Leadership Exam 2 Practice Questions
1. A client who is a Jehovah's Witness has consented to receive a blood
transfusion. The family members of the client are upset that the client has
consented to the transfusion. The nurse manager on the unit supports the
client's decision to receive the transfusion. What ethical principle is the man-
ager supporting with the client?
a. Autonomy
b. Beneficence
c. Non-malificence
d. Justice: ANSWER: A
2. An infant is born with a condition called anacephaly and has a very short life
expectancy. The parents of the child have decided to withhold feedings from
the infant to hasten death and to decrease suffering.The nurse manager of the
unit supports this decision and instructs the nurse providing care to the child
to not feed the child. The nurse providing care for the infant becomes upset,
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believes that the infant should be fed, but can't feed the child because of the
parent's wishes. This nurse is most likely experiencing
a. Moral uncertainty
b. Moral distress
c. Moral outrage
d. A conflict of personal views: ANSWER: B
3. A new nurse has just made a medication error. The new nurse notifies the
unit manager and the physician.The unit manager tells the new nurse that she
must report the medication error to the client. The unit manager is promoting
a. Autonomy
b. Justice
c. Transparency
d. Defamation: ANSWER: C
4. A nurse has made a medication error that resulted in anaphylaxis.The physi-
cian is called to see the client, but the nurse does not inform the physician that
he administered the wrong medication to the client. What ethical principle is
the nurse violating?
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a. Veracity
b. Fidelity
c. Beneficence
d. Non-maleficence: ANSWER: A
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