NURS 2513 Week 2 Questions and
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Match the term to the correct definition.
1. Metaethics
2. Applied ethics
3. Normative ethics
a) Constructs solutions to controversial and moral issues by applying
philosophical tools
b) Examines origin and meaning of moral values, language and principles
c) Analyzes moral standards of right and wrong
✓ ~:- 1. b
✓ 2. a
✓ 3. c
What is an ethical theory?
a) A branch of philosophy that studies social values and the application of
moral philosophy
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b) A philosophical discourse aimed at debating subjective opinions on
morality without any attempt at providing a structured approach
c) Primarily involves the enforcement of legal regulations to ensure societal
order and stability
d) A set of religious doctrines dictating the moral behaviour of individuals
within a specific faith
✓ ~:- a) A branch of philosophy that studies social values and the
application of moral philosophy
Expands our understanding about how we ought and ought not to act/to be
What ethical theory is more familiar to health care providers?
a) Utilitarianism
b) Deontological ethics
c) Virtue Ethics
d) Feminist Ethics
✓ ~:- b) Deontology
What theory says "morality is a system that emphasizes actions and principles
used in the situation that are either 'right' or 'wrong' not the consequences"?
a) Utilitarianism
b) Relational ethics
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c) Virtue Ethics
d) Deontological ethics
✓ ~:- d) Deontological ethics
Nurses identify their duties, ensure they're consistency implemented and
congruent with their role
What is true about the categorical imperative? (select all that apply)
a) Something used to test duties, a rule someone develops before doing
something
b) The rule asks if it were reasonable would everyone act using the same rule
c) A key concept in virtue ethics, emphasizing the importance of individual
character over actions
d) If answer to the question is yes it's not universalizable
e) It is a rule that everyone follows at all times and binds everyone in society
✓ ~:- a, b, e
If answer to question is yes it IS universalizable
In deontological ethics moral claims can be translated to moral rights but
these cannot be reversed.
a) True
b) False
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