ATI PN Fundamentals Complete Exam
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1. Autonomy - ANSWER client's right to make own personal decisions, even
when those decisions might not be in the client's own best interest
2. Beneficence - ANSWER positive actions to help others
3. Fidelity - ANSWER agreement to keep promises
4. Justice - ANSWER fairness in care delivery and use of resources
5. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities
involved with organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains
that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same
qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER C. Justice
Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources. By applying the
same qualifications to all potential kidney transplant recipients, organ
procurement organizations demonstrate this ethical principle in determining the
allocation of these scarce resources.
,6. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER D. Non maleficence
Non maleficence is the avoidance of harm or injury. In this situation,
administering the medication could harm the client. By questioning it, the nurse
is demonstrating this ethical principle.
7. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and
what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following
situations should the students identify as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical
impairment.
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he
doesn't stay in bed, she will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings
for their father, who is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable
power of attorney form. - ANSWER C. A family has conflicting feelings about
the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, who is terminally ill.
8. Non maleficence - ANSWER avoidance of harm or injury
9. Paternalism - ANSWER assumption that one person can assume
responsibility for making the decisions of another person
10.Advocacy - ANSWER support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
,11.Responsibility - ANSWER willingness to respect obligations and follow
through on promises
12.Accountability - ANSWER ability to answer for one's own actions
13.Confidentiality - ANSWER protection of privacy without diminishing
access to high-quality care
14.When is a problem an ethical dilemma? - ANSWER When:
- A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and
the client.
15.Ethical decision making - ANSWER Process that requires striking a balance
between science and morality
16.A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this
client's choice is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER B. Autonomy
In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own personal
decision about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him.
This is an example of autonomy.
, 17.A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER D. Beneficence
Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By administering pain
medication
before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation, the nurse
is taking a
specific and positive action to help the client.
Making the decision about initiating enteral tube feedings is an example of an
ethical
dilemma. *A review of scientific data cannot resolve the issue, and it is not easy to
resolve. The
decision will have a profound effect on the situation and on the client.*
*Medical* asepsis
[AKA: "Clean Technique"] - ANSWER - practices* to reduce* the number,
growth, and spread of micro-organisms;
- Used for: admin oral meds, managing NG tubes, providing personal hygiene, etc.
*Surgical* asepsis
[AKA: "Sterile Technique"] - ANSWER - practices *to eliminate* all micro-
organisms from an object or area to prevent contamination;
- Used for: parenteral med admin, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical
procedures, sterile dressing changes, etc.
Study Questions with Expert Graded
A+ Answers | Guarantee Pass!
1. Autonomy - ANSWER client's right to make own personal decisions, even
when those decisions might not be in the client's own best interest
2. Beneficence - ANSWER positive actions to help others
3. Fidelity - ANSWER agreement to keep promises
4. Justice - ANSWER fairness in care delivery and use of resources
5. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities
involved with organ donation and procurement. When the nurse explains
that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same
qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care
delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER C. Justice
Justice is fairness in care delivery and in the use of resources. By applying the
same qualifications to all potential kidney transplant recipients, organ
procurement organizations demonstrate this ethical principle in determining the
allocation of these scarce resources.
,6. A nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the
client's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this
action is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER D. Non maleficence
Non maleficence is the avoidance of harm or injury. In this situation,
administering the medication could harm the client. By questioning it, the nurse
is demonstrating this ethical principle.
7. A nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and
what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following
situations should the students identify as an ethical dilemma?
A. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit demonstrates signs of chemical
impairment.
B. A nurse overhears another nurse telling an older adult client that if he
doesn't stay in bed, she will have to apply restraints.
C. A family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings
for their father, who is terminally ill.
D. A client who is terminally ill hesitates to name her spouse on her durable
power of attorney form. - ANSWER C. A family has conflicting feelings about
the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, who is terminally ill.
8. Non maleficence - ANSWER avoidance of harm or injury
9. Paternalism - ANSWER assumption that one person can assume
responsibility for making the decisions of another person
10.Advocacy - ANSWER support of clients' health, safety, and personal rights
,11.Responsibility - ANSWER willingness to respect obligations and follow
through on promises
12.Accountability - ANSWER ability to answer for one's own actions
13.Confidentiality - ANSWER protection of privacy without diminishing
access to high-quality care
14.When is a problem an ethical dilemma? - ANSWER When:
- A review of scientific data is not enough to solve it.
- It involves a conflict between two moral imperatives.
- The answer will have a profound effect on the situation and
the client.
15.Ethical decision making - ANSWER Process that requires striking a balance
between science and morality
16.A nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite
significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this
client's choice is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Non maleficence - ANSWER B. Autonomy
In this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own personal
decision about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him.
This is an example of autonomy.
, 17.A nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to
ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an
example of which of the following ethical principles?
A. Fidelity
B. Autonomy
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - ANSWER D. Beneficence
Beneficence is taking positive actions to help others. By administering pain
medication
before the client attempts a potentially painful exercise like ambulation, the nurse
is taking a
specific and positive action to help the client.
Making the decision about initiating enteral tube feedings is an example of an
ethical
dilemma. *A review of scientific data cannot resolve the issue, and it is not easy to
resolve. The
decision will have a profound effect on the situation and on the client.*
*Medical* asepsis
[AKA: "Clean Technique"] - ANSWER - practices* to reduce* the number,
growth, and spread of micro-organisms;
- Used for: admin oral meds, managing NG tubes, providing personal hygiene, etc.
*Surgical* asepsis
[AKA: "Sterile Technique"] - ANSWER - practices *to eliminate* all micro-
organisms from an object or area to prevent contamination;
- Used for: parenteral med admin, insertion of urinary catheters, surgical
procedures, sterile dressing changes, etc.
