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2024 ETHICAL ASPECTS OF GERONTOLOGICAL NURSING NCLEX EXAM 3 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 ETHICAL ASPECTS OFGERONTOLOGICAL NURSING
NCLEX EXAM 3 WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
The distribution of nurses to areas of "most need" in the time of a nursing
shortage is an example of:
A. Utilitarianism theory
B. Deontological theory
C. Justice
D. Beneficence - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
Justice is defined as the fairness of distribution of resources. However,
guidelines for a hierarchy of needs have been established, such as with
organ transplantation. Nurses are moved to areas of greatest need when
shortages occur on the floors. No floor is left without staff, and another floor
that had five staff will give up two to go help the floor that had no staff.
Obtaining informed consent is the responsibility of
A.
The physician
B.
The RN manager
C.
The nurse
D.
The CNA - CORRECT-ANSWERSA The physician is RESPONSIBLE for obtaining
an informed consent. The nurse can witness that the signature was obtained
by the patient.
Miss Magu, an 88-year old woman, believes that life should not be prolonged
when hope is gone. She has decided that she does not want extraordinary
measures taken when her life is at its end. Because she feels this way, she
has talked with her daughter about her desires, completing a living will and
left directions with her physician. This is an example of:
A.
Affirming a value
B.
Choosing a value
C.
Prizing a value
, D.
Reflecting a value - CORRECT-ANSWERSC
In the United States, access to health care usually depends on a client's
ability to pay for health care, either through insurance or by paying cash.
The client the nurse is caring for needs a liver transplant to survive. This
client has been out of work for several months and does not have insurance
or enough cash. A discussion about the ethics of this situation would involve
predominately the principle of:
A.
Accountability, because you as the nurse are accountable for the well being
of this client.
B.
Respect of autonomy, because this client's autonomy will be violated if he
does not receive the liver transplant.
C.
Ethics of care, because the caring thing that a nurse could provide this
patient is resources for a liver transplant.
D.
Justice, because the first and greatest question in this situation is how to
determine the just distribution of resources. - CORRECT-ANSWERSD
Justice refers to fairness. Health care providers agree to strive for justice in
health care. The term often is used during discussions about resources.
Decisions about who should receive available organs are always difficult.
When signing a form as a witness, your signature shows that the client:
A.
Is fully informed and is aware of all consequences
B.
Was awake and fully alert and not medicated with narcotics
C.
Was free to sign without pressure
D.
Understands the language of the form
E.
None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSE When a nurse witnesses an
informed consent, he/she is only witnessing he/she saw it being done.
When helping a person through grief work, the nurse knows
A.
Coping mechanisms that were effective in the past are often disregarded in
response to the pain of a loss
B.
A person's perception of a loss has little to do with the grieving process
C.
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