NMNC 1110 Introduction to Nursing
Concepts Exam 2 (Fall)Test Questions
and Correct Answers.
Ethics - Answer the study or examination of morality through a variety of different
approaches
Morality - Answer an accepted set of social standards (morals) that guide behavior
Autonomy - Answer commitment to include patients in decisions
Beneficence - Answer taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - Answer avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - Answer being fair
Fidelity - Answer agreement to keep promises
Societal Ethics - Answer Society provides a normative basis for ethical behavior with laws
and regulations.
Law is the minimum standard of behavior to which all members of society are held.
Organizational Ethics - Answer Formal and informal principles and values guide the behavior,
decisions, and actions taken by members of an organization.
Directs all aspects of an organization.
Professional Ethics - Answer Ethical standards and expectations of a particular profession
Held to a higher standard because of privileged role in society
Code of conduct
, Aimed at the highest ideals of practice
Nursing Code of Ethics - Answer set of guiding principles that all members of a profession
accept
helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
Bioethics - Answer Ethical questions surrounding biological sciences and technology
Clinical Ethics - Answer Decisions made at the bedside
Research Ethics - Answer Part of bioethics; conduct of research using humans and animals.
Personal Ethics - Answer Continuously intersect with other categories of ethics.
Do not overlap perfectly; consequently, a potential for conflict exists.
Sources of ethics are not static and change over time.
Values - Answer Personal beliefs about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object
that set standards that influence behavior.
Ethics of Duty - Answer the right thing to do
Ethics of Consequence - Answer is the greatest good for the greatest number
Ethics of Character - Answer Is based on life experiences and a willingness to reflect on our
actions.
Ethics of Relationship - Answer Is the nature and obligation inherent in human relationships
Deontology - Answer defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism - Answer proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness
Concepts Exam 2 (Fall)Test Questions
and Correct Answers.
Ethics - Answer the study or examination of morality through a variety of different
approaches
Morality - Answer an accepted set of social standards (morals) that guide behavior
Autonomy - Answer commitment to include patients in decisions
Beneficence - Answer taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - Answer avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - Answer being fair
Fidelity - Answer agreement to keep promises
Societal Ethics - Answer Society provides a normative basis for ethical behavior with laws
and regulations.
Law is the minimum standard of behavior to which all members of society are held.
Organizational Ethics - Answer Formal and informal principles and values guide the behavior,
decisions, and actions taken by members of an organization.
Directs all aspects of an organization.
Professional Ethics - Answer Ethical standards and expectations of a particular profession
Held to a higher standard because of privileged role in society
Code of conduct
, Aimed at the highest ideals of practice
Nursing Code of Ethics - Answer set of guiding principles that all members of a profession
accept
helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
Bioethics - Answer Ethical questions surrounding biological sciences and technology
Clinical Ethics - Answer Decisions made at the bedside
Research Ethics - Answer Part of bioethics; conduct of research using humans and animals.
Personal Ethics - Answer Continuously intersect with other categories of ethics.
Do not overlap perfectly; consequently, a potential for conflict exists.
Sources of ethics are not static and change over time.
Values - Answer Personal beliefs about the worth of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object
that set standards that influence behavior.
Ethics of Duty - Answer the right thing to do
Ethics of Consequence - Answer is the greatest good for the greatest number
Ethics of Character - Answer Is based on life experiences and a willingness to reflect on our
actions.
Ethics of Relationship - Answer Is the nature and obligation inherent in human relationships
Deontology - Answer defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism - Answer proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness
