Nursing Ethics TEST BANK 33 Questions With Correct Answers
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Nursing Ethics TEST BANK |33 Questions| With Correct Answers.
A 77-year-old woman with an inoperable brain tumor has been hospitalized for the past 5 days. Her daughter comes to visit her. The patient has asked that her daughter not be told her diagnosis. After visiting with her mother, the daught...
Nursing Ethics TEST BANK |33 Questions| With
Correct Answers.
1). A 77-year-old woman with an inoperable brain tumor has been hospitalized for the past 5
days. her daughter comes to visit her. the patient has asked that her daughter not be told
her diagnosis. after visiting with her mother, the daughter asks to speak to the nurse. she
says, my mother claims she has pneumonia, but i know she is not telling me the truth. the
daughter asks the nurse to tell her what is truly wrong with her mother. the nurse should tell
her that:
1) her mother has an inoperable brain tumor, but does not wish anyone to know.
2) she needs to speak to the physician in charge of her mothers care.
3) her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with anyone, not even family.
4) her mother is very sick with a serious case of pneumonia that could lead to death.
Ans: 3) Her mother has requested that her case not be discussed with anyone, not even
family.
The nurses first allegiance is to the patient and her desire for confidentiality. Telling the
daughter to speak to the physician would place the physician in the same position as the
nurse. Telling her that her mother has pneumonia would be a lie. The nurse, of course,
should inform the physician of the patients wishes so that he will be prepared if the
daughter questions him about her mothers health condition.
2). Which of the following terms refers to the ethical questions that arise out of nursing
practice?
1) nursing ethics
2) bioethics
3) ethical dilemma
4) moral distress
Ans: 1) Nursing ethics
Nursing ethics refers to ethical questions that arise out of nursing practice. Bioethics is a
broader field that refers to the application of ethics to healthcare. An ethical dilemma
occurs when a choice must be made between two equally undesirable actions, and there
is no clearly right or wrong option. Moral distress occurs when someone is unable to carry
out his or her moral decision.
3). A belief about the worth of something that serves as a principle or a standard that
influences decision making is called which of the following?
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, 1) morals
2) attitudes
3) beliefs
4) values
Ans: 4) Values
A value is a belief you have about the worth of something that serves as a principle or a
standard that influences decision making. Morals are private, personal, or group
standards of right and wrong. Attitudes are mental dispositions or feelings toward a
person, object, or idea. A belief is something that one accepts as true.
4). A 45-year-old patient is ventilator dependent after a high cervical neck injury. he is
conscious and competent and has decided that he wants to be removed from the ventilator.
his family and the multidisciplinary team agree. the nurse believes the patient intends
suicide and would prefer he choose differently but says nothing. the nurse remains at the
bedside holding the patients hand. in this instance the nurse is displaying which of the
following?
1) value set
2) value system
3) value neutrality
4) value awareness
Ans: 3) Value neutrality
Value neutrality occurs when we put aside our own values regarding an issue in order to
provide nonjudgmental care to clients. A value set is your list of values. A value system is
your value set with the values ranked on a continuum from most important to least
important.
5). A 45-year-old patient is ventilator dependent after a high cervical neck injury. he is alert and
oriented and, after giving it much thought, has decided that he wants to be removed from
the ventilator. the nurse believes the patient intends suicide but supports his final decision.
when the ventilator is removed, the nurse remains with the patient to support him. the
nurses action demonstrates respect for what moral principle?
1) nonmaleficence
2) autonomy
3) beneficence
4) fidelity
Ans: 2) Autonomy
Autonomy refers to a persons right to choose and his ability to act on that choice. In this
case, the nurse respects the patients right to choose to die. Nonmaleficence is the
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