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NUR 310 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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NUR 310 Final Exam Questions andAnswers
Nurses must maintain the privacy of clients. Which example is a breach in privacy and
would pose an ethical problem?
Talking to the family when they visit the client
Documenting the care in the client's record
Taking a picture of a client with the nurse's cell phone
Participating in a hand-off report at the end of the shift - Answer-Taking a picture of a
client with the nurse's cell phone
A client rings the call bell to request pain medication. On performing the pain
assessment, the nurse informs the client that the nurse will return with the pain
medication. After a few moments, the nurse returns with the pain medication. The
nurse's returning with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics?
Autonomy
Fidelity
Nonmaleficence
Justice - Answer-Fidelity
A nurse is of the Catholic faith and votes pro-life. This nurse is considered to have:
moral agency.
personal values.
ethics.
legal obligations. - Answer-personal values.
A nurse working on a critical care unit was informed by a client with multiple sclerosis
that the client did not wish to be resuscitated in the event of cardiac arrest. Now the
client is no longer able to express wishes, and the family has informed the health care
provider that they want the client to be resuscitated. Aware of the client's wishes, the
nurse is involved in a situation that may involve:
confidentiality.
paternalism.
deception.
ethical distress. - Answer-ethical distress.
The nurse is attempting to clarify the values of an adolescent client. The nurse should
identify what factor as having the greatest influence on an adolescent's value formation
during this developmental stage?
Organized religion
Awareness of other cultures
Peers
Educational institutions - Answer-Peers
, What is the term for the beliefs held by the individual about what matters?
Morals
Ethics
Bioethics
Values - Answer-Values
The nurse upholds the principle of autonomy by ____and _____ - Answer-offering to
answer questions the client may have about care and treatment options
providing the client with the information needed to obtain a second opinion
A nurse is providing care to a client with end-stage cancer. After weighing the
alternatives, the client decides not to participate in a clinical trial offered and is
requesting no further treatment. The nurse advocates for the client's decision based on
the understanding that the client has the right to self-determination, interpreting the
client's decision as reflecting which ethical principle?
Autonomy
Fidelity
Beneficence
Justice - Answer-Autonomy
Which scenario is an example of the laissez-faire approach to value transmission?
Teaching children right from wrong and telling them the reason behind a bad action
Allowing a child to decide not to have an intravenous line inserted
Telling a child an injection will feel like a pinch before the nurse gives the injection
Modeling healthy behaviors for adolescents, such as not smoking electronic cigarettes -
Answer-Allowing a child to decide not to have an intravenous line inserted
Which is a characteristic of the care-based approach to bioethics?
The need to emphasize the relevance of clinical experience
The promotion of the dignity and respect of clients as people
The need for an orientation toward service
The rightness or wrongness of an action independent of its consequences - Answer-The
promotion of the dignity and respect of clients as people
A client tells the nurse that the client does not want to have a painful procedure. By
respecting and supporting the client's right to make decisions, the nurse is
demonstrating:
confidentiality.
justice.
altruism.
advocacy. - Answer-advocacy.
Which action would cause a charge nurse to have concerns about a nurse's moral
agency?
The nurse was seen at a grocery store after calling in sick.
The nurse was unable to pass a required dosage calculation examination.
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