Prof, Issue in Nursing –
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
JusticeB-BAnswerBAnBethicalBprincipleBstatingBthatBequalsBshouldBbeBtheBsame.
BeneficenceB-BAnswerBTheBethicalBprincipleBofBdoingBgood.
AutonomyB-
BAnswerBSelfBdetermination.BControlBoverBone'sBownBprofessionalBpractice.
FidelityB-
BAnswerBAnBethicalBprincipleBthatBvaluesBfaithfulnessBtoBone'sBresponsibilities.
VeracityB-BAnswerBTruthfulness
NonmaleficenceB-BAnswerBTheBdutyBtoBinflictBnoBharmBorBevil.
UtilitarianismB-
BAnswerBAnBethicalBtheoryBassertingBthatBitBisBrightBtoBmaximizeBtheBgreatestBgoodB
forBtheBgreatestBnumberBofBpeople.
DeontologyB-
BAnswerBTheBethicalBtheoryBthatBmoralBifBintent/motiveBisBgoodBregardlessBofBtheBo
utcome.B
EX:BGoodBSamaritanBLaw
VirtueBethicsB-
BAnswerBEthicsBbasedBonBtheBinbornBmoralBvirtueBofBtheBdecisionBmaker.B
, EX:BHonesty,Bcourage,Bcompassion,Bfairness,Bintegrity,Betc.
KohlbergB-BTheoryBofBmoralBdevelopmentB-BAnswerBPreconventionalB(Toddler)-
BIndividualBwantsBtakeBprecedenceBoverBrightBorBwrong.BRespondsBtoBpunishmentB&
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ConventionalB(MostBadults)-
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Postconventional-BIndividualBdevelopsBtheBabilityBtoBdefineBtheirBownBmoralBvalues.
GilliganB-BTheoryBofBMoralBDevelopmentB-BAnswerB-
TheoryBofBfemaleBmoralBdevelopment:BcareBbased.B
-WomenBfocusBonBcareBandBmenBfocusBonBjustice.
MoralBdistressB-BAnswerB-ABconflictBbetweenB2Bvalues.B
-
PainBorBanguishBofBaBpersonBwhoBunwillinglyBparticipatesBinBperceivedBmoralBwrongd
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MoralBcourageB-BAnswerB-
TakingBactionBtoBdoBwhat'sBrightBinBspiteBofBconsequences.B
-
TermBsuggestsBthereBisB"dangerBorBfear"BassociatedBwithBtakingBaBrightBactionBbecau
seBofBtheBpossibleBsacrifice.
CollegialityB-
BAnswerBTheBpromotionBofBcollaborationBandBrecognitionBofBinterdependenceBamong
BmembersBofBaBprofession.
ProfessionalismB-BAnswerBProfessionalBappearance,Bbehavior,BandBconduct.
Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
JusticeB-BAnswerBAnBethicalBprincipleBstatingBthatBequalsBshouldBbeBtheBsame.
BeneficenceB-BAnswerBTheBethicalBprincipleBofBdoingBgood.
AutonomyB-
BAnswerBSelfBdetermination.BControlBoverBone'sBownBprofessionalBpractice.
FidelityB-
BAnswerBAnBethicalBprincipleBthatBvaluesBfaithfulnessBtoBone'sBresponsibilities.
VeracityB-BAnswerBTruthfulness
NonmaleficenceB-BAnswerBTheBdutyBtoBinflictBnoBharmBorBevil.
UtilitarianismB-
BAnswerBAnBethicalBtheoryBassertingBthatBitBisBrightBtoBmaximizeBtheBgreatestBgoodB
forBtheBgreatestBnumberBofBpeople.
DeontologyB-
BAnswerBTheBethicalBtheoryBthatBmoralBifBintent/motiveBisBgoodBregardlessBofBtheBo
utcome.B
EX:BGoodBSamaritanBLaw
VirtueBethicsB-
BAnswerBEthicsBbasedBonBtheBinbornBmoralBvirtueBofBtheBdecisionBmaker.B
, EX:BHonesty,Bcourage,Bcompassion,Bfairness,Bintegrity,Betc.
KohlbergB-BTheoryBofBmoralBdevelopmentB-BAnswerBPreconventionalB(Toddler)-
BIndividualBwantsBtakeBprecedenceBoverBrightBorBwrong.BRespondsBtoBpunishmentB&
Breward.B
ConventionalB(MostBadults)-
BMakesBdecisionsBthatBconformBtoBtheBexpectationsBofBone'sBfamily,Bgroup,BorBsociet
y.B
Postconventional-BIndividualBdevelopsBtheBabilityBtoBdefineBtheirBownBmoralBvalues.
GilliganB-BTheoryBofBMoralBDevelopmentB-BAnswerB-
TheoryBofBfemaleBmoralBdevelopment:BcareBbased.B
-WomenBfocusBonBcareBandBmenBfocusBonBjustice.
MoralBdistressB-BAnswerB-ABconflictBbetweenB2Bvalues.B
-
PainBorBanguishBofBaBpersonBwhoBunwillinglyBparticipatesBinBperceivedBmoralBwrongd
oing.
MoralBcourageB-BAnswerB-
TakingBactionBtoBdoBwhat'sBrightBinBspiteBofBconsequences.B
-
TermBsuggestsBthereBisB"dangerBorBfear"BassociatedBwithBtakingBaBrightBactionBbecau
seBofBtheBpossibleBsacrifice.
CollegialityB-
BAnswerBTheBpromotionBofBcollaborationBandBrecognitionBofBinterdependenceBamong
BmembersBofBaBprofession.
ProfessionalismB-BAnswerBProfessionalBappearance,Bbehavior,BandBconduct.