Nursing 2000 Final Exam with Complete
Solutions
A personal standard of what is right and
wrong, good and bad in a situation - ANSWER-Morality
The reasoned analysis and disciplined inquiry of
relationships underly - ANSWER-Ethics
Acting in a manner that is contrary to personal
and professional values - ANSWER-Ethical Distress
The freedom to make decisions about
one's own body without the coercion
or interference from others - ANSWER-Autonomy
The obligation to be fair to all people - ANSWER-Justice
Truth telling - ANSWER-Veracity
Doing good will towards another - ANSWER-Beneficence
Protection from harm - ANSWER-Nonmaleficence
Right to be protected against
intrusive contact from others - ANSWER-Privacy
Maintaining secrecy of patient
information - ANSWER-Confidentiality
Faithfulness or promise-keeping - ANSWER-Fidelity
Requires a decision be made from a
disinterested, dispassionate,
consistent viewpoint, with full
information available and
consideration of future consequences - ANSWER-Ideal Observer
Making decisions on patient's behalf
based on known wishes - ANSWER-Standard of Best Interest
,-Inspire members to be ethical
-Sensitize members to ethical issues
-Enforce rules on group members
-Protect society - ANSWER-Code of Ethics
1. Clarify the ethical dilemma
2. Gather additional data
3. Identify options
4. Make a decision
5. Act
6. Evaluate - ANSWER-Ethical Decision Making
-Nursing role or employment position
-Acting on behalf of patient
-Be prepared for personal
consequences of patient advocacy - ANSWER-Patient Advocacy
-Present in majority of hospitals and
home health agencies
-Volunteer multidisciplinary group
-Review ethical cases
-Assist in policy development for
institution - ANSWER-Ethics Committees
-Informed consent
-Prevention of harm
-Protection of privacy
-Research process integrity - ANSWER-Ethics & Nursing Research
-informed consent
-Allocation of resources
-Reproductive technology
-Provision of healthcare to children
-End-of-Life decisions
-Quality versus quantity
-Impaired colleagues
-Academic dishonesty - ANSWER-Ethical Issues in Nursing
Laws that are enacted by legislative
bodies, declaring, commanding, or
prohibiting something. - ANSWER-Statutory
Rules, regulations, and decisions of
administrative bodies, to which the
statutes have delegated authority - ANSWER-Administrative (Executive,
Regulatory)
, Federal, state, and local judicial
opinions - ANSWER-Common (Judicial, Decisional,
Case)
-Offenses
- Misdemeanors
- Felonies - ANSWER-Criminal
City, County, State, Federal, Supreme - ANSWER-Court System
Petit, Grand - ANSWER-Jury System
-Assault
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Trespass
-Emotional distress - ANSWER-Intentional
• Defamation
- Libel
- Slander
• Breach of confidentiality
• Invasion of privacy - ANSWER-Quasi-Intentional
• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Abandonment - ANSWER-Unintentional
• Products liability - ANSWER-Strict
• Increased litigious society
• Medical law advertising
• Most suits settled out of court
• Increased malpractice premiums - ANSWER-Litigation Trends
• Increased responsibility
• Supervision of personnel
• Increased patient acuity
• Decreased staffing
• Less knowledgeable staff (float,
agency) - ANSWER-Contributing Factors to Lawsuits
-Failure to use adequate precautions
to protect patient against injury
-Dysfunctional communication
Solutions
A personal standard of what is right and
wrong, good and bad in a situation - ANSWER-Morality
The reasoned analysis and disciplined inquiry of
relationships underly - ANSWER-Ethics
Acting in a manner that is contrary to personal
and professional values - ANSWER-Ethical Distress
The freedom to make decisions about
one's own body without the coercion
or interference from others - ANSWER-Autonomy
The obligation to be fair to all people - ANSWER-Justice
Truth telling - ANSWER-Veracity
Doing good will towards another - ANSWER-Beneficence
Protection from harm - ANSWER-Nonmaleficence
Right to be protected against
intrusive contact from others - ANSWER-Privacy
Maintaining secrecy of patient
information - ANSWER-Confidentiality
Faithfulness or promise-keeping - ANSWER-Fidelity
Requires a decision be made from a
disinterested, dispassionate,
consistent viewpoint, with full
information available and
consideration of future consequences - ANSWER-Ideal Observer
Making decisions on patient's behalf
based on known wishes - ANSWER-Standard of Best Interest
,-Inspire members to be ethical
-Sensitize members to ethical issues
-Enforce rules on group members
-Protect society - ANSWER-Code of Ethics
1. Clarify the ethical dilemma
2. Gather additional data
3. Identify options
4. Make a decision
5. Act
6. Evaluate - ANSWER-Ethical Decision Making
-Nursing role or employment position
-Acting on behalf of patient
-Be prepared for personal
consequences of patient advocacy - ANSWER-Patient Advocacy
-Present in majority of hospitals and
home health agencies
-Volunteer multidisciplinary group
-Review ethical cases
-Assist in policy development for
institution - ANSWER-Ethics Committees
-Informed consent
-Prevention of harm
-Protection of privacy
-Research process integrity - ANSWER-Ethics & Nursing Research
-informed consent
-Allocation of resources
-Reproductive technology
-Provision of healthcare to children
-End-of-Life decisions
-Quality versus quantity
-Impaired colleagues
-Academic dishonesty - ANSWER-Ethical Issues in Nursing
Laws that are enacted by legislative
bodies, declaring, commanding, or
prohibiting something. - ANSWER-Statutory
Rules, regulations, and decisions of
administrative bodies, to which the
statutes have delegated authority - ANSWER-Administrative (Executive,
Regulatory)
, Federal, state, and local judicial
opinions - ANSWER-Common (Judicial, Decisional,
Case)
-Offenses
- Misdemeanors
- Felonies - ANSWER-Criminal
City, County, State, Federal, Supreme - ANSWER-Court System
Petit, Grand - ANSWER-Jury System
-Assault
-Battery
-False imprisonment
-Trespass
-Emotional distress - ANSWER-Intentional
• Defamation
- Libel
- Slander
• Breach of confidentiality
• Invasion of privacy - ANSWER-Quasi-Intentional
• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Abandonment - ANSWER-Unintentional
• Products liability - ANSWER-Strict
• Increased litigious society
• Medical law advertising
• Most suits settled out of court
• Increased malpractice premiums - ANSWER-Litigation Trends
• Increased responsibility
• Supervision of personnel
• Increased patient acuity
• Decreased staffing
• Less knowledgeable staff (float,
agency) - ANSWER-Contributing Factors to Lawsuits
-Failure to use adequate precautions
to protect patient against injury
-Dysfunctional communication
