Liability and Ethics Unit Quiz

Which of the following defines an ethical dilemma?

A conflict of moral beliefs

An event report does NOT need a statement from which of the following?

Any person who can speak to the character of the patient

What is a list of written statements describing proper conduct for a group of people?

Code of Ethics

What is a process of identifying, evaluating, and preventing sources of liability?

Risk management

A facility has a policy that states: "Use precautions to prevent the spread of pathogens." Which of the following is a procedure for this policy?

Wash your hands between patients.

What are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a religion or profession?

Ethics

Liability can be defined as which of the following?

Legal responsibility for causing harm

Regina is a nurse at a community hospital. She is assigned a young pregnant patient, Allyson, who is being treated for injuries received in a car accident. Allyson tells Regina that she and her boyfriend have decided to have an abortion. Regina believes that abortion is unethical. How should Regina respond to Allyson?

She should care for Allyson as she would any other patient and be respectful.

Paula is a nurse and holds firmly to the Catholic faith. She is assigned to treat a patient who is an outspoken Muslim. According to the code of ethics, how should Paula treat her patient?

She should treat the patient respectfully and without discrimination.

A nursing team is short-staffed and extremely busy. An RN asks a nursing assistant to give a patient his afternoon medication. Who is liable?

The nursing assistant, the RN, and the employer