Chapter 6 Prep U Ethics Value

Which ethical principle is related to the idea of self-determination?

autonomy

Ethical distress is:

knowing the correct action but being unable to perform it due to constraints.

Which ethical principle refers to the obligation to do good?

Beneficence

Which theory of ethics prioritizes the nurse's relationship with clients and the nurse's character in the practice of ethical nursing?

Care-based ethics

Which example most accurately depicts the ethical principle of autonomy?

Describing a surgery to a client before the consent is signed

A nurse is providing care to an older adult client who was just diagnosed with cancer. The client together with the immediate family discuss their preferences with the health care providers involved. The health care providers offer their clinical recommendations about possible treatments. Ultimately, the group arrives at a decision. The nurse interprets this decision making process as reflecting which type?

Shared

A nurse is caring for an older adult who has cancer and is experiencing complications requiring a revision of the care plan. The nurse sits down with the client and the family and discusses their preferences while sharing the nurse's own judgment based on the nurse's expertise. Which type of healthcare decision making does this represent?

Shared decision making

Which action would cause a charge nurse to have concerns about a nurse's moral agency?

The nurse was seen at a grocery store after calling in sick.

What is the term for the beliefs held by the individual about what matters?

Values

A nurse is acting inappropriately and has an odor of alcohol. This behavior breaches which of the following?

ethical conduct

A nurse is of the catholic faith and votes pro-life. This nurse is considered to have:

personal values

Socialization into the nursing profession may have the most significant effect on:

values

A nurse is providing care to a client with end-stage cancer. After weighing the alternatives, the client decides not to participate in a clinical trial offered and is requesting no further treatment. The nurse advocates for the client's decision based on the understanding that the client has the right to self-determination, interpreting the client's decision as reflecting which ethical principle?

Autonomy

A client tells the nurse that the client does not want to have a painful procedure. By respecting and supporting the client's right to make decisions, the nurse is demonstrating:

Advocacy