ETHICS & LEGAL ISSUES FOR HEALTH
PROFESSIONS TEST BANK WITH SOLUTIONS
Without authorization, a nurse administers an extra
dose of narcotic tranquilizer to an agitated client. The
nurse’s coworker observes this action but does nothing
for fear of repercussion. What is the ethical
interpretation of the coworkers lack of involvement?
A.Taking no action is still considered an action by the
coworker.
B. Taking no action releases the coworker from
ethical responsibility.
C.Taking no action is advised when potential adverse
consequences are foreseen.
D.Taking no action is acceptable, because the
coworker is only a bystander. - CORRECT ANSWER -
ANS: A
The coworkers lack of involvement can be interpreted
as an action taken. The coworker is experiencing an
ethical dilemma in which a decision needs to be made
,between two unfavorable alternatives. Although the
coworker may be struggling with ethical decision
making, he or she has witnessed another nurse
dispensing medication outside of the scope of practice;
therefore, from a legal perspective, this should be
reported.
An operating room nurse asks a psychiatric nurse,
"How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day
out?" The psychiatric nurse replies, "It's just the right
things to do." The psychiatric nurse is operating from
which ethical framework?
A. Kantianism
B. Christian ethics
C. Ethical egoism
D. Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER -ANSWER: A
Focuses on morality of actions
As a last resort, an agitated, physically aggressive client
is placed in four point restraints. The client yells , " I'll
, sue you for assault and battery". The unit manager
determines that the nurses are protected under which
condition?
A. The client is voluntarily committed and poses a
danger to others on the unit
B. the client is voluntarily committed and has a history of
being a danger to others
C. the client is involuntarily committed because of a
history of violent behavior
D. the client is involuntarily committed and is refusing
treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Answer: A
A nurse gives a client 5 mg of haloperidol (Haldol) for
agitation. The client's chart was clearly stamped
"Allergic HALDOL." The client suffered anaphylactic
shock and died. How would the nurse's actions be
labeled?
A. Intentional tort
B. Negligence
PROFESSIONS TEST BANK WITH SOLUTIONS
Without authorization, a nurse administers an extra
dose of narcotic tranquilizer to an agitated client. The
nurse’s coworker observes this action but does nothing
for fear of repercussion. What is the ethical
interpretation of the coworkers lack of involvement?
A.Taking no action is still considered an action by the
coworker.
B. Taking no action releases the coworker from
ethical responsibility.
C.Taking no action is advised when potential adverse
consequences are foreseen.
D.Taking no action is acceptable, because the
coworker is only a bystander. - CORRECT ANSWER -
ANS: A
The coworkers lack of involvement can be interpreted
as an action taken. The coworker is experiencing an
ethical dilemma in which a decision needs to be made
,between two unfavorable alternatives. Although the
coworker may be struggling with ethical decision
making, he or she has witnessed another nurse
dispensing medication outside of the scope of practice;
therefore, from a legal perspective, this should be
reported.
An operating room nurse asks a psychiatric nurse,
"How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day
out?" The psychiatric nurse replies, "It's just the right
things to do." The psychiatric nurse is operating from
which ethical framework?
A. Kantianism
B. Christian ethics
C. Ethical egoism
D. Utilitarianism - CORRECT ANSWER -ANSWER: A
Focuses on morality of actions
As a last resort, an agitated, physically aggressive client
is placed in four point restraints. The client yells , " I'll
, sue you for assault and battery". The unit manager
determines that the nurses are protected under which
condition?
A. The client is voluntarily committed and poses a
danger to others on the unit
B. the client is voluntarily committed and has a history of
being a danger to others
C. the client is involuntarily committed because of a
history of violent behavior
D. the client is involuntarily committed and is refusing
treatment - CORRECT ANSWER -Answer: A
A nurse gives a client 5 mg of haloperidol (Haldol) for
agitation. The client's chart was clearly stamped
"Allergic HALDOL." The client suffered anaphylactic
shock and died. How would the nurse's actions be
labeled?
A. Intentional tort
B. Negligence
