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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2. Ethical Theory
3. Ethical Principles
Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
4. Values Clarification
5. Values Development
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
7. Ethical Decision Making
Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
8. Legal Issues
9. Professional Relationship Issues
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
12. Scholarship Issues
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
14. Health Policy Issues
15. Economic Issues
16. Social Issues
17. Gender Issues
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
Part V: The Power zto zMake za zDifference
19. Empowerment zfor zNurses
20. Facilitating zPatient zEmpowerment
, 1. Social, zPhilosophical, zand zOther zHistorical zForces zInfluencing zthe zDevelopment zof
z Nursing
Multiple zChoice
1. For zwhich zof zthe zfollowing zis zempathy za zmotive?
a. meeting zthe zneeds zof zothers
b. moral zreasoning zand zaction
c. becoming za znurse
d. determining zright zfrom zwrong
ANSWER: z b
2. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zan zexample zof zsocial zneed zas zan zethical zfoundation zfor znursing?
a. Nurses zmust zdetermine zthe zhealth zand zsocial zneeds zof zsociety.
b. Nursing zfinds zits zorigin, zpurpose, zand zmeaning zwithin zthe zcontext zof zperceived zsocial zneed.
c. Theories zof zsocial zneed zin zsociology zare zutilized zby znursing zscholars, zmany zof zwhom zview
zthem zas z conceptual zframeworks zfor znursing zpractice.
d. Social zneed zdetermines zthe zboundaries zof zthe zethical zprinciples zof zdistributive zjustice,
zbeneficence, zand z non-maleficence.
ANSWER: z b
3. What zis zthe zmost zcritical zfactor zthat zinfluences znursing zpractice?
a. the ztraditional zrole zof zhealers
b. the zrole zof zwomen zin zsociety
c. the zreligious zand zspiritual zaspects zof zhealth zcare
d. the zintroduction zof zmale znurses zinto zthe zprofession
ANSWER: z b
4. Why zdoes zthe zsocial zstatus zof zwomen zaffect zthe zstatus zof zthe znursing zprofession?
a. Nursing zhas ztraditionally zbeen za zprofession zof zwomen.
b. Throughout zhistory, znurses zhave zbeen zafforded zhigher zsocial zstatus.
c. Women zof zhigher zsocial zstatus zrarely zbecome znurses.
d. Women zare zmore zskilled zthan zmen zat znurturing zothers.
ANSWER: z a
5. What zhistorical zinfluences zaffected znursing zas za zmoral zdiscipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: z c
6. What zis zthe zterm zthat zrelates zto zknowledge zgained zthrough zobservation zand zexperience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian zphilosophy
, c. values
d. moral zthought
ANSWER: z za
7. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zan zexample zof zthe zsignificance zof zNursing zduring zthe zMiddle zAges z?
a. Religious znursing zorders zand zchurch-sanctioned zsecular znursing zorders zoffered zthe zonly
zlegitimate z avenues zfor zwomen zwishing zto zbecome znurses.
b. Increasing zrespect zwas zgiven zto znursing zand zmidwifery, zas znurses zbegan zto zpractise zautonomously.
c. Healing zarts zin zDenmark zand zGreece zwere zperformed zin zsacred zceremonies zby zpriests,
zpriestesses, zor z shamans.
d. Most znurses zwere zwomen zof zhigh zsocial zstatus zseeking zways zto zlegitimize ztheir zposition zand
zstatus.
ANSWER: z za
8. What zdoes zthe zterm zempirical zrelate zto?
a. serving zGod zand zthy zneighbour zthe zbest zway zone zcan
b. knowledge zgained zthrough zobservation zand zexperience
c. healing zthrough zreligious zintervention, zchanting, zand zpraying
d. the zenforcement zof zreligious zdoctrine zrelated zto zthe zstatus zof zwomen zin zsociety
ANSWER: z b
9. When zwas zthe z“Dark zPeriod zof zNursing,” zwhen zconvalescent zpatients, zprostitutes, zprisoners, zand
zdrunkards z provided zhospital znursing zcare?
a. during zthe zReformation
b. during zthe zCrusades
c. during zthe zMiddle zAges
d. during zthe zearly zChristian zera
ANSWER: z za
10. Which zof zthe zfollowing zhad zthe zgreatest zinfluence zon znursing ztraditions zin zCanada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous zpersons
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: z c
11. Which zof zthe zfollowing zhad zthe zgreatest zinfluence zon zestablishing zthe zfirst zhospital zin zthe zNew
zWorld?
a. Marie zRollet zHebert
b. Marguerite zd’Youville
c. Jeanne zMance
d. Renee zDescartes
ANSWER: z c
Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
,TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2. Ethical Theory
3. Ethical Principles
Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
4. Values Clarification
5. Values Development
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
7. Ethical Decision Making
Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
8. Legal Issues
9. Professional Relationship Issues
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
12. Scholarship Issues
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
14. Health Policy Issues
15. Economic Issues
16. Social Issues
17. Gender Issues
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
Part V: The Power zto zMake za zDifference
19. Empowerment zfor zNurses
20. Facilitating zPatient zEmpowerment
, 1. Social, zPhilosophical, zand zOther zHistorical zForces zInfluencing zthe zDevelopment zof
z Nursing
Multiple zChoice
1. For zwhich zof zthe zfollowing zis zempathy za zmotive?
a. meeting zthe zneeds zof zothers
b. moral zreasoning zand zaction
c. becoming za znurse
d. determining zright zfrom zwrong
ANSWER: z b
2. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zan zexample zof zsocial zneed zas zan zethical zfoundation zfor znursing?
a. Nurses zmust zdetermine zthe zhealth zand zsocial zneeds zof zsociety.
b. Nursing zfinds zits zorigin, zpurpose, zand zmeaning zwithin zthe zcontext zof zperceived zsocial zneed.
c. Theories zof zsocial zneed zin zsociology zare zutilized zby znursing zscholars, zmany zof zwhom zview
zthem zas z conceptual zframeworks zfor znursing zpractice.
d. Social zneed zdetermines zthe zboundaries zof zthe zethical zprinciples zof zdistributive zjustice,
zbeneficence, zand z non-maleficence.
ANSWER: z b
3. What zis zthe zmost zcritical zfactor zthat zinfluences znursing zpractice?
a. the ztraditional zrole zof zhealers
b. the zrole zof zwomen zin zsociety
c. the zreligious zand zspiritual zaspects zof zhealth zcare
d. the zintroduction zof zmale znurses zinto zthe zprofession
ANSWER: z b
4. Why zdoes zthe zsocial zstatus zof zwomen zaffect zthe zstatus zof zthe znursing zprofession?
a. Nursing zhas ztraditionally zbeen za zprofession zof zwomen.
b. Throughout zhistory, znurses zhave zbeen zafforded zhigher zsocial zstatus.
c. Women zof zhigher zsocial zstatus zrarely zbecome znurses.
d. Women zare zmore zskilled zthan zmen zat znurturing zothers.
ANSWER: z a
5. What zhistorical zinfluences zaffected znursing zas za zmoral zdiscipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: z c
6. What zis zthe zterm zthat zrelates zto zknowledge zgained zthrough zobservation zand zexperience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian zphilosophy
, c. values
d. moral zthought
ANSWER: z za
7. Which zof zthe zfollowing zis zan zexample zof zthe zsignificance zof zNursing zduring zthe zMiddle zAges z?
a. Religious znursing zorders zand zchurch-sanctioned zsecular znursing zorders zoffered zthe zonly
zlegitimate z avenues zfor zwomen zwishing zto zbecome znurses.
b. Increasing zrespect zwas zgiven zto znursing zand zmidwifery, zas znurses zbegan zto zpractise zautonomously.
c. Healing zarts zin zDenmark zand zGreece zwere zperformed zin zsacred zceremonies zby zpriests,
zpriestesses, zor z shamans.
d. Most znurses zwere zwomen zof zhigh zsocial zstatus zseeking zways zto zlegitimize ztheir zposition zand
zstatus.
ANSWER: z za
8. What zdoes zthe zterm zempirical zrelate zto?
a. serving zGod zand zthy zneighbour zthe zbest zway zone zcan
b. knowledge zgained zthrough zobservation zand zexperience
c. healing zthrough zreligious zintervention, zchanting, zand zpraying
d. the zenforcement zof zreligious zdoctrine zrelated zto zthe zstatus zof zwomen zin zsociety
ANSWER: z b
9. When zwas zthe z“Dark zPeriod zof zNursing,” zwhen zconvalescent zpatients, zprostitutes, zprisoners, zand
zdrunkards z provided zhospital znursing zcare?
a. during zthe zReformation
b. during zthe zCrusades
c. during zthe zMiddle zAges
d. during zthe zearly zChristian zera
ANSWER: z za
10. Which zof zthe zfollowing zhad zthe zgreatest zinfluence zon znursing ztraditions zin zCanada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous zpersons
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: z c
11. Which zof zthe zfollowing zhad zthe zgreatest zinfluence zon zestablishing zthe zfirst zhospital zin zthe zNew
zWorld?
a. Marie zRollet zHebert
b. Marguerite zd’Youville
c. Jeanne zMance
d. Renee zDescartes
ANSWER: z c
