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What existing legislation has been influenced by the shifting of Canadian values over time?
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a) The abolition of capital punishment
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b) Privacy
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c) Medical Assistance in Dying
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d) All are correct -
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All are correct
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Which primary ethical nursing value is being followed by a nurse who respects the wishes of
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a patient to decline to receive information about his or her health condition?
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a) Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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b) Preserving dignity
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c) Being accountable
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d) Promoting health and well-being -
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Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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What is the correct term to describe a framework of principles and guidelines that helps to
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identify ethical issues and reconcile conflicts?
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a) Metaethics
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b) Ethical theory
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c) Ethical values
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d) Descriptive ethics -
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Ethical theory
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Rationality is related to the notion of thinking and reasoning. It is associated with
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comprehension, intuition, and intelligence. d d d
a) TRUEd
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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What is the result when a nurse believes that a course of action is correct, but is prevented
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(e.g., through a law or policy) from carrying out that action or influencing the decision,
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resulting in feelings of guilt? d d d d
a) An ethical dilemma
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b) Moral distress
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c) Ethical reasoning
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d) Moral irresponsibility -
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Moral distress
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Which of the following is the basis for ethical decision-making frameworks?
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a) Ethical reasoning
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,b) Ethical values
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c) Ethical dilemmas
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d) Ethical principles -
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Ethical principles
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Which primary value from the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics is being
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followed by a nurse who intervenes to address an unsafe nursing practice?
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a) Being accountable
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b) Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
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c) Promoting justice
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d) Promoting health and well-being -
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Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
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Aggressive cancer therapy is planned for Mr. Renaults, 80. His nurse is stressed, wondering if
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the therapy will actually do more harm than good because of the toxic chemicals used. This
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nurse is struggling with which of the following principles?
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a) Autonomy
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b) Justice
d
c) Beneficence
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d) Nonmaleficence -
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Nonmaleficence
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How may ethics be best described?
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a) The philosophical study of morality
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b) The process of value clarification
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c) The beliefs and norms of a society
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d) The application of ethical principles to moral issues -
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The philosophical study of morality
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Values influence: d
a) individual beliefs and opinions
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b) behaviours, rituals, rules, and laws within a society
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c) decisions and responses to moral challenges
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d) All are correct -
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All are correct
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The principal of Nonmaleficense is to promote good.
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a) TRUE
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b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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Why is it advantageous for nurses to have knowledge of ethical theories and principles?
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a) Ethical theories encourage nurses to critique others' points of view.
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b)Nurses are able to justify and defend their positions on a situation.
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, c) Ethical theories help nurses explain to the rest of the team why nurses have a greater
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understanding of the patient's perspective. d d d d
d) This knowledge allows nurses to convince patients to choose comfort measures only. -
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Nurses are able to justify and defend their positions on a situation.
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When faced with a difficult decision, why is it important for the nurse to distinguish between
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ethics and law? d d
a) Legal and moral actions have the same meaning
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b) An action must be both legal and moral
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c) An action can be legal but not moral
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d) A legal action offers the most benefit for the client -
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An action can be legal but not moral
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Which of the following is true of the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for
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Registered Nurses? d
a) It offers suggestions on resolving routine practice issues.
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b) It contains a dispute resolution mechanism.
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c) It offers a framework and guide for ethical practice.
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d) It is closely aligned with the physician's code of ethics. -
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It offers a framework and guide for ethical practice.
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Which of the following best describes the goals of an ethics committee?
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a) To provide a single view toward the outcome of an ethical issue
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b) To present various views or "lenses" on the issues
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c) To develop standards of practice for nurses
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d) To ensure that comfort is achieved -
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To present various views or "lenses" on the issues
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A nurse is justified in accessing the chart of a friend who is a patient on another unit because
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she is aware of her friend's serious allergy to antibiotics and wants to make sure this is
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documented.
a) TRUE
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b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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The principal of Beneficence is to do no harm.
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a) TRUE
d
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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Why must nurses be familiar with the legal system?
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a) Some nursing actions are governed by the law.
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b) Nurses' decisions may not be supported by the law.
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c) Nurses are sometimes at risk for litigation.
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What existing legislation has been influenced by the shifting of Canadian values over time?
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a) The abolition of capital punishment
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b) Privacy
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c) Medical Assistance in Dying
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d) All are correct -
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All are correct
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Which primary ethical nursing value is being followed by a nurse who respects the wishes of
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a patient to decline to receive information about his or her health condition?
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a) Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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b) Preserving dignity
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c) Being accountable
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d) Promoting health and well-being -
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Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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What is the correct term to describe a framework of principles and guidelines that helps to
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identify ethical issues and reconcile conflicts?
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a) Metaethics
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b) Ethical theory
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c) Ethical values
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d) Descriptive ethics -
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Ethical theory
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Rationality is related to the notion of thinking and reasoning. It is associated with
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comprehension, intuition, and intelligence. d d d
a) TRUEd
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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What is the result when a nurse believes that a course of action is correct, but is prevented
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(e.g., through a law or policy) from carrying out that action or influencing the decision,
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resulting in feelings of guilt? d d d d
a) An ethical dilemma
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b) Moral distress
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c) Ethical reasoning
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d) Moral irresponsibility -
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Moral distress
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Which of the following is the basis for ethical decision-making frameworks?
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a) Ethical reasoning
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,b) Ethical values
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c) Ethical dilemmas
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d) Ethical principles -
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Ethical principles
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Which primary value from the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics is being
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followed by a nurse who intervenes to address an unsafe nursing practice?
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a) Being accountable
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b) Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
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c) Promoting justice
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d) Promoting health and well-being -
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Providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
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Aggressive cancer therapy is planned for Mr. Renaults, 80. His nurse is stressed, wondering if
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the therapy will actually do more harm than good because of the toxic chemicals used. This
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nurse is struggling with which of the following principles?
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a) Autonomy
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b) Justice
d
c) Beneficence
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d) Nonmaleficence -
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Nonmaleficence
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How may ethics be best described?
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a) The philosophical study of morality
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b) The process of value clarification
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c) The beliefs and norms of a society
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d) The application of ethical principles to moral issues -
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The philosophical study of morality
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Values influence: d
a) individual beliefs and opinions
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b) behaviours, rituals, rules, and laws within a society
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c) decisions and responses to moral challenges
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d) All are correct -
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All are correct
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The principal of Nonmaleficense is to promote good.
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a) TRUE
d
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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Why is it advantageous for nurses to have knowledge of ethical theories and principles?
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a) Ethical theories encourage nurses to critique others' points of view.
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b)Nurses are able to justify and defend their positions on a situation.
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, c) Ethical theories help nurses explain to the rest of the team why nurses have a greater
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understanding of the patient's perspective. d d d d
d) This knowledge allows nurses to convince patients to choose comfort measures only. -
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Nurses are able to justify and defend their positions on a situation.
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When faced with a difficult decision, why is it important for the nurse to distinguish between
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ethics and law? d d
a) Legal and moral actions have the same meaning
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b) An action must be both legal and moral
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c) An action can be legal but not moral
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d) A legal action offers the most benefit for the client -
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An action can be legal but not moral
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Which of the following is true of the Canadian Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for
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Registered Nurses? d
a) It offers suggestions on resolving routine practice issues.
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b) It contains a dispute resolution mechanism.
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c) It offers a framework and guide for ethical practice.
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d) It is closely aligned with the physician's code of ethics. -
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It offers a framework and guide for ethical practice.
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Which of the following best describes the goals of an ethics committee?
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a) To provide a single view toward the outcome of an ethical issue
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b) To present various views or "lenses" on the issues
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c) To develop standards of practice for nurses
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d) To ensure that comfort is achieved -
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To present various views or "lenses" on the issues
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A nurse is justified in accessing the chart of a friend who is a patient on another unit because
d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
she is aware of her friend's serious allergy to antibiotics and wants to make sure this is
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documented.
a) TRUE
d
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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The principal of Beneficence is to do no harm.
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a) TRUE
d
b) FALSE -
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FALSE
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Why must nurses be familiar with the legal system?
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a) Some nursing actions are governed by the law.
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b) Nurses' decisions may not be supported by the law.
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c) Nurses are sometimes at risk for litigation.
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