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The patient for whom you are caring needs a liver transplant to survive.
This patient has been out of work for several months and doesn't have
health insurance or enough cash. What principles would be a priority in a
discussion about ethics?
A. Accountability because you as the nurse are accountable for the well-
being of this patient
B. Respect for autonomy because this patient'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 - ANS ✓D. Justice because the
first and greatest question in this situation is how to determine the just
distribution of resources
Accountability, respect or autonomy and ethics of care are not necessarily
wrong, but they deflect attention from the less personal but more pertinent
issue that is at stake in this situation: justice.
The point of the ethical principal to "do no harm" is an agreement to
reassure the public that in all ways the health care team not only works to
heal patients but agree to do this in the least painful and harmful way
possible. Which principle describes this agreement?
A. Beneficence
B. Accountability
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for autonomy - ANS ✓C. Nonmaleficence
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Nonmaleficence refers specifically to the concept of avoiding harm.
Beneficence refers more to generosity and goodness, accountability to
keeping promises, and respect for autonomy to the commitment by
providers to include patients in decisions about all aspects of care.
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during administration, but
the benefits of protection from disease, both for the individual and society,
outweigh the temporary discomforts. Which principle is involved in this
situation?
A. Fidelity
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for autonomy - ANS ✓B. Beneficence
The immunization is a clear effort to provide benefit. Beneficence refers to
"doing good." Fidelity refers more to keeping promises. Nonmaleficence
refers to the commitment to avoid harm. Respect for autonomy refers to
the commitment to include patients in the decision-making process
regarding health care plans.
When a nurse assesses a patient for pain and offers a plan to manage the
pain, which principal is used to encourage the nurse to monitor the
patient's response to the pain?
A. Fidelity
B. Beneficence
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Respect for autonomy - ANS ✓A. Fidelity
Requiring a return to the patient to evaluate the effectiveness of an
intervention exemplifies keeping a promise, a concrete example of fidelity.
What is the best example of the nurse practicing patient advocacy?
A. Seek out the nursing supervisor in conflicting procedural situations
B. Document all clinical changes in the medical record in a timely manner
C. Work to understand the law as it applies to an error in following
standards of care
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D. Assess the patient's point of view and prepare to articulate it - ANS ✓D.
Assess the patient's point of view and prepare to articulate it
Seeking out the nursing supervisor, documenting clinical change in the
medical record in a timely manner and working to understand the law as it
applies to an error in following standards of care are not wrong; but
advocacy generally refers to the nurse's ability to help speak for the
patient.
Successful ethical discussion depends on people who have a clear sense of
personal values. When a group of people share many of the same values, it
may be possible to refer for guidance to philosophical principals of
utilitarianism. This philosophy proposes which of the following?
A. The value of something is determined by its usefulness to society.
B. People's values are determined by religious leaders.
C. The decision to perform a liver transplant depends on a measure of the
moral life that the patient has led so far.
D. The best way to determine the solution to an ethical dilemma is to refer
the case to the attending physician or health care provider. - ANS ✓A. The
value of something is determined by its usefulness to society.
Utilitarianism specifically refers to the greatest good for the greatest
number of people, whereas goodness is determined primarily by
usefulness. The concept is easier to apply in a community where shared
values allow for agreement about a definition of usefulness.
The philosophy sometimes called the ethics of care suggests that ethical
dilemmas can best be solved by attention to which of the following?
A. Patients
B. Relationships
C. Ethical principles
D. Code of ethics for nurses - ANS ✓B. Relationships
The foundation of the ethics of care is its attention to relationships, as
distinguished from other more principal based philosophies.
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