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Test Bank For Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian
Nursing 4th Edition by Margaret Keatings, Adams
Pamela 9781771721776 Chapter 1-12 Complete Guide.
Which of the following assists in protecting the patient's right to autonomy?
a. Answerability
b. Informed consent
c. Constrained moral agency
d. Maleficence - b. Informed consent
The goal of informed consent is to protect the patient's right to autonomy.
The patient states that she needs to exercise regularly, watch her weight, and
reduce her fat intake. What does this demonstrate
about the patient?
a. She believes she will have a heart attack.
b. She values health promotion activities.
c. She believes she will not become sick.
d. She has unrealistic expectations for herself. - b. She values health promotion
activities.
A value is a strong personal belief. It is an ideal that a person or group (such as
nurses) strives to uphold. An individual's values reflect cultural, social
influences, and personal needs.
,A secondary schoolteacher with advanced multiple sclerosis teaches from her
wheelchair but insists on being treated the same as other colleagues. Which of
the following is the teacher demonstrating?
a. Preserving dignity
b. Choosing from alternatives
c. Considering all consequences
d. Acting with a pattern of consistency - a. Preserving dignity
The teacher's choice is preserving dignity, which is a value included in the
Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Code of Ethics. She cherishes her choice of
being treated like everyone else despite her medical condition and publicly
affirms the choice by teaching from her wheelchair and insisting that she be
treated the same as her colleagues.
In which of the following instances does the nurse recognize that interventions
for values clarification are beneficial for the patient?
a. The patient and nurse have different beliefs.
b. The patient is experiencing a values conflict.
c. The nurse is unsure of the patient's values.
d. The patient has rejected normal values. - b. The patient is experiencing a
values conflict.
Values clarification is the process of appraising one's own personal values. It is
not a set of rules; nor does it suggest that certain values should be accepted by
all people.
A nurse is working with a patient to try to clarify the patient's values in relation
to his care. Which of the following is an example of
the type of response that the nurse should use in such a situation?
,a. "Your questions were pretty blunt."
b. "Tell me what you are thinking about."
c. "I've felt that way before; I'd be upset, too."
d. "You seem concerned about your tests. Let me explain them." - b. "Tell me
what you are thinking about."
Values clarification is the process of appraising one's own personal values. It
involves self-reflection that leads to greater self-awareness and personal
insight.
Which one of the following is an example of ethical responsibility?
a. Delivery of competent care
b. Formation of interpersonal relationships
c. Application of the nursing process
d. Evaluation of new computerized technologies - a. Delivery of competent care
Providing competent care is one of the values in the CNA Code of Ethics that
nurses have to uphold.
A student nurse realizes that she has administered the wrong dose of
medication to a patient and immediately informs her clinical
instructor of this error. How is this student nurse best described as a
professional?
a. Confident
b. Trustworthy
c. Compliant
d. Accountable - d. Accountable
, Accountability refers to the ability to answer for one's own actions. The goal is
the prevention of injury to the patient. The student nurse who informs her
instructor of her error is holding herself accountable for her action and aims to
avoid causing any injury to the patient. Accountability is one of the seven values
of the CNA Code of Ethics central to nursing practice.
A patient has just been informed by her physician that she has cancer. The
patient says that she is not ready to discuss this with her family. The nurse
encourages the patient to consider sharing the information with her family so
that the family can support her
through the decisions she will need to make regarding her care. Which following
principle must the nurse be careful not to breach?
a. Confidentiality
b. Fidelity
c. Veracity
d. Justice - a. Confidentiality
The nurse should recognize the importance of privacy and confidentiality, and
safeguard the patient's personal, family, and community information obtained in
the context of a professional relationship.
The nurse is investigating the process for resolving an ethical problem. Which of
the following is the correct sequence for resolving ethical problems?
a. Examining one's own values; evaluating; identifying the problem
b. Evaluating the outcomes; gathering data; considering actions
c. Gathering facts; verbalizing the problem; considering actions
d. Recognizing the dilemma; evaluating; gathering information - c. Gathering
facts; verbalizing the problem; considering actions
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