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NR226 / NR-226 EXAM 1 (LATEST UPDATE 2025):
FUNDAMENTALS – PATIENT CARE | COMPLETE GUIDE
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN
Deontology .....ANSWER.....defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism .....ANSWER.....proposes that the value of something
is determined by its usefulness
Feminist Ethics .....ANSWER.....focuses on the inequality between
people
Ethics of Care .....ANSWER.....Emphasizes the importance of
understanding relationships, especially as they are revealed in
personal narratives
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics .....ANSWER.....A set of
guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
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Autonomy .....ANSWER.....commitment to include patients in their
decisions and freedom for patients to make their own decisions
Beneficence .....ANSWER.....taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence .....ANSWER.....avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice .....ANSWER.....being fair
Fidelity .....ANSWER.....agreement to keep promises
How to process an ethical dilemma (7 steps) .....ANSWER.....Step
1: Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Clarify your own values/opinons.
Step 4: Verbalize the problem.
Step 5: Identify possible courses of action.
Step 6: Negotiate a plan.
Step 7: Evaluate the plan.
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Who can request access to an ethical committee?
.....ANSWER.....Any person involved in an ethical dilemma
(including nurses, physicians, health care providers, patients, and
family members)
Issues in healthcare ethics .....ANSWER.....quality of care
genetic screening
care at the end of life
access to care
4 basic principles in the Code of Ethics .....ANSWER.....1.
advocacy
2. confidentiality
3. responsibility
4. accountability
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an ethical problem has at least one of the following.. (3)
.....ANSWER.....1. unable to resolve solely on scientific data
2. perplexing- cannot easily make decision
3. answer will have a profound relevance for areas of human
concern
purposes of the ethical committee .....ANSWER.....provide
education, recommendations, and case consultation
issue: quality of life .....ANSWER.....measures the values/benefits
of certain medical interventions
(ex. DNR, cancer therapy)
issue: genetic screening .....ANSWER.....can alert patient to a
condition that is not yet apparent, but will eventually develop
issue: futile care .....ANSWER.....medical interventions that are
unlikely to produce benefit to the patient
(ex. tx to a patient that has no hope/incurable)
NR226 / NR-226 EXAM 1 (LATEST UPDATE 2025):
FUNDAMENTALS – PATIENT CARE | COMPLETE GUIDE
WITH QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100%
CORRECT - CHAMBERLAIN
Deontology .....ANSWER.....defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism .....ANSWER.....proposes that the value of something
is determined by its usefulness
Feminist Ethics .....ANSWER.....focuses on the inequality between
people
Ethics of Care .....ANSWER.....Emphasizes the importance of
understanding relationships, especially as they are revealed in
personal narratives
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics .....ANSWER.....A set of
guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
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Autonomy .....ANSWER.....commitment to include patients in their
decisions and freedom for patients to make their own decisions
Beneficence .....ANSWER.....taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence .....ANSWER.....avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice .....ANSWER.....being fair
Fidelity .....ANSWER.....agreement to keep promises
How to process an ethical dilemma (7 steps) .....ANSWER.....Step
1: Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Clarify your own values/opinons.
Step 4: Verbalize the problem.
Step 5: Identify possible courses of action.
Step 6: Negotiate a plan.
Step 7: Evaluate the plan.
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Who can request access to an ethical committee?
.....ANSWER.....Any person involved in an ethical dilemma
(including nurses, physicians, health care providers, patients, and
family members)
Issues in healthcare ethics .....ANSWER.....quality of care
genetic screening
care at the end of life
access to care
4 basic principles in the Code of Ethics .....ANSWER.....1.
advocacy
2. confidentiality
3. responsibility
4. accountability
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an ethical problem has at least one of the following.. (3)
.....ANSWER.....1. unable to resolve solely on scientific data
2. perplexing- cannot easily make decision
3. answer will have a profound relevance for areas of human
concern
purposes of the ethical committee .....ANSWER.....provide
education, recommendations, and case consultation
issue: quality of life .....ANSWER.....measures the values/benefits
of certain medical interventions
(ex. DNR, cancer therapy)
issue: genetic screening .....ANSWER.....can alert patient to a
condition that is not yet apparent, but will eventually develop
issue: futile care .....ANSWER.....medical interventions that are
unlikely to produce benefit to the patient
(ex. tx to a patient that has no hope/incurable)
