environment. Listening can
promote professionalism, and communication is certainly a
component of professionalism;
however, there is also a social sense to listening, and without the
educational/learning
component, this is not the best answer. An agency newsletter
could include information
A common method of measurement used in qualitative research
is
a. scales.
b. physiological measures.
c. unstructured interviews.
d. questionnaires. - ANS: C
Data in qualitative research take the forms of words, which are
collected through interviews,
observations, and focus groups. The methods of measurement
commonly used in quantitative
research include scales, questionnaires, and physiological
measures (see Table 1.3).
A drug-addicted nurse switches a patient's morphine injection
with normal saline so that the
nurse can use the morphine. The nurse is violating which
principles of ethics? (Select all
that apply.)
a. Autonomy
b. Utilitarianism
c. Beneficence
d. Dilemmas
e. Veracity - ANS: A, B, C, E
Beneficence is providing benefit to others by promoting their
welfare. In general terms, to
,be beneficent is to promote goodness, kindness, and charity. By
taking the patient's pain
medication and substituting saline, the nurse did harm, not good,
for the patient. Autonomy
is the principle of respect for the individual person; the nurse
does not respect someone
upon whom the nurse is inflicting harm. Utilitarianism is the
principle that assumes that an
action is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of good
consequences or to the least
possible balance of bad consequences. Because the patient's pain
medication was taken
away, the consequences were all bad. Dilemmas are not
included as a principle of ethics.
Veracity involves truth-telling.
A job description for a nurse position in a teaching hospital
includes "coordinating research teams to facilitate studies to
generate knowledge about nursing actions." Which type of
advanced nursing degree would be required for this position?
a. Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP)
b. Doctorate in Nursing (PhD)
c. Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
d. Post-Doctorate in Nursing - ANS: B
PhD-prepared nurses can critique, implement, plan, and develop
new or revised guidelines, as
well as generate and replicate knowledge via conduction of
research. DNP-prepared nurses
translate nursing research into practice. MSN-prepared nurses
identify problems requiring
,research and may conduct studies, but usually in collaboration
with other nurse scientists. The
difference between PhD and post-PhD is unclear—in this
situation you are one and the same.
A male patient suffered a brain injury from a motor vehicle
accident and has no brain
activity. The spouse has come up to see the patient every day for
the past 2 months. She asks
the nurse, "Do you think when he moves his hands he is
responding to my voice?" The
nurse feels bad because she believes the movements are
involuntary, and the prognosis is
grim for this patient. She states, "He can hear you, and it appears
he did respond to your
voice." The nurse is violating which principle of ethics?
a. Autonomy
b. Veracity
c. Utilitarianism
d. Deontology - ANS: B
Veracity is the principle of telling the truth in a given situation.
Autonomy is the principle of
respect for the individual person; this concept states that humans
have incalculable worth or
moral dignity. Utilitarianism is an approach that is rooted in the
assumption that an action or
practice is right if it leads to the greatest possible balance of
good consequences or to the
, least possible balance of bad consequences. Giving the spouse
false reassurance is not a
good consequence. Deontological theory claims that a decision
is right only if it conforms to
an overriding moral duty and wrong only if it violates that moral
duty. Persons are to be
treated as ends in themselves and never as means to the ends of
others.
A new registered nurse asks the registered nurse (RN) preceptor
what could be done to
become more professional. What is the preceptor's best
response?
a. "Attend nursing educational meetings."
b. "Listen to other nurses."
c. "Read the agency newsletter."
d. "Pass the licensing exam." - ANS: A
Knowledge and commitment are essential components of
professionalism. Attending
nursing educational meetings can promote collaborative learning
with peers and
maintenance of competence in an ever-changing healthcare
environment. Listening can
promote professionalism, and communication is certainly a
component of professionalism;
however, there is also a social sense to listening, and without the
educational/learning
component, this is not the best answer. An agency newsletter
could include information
