Nurs 200 - Quiz 2 questions and answers A+ Grade
2026\2027
Ethics
- correct answer - Study of conduct and character
- It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and society at large
- Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to meet
As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote resolution when
an ______ dilemma develops
- correct answer ethics; ethical
Nursing Ethics
- correct answer - A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of nursing
- Shares many principles with medical ethics
- Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Bioethics
- correct answer The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care.
Ex. Euthanasia
Fundamental to Nursing Practice
- correct answer - Protecting patients' rights
- Respecting patients' dignity
- Guarding patients' privacy
- Taking patients' wishes into consideration
,____ hold people and society together
- correct answer Morals
Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines
- correct answer longer
Code of Nursing Ethics
- correct answer - A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
- Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
- Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
HIPPA
- correct answer - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Confidentiality
- Mandates the protection of patients' personal/health information
- Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information be limited to the minimum necessary
Belmont Report
- correct answer - Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974.
- Report consists of 3 principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons
- Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
National Research Act
- correct answer - 1974
- Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the stage for the
issuance of the Belmont Report
What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.?
- correct answer Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Autonomy
- correct answer - commitment to include patients in decisions
, - the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined manner
- advanced directives
- spiritual needs assessment
- right to refuse treatment
Beneficience
- correct answer - taking positive actions to help others
- the interest of the patients are more important than self interest
- a responsibility to act
- consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Nonmaleficence
- correct answer - avoidance of harm or hurt
- must be balanced with beneficence
- involves an ethical and legal duty to avoid harming others
- involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the rights of patients
Justice
- correct answer - being fair
- treating people equally and without prejudice
- equitable distribution of benefits and burdens
Social Justice
- correct answer Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly
among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights,
benefits, and opportunities
fidelity
- correct answer - agreement to keep promises
- not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
2026\2027
Ethics
- correct answer - Study of conduct and character
- It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and society at large
- Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to meet
As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote resolution when
an ______ dilemma develops
- correct answer ethics; ethical
Nursing Ethics
- correct answer - A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of nursing
- Shares many principles with medical ethics
- Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Bioethics
- correct answer The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care.
Ex. Euthanasia
Fundamental to Nursing Practice
- correct answer - Protecting patients' rights
- Respecting patients' dignity
- Guarding patients' privacy
- Taking patients' wishes into consideration
,____ hold people and society together
- correct answer Morals
Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines
- correct answer longer
Code of Nursing Ethics
- correct answer - A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
- Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
- Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
HIPPA
- correct answer - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Confidentiality
- Mandates the protection of patients' personal/health information
- Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information be limited to the minimum necessary
Belmont Report
- correct answer - Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974.
- Report consists of 3 principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons
- Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
National Research Act
- correct answer - 1974
- Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the stage for the
issuance of the Belmont Report
What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.?
- correct answer Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Autonomy
- correct answer - commitment to include patients in decisions
, - the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined manner
- advanced directives
- spiritual needs assessment
- right to refuse treatment
Beneficience
- correct answer - taking positive actions to help others
- the interest of the patients are more important than self interest
- a responsibility to act
- consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Nonmaleficence
- correct answer - avoidance of harm or hurt
- must be balanced with beneficence
- involves an ethical and legal duty to avoid harming others
- involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the rights of patients
Justice
- correct answer - being fair
- treating people equally and without prejudice
- equitable distribution of benefits and burdens
Social Justice
- correct answer Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed fairly
among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights,
benefits, and opportunities
fidelity
- correct answer - agreement to keep promises
- not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
