ATI Ethical and Legal
Considerations, ATI Scope
and Standards of Practice,
LPN Assessment 1 questions
with 100% correct answers
already graded A+ 2025-
2026
code of ethics - answer a guide of principles designed to help nurses
perform honestly with integrity
- refers to the ideals, duties, and obligations
4 elements of ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses - answer 1. the duty of
care
2. the practice of nursing
3. professional responsibilities of the nurse
4. collaborative relationships
autonomy - answer independence or freedom, ability to make one's
own decisions
beneficence - answer doing good for others
nonmaleficence - answer doing no harm, or the least amount of
harm to the client, while trying to achieve the best possible
outcome
,veracity - answer the nurse's obligation to provide truthful and
accurate information to the client
fidelity - answer keeping promises or commitments
- nurse's ability to demonstrate loyalty, to keep promises, and to
uphold commitments
5 professional values of nursing - answer altruism, human dignity,
integrity, autonomy, social justice
altruism - answer to do something, or take action, for the sake of
benefiting someone else
human dignity - answer implies that each individual, regardless of
things such as race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation,
culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, has value and shall be
respected simply because human beings are all equal
integrity - answer the quality of being honest and having strong
moral principles
social justice - answer the awareness of the basic right to health
and well-being of every individual
ethical dilemmas - answer situation where a critical role must be
made, but the solution may not be ethically acceptable
ethical decision making - answer process of evaluating and choosing
options in an ethically consistent manner using ethical principles
emergency medial treatment and labor act - answer enacted to
direct medical personnel to provide equal care to clients entering
, the emergency department (ED), regardless of their insurance or
financial status
tort - answer carrying out an act, or failing to carry out an act,
which results in injury or harm to a client
informed consent - answer permission to provide care given by the
client after relevant information is provided
advance directives - answer legal documents in which a client's
decisions related to health care are documented
two types of advance directives - answer living will and advanced
directive
living will - answer a document where a client can clearly state
which life-sustaining treatments they wish to have performed if
they become incapacitated and are unable to make decisions for
themselves
advance directive - answer the durable power of attorney for health
care
- client can appoint an individual to make health care decisions on
their behalf if they are unable to do so
Good Samaritan laws - answer provides for protection from claims of
negligence for those who provide care without expectation of
payment
whistleblowing - answer reporting private information about an
organizations wrongdoing or illegal activity
Considerations, ATI Scope
and Standards of Practice,
LPN Assessment 1 questions
with 100% correct answers
already graded A+ 2025-
2026
code of ethics - answer a guide of principles designed to help nurses
perform honestly with integrity
- refers to the ideals, duties, and obligations
4 elements of ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses - answer 1. the duty of
care
2. the practice of nursing
3. professional responsibilities of the nurse
4. collaborative relationships
autonomy - answer independence or freedom, ability to make one's
own decisions
beneficence - answer doing good for others
nonmaleficence - answer doing no harm, or the least amount of
harm to the client, while trying to achieve the best possible
outcome
,veracity - answer the nurse's obligation to provide truthful and
accurate information to the client
fidelity - answer keeping promises or commitments
- nurse's ability to demonstrate loyalty, to keep promises, and to
uphold commitments
5 professional values of nursing - answer altruism, human dignity,
integrity, autonomy, social justice
altruism - answer to do something, or take action, for the sake of
benefiting someone else
human dignity - answer implies that each individual, regardless of
things such as race, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation,
culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, has value and shall be
respected simply because human beings are all equal
integrity - answer the quality of being honest and having strong
moral principles
social justice - answer the awareness of the basic right to health
and well-being of every individual
ethical dilemmas - answer situation where a critical role must be
made, but the solution may not be ethically acceptable
ethical decision making - answer process of evaluating and choosing
options in an ethically consistent manner using ethical principles
emergency medial treatment and labor act - answer enacted to
direct medical personnel to provide equal care to clients entering
, the emergency department (ED), regardless of their insurance or
financial status
tort - answer carrying out an act, or failing to carry out an act,
which results in injury or harm to a client
informed consent - answer permission to provide care given by the
client after relevant information is provided
advance directives - answer legal documents in which a client's
decisions related to health care are documented
two types of advance directives - answer living will and advanced
directive
living will - answer a document where a client can clearly state
which life-sustaining treatments they wish to have performed if
they become incapacitated and are unable to make decisions for
themselves
advance directive - answer the durable power of attorney for health
care
- client can appoint an individual to make health care decisions on
their behalf if they are unable to do so
Good Samaritan laws - answer provides for protection from claims of
negligence for those who provide care without expectation of
payment
whistleblowing - answer reporting private information about an
organizations wrongdoing or illegal activity
