Ch 6 - Values, Ethics, and Advocacy Prep U

A famous actor with BPD has been admitted in the mental health unit for treatment. A well known news outlet has offered the nurse several thousand dollars to provide information or a picture of the client. The nurse knows that it is their professional duty and legal responsibility to uphold privacy and confidentiality. For each of the behaviors exhibited by the nurse, specify whether the behavior upholds the principle of privacy or confidentiality. a. sharing client information only to the caregivers directly assigned to client care b. keeping the door closed while conducting physical assessment obtaining the client's permission before allowing a student nurse to assist with care c. logging off the electronic health record after documenting assessment information d. asking the client to sign a medical release form before providing information to the health insurance company

Privacy: b, c Confidentiality: a, d, e

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses (2012) has which elements? Select all that apply. a. People b. Practice c. Family d. Profession e. Coworkers

a, b, d, e

A nurse manager receives negative survey results citing a decrease in the quality of client care. Which areas should the nurse manager research as causative factors in the decrease of quality care delivery? Select all that apply. a. Inadequate staffing patterns b. Increase in acuity of clients on the unit c. Nurses working 12-hour shifts d. Decreased satisfaction of nurses in the workplace e. Nurses working weekends

a, d

Which theory of ethics prioritizes the nurse's relationship with clients and the nurse's character in the practice of ethical nursing? a. Care-based ethics b. Deontology c. Utilitarianism d. Principle-based ethics

a. Care-based ethics

The nurse is managing the care for a postoperative client. How does the nurse demonstrate advocacy? a. Limiting visitors due to the client reporting pain b. Administering pain medication when the pain level reaches 9 on a pain scale of 0 to 10 c. Changing the channel on the television while providing care d. Turning and positioning the client every 4 hours

a. Limiting visitors due to the client reporting pain

A nurse is acting inappropriately and has an odor of alcohol. This behavior breaches the principle of: a. ethical conduct b. beneficence c. fidelity d. autonomy

a. ethical conduct

What is the term for the beliefs held by the individual about what matters? a. Ethics b. Values c. Morals d. Bioethics

b. Values

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: a. confidentiality b. advocacy c. altruism d. justice

b. advocacy

A nurse is administering evening medications and notices that a medication was omitted during the day shift. Which statement demonstrates the principle of accountability? a. Administering the medication with the other evening medications b. Telling the client that the medication will be given the following morning c. Filling out an occurrence report and notifying the healthcare provider d. Documenting in the chart a narrative note about the occurrence

c. Filling out an occurrence report and notifying the healthcare provider

A nurse reports to the charge nurse that a client medication due at 9 am was omitted. Which principle is the nurse demonstrating? a. Altruism b. Social justice c. Integrity d. Autonomy

c. Integrity

Which is a characteristic of the care-based approach to bioethics? a. The need to emphasize the relevance of clinical experience b. The rightness or wrongness of an action independent of its consequences c. The promotion of the dignity and respect of clients as people d. The need for an orientation toward service

c. The promotion of the dignity and respect of clients as people