NUR 336 - Chapter 22: Ethics and Values - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided.

NUR 336 - Chapter 22: Ethics and Values - Nursing Test Banks. Questions and Answers. Rationales Provided. Chapter 22: Ethics and Values Chapter 22: Ethics and Values Potter et al.: Fundamentals of Nursing, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Four patients in labor all request epidural analgesia to manage their pain at the same time. Which ethical principle is most compromised when only one nurse anesthetist is on call? a. Justice b. Fidelity c. Bene††cence d. Nonmale††cence ANS: A Justice refers to fairness and is used frequently in discussion regarding access to health care resources. Here the just distribution of resources, in this case pain management, cannot be justly apportioned. Nonmale††cence refers to avoidance of harm; bene††cence refers to taking positive actions to help others. Fidelity refers to the agreement to keep promises. Each of these principles is partially expressed in the question; however, justice is most comprised because not all laboring patients have equal access to pain management owing to lack of personnel resources. DIF:Apply (application)REF:293 OBJ: Discuss the role of ethics in professional nursing. TOP: Caring 10/15/2016 Chapter 22: Ethics and Values | Nursing Test Banks 2/14 MSC:Health Promotion and Maintenance 2. The patient reports to the nurse of being afraid to speak up regarding a desire to end care for fear of upsetting spouse and children. Which principle in the nursing code of ethics ensures that the nurse will promote the patient’s cause?