Question 1

Which action by the nurse demonstrates beneficence?&#10;A) Giving medications on time.&#10;B) Changing a dressing that has become saturated.&#10;C) Washing hands before and after care.&#10;D) Taking the client outside to smoke.

Accepted Answer

Beneficence refers to acting in ways to achieve the best possible outcome for the client. Washing hands before and after care, prevent infection and spread of disease.

Question 2

Which action should the nurse take to demonstrate nonmaleficence?&#10;A) Administer an extra dose of a narcotic.&#10;B) Report a change in consciousness to the healthcare provider.&#10;C) Allow the family dog to visit the client.&#10;D) Give bedtime medications 15 minutes early.

Accepted Answer

Nonmaleficence means to not cause harm. The nurse demonstrates this by reporting a change in the patient's mental status to the healthcare provider.

Question 3

Which is accurate regarding categorical imperative?&#10;A) A nurse acts out of moral obligation.&#10;B) A nurse acts in a way to do no harm.&#10;C) A nurse distributes resources evenly.&#10;D) A nurse takes actions that benefit the majority.

Accepted Answer

Categorical imperative refers to acting out of moral obligation, regardless of intent.

Question 4

Which is not considered a right of patients?&#10;A) Access to healthcare facilities and treatments.&#10;B) Access to low-cost medical care.&#10;C) Right to privacy.&#10;D) Right to make informed decisions and choices.

Accepted Answer

Patients have several rights, which include access to healthcare facilities and treatment, the right to make informed decisions and give informed consent to treatment, the right to accept or refuse treatment, and the right to information about own health, the treatment, and care provision, privacy.

Question 5

Which is not considered a practitioner right?&#10;A) Individual autonomy.&#10;B) The right to professional support&#10;C) The right to decline to participate in certain treatments.&#10;D) Respect.

Accepted Answer

Although respect is important, it is not considered a practitioner right. Practitioner rights include individual autonomy, the right to professional support, and the right to decline to participate in specific treatment or therapeutic procedures

Question 6

The nurse is caring for a client who has threatened to harm her husband. Which action should the nurse take?&#10;A) Inform the client's psychologist.&#10;B) Inform the client's physician.&#10;C) Inform the client's daughter.&#10;D) Inform the client's husband.

Accepted Answer

The nurse has a duty to inform the client's husband of potential harm.

Question 7

The client has declined to receive a blood transfusion following an orthopedic surgery due to religious beliefs. The client's son is upset and demanding that the transfusion be given. Which action should the nurse take?

A) Give the blood after obtaining consent from the son.
B) Ask the healthcare provider to speak with the client.
C) Try to change the client's mind.
D) Respect the client's wishes.

Accepted Answer

The client's wishes should be respected. If the client is no longer competent to make decisions, then the client's durable power of attorney would be able to make decisions on her behalf.

Question 8

The client is in labor and has tested positive for a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Which action by the staff is does not violate the client's rights?&#10;A) Reporting the STI to the client.&#10;B) Reporting the STI to the client's partner.&#10;C) Discussing the situation with a healthcare in another department.&#10;D) Discussing the situation with a nurse who is not caring for the client.

Accepted Answer

The client's privacy would not be violated if the STI was reported directly to the client. Reporting the STI to the client's partner or other healthcare providers not caring for the client would violate their privacy.

Question 9

Which does Catholicism consider a respected and acceptable contraceptive method?&#10;A) Condoms&#10;B) Birth control pill&#10;C) Intrauterine device&#10;D) Natural family planning

Accepted Answer

The perspective of Catholicism is that by and large, the contraceptive practices-particularly those methods considered as artificial means of preventing conception-dispute what human sexuality entails. However, conventional, evidence-based, natural family planning techniques are considered as a respected approach to contraception, and therefore are more acceptable.

Question 10

Which does Islam view as a strictly disallowed form of contraception?&#10;A) Vasectomy&#10;B) Female sterilization&#10;C) Condoms&#10;D) Coitus interuuptus

Accepted Answer

Contraception use that is allowable includes temporary forms, such as coitus interruptus, condoms, cervical caps, and IUDs/IUS. However, vasectomy is strictly disallowed. Female sterilization is permissible if the woman's life would be jeopardized or if her mental health would be seriously damaged by a pregnancy that is not preventable by other recognized lawful methods.

Deck 19: Ethical, Moral and Legal Quandaries in Professional Practice in Sexual and Reproductive Health Care