NUR-218 Contemporary Nursing: Chapters 9, 10, 15-17, 19, & 20 ||
Solved Correctly.
Match the following ethical theories and principles with their appropriate description.
1. One is bound by moral rules
2. Duty to avoid doing harm
3. The good of the many outweighs the good of the few
4. Personal freedom has priority
5. Stresses compassionate care
a. Deontology
b. Autonomy
c. Utilitarianism
d. Beneficence
e. Nonmaleficence correct answers 1. a. Deontology
2. e. Nonmaleficence
3. c. Utilitarianism
4. b. Autonomy
5. d. Beneficence
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a nurse engaging in value clarification?
a. A client is reassured by the nurse who states, "I will stay with you as long as you want."
,b. A novice nurse regularly asks a veteran nurse, "What would you do if you were in my place?"
c. A nurse reflects on the question, "What would be important to me if I was told my cancer was
terminal?"
d. When a client asks for advice, the nurse responds, "What can I do to help you make this
decision?" correct answers c. A nurse reflects on the question, "What would be important to me if
I was told my cancer was terminal?"
Which scenario demonstrates the preconventional level of moral development?
a. Driving within the speed limit in order to avoid getting a speeding ticket
b. Opening the door for an elderly woman to show her respect
c. Anonymously providing money to a homeless shelter
d. Cleaning up the kitchen to make your mother happy correct answers a. Driving within the
speed limit in order to avoid getting a speeding ticket
Moral decisions made at this level (preconventional) are simply a response to some threat of
punishment. Acting out of respect or a desire to please demonstrates the conventional level,
where behavior is less self-centered. Anonymously doing good is an example of the
postconventional level, where motives are beyond issues of authority or reverence.REF: pp. 168
What are the nurse's fundamental responsibilities as described by the International Council of
Nurses Code of Ethics? Select all that apply.
,a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
c. To educate all populations
d. To restore health
e. To alleviate suffering correct answers a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
d. To restore health
e. To alleviate suffering
The fundamental responsibility of the nurse is fourfold: to promote health, to prevent illness, to
restore health, and to alleviate suffering. While educating is a nursing responsibility, it is not
considered an ethical issue.REF: p. 165, Box 9-2
A nurse preserves a client's right to autonomy by:
a. answering a client's questions about his prognosis truthfully.
b. answering a client's questions so he can make an informed decision.
, c. providing medication to a trauma victim in a timely, appropriate manner.
d. providing pain medication only after a needed surgical consent has been obtained. correct
answers b. answering a client's questions so he can make an informed decision.
Match the following values with their appropriate professional behavior.
1. Shows value and respect all patients and colleagues
2. Expresses concern about issues that have implications for health care
3. Acts as a health care advocate
4. Provides care based on an ethical framework
a. Altriusm
b. Human dignity
c. Social Justice
d. Integrity correct answers 1. b. Human dignity
2. a. Altriusm
3. c. Social Justice
4. d. Integrity
A nurse demonstrates client-centered altruism when:
a. reporting a nurse who has reported to work impaired by alcohol or drugs.
Solved Correctly.
Match the following ethical theories and principles with their appropriate description.
1. One is bound by moral rules
2. Duty to avoid doing harm
3. The good of the many outweighs the good of the few
4. Personal freedom has priority
5. Stresses compassionate care
a. Deontology
b. Autonomy
c. Utilitarianism
d. Beneficence
e. Nonmaleficence correct answers 1. a. Deontology
2. e. Nonmaleficence
3. c. Utilitarianism
4. b. Autonomy
5. d. Beneficence
Which of the following scenarios demonstrates a nurse engaging in value clarification?
a. A client is reassured by the nurse who states, "I will stay with you as long as you want."
,b. A novice nurse regularly asks a veteran nurse, "What would you do if you were in my place?"
c. A nurse reflects on the question, "What would be important to me if I was told my cancer was
terminal?"
d. When a client asks for advice, the nurse responds, "What can I do to help you make this
decision?" correct answers c. A nurse reflects on the question, "What would be important to me if
I was told my cancer was terminal?"
Which scenario demonstrates the preconventional level of moral development?
a. Driving within the speed limit in order to avoid getting a speeding ticket
b. Opening the door for an elderly woman to show her respect
c. Anonymously providing money to a homeless shelter
d. Cleaning up the kitchen to make your mother happy correct answers a. Driving within the
speed limit in order to avoid getting a speeding ticket
Moral decisions made at this level (preconventional) are simply a response to some threat of
punishment. Acting out of respect or a desire to please demonstrates the conventional level,
where behavior is less self-centered. Anonymously doing good is an example of the
postconventional level, where motives are beyond issues of authority or reverence.REF: pp. 168
What are the nurse's fundamental responsibilities as described by the International Council of
Nurses Code of Ethics? Select all that apply.
,a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
c. To educate all populations
d. To restore health
e. To alleviate suffering correct answers a. To promote health
b. To prevent illness
d. To restore health
e. To alleviate suffering
The fundamental responsibility of the nurse is fourfold: to promote health, to prevent illness, to
restore health, and to alleviate suffering. While educating is a nursing responsibility, it is not
considered an ethical issue.REF: p. 165, Box 9-2
A nurse preserves a client's right to autonomy by:
a. answering a client's questions about his prognosis truthfully.
b. answering a client's questions so he can make an informed decision.
, c. providing medication to a trauma victim in a timely, appropriate manner.
d. providing pain medication only after a needed surgical consent has been obtained. correct
answers b. answering a client's questions so he can make an informed decision.
Match the following values with their appropriate professional behavior.
1. Shows value and respect all patients and colleagues
2. Expresses concern about issues that have implications for health care
3. Acts as a health care advocate
4. Provides care based on an ethical framework
a. Altriusm
b. Human dignity
c. Social Justice
d. Integrity correct answers 1. b. Human dignity
2. a. Altriusm
3. c. Social Justice
4. d. Integrity
A nurse demonstrates client-centered altruism when:
a. reporting a nurse who has reported to work impaired by alcohol or drugs.
