PNVN 1111 Quiz #3 questions with correct answers

A student nurse asks, "What's the difference between laws and ethics?" Which response best explains the difference between nursing laws and ethics? - Answer "Ethics refer to expected behavior of nurses, but laws require mandatory observance by nurses." A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to - Answer individual autonomy and rights. When a student nurse prepares diligently for a clinical assignment, the ethical principle being observed is - Answer nonmaleficence. Encouraging a patient to be involved in planning and carrying out his or her own care is a nursing action that supports the ethical principle of - Answer autonomy. A way of practicing fidelity to a patient would be to - Answer document the patient's expression of feelings and wishes. What ethical principle underlies the statement in the National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses (NFLPN) Code for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses, "The practical nurse provides health care to all patients regardless of race, creed, cultural background, disease, or lifestyle"? - Answer Justice The nurse is asked to explain the meaning of ethics to a patient. The nurse should correctly state, "Ethics is a system of standards that refer to ideas an