NURS 2750 Exam 1 Questions With Complete
Solutions
the .study .of .what .is .right .and .wrong .in .our .conduct .- .(correct .answer) .-ethics
a .deeply .held .personal .belief .about .the .worth .a .person .holds .for .an .idea, .a .custom,
.or .an .object .- .(correct .answer) .-value
freedom .from .external .control .- .(correct .answer) .-autonomy
describe .respect .for .patient .autonomy .- .(correct .answer) .-the .commitment .to .include
.patients .in .decisions .about .all .aspects .of .care
includes .explaining .nursing .procedures .(getting .BP, .meds, .etc), .answering .questions,
.etc
describe .respect .for .professional .autonomy .- .(correct .answer) .-the .relationship
.between .members .of .health .care .team .and .the .institutions .in .which .they .work
taking .positive .actions .to .help .others .- .(correct .answer) .-beneficence
the .avoidance .of .harm .or .hurt .- .(correct .answer) .-nonmaleficence
fairness .and .distribution .of .resources .- .(correct .answer) .-justice
faithfulness .or .agreement .to .keep .promises .- .(correct .answer) .-fidelity
a .set .of .guiding .principles .that .all .members .of .a .profession .accept; .a .collective
.statement .about .the .group's .expectations .and .standards .of .behavior .- .(correct
.answer) .-code .of .ethics
some .of .the .key .principles .in .the .code .of .ethics .include: .- .(correct .answer) .-advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the .application .of .one's .skills .and .knowledge .for .the .benefit .of .another .person .-
.(correct .answer) .-advocacy
a .willingness .to .respect .one's .professional .obligations .and .to .follow .through .- .(correct
.answer) .-responsibility
,answering .for .your .own .actions .- .(correct .answer) .-accountability
the .health .care .team's .obligation .to .respect .patient .privacy .- .(correct .answer) .-
confidentiality
_______ .mandates .confidentiality .and .protection .of .patients' .personal .health
.information .- .(correct .answer) .-HIPPA .(health .insurance .portability .and .accountability
.act .of .1996)
a .deeply .held .belief .about .the .worth .of .an .idea, .attitude, .custom, .or .object .that
.affects .choices .and .behaviors .- .(correct .answer) .-value
describe .deontology .and .why .it .is .most .familiar .to .health .care .practitioners .- .(correct
.answer) .-it .defines .actions .as .right .or .wrong .based .on .their .adherence .to .rules .and
.principles .such .as .fidelity .to .promises, .truthfulness, .and .justice
describe .utilitarianism .and .why .is .it .sometimes .called .consequentialism .- .(correct
.answer) .-it .is .a .system .that .proposes .that .the .value .of .something .is .determined .by
.its .usefulness .
called .that .because .its .main .emphasis .is .on .the .outcome .or .consequence .of .action;
."greatest .good .for .greatest .number .of .people"
describe .casuistry .- .(correct .answer) .-case .based .reasoning .
ppl .find .similar .precedent .cases .and .determine .a .course .of .action .on .the .basis .of
.what .was .done .to .manage .that .prior .situation
describe .feminist .ethics .- .(correct .answer) .-it .looks .to .the .nature .of .relationships .to
.guide .participants .in .making .difficult .decisions .(e.g. .unequal .power)
tend .to .focus .more .on .practical .solutions .than .on .theory
describe .ethics .of .care .- .(correct .answer) .-emphasizes .the .role .of .the .decision .maker
.in .the .situation
what .are .the .two .common .ethical .problems .nurses .face? .- .(correct .answer) .-ethical
.dilemmas .and .moral .distress
what .is .an .ethical .dilemma .that .nurses .face? .- .(correct .answer) .-ex: .a .nursing .student
.feels .conflicted .lying .to .the .patient .and .following .suggestions .of .her .nurse
describe .moral .distress .that .nurses .face .- .(correct .answer) .-same .situation .as .ethical
.dilemma .instead .the .nursing .student .is .ordered .by .MD .and .does .not .want .to .do .so
, distinguish .between .ethical .dilemmas .and .moral .distress .- .(correct .answer) .-dilemmas
.= .two .opposing .but .justifiable .options
distress .= .environment .contributes .to .the .problem
judgement .about .behavior, .based .on .specific .beliefs .- .(correct .answer) .-morals
deeply .held .personal .belief .about .the .worth .a .person .holds .for .an .idea, .a .custom,
.and .an .object .- .(correct .answer) .-value
process .of .ethical .decision .making: .- .(correct .answer) .-1. .ask .is .this .an .ethical
.problem
2. .gather .info .that .is .relevant
3. .identify .ethical .elements .in .the .problem .and .examine .your .values
4. .name .the .problem .
5. .consider .possible .courses .of .action .
6. .create .an .action .plan .and .carry .it .out
7. .evaluate .the .action .plan
what .are .some .objective .measures .of .quality .of .life? .- .(correct .answer) .-age .
pt's .ability .to .live .independently .
ability .to .contribute .to .society
what .are .some .subjective .measures .of .quality .of .life? .- .(correct .answer) .-asking .pt's
.to .identify .their .priorities .
what .they .enjoy
what .matters .to .them
interventions .unlikely .to .produce .benefit .to .a .pt .- .(correct .answer) .-futile
access .to .health .care .is .an .ethical .issue .of .______ .- .(correct .answer) .-justice
derived .from .federal .and .state .constitutions .- .(correct .answer) .-constitutional .law
derived .from .statues .passed .by .US .congress .& .state .legislatures; .either .civil .or
.criminal .- .(correct .answer) .-statutory .law
protect .the .rights .of .individuals .and .provide .for .fair .and .equitable .treatment .when .civil
.wrongs .or .violations .occur .- .(correct .answer) .-civil .laws
civil .state .laws .that .define .nursing .and .the .standards .you .must .meet .within .individual
.states .- .(correct .answer) .-nurse .practice .acts
more .clearly .defines .expectations .of .civil .and .criminal .laws .- .(correct .answer) .-
administrative .law .AKA .regulatory .law
Solutions
the .study .of .what .is .right .and .wrong .in .our .conduct .- .(correct .answer) .-ethics
a .deeply .held .personal .belief .about .the .worth .a .person .holds .for .an .idea, .a .custom,
.or .an .object .- .(correct .answer) .-value
freedom .from .external .control .- .(correct .answer) .-autonomy
describe .respect .for .patient .autonomy .- .(correct .answer) .-the .commitment .to .include
.patients .in .decisions .about .all .aspects .of .care
includes .explaining .nursing .procedures .(getting .BP, .meds, .etc), .answering .questions,
.etc
describe .respect .for .professional .autonomy .- .(correct .answer) .-the .relationship
.between .members .of .health .care .team .and .the .institutions .in .which .they .work
taking .positive .actions .to .help .others .- .(correct .answer) .-beneficence
the .avoidance .of .harm .or .hurt .- .(correct .answer) .-nonmaleficence
fairness .and .distribution .of .resources .- .(correct .answer) .-justice
faithfulness .or .agreement .to .keep .promises .- .(correct .answer) .-fidelity
a .set .of .guiding .principles .that .all .members .of .a .profession .accept; .a .collective
.statement .about .the .group's .expectations .and .standards .of .behavior .- .(correct
.answer) .-code .of .ethics
some .of .the .key .principles .in .the .code .of .ethics .include: .- .(correct .answer) .-advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the .application .of .one's .skills .and .knowledge .for .the .benefit .of .another .person .-
.(correct .answer) .-advocacy
a .willingness .to .respect .one's .professional .obligations .and .to .follow .through .- .(correct
.answer) .-responsibility
,answering .for .your .own .actions .- .(correct .answer) .-accountability
the .health .care .team's .obligation .to .respect .patient .privacy .- .(correct .answer) .-
confidentiality
_______ .mandates .confidentiality .and .protection .of .patients' .personal .health
.information .- .(correct .answer) .-HIPPA .(health .insurance .portability .and .accountability
.act .of .1996)
a .deeply .held .belief .about .the .worth .of .an .idea, .attitude, .custom, .or .object .that
.affects .choices .and .behaviors .- .(correct .answer) .-value
describe .deontology .and .why .it .is .most .familiar .to .health .care .practitioners .- .(correct
.answer) .-it .defines .actions .as .right .or .wrong .based .on .their .adherence .to .rules .and
.principles .such .as .fidelity .to .promises, .truthfulness, .and .justice
describe .utilitarianism .and .why .is .it .sometimes .called .consequentialism .- .(correct
.answer) .-it .is .a .system .that .proposes .that .the .value .of .something .is .determined .by
.its .usefulness .
called .that .because .its .main .emphasis .is .on .the .outcome .or .consequence .of .action;
."greatest .good .for .greatest .number .of .people"
describe .casuistry .- .(correct .answer) .-case .based .reasoning .
ppl .find .similar .precedent .cases .and .determine .a .course .of .action .on .the .basis .of
.what .was .done .to .manage .that .prior .situation
describe .feminist .ethics .- .(correct .answer) .-it .looks .to .the .nature .of .relationships .to
.guide .participants .in .making .difficult .decisions .(e.g. .unequal .power)
tend .to .focus .more .on .practical .solutions .than .on .theory
describe .ethics .of .care .- .(correct .answer) .-emphasizes .the .role .of .the .decision .maker
.in .the .situation
what .are .the .two .common .ethical .problems .nurses .face? .- .(correct .answer) .-ethical
.dilemmas .and .moral .distress
what .is .an .ethical .dilemma .that .nurses .face? .- .(correct .answer) .-ex: .a .nursing .student
.feels .conflicted .lying .to .the .patient .and .following .suggestions .of .her .nurse
describe .moral .distress .that .nurses .face .- .(correct .answer) .-same .situation .as .ethical
.dilemma .instead .the .nursing .student .is .ordered .by .MD .and .does .not .want .to .do .so
, distinguish .between .ethical .dilemmas .and .moral .distress .- .(correct .answer) .-dilemmas
.= .two .opposing .but .justifiable .options
distress .= .environment .contributes .to .the .problem
judgement .about .behavior, .based .on .specific .beliefs .- .(correct .answer) .-morals
deeply .held .personal .belief .about .the .worth .a .person .holds .for .an .idea, .a .custom,
.and .an .object .- .(correct .answer) .-value
process .of .ethical .decision .making: .- .(correct .answer) .-1. .ask .is .this .an .ethical
.problem
2. .gather .info .that .is .relevant
3. .identify .ethical .elements .in .the .problem .and .examine .your .values
4. .name .the .problem .
5. .consider .possible .courses .of .action .
6. .create .an .action .plan .and .carry .it .out
7. .evaluate .the .action .plan
what .are .some .objective .measures .of .quality .of .life? .- .(correct .answer) .-age .
pt's .ability .to .live .independently .
ability .to .contribute .to .society
what .are .some .subjective .measures .of .quality .of .life? .- .(correct .answer) .-asking .pt's
.to .identify .their .priorities .
what .they .enjoy
what .matters .to .them
interventions .unlikely .to .produce .benefit .to .a .pt .- .(correct .answer) .-futile
access .to .health .care .is .an .ethical .issue .of .______ .- .(correct .answer) .-justice
derived .from .federal .and .state .constitutions .- .(correct .answer) .-constitutional .law
derived .from .statues .passed .by .US .congress .& .state .legislatures; .either .civil .or
.criminal .- .(correct .answer) .-statutory .law
protect .the .rights .of .individuals .and .provide .for .fair .and .equitable .treatment .when .civil
.wrongs .or .violations .occur .- .(correct .answer) .-civil .laws
civil .state .laws .that .define .nursing .and .the .standards .you .must .meet .within .individual
.states .- .(correct .answer) .-nurse .practice .acts
more .clearly .defines .expectations .of .civil .and .criminal .laws .- .(correct .answer) .-
administrative .law .AKA .regulatory .law
