NUR242 / NUR 242 Exam 1 (Latest ):
Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts | Questions
and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Galen
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Question:
Nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without prosper hand
hygiene and reports this to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends
with the other and refuses to take action. This is an example of:
Answer:
Moral distress
Question:
A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the
majority of the nurse managers subordinates is using what type of ethical
framework for decision making?
Answer:
Utilitarianism
,Question:
Which isn't an element of ethical decision making: beneficence, utility,
paternalism, pragmatism
Answer:
Pragmatism
Question:
Nancy is a loyal and trustworthy nurse that performs the duties that are
expected of her. Which principle of ethical reasoning is Nancy
displaying?
Answer:
Fidelity
Question:
The nurse in a unit is caring for several clients. To distribute nursing
care the nurse used the principle of triage due to the limited availability
of resources. The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?
Answer:
Justice
,Question:
Nursing ethics provides the standards for professional behavior and is
the study of principles of right and wrong for nurses. The standard states
the duties and obligations of the nurse should include which of of the
following: individual, community, client, all of them?
Answer:
All of them
Question:
When does a moral issue become an ethical dilemma?
Answer:
When forced to choose between two or more undesirable alternatives.
Question:
The nurse manager didn't hire sally for the assistant manager job. The
nurse manager informed sally that she was a great fit but an internal
candidate was selected instead. The real reason sally wasn't hired was
because her drug test was positive. Which of the principles of ethical
reasoning didn't the nurse follow?
Answer:
Veracity
, Question:
A client is advised by the doctor to undergo chemo. An informed
consent is not yet signed. The client requests info related to chemo and
the drugs that will be given to him. The nurse explains the side effects
and meds. The nurse answered all questions even though the client chose
not to undergo chemo. The nurse uses which principle of ethical
reasoning?
Answer:
Veracity
Question:
Nurse Bobby avoids deliberate harm and risk of harm during his
performance of nursing actions. The nurse is promoting which ethical
principle?
Answer:
Nonmaleficence
Question:
What does provision one state?
Answer:
Nurse practices with compassion and respect for inherent dignity, worth
and unique attributes of every person
Patient has right to decide for themselves- autonomy to accept or refuse
or terminate care (ie no more feeding tube)
Medical-Surgical Nursing Concepts | Questions
and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A -
Galen
•
Question:
Nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without prosper hand
hygiene and reports this to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends
with the other and refuses to take action. This is an example of:
Answer:
Moral distress
Question:
A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the
majority of the nurse managers subordinates is using what type of ethical
framework for decision making?
Answer:
Utilitarianism
,Question:
Which isn't an element of ethical decision making: beneficence, utility,
paternalism, pragmatism
Answer:
Pragmatism
Question:
Nancy is a loyal and trustworthy nurse that performs the duties that are
expected of her. Which principle of ethical reasoning is Nancy
displaying?
Answer:
Fidelity
Question:
The nurse in a unit is caring for several clients. To distribute nursing
care the nurse used the principle of triage due to the limited availability
of resources. The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?
Answer:
Justice
,Question:
Nursing ethics provides the standards for professional behavior and is
the study of principles of right and wrong for nurses. The standard states
the duties and obligations of the nurse should include which of of the
following: individual, community, client, all of them?
Answer:
All of them
Question:
When does a moral issue become an ethical dilemma?
Answer:
When forced to choose between two or more undesirable alternatives.
Question:
The nurse manager didn't hire sally for the assistant manager job. The
nurse manager informed sally that she was a great fit but an internal
candidate was selected instead. The real reason sally wasn't hired was
because her drug test was positive. Which of the principles of ethical
reasoning didn't the nurse follow?
Answer:
Veracity
, Question:
A client is advised by the doctor to undergo chemo. An informed
consent is not yet signed. The client requests info related to chemo and
the drugs that will be given to him. The nurse explains the side effects
and meds. The nurse answered all questions even though the client chose
not to undergo chemo. The nurse uses which principle of ethical
reasoning?
Answer:
Veracity
Question:
Nurse Bobby avoids deliberate harm and risk of harm during his
performance of nursing actions. The nurse is promoting which ethical
principle?
Answer:
Nonmaleficence
Question:
What does provision one state?
Answer:
Nurse practices with compassion and respect for inherent dignity, worth
and unique attributes of every person
Patient has right to decide for themselves- autonomy to accept or refuse
or terminate care (ie no more feeding tube)
