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1. Autonomy client's right to make own personal decisions, even when
those decisions might not be in the client's own best interest
2. Beneficence positive actions to help others
3. Fidelity agreement to keep promises
4. Justice fairness in care delivery and use of resources
5. Nonmaleficence avoidance of harm or injury
6. Paternalism assumption that one person can assume responsibility for
making the decisions of another person
7. Advocacy support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
8. Responsibility willingness to respect obligations and follow through on
promises
9. Accountability ability to answer for one's own actions
10. Confidentiality protection of privacy without diminishing access to
high-quality care
11. When is a problem an ethical When:
dilemma? - A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and
the client.
12. Ethical decision making Process that requires striking a balance between science and
morality
13. A nurse is caring for a B. Autonomy
client who decides not to
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have surgery despite signifi- In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his
cant blockages in his own personal decision about
coronary arteries. The nurse surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for
understands that this client's him. This is an example of autonomy.
choice is an example of which
of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
14. A nurse offers pain medication D. Beneficence
to a client who is postoperative
prior to ambulation. The nurse Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By ad-
understands that this aspect of ministering pain medication
care delivery is an example of before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like
which of the following ethical ambulation, the nurse is taking a
principles? specific and positive action to help the client.
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence
15. A nurse is instructing a group C. Justice
of nursing students about the
responsibilities involved with Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources.
organ By applying the same
donation and procurement. qualifications to all potential kidney transplant recipients,
When the nurse explains that organ procurement organizations
all clients waiting for a kidney demonstrate this ethical principle in determining the alloca-
transplant have tion of these scarce resources.
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to meet the same qualifica-
tions, the students should un-
derstand that this aspect of
care delivery is an
example of which of the follow-
ing ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
16. A nurse questions a medication D. Nonmaleficence
prescription as too extreme in
light of the client's advanced Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of harm or injury. In this
age situation, administering the
and unstable status. The nurse medication could harm the client. By questioning it, the
understands that this action is nurse is demonstrating this ethical principle.
an example of which of the fol-
lowing
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
17. A nurse is instructing a group C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of
of nursing students about how enteral tube feedings for their father, who
to know and what to expect is terminally ill.
when ethical
dilemmas arise. Which of the Making the decision about initiating enteral tube feedings is
following situations should the an example of an ethical
students identify as an ethical dilemma. *A review of scientific data cannot resolve the issue,
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dilemma? and it is not easy to resolve. The
A. A nurse on a medical-surgi- decision will have a profound effect on the situation and on
cal unit demonstrates signs of the client.*
chemical impairment.
B. A nurse overhears anoth-
er nurse telling an older adult
client that if he doesn't stay in
bed, she
will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feel-
ings about the initiation of en-
teral tube feedings for their fa-
ther, who
is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill
hesitates to name her spouse
on her durable power of
attorney form.
18. *Medical* asepsis - practices* to reduce* the number, growth, and spread of
[AKA: "Clean Technique"] micro-organisms;
- Used for: admin oral meds, managing NG tubes, providing
personal hygiene, etc.
19. *Surgical* asepsis - practices *to eliminate* all micro-organisms from an object
[AKA: "Sterile Technique"] or area to prevent contamination;
- Used for: parenteral med admin, insertion of urinary
catheters, surgical procedures, sterile dressing changes, etc.
20. Latex allergy - Must use latex-free gloves;
- Schedule surgery first thing in the morning;
- Label O.R. as "latex free";
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1. Autonomy client's right to make own personal decisions, even when
those decisions might not be in the client's own best interest
2. Beneficence positive actions to help others
3. Fidelity agreement to keep promises
4. Justice fairness in care delivery and use of resources
5. Nonmaleficence avoidance of harm or injury
6. Paternalism assumption that one person can assume responsibility for
making the decisions of another person
7. Advocacy support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
8. Responsibility willingness to respect obligations and follow through on
promises
9. Accountability ability to answer for one's own actions
10. Confidentiality protection of privacy without diminishing access to
high-quality care
11. When is a problem an ethical When:
dilemma? - A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and
the client.
12. Ethical decision making Process that requires striking a balance between science and
morality
13. A nurse is caring for a B. Autonomy
client who decides not to
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have surgery despite signifi- In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his
cant blockages in his own personal decision about
coronary arteries. The nurse surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for
understands that this client's him. This is an example of autonomy.
choice is an example of which
of the following
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
14. A nurse offers pain medication D. Beneficence
to a client who is postoperative
prior to ambulation. The nurse Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By ad-
understands that this aspect of ministering pain medication
care delivery is an example of before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like
which of the following ethical ambulation, the nurse is taking a
principles? specific and positive action to help the client.
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence
15. A nurse is instructing a group C. Justice
of nursing students about the
responsibilities involved with Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources.
organ By applying the same
donation and procurement. qualifications to all potential kidney transplant recipients,
When the nurse explains that organ procurement organizations
all clients waiting for a kidney demonstrate this ethical principle in determining the alloca-
transplant have tion of these scarce resources.
, ATI PN Fundamentals
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to meet the same qualifica-
tions, the students should un-
derstand that this aspect of
care delivery is an
example of which of the follow-
ing ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
16. A nurse questions a medication D. Nonmaleficence
prescription as too extreme in
light of the client's advanced Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of harm or injury. In this
age situation, administering the
and unstable status. The nurse medication could harm the client. By questioning it, the
understands that this action is nurse is demonstrating this ethical principle.
an example of which of the fol-
lowing
ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Nonmaleficence
17. A nurse is instructing a group C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of
of nursing students about how enteral tube feedings for their father, who
to know and what to expect is terminally ill.
when ethical
dilemmas arise. Which of the Making the decision about initiating enteral tube feedings is
following situations should the an example of an ethical
students identify as an ethical dilemma. *A review of scientific data cannot resolve the issue,
, ATI PN Fundamentals
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dilemma? and it is not easy to resolve. The
A. A nurse on a medical-surgi- decision will have a profound effect on the situation and on
cal unit demonstrates signs of the client.*
chemical impairment.
B. A nurse overhears anoth-
er nurse telling an older adult
client that if he doesn't stay in
bed, she
will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feel-
ings about the initiation of en-
teral tube feedings for their fa-
ther, who
is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill
hesitates to name her spouse
on her durable power of
attorney form.
18. *Medical* asepsis - practices* to reduce* the number, growth, and spread of
[AKA: "Clean Technique"] micro-organisms;
- Used for: admin oral meds, managing NG tubes, providing
personal hygiene, etc.
19. *Surgical* asepsis - practices *to eliminate* all micro-organisms from an object
[AKA: "Sterile Technique"] or area to prevent contamination;
- Used for: parenteral med admin, insertion of urinary
catheters, surgical procedures, sterile dressing changes, etc.
20. Latex allergy - Must use latex-free gloves;
- Schedule surgery first thing in the morning;
- Label O.R. as "latex free";
