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19, 20 Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse does not agree with a physician's order and confronts
the physician with anger. Which strategy has the nurse violated?
Correct Answers Communicate clearly
Physicians respond to communication that is well-articulated,
important, organized, clear, concise, and complete.
A nurse falsifies narcotics records. Which type of law did the
nurse violate? Correct Answers Public law
One important branch of public law is criminal law. Criminal
law deals with actions considered harmful to society. In the
course of practice, nurses can be accused of a variety of criminal
offenses. Nurses can also be accused of crimes related to their
actual relationship with the government. These include such
actions as falsifying narcotic records, forging prescriptions, drug
diversion, failure to renew licenses, and fraudulent billing.
A nurse is caring for a patient who smokes and has just been
diagnosed with lung cancer. How should the nurse react?
Correct Answers Encourage the patient to reduce or discontinue
smoking.
Nurses have an obligation to address unhealthy or risky life and
health practices in a non-judgmental way, and to offer resources
and opportunities to modify behaviors as part of a patient's plan
of care. However, refusal to participate in a plan of care,
,regardless of the outcome, is the prerogative of the patient, and
must not affect the professional care given by the nurse.
A nurse is in an elevator and hears two other nurses making fun
of an older adult patient who was crying because the patient was
just told she has hepatitis C. Which type of moral stress is this
nurse feeling? Correct Answers Outrage
Moral outrage is defined as anger that occurs when one person
perceives that another has violated a moral standard or principle
such as justice, respect, or beneficence
A nurse reports another nurse who reprimanded a patient for
soiling the bed, and notes the nurse pulling the sheets from
under the patient rapidly. Which ethical principle has this nurse
displayed? Correct Answers Beneficence
Beneficence means to prevent harm or to remove evil or harm.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for
Nurses says, "The nurse takes appropriate action to safeguard
individuals, families and communities when their care is
endangered by a co-worker or any other person." By the nurse
reporting the co-worker, that nurse prevented potential harm to
the patient.
A patient is at end-of-life and chooses assisted suicide due to the
amount of pain. The nurse disagrees with this decision. What is
the nurse's responsibility in this situation? Correct Answers Ask
that the patient be reassigned to another nurse.
,Decisions regarding care are guided by professional ethical
codes that include the directives to respect the rights of others
and to not abandon patients, yet to practice within the integrity
of one's own values and beliefs. If a nurse feels a strong ethical
conflict in caring for a particular patient, it is appropriate to ask
that the patient be assigned to another nurse.
A patient is diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. The patient's
spouse asks the nurse if the patient is going to die soon, and the
nurse replies affirmatively. What type of ethical principle is this
nurse practicing? Correct Answers Veracity
The nurse is practicing veracity, which means being truthful.
While bioethicists disagree on always telling the truth, this is a
widely accepted requirement for nurses when providing care.
Telling the truth helps open communication with patients and
their families, earning respect and trust.
A patient presents whose first language is not English. When
determining this patient's linguistic competency, we must
determine: Correct Answers The extent to which the patient
understands our language
When a patient's first language is different from our own,
linguistic competency is a prime consideration. We must
determine the extent to which the patient understands our
language as well as the extent of our understanding of the
patient's language. When the patient uses another language
(including sign language), having an interpreter fluent in the
patient's language is essential.
, According to Aristotle, how is eudaimonia achieved? Correct
Answers Through a life of virtue and excellence, one in which
the person fulfills the aim of life
Aristotle proposed that eudaimonia can only occur through a life
of virtue and excellence, one in which the person fulfills the aim
of life. Elements of Aristotle's philosophies can be found in
modern nursing.
According to Callahan, what role do emotions play in ethical
decisions? Correct Answers Both reason and emotion should be
active and in accord when making ethical decisions
In a holistic view of people, however, both thinking and feeling
are credible ways of knowing, each having a legitimate role in
ethical decision making. Callahan (2000) suggests that heart and
mind should not be viewed as antagonistic in the moral arena;
rather, both reason and emotion should be active and in accord
as we come to an ethical decision.
According to Fowler, conjunctive faith is: Correct Answers
Being able to recognize values, beliefs, and myths developed
within our own traditions that separate one from others
Conjunctive faith requires an opening to our inner depths in
which we are able to recognize values, beliefs, and myths
developed within our particular cultural, social, or religious
tradition that separate one from others. This stage requires an
attitude of openness to that which formerly might have been
perceived as threatening, different, and other, appreciating that
although our own values provide a framework for ascribing
19, 20 Questions With Complete Solutions
A nurse does not agree with a physician's order and confronts
the physician with anger. Which strategy has the nurse violated?
Correct Answers Communicate clearly
Physicians respond to communication that is well-articulated,
important, organized, clear, concise, and complete.
A nurse falsifies narcotics records. Which type of law did the
nurse violate? Correct Answers Public law
One important branch of public law is criminal law. Criminal
law deals with actions considered harmful to society. In the
course of practice, nurses can be accused of a variety of criminal
offenses. Nurses can also be accused of crimes related to their
actual relationship with the government. These include such
actions as falsifying narcotic records, forging prescriptions, drug
diversion, failure to renew licenses, and fraudulent billing.
A nurse is caring for a patient who smokes and has just been
diagnosed with lung cancer. How should the nurse react?
Correct Answers Encourage the patient to reduce or discontinue
smoking.
Nurses have an obligation to address unhealthy or risky life and
health practices in a non-judgmental way, and to offer resources
and opportunities to modify behaviors as part of a patient's plan
of care. However, refusal to participate in a plan of care,
,regardless of the outcome, is the prerogative of the patient, and
must not affect the professional care given by the nurse.
A nurse is in an elevator and hears two other nurses making fun
of an older adult patient who was crying because the patient was
just told she has hepatitis C. Which type of moral stress is this
nurse feeling? Correct Answers Outrage
Moral outrage is defined as anger that occurs when one person
perceives that another has violated a moral standard or principle
such as justice, respect, or beneficence
A nurse reports another nurse who reprimanded a patient for
soiling the bed, and notes the nurse pulling the sheets from
under the patient rapidly. Which ethical principle has this nurse
displayed? Correct Answers Beneficence
Beneficence means to prevent harm or to remove evil or harm.
The International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for
Nurses says, "The nurse takes appropriate action to safeguard
individuals, families and communities when their care is
endangered by a co-worker or any other person." By the nurse
reporting the co-worker, that nurse prevented potential harm to
the patient.
A patient is at end-of-life and chooses assisted suicide due to the
amount of pain. The nurse disagrees with this decision. What is
the nurse's responsibility in this situation? Correct Answers Ask
that the patient be reassigned to another nurse.
,Decisions regarding care are guided by professional ethical
codes that include the directives to respect the rights of others
and to not abandon patients, yet to practice within the integrity
of one's own values and beliefs. If a nurse feels a strong ethical
conflict in caring for a particular patient, it is appropriate to ask
that the patient be assigned to another nurse.
A patient is diagnosed with end-stage renal failure. The patient's
spouse asks the nurse if the patient is going to die soon, and the
nurse replies affirmatively. What type of ethical principle is this
nurse practicing? Correct Answers Veracity
The nurse is practicing veracity, which means being truthful.
While bioethicists disagree on always telling the truth, this is a
widely accepted requirement for nurses when providing care.
Telling the truth helps open communication with patients and
their families, earning respect and trust.
A patient presents whose first language is not English. When
determining this patient's linguistic competency, we must
determine: Correct Answers The extent to which the patient
understands our language
When a patient's first language is different from our own,
linguistic competency is a prime consideration. We must
determine the extent to which the patient understands our
language as well as the extent of our understanding of the
patient's language. When the patient uses another language
(including sign language), having an interpreter fluent in the
patient's language is essential.
, According to Aristotle, how is eudaimonia achieved? Correct
Answers Through a life of virtue and excellence, one in which
the person fulfills the aim of life
Aristotle proposed that eudaimonia can only occur through a life
of virtue and excellence, one in which the person fulfills the aim
of life. Elements of Aristotle's philosophies can be found in
modern nursing.
According to Callahan, what role do emotions play in ethical
decisions? Correct Answers Both reason and emotion should be
active and in accord when making ethical decisions
In a holistic view of people, however, both thinking and feeling
are credible ways of knowing, each having a legitimate role in
ethical decision making. Callahan (2000) suggests that heart and
mind should not be viewed as antagonistic in the moral arena;
rather, both reason and emotion should be active and in accord
as we come to an ethical decision.
According to Fowler, conjunctive faith is: Correct Answers
Being able to recognize values, beliefs, and myths developed
within our own traditions that separate one from others
Conjunctive faith requires an opening to our inner depths in
which we are able to recognize values, beliefs, and myths
developed within our particular cultural, social, or religious
tradition that separate one from others. This stage requires an
attitude of openness to that which formerly might have been
perceived as threatening, different, and other, appreciating that
although our own values provide a framework for ascribing
