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Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
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1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
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2. Ethical Theory
JP JP JP
,3. Ethical Principles
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Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
JP JP JP JP JP
4. Values Clarification
JP JP JP
5. Values Development
JP JP JP
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
JP JP JP JP JP
7. Ethical Decision Making
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Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
8. Legal Issues
JP JP JP
9. Professional Relationship Issues
JP JP JP JP
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
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11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
12. Scholarship Issues
JP JP
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
14. Health Policy Issues
JP JP JP JP
15. Economic Issues
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16. Social Issues
JP JP JP
17. Gender Issues
JP JP JP
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
JP JP JP JP
Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
19. Empowerment for Nurses
JP JP JP JP
20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
JP JP JP
, 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
Multiple Choice JP
1. For which of the following is empathy a motive?
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a. meeting the needs of others JP JP JP JP
b. moral reasoning and action JP JP JP
c. becoming a nurse JP JP
d. determining right from wrong JP JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
2. Which of the following is an example of social need as an ethical foundation for nursing?
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a. Nurses must determine the health and social needs of society.
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b. Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need.
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c. Theories of social need in sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them a
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
s conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
JP JP JP JP JP
d. Social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficen
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ce, and non-maleficence.
JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
3. What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?
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a. the traditional role of healers
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b. the role of women in society
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c. the religious and spiritual aspects of health care
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d. the introduction of male nurses into the profession
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ANSWER: b J P
4. Why does the social status of women affect the status of the nursing profession?
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a. Nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
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b. Throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
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c. Women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
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d. Women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
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ANSWER: a J P
5. What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?
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a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: c J P
6. What is the term that relates to knowledge gained through observation and experience?
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a. empirical
b. Cartesian philosophy JP
, c. values
d. moral thought JP
ANSWER: a J P
7. Which of the following is an example of the significance of Nursing during the Middle Ages ?
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a. Religious nursing orders and church- JP JP JP JP
sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenues for women wishing to b
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ecome nurses. JP
b. Increasing respect was given to nursing and midwifery, as nurses began to practise autonomously.
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c. Healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by priests, priestesses,
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P or shamans.
JP
d. Most nurses were women of high social status seeking ways to legitimize their position and status.
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ANSWER: a J P
8. What does the term empirical relate to?
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a. serving God and thy neighbour the best way one can
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b. knowledge gained through observation and experience
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c. healing through religious intervention, chanting, and praying
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d. the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society
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ANSWER: b J P
9. When was the “Dark Period of Nursing,” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkar
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ds provided hospital nursing care?
JP JP JP JP
a. during the Reformation JP JP
b. during the Crusades JP JP
c. during the Middle Ages JP JP JP
d. during the early Christian era
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ANSWER: a J P
10. Which of the following had the greatest influence on nursing traditions in Canada?
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a. Britain
b. indigenous persons JP
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: c J P
11. Which of the following had the greatest influence on establishing the first hospital in the New World?
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a. Marie Rollet Hebert JP JP
b. Marguerite d’Youville JP
c. Jeanne Mance JP
d. Renee Descartes JP
ANSWER: c J P
A
B
LE OF CONTENTS
JP JP JP
Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
JP JP JP JP JP
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
2. Ethical Theory
JP JP JP
,3. Ethical Principles
JP JP
Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
JP JP JP JP JP
4. Values Clarification
JP JP JP
5. Values Development
JP JP JP
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
JP JP JP JP JP
7. Ethical Decision Making
JP JP JP
Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
8. Legal Issues
JP JP JP
9. Professional Relationship Issues
JP JP JP JP
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
JP JP JP JP JP JP
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
12. Scholarship Issues
JP JP
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
14. Health Policy Issues
JP JP JP JP
15. Economic Issues
JP JP JP
16. Social Issues
JP JP JP
17. Gender Issues
JP JP JP
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
JP JP JP JP
Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
19. Empowerment for Nurses
JP JP JP JP
20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
JP JP JP
, 1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
Multiple Choice JP
1. For which of the following is empathy a motive?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. meeting the needs of others JP JP JP JP
b. moral reasoning and action JP JP JP
c. becoming a nurse JP JP
d. determining right from wrong JP JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
2. Which of the following is an example of social need as an ethical foundation for nursing?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. Nurses must determine the health and social needs of society.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
b. Nursing finds its origin, purpose, and meaning within the context of perceived social need.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
c. Theories of social need in sociology are utilized by nursing scholars, many of whom view them a
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
s conceptual frameworks for nursing practice.
JP JP JP JP JP
d. Social need determines the boundaries of the ethical principles of distributive justice, beneficen
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ce, and non-maleficence.
JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
3. What is the most critical factor that influences nursing practice?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. the traditional role of healers
JP JP JP JP
b. the role of women in society
JP JP JP JP JP
c. the religious and spiritual aspects of health care
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
d. the introduction of male nurses into the profession
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
4. Why does the social status of women affect the status of the nursing profession?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. Nursing has traditionally been a profession of women.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
b. Throughout history, nurses have been afforded higher social status.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
c. Women of higher social status rarely become nurses.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
d. Women are more skilled than men at nurturing others.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ANSWER: a J P
5. What historical influences affected nursing as a moral discipline?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER: c J P
6. What is the term that relates to knowledge gained through observation and experience?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. empirical
b. Cartesian philosophy JP
, c. values
d. moral thought JP
ANSWER: a J P
7. Which of the following is an example of the significance of Nursing during the Middle Ages ?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. Religious nursing orders and church- JP JP JP JP
sanctioned secular nursing orders offered the only legitimate avenues for women wishing to b
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ecome nurses. JP
b. Increasing respect was given to nursing and midwifery, as nurses began to practise autonomously.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
c. Healing arts in Denmark and Greece were performed in sacred ceremonies by priests, priestesses,
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP J
P or shamans.
JP
d. Most nurses were women of high social status seeking ways to legitimize their position and status.
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ANSWER: a J P
8. What does the term empirical relate to?
JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. serving God and thy neighbour the best way one can
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
b. knowledge gained through observation and experience
JP JP JP JP JP
c. healing through religious intervention, chanting, and praying
JP JP JP JP JP JP
d. the enforcement of religious doctrine related to the status of women in society
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ANSWER: b J P
9. When was the “Dark Period of Nursing,” when convalescent patients, prostitutes, prisoners, and drunkar
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
ds provided hospital nursing care?
JP JP JP JP
a. during the Reformation JP JP
b. during the Crusades JP JP
c. during the Middle Ages JP JP JP
d. during the early Christian era
JP JP JP JP
ANSWER: a J P
10. Which of the following had the greatest influence on nursing traditions in Canada?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. Britain
b. indigenous persons JP
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER: c J P
11. Which of the following had the greatest influence on establishing the first hospital in the New World?
JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP JP
a. Marie Rollet Hebert JP JP
b. Marguerite d’Youville JP
c. Jeanne Mance JP
d. Renee Descartes JP
ANSWER: c J P