Chapter 6: Values, Ethics, and Advocacy

Which word is best described as protection and support of another's rights

Advocacy

Ethical distress is?

Knowing the correct action but being unable to perform it due to constraints

Which statement best conveys the concept of ethical agency?

Ethical practice requires a skill set that must be conscientiously learned and nurtured.

A nurse working in critical care unit has experienced personal tragedy, extreme shortage of staff in the work environment, and health issues. The nurse has overcome much of these hardships and is now mentoring other nurses in similar situations. What behavior is this nurse demonstrating?

Moral resilience

Which is a characteristic of the care- based approach to bioethics?

The promotion of dignity and respect of clients as people

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

ethical conduct