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Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
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A
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,LE OF CONTENTS
2 2 2
Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
2 2 2 2 2
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2. Ethical Theory
2 2 2
3. Ethical Principles
2 2
Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
2 2 2 2 2
4. Values Clarification
2 2 2
5. Values Development
2 2 2
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
2 2 2 2 2
7. Ethical Decision Making
2 2 2
Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
8. Legal Issues
2 2 2
9. Professional Relationship Issues
2 2 2 2
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
2 2 2 2 2 2
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
12. Scholarship Issues
2 2
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
14. Health Policy Issues
2 2 2 2
15. Economic Issues
2 2 2
16. Social Issues
2 2 2
17. Gender Issues
2 2 2
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
2 2 2 2
Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
19. Empowerment for Nurses
2 2 2 2
20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
2 2 2
,1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Multiple2Choice
1. For2which2of2the2following2is2empathy2a2motive?
a. meeting2the2needs2of2others
b. moral2reasoning2and2action
c. becoming2a2nurse
d. determining2right2from2wrong
ANSWER:2 b
2. Which2of2the2following2is2an2example2of2social2need2as2an2ethical2foundation2for2nursing?
a. Nurses2must2determine2the2health2and2social2needs2of2society.
b. Nursing2finds2its2origin,2purpose,2and2meaning2within2the2context2of2perceived2social2need.
c. Theories2of2social2need2in2sociology2are2utilized2by2nursing2scholars,2many2of2whom2view2them2as2
conceptual2frameworks2for2nursing2practice.
d. Social2need2determines2the2boundaries2of2the2ethical2principles2of2distributive2justice,2beneficenc
e,2and2non-maleficence.
ANSWER:2 b
3. What2is2the2most2critical2factor2that2influences2nursing2practice?
a. the2traditional2role2of2healers
b. the2role2of2women2in2society
c. the2religious2and2spiritual2aspects2of2health2care
d. the2introduction2of2male2nurses2into2the2profession
ANSWER:2 b
4. Why2does2the2social2status2of2women2affect2the2status2of2the2nursing2profession?
a. Nursing2has2traditionally2been2a2profession2of2women.
b. Throughout2history,2nurses2have2been2afforded2higher2social2status.
c. Women2of2higher2social2status2rarely2become2nurses.
d. Women2are2more2skilled2than2men2at2nurturing2others.
ANSWER:2 a
5. What2historical2influences2affected2nursing2as2a2moral2discipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER:2 c
6. What2is2the2term2that2relates2to2knowledge2gained2through2observation2and2experience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian2philosophy
, c. values
d. moral2thought
ANSWER:2 a
7. Which2of2the2following2is2an2example2of2the2significance2of2Nursing2during2the2Middle2Ages2?
a. Religious2nursing2orders2and2church-
sanctioned2secular2nursing2orders2offered2the2only2legitimate2avenues2for2women2wishing2to2bec
ome2nurses.
b. Increasing2respect2was2given2to2nursing2and2midwifery,2as2nurses2began2to2practise2autonomously.
c. Healing2arts2in2Denmark2and2Greece2were2performed2in2sacred2ceremonies2by2priests,2priestesses,2o
r2shamans.
d. Most2nurses2were2women2of2high2social2status2seeking2ways2to2legitimize2their2position2and2status.
ANSWER:2 a
8. What2does2the2term2empirical2relate2to?
a. serving2God2and2thy2neighbour2the2best2way2one2can
b. knowledge2gained2through2observation2and2experience
c. healing2through2religious2intervention,2chanting,2and2praying
d. the2enforcement2of2religious2doctrine2related2to2the2status2of2women2in2society
ANSWER:2 b
9. When2was2the2“Dark2Period2of2Nursing,”2when2convalescent2patients,2prostitutes,2prisoners,2and2drunkard
s2provided2hospital2nursing2care?
a. during2the2Reformation
b. during2the2Crusades
c. during2the2Middle2Ages
d. during2the2early2Christian2era
ANSWER:2 a
10. Which2of2the2following2had2the2greatest2influence2on2nursing2traditions2in2Canada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous2persons
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER:2 c
11. Which2of2the2following2had2the2greatest2influence2on2establishing2the2first2hospital2in2the2New2World?
a. Marie2Rollet2Hebert
b. Marguerite2d’Youville
c. Jeanne2Mance
d. Renee2Descartes
ANSWER:2 c
Ethics and Issues in Contemporary Nursing 3rd Edition
by Margaret A. Burkhardt, Nancy Walton, All Chapters 1 - 20
T
A
B
,LE OF CONTENTS
2 2 2
Part I: Guides for Principled Behavior
2 2 2 2 2
1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
2. Ethical Theory
2 2 2
3. Ethical Principles
2 2
Part II: Developing Principled Behavior
2 2 2 2 2
4. Values Clarification
2 2 2
5. Values Development
2 2 2
6. Ethics and Professional Nursing
2 2 2 2 2
7. Ethical Decision Making
2 2 2
Part III: Principled Behavior in the Professional Domain
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
8. Legal Issues
2 2 2
9. Professional Relationship Issues
2 2 2 2
10. Practice Issues Related to Technology
2 2 2 2 2 2
11. Practice Issues Related to Patient Self-Determination
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
12. Scholarship Issues
2 2
Part IV: Global Issues that Interface with Nursing Practice
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
13. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century
2 2 2 2 2 2 2
14. Health Policy Issues
2 2 2 2
15. Economic Issues
2 2 2
16. Social Issues
2 2 2
17. Gender Issues
2 2 2
18. Transcultural and Spiritual Issues
2 2 2 2
Part V: The Power to Make a Difference
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
19. Empowerment for Nurses
2 2 2 2
20. Facilitating Patient Empowerment
2 2 2
,1. Social, Philosophical, and Other Historical Forces Influencing the Development of Nursing
2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Multiple2Choice
1. For2which2of2the2following2is2empathy2a2motive?
a. meeting2the2needs2of2others
b. moral2reasoning2and2action
c. becoming2a2nurse
d. determining2right2from2wrong
ANSWER:2 b
2. Which2of2the2following2is2an2example2of2social2need2as2an2ethical2foundation2for2nursing?
a. Nurses2must2determine2the2health2and2social2needs2of2society.
b. Nursing2finds2its2origin,2purpose,2and2meaning2within2the2context2of2perceived2social2need.
c. Theories2of2social2need2in2sociology2are2utilized2by2nursing2scholars,2many2of2whom2view2them2as2
conceptual2frameworks2for2nursing2practice.
d. Social2need2determines2the2boundaries2of2the2ethical2principles2of2distributive2justice,2beneficenc
e,2and2non-maleficence.
ANSWER:2 b
3. What2is2the2most2critical2factor2that2influences2nursing2practice?
a. the2traditional2role2of2healers
b. the2role2of2women2in2society
c. the2religious2and2spiritual2aspects2of2health2care
d. the2introduction2of2male2nurses2into2the2profession
ANSWER:2 b
4. Why2does2the2social2status2of2women2affect2the2status2of2the2nursing2profession?
a. Nursing2has2traditionally2been2a2profession2of2women.
b. Throughout2history,2nurses2have2been2afforded2higher2social2status.
c. Women2of2higher2social2status2rarely2become2nurses.
d. Women2are2more2skilled2than2men2at2nurturing2others.
ANSWER:2 a
5. What2historical2influences2affected2nursing2as2a2moral2discipline?
a. technology
b. society
c. spirituality
d. oppression
ANSWER:2 c
6. What2is2the2term2that2relates2to2knowledge2gained2through2observation2and2experience?
a. empirical
b. Cartesian2philosophy
, c. values
d. moral2thought
ANSWER:2 a
7. Which2of2the2following2is2an2example2of2the2significance2of2Nursing2during2the2Middle2Ages2?
a. Religious2nursing2orders2and2church-
sanctioned2secular2nursing2orders2offered2the2only2legitimate2avenues2for2women2wishing2to2bec
ome2nurses.
b. Increasing2respect2was2given2to2nursing2and2midwifery,2as2nurses2began2to2practise2autonomously.
c. Healing2arts2in2Denmark2and2Greece2were2performed2in2sacred2ceremonies2by2priests,2priestesses,2o
r2shamans.
d. Most2nurses2were2women2of2high2social2status2seeking2ways2to2legitimize2their2position2and2status.
ANSWER:2 a
8. What2does2the2term2empirical2relate2to?
a. serving2God2and2thy2neighbour2the2best2way2one2can
b. knowledge2gained2through2observation2and2experience
c. healing2through2religious2intervention,2chanting,2and2praying
d. the2enforcement2of2religious2doctrine2related2to2the2status2of2women2in2society
ANSWER:2 b
9. When2was2the2“Dark2Period2of2Nursing,”2when2convalescent2patients,2prostitutes,2prisoners,2and2drunkard
s2provided2hospital2nursing2care?
a. during2the2Reformation
b. during2the2Crusades
c. during2the2Middle2Ages
d. during2the2early2Christian2era
ANSWER:2 a
10. Which2of2the2following2had2the2greatest2influence2on2nursing2traditions2in2Canada?
a. Britain
b. indigenous2persons
c. France
d. Germany
ANSWER:2 c
11. Which2of2the2following2had2the2greatest2influence2on2establishing2the2first2hospital2in2the2New2World?
a. Marie2Rollet2Hebert
b. Marguerite2d’Youville
c. Jeanne2Mance
d. Renee2Descartes
ANSWER:2 c