Ethics in Nursing Exam 2026 Questions
and Answers
A client with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer has been presented with her treatment
options, but wishes to defer any decisions to her uncle, who acts in the role of a
family patriarch within the client's culture. By which of the following is the client's
right to self-determination best protected?
a) Teaching the client about her right to autonomy
b) Respecting the client's desire to have the uncle make choices on her behalf
c) Revisiting the decision when the uncle is not present at the bedside
d) Holding a family meeting and encouraging the client to speak on her own
behalf - Correct answer-b) Respect the client's desire to have the uncle make
choices on her behalf.
Values - Correct answer-Beliefs held by an individual about what matters. They are
a standard to guide behavior.
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, A nurse is caring for a woman 28 years of age who has delivered a baby by
Cesarean section. She describes her pain as a 9. The nurse medicates her for pain.
This is an example of which of the following ethical frameworks?
a) Fidelity
b) Beneficence
c) Justice
d) Nonmaleficence - Correct answer-b) Beneficence.
Fidelity - Correct answer-Being faithful to someone's commitments and promises
Beneficence - Correct answer-Doing good
Ethical distress - Correct answer-When the nurse knows the right thing to do but
some factor makes it difficult to follow through with the right course of action
Nonmaleficence - Correct answer-Principle of bioethics that is the obligation to not
do harm, and avoiding causing harm.
A nurse who is caring for a new mother realizes that the woman is not prepared to
go home with her newborn after a hospital stay of only 24 hours, but hospital
policy dictates that the mother be discharged. This nurse may be faced with which
moral problem?
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and Answers
A client with a diagnosis of colorectal cancer has been presented with her treatment
options, but wishes to defer any decisions to her uncle, who acts in the role of a
family patriarch within the client's culture. By which of the following is the client's
right to self-determination best protected?
a) Teaching the client about her right to autonomy
b) Respecting the client's desire to have the uncle make choices on her behalf
c) Revisiting the decision when the uncle is not present at the bedside
d) Holding a family meeting and encouraging the client to speak on her own
behalf - Correct answer-b) Respect the client's desire to have the uncle make
choices on her behalf.
Values - Correct answer-Beliefs held by an individual about what matters. They are
a standard to guide behavior.
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, A nurse is caring for a woman 28 years of age who has delivered a baby by
Cesarean section. She describes her pain as a 9. The nurse medicates her for pain.
This is an example of which of the following ethical frameworks?
a) Fidelity
b) Beneficence
c) Justice
d) Nonmaleficence - Correct answer-b) Beneficence.
Fidelity - Correct answer-Being faithful to someone's commitments and promises
Beneficence - Correct answer-Doing good
Ethical distress - Correct answer-When the nurse knows the right thing to do but
some factor makes it difficult to follow through with the right course of action
Nonmaleficence - Correct answer-Principle of bioethics that is the obligation to not
do harm, and avoiding causing harm.
A nurse who is caring for a new mother realizes that the woman is not prepared to
go home with her newborn after a hospital stay of only 24 hours, but hospital
policy dictates that the mother be discharged. This nurse may be faced with which
moral problem?
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