Nursing 351 Ethical Issues in Nursing

Which of the following actions best describe the use of the professional value of altruism (helping)? (select all that apply) A. A nurse demonstrates an understanding of the culture of his patient B. A nurse becomes a mentor to a student nurse working on the floor C. A nurse is accountable for the care provided to a mentally challenged patient D. A nurse lobbies for universal access to healthcare E. A nurse respects the right of a Native American to call in a shaman for a consultation F. A nurse protects the privacy of a patient with AIDSA

A. B. E.

When a nurse provides the information and support hat patients and their families need to make the decision that is right for them, he is practicing which of the following principles of bioethics? A. Autonomy B. Nonmaleficence C. Justice D. Fidelity

A. Autonomy

The protection and support of another's rights

Advocacy

Which of the following statements accurately represent the basic principles of ethics? (select all that apply) A. The term ethic generally refers to personal or communal standards of right or wrong B. The ability to be ethical begins in childhood and develops gradually C. An action that is legal or customary is ethically right D. Ethics is a systematic inquiry into the principles of right and wrong conduct, of virtue and vice, and of good and evil, as they relate to conduct E. A commitment to developing one's ability to act ethically is known as one's ethical agency F. Most nurses are born with a natural ability to behave in an ethically professional way

B. D. E.

Which of the following guidelines was developed by the American Hospital Association to enumerate the rights and responsibilities of patients while receiving hospital care? A. Code of ethics B. Patients' Bill of Rights C. Biomedical ethics D. Hospital patient advocacy

B. Patients' Bill of Rights

Nurses who value patient advocacy follow which of the following guidelines? A. They value their loyalty to an employing institution or to a colleague over their commitment to their patient B. They give priority to the good of the individual patient rather than to the good of society in general C. They choose the claims of the patient's well-being over the claims of the patient's autonomy D. They make decisions for patients who are uninformed concerning their rights and opportunities

B. They give priority to the good of the individual patient rather than to the good of society in general

Which of the following actions best describes the use of the professional value of human dignity? (select all that apply) A. A nurse plans nursing care together with his patient B. A nurse provides honest information to a patient about his illness C. A nurse provides privacy for an elderly patient D. A nurse reports an error made by an incompetent coworker E. A nurse plans individualized nursing care for her patient F. A nurse refuses to discuss a patient with a curious friend

C. E. F.

Which of the following actions best describes the use of the professional value of autonomy? (select all that apply) A. A nurse stays later than her shift to continue caring for a patient in critical condition B. A nurse researches a new procedure that would benefit his patient C. A nurse keeps his promise to call a patients doctor regarding pain relief D. A nurse reads the Patient Bill of Rights to a visually impaired patient E. A nurse collaborates with other healthcare team members to ensure the best possible treatment for his patient F. A novice nurse seeks the help of a more experienced nurse to insert a catheter in a patient

D. E.

A commitment to developing one's ability to act ethically

Ethical agency

Two or more clear moral principles apply, but they support mutually inconsistent courses of action

Ethical dilemma

Ethical problem in which the person knowns the right thing to do, but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right actions

Ethical distress

A systematic of inquiry into the principles of right and wrong conduct, of virtue and of vice, and of good and evil, as they relate to conduct

Ethics

Personal or communal standards of right and wrong

Morals

A personal belief about worth that acts as a standard to guide ones behavior

Value

A process of discovery allowing a person to discover what choices to make when alternatives are presented and to identify whether these choices are rationally made or the result of previous conditioning

Values clarification