Question 1

Autonomy is best promoted through which of the following,in taking a relational approach to autonomy?&#10;A) Specific roles within the relationship&#10;B) Social change&#10;C) Protecting an individual's freedom of choice&#10;D) The necessity of treating everyone fairly

Accepted Answer

A relational approach to autonomy suggests that autonomy is best promoted through social change rather than through protecting an individual's freedom of choice.

Question 2

A patient refuses a simple procedure that you believe is in the patient's best interest.The two ethical principles that are directly in conflict in such a situation are&#10;A) fidelity and justice.&#10;B) veracity and fidelity.&#10;C) autonomy and beneficence.&#10;D) paternalism and respect for others.

Accepted Answer

Autonomy refers to the freedom to make a choice (e.g.,to refuse a procedure),and beneficence refers to doing good (performing a procedure that will benefit the patient).

Question 3

Which of the following is a key area of ethical nursing practice?&#10;A) Nursing process&#10;B) Therapeutic relationship&#10;C) Decision-making model&#10;D) Embodied knowledge

Accepted Answer

A key area of ethical nursing practice is the therapeutic relationship between the nurse and the patient.

Question 4

What is reflected when a nurse feels a lack of clarity or is unable to know even what the moral problem is,while at the same time feeling uneasy or uncomfortable about the situation?&#10;A) Moral distress&#10;B) Moral uncertainty&#10;C) Ethical dilemma&#10;D) Ethical distress

Accepted Answer

At the simplest level,an ethical experience is a situation that creates a sense of moral uncertainty: when a nurse feels indecision or a lack of clarity or is unable to even know what the moral problem is,while at the same time feeling uneasy or uncomfortable.

Question 5

Three gravely ill patients are candidates for the only available bed in the intensive care unit.As the supervisor,you assign the bed to the patient with the best chance of recovery.This decision reflects which of the following ethical principles?

A) Beneficence
B) Autonomy
C) Veracity
D) Nonmaleficence

Accepted Answer

Beneficence refers to doing what is good for the patient; in this situation,doing what is good means providing care to the patient with the best likelihood of recovery.

Question 6

Which of the following is a criticism of the principle of autonomy?&#10;A) It is not culturally sensitive.&#10;B) It can lead to focus on the needs of one person at the expense of the needs of others.&#10;C) It is not applicable with entire groups.&#10;D) It can be viewed as advancing professional directives rather than patient desires.

Accepted Answer

One criticism of the principle of autonomy is that it can lead to a focus on the rights or needs of one individual at the expense of the rights or needs of others (including entire groups).

Question 7

Which element of the Code of Ethics of the International Council of Nurses is reflected when the nurse manager establishes a system for performance appraisals?&#10;A) People&#10;B) Practice&#10;C) Profession&#10;D) Co-workers

Accepted Answer

The element of the Code of Ethics of the International Council of Nurses that is reflected in the creation of performance appraisals is the element of practice.

Question 8

A patient's husband asks to speak with the nursing manager.He is visibly upset and tells the nursing manager that while at the corner store,he overheard two nurses discussing his wife's health issues and is certain that others around him heard the discussion as well.This is an example of

A) ethical distress.
B) an ethical violation.
C) moral inappropriateness.
D) an ethical dilemma.

Accepted Answer

Ethical violations reflect a nurse's neglect of moral obligations and a breach of duty (e.g.,when a nurse discusses patient information in the cafeteria).

Question 9

The manager in the coronary care unit believes that the most important ethical considerations in performance evaluations are that they include the employee's good qualities and that they give positive direction for professional growth.This belief is an example of

A) justice.
B) fidelity.
C) beneficence.
D) nonmaleficence.

Accepted Answer

Nonmaleficence refers to "doing no harm." By focusing only on good qualities,the manager seeks to do no harm to the employee.

Question 10

Sue,a staff nurse,consistently arrives 15 minute late for her shift,and the nurse manager has talked to her about it several times.Sue does not take the comments seriously because there are two other nurses who also arrive late all the time,and the unit manager does not reprimand them.In this situation,the nurse manager is violating the ethical principle of

A) beneficence.
B) nonmaleficence.
C) justice.
D) autonomy.

Accepted Answer

Nurse managers who apply the principle of justice in their nursing practice and managerial decision-making ensure that workload is fairly distributed among the nursing staff.Performance appraisals by nurse managers ought to be guided by the principle of justice.For example,if one nurse is disciplined for being late,then all nurses who are late should be disciplined in the same way.

Question 11

Which ethical principle is primarily involved in informed consent?&#10;A) Veracity&#10;B) Autonomy&#10;C) Beneficence&#10;D) Nonmaleficence

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

According to relational ethics,what is critical in the development and maintenance of the roles and actions of the nurse manager?&#10;A) Time management skills&#10;B) Professional relationships&#10;C) Understanding of biomedical ethics&#10;D) Comprehension of the Quebec Nurses Association's Code of Ethics for nursing

Accepted Answer

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Question 13

The nurse manager organizes interprofessional team meetings on a weekly basis.This action is demonstrating which aspect of relational ethics?&#10;A) Embodied knowledge&#10;B) Interdependent environment&#10;C) Engaged interactions&#10;D) Mutual respect

Accepted Answer

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Question 14

Which element of the Code of Ethics of the International Council of Nurses is reflected in the following statement: &#34;The nurse manager sets policies and procedures to guide ethical nursing practice&#34;?&#10;A) People&#10;B) Practice&#10;C) Profession&#10;D) Co-workers

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

Which question reflects the essence of relational ethics?&#10;A) &#34;What can I do to maintain my professional practice?&#34;&#10;B) &#34;What should I do for others?&#34;&#10;C) &#34;What techniques can I use to empower my colleagues?&#34;&#10;D) &#34;What ethical decision-making model will work best for me?&#34;

Accepted Answer

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Question 16

Which of the following are core elements of relational ethics?&#10;A) Mutual respect&#10;B) Justice and beneficence&#10;C) Informed consent&#10;D) Interdependent environment

Accepted Answer

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Question 17

Nursing management actions and decisions are guided by&#10;A) the law.&#10;B) ethical principles.&#10;C) leadership style.&#10;D) professional accountabilities.&#10;E) staff preferences.

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

Normative ethics is concerned with the&#10;A) broader theory and meaning of morality.&#10;B) foundation and scope of moral values, words, and practice.&#10;C) standards that most people use to guide their behaviours.&#10;D) relationship of ethical principles to real-life moral issues.

Accepted Answer

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Deck 6: Ethical Issues