Prep U Chp 6
Which word is best described as protection and support of another's rights?
Advocacy
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
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 client rings the call bell to request pain medication. On performing the pain assessment, the nurse informs the client that the nurse will return with the pain medication. After a few moments, the nurse returns with the pain medication. The nurse's returning with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics?
Fidelity
A nurse reports to the charge nurse that a client medication due at 9 am was omitted. Which principle is the nurse demonstrating?
Integrity
Nurses must maintain the privacy of clients. Which example is a breach in privacy and would pose an ethical problem?
Taking a picture of a client with the nurse's cell phone
A nurse working in a 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
A nurse obtains an order for a bed alarm for a confused client. This is an example of which ethical principle?
Paternalism
A nurse is reviewing The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses. Based on this code, the nurse would identify which responsibilities as being fundamental? Select all that apply.
Restoring health Preventing illness Promoting health Alleviating suffering
Which is a characteristic of the care-based approach to bioethics?
The promotion of the dignity and respect of clients as people
To practice ethically, the nurse should avoid:
allowing the nurse's own judgment to guide practice.
A nurse working on a critical care unit was informed by a client with multiple sclerosis that the client did not wish to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac arrest. Now the client is no longer able to express wishes, and the family has informed the physician that they want the client to be resuscitated. Aware of the client's wishes, the nurse is involved in a situation that may involve:
ethical distress
What would be an example of the nurse practicing fidelity? The nurse:
stays with a client during death as promised.
