NRS 110 FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Common Modes of Value Transmission - ANSWERS -1. Modeling
2. Moralizing
3.Aliases-afire
4. Rewarding and punishing
5. Responsible choice
\.Three Main Activities of the Valuing Process - ANSWERS -• *Choosing*
- Choosing freely from alternatives after careful
consideration of the consequences of each
alternative
• *Prizing* (treasuring)
- Involves pride, happiness, and public affirmation
•*Acting*
,- Combining choice into one's behavior with consistency and regularity on the
value
\.Professional Values - ANSWERS -altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity,
social justice
\.Altruism - ANSWERS -concern for the welfare of others
\.Autonomy - ANSWERS -allowing and understanding/respecting that patient
and/or their surrogates are able to make health care decisions on their behalf
\.Human Dignity - ANSWERS -the value and worth that we share because God
created us in his image and likeness
\.Integrity - ANSWERS -honesty
\.Social Justice - ANSWERS -the defense of human dignity by ensuring that
essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for
all people
\.Types of Ethics - ANSWERS --bioethics
-nursing ethics
-feminist ethics
,\.Bioethics - ANSWERS -encompasses a number of fields of "life sciences"
\.Nursing ethics - ANSWERS -Formal study of ethical issues that arise in the
practice of nursing
Analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments
\.Feminist Ethics - ANSWERS -Critiques existing patterns of oppression and
domination in society especially affecting women and the poor
\.utilitarian - ANSWERS -the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on
the consequences of the action
\.Deontologic - ANSWERS -an action is right or wrong independent of its
consequences
\.Nonmaleficence - ANSWERS -avoidance of harm or hurt
\.Beneficence - ANSWERS -benefit the patient and being able to balance the
benefits against the risks
\.Fidelity - ANSWERS -faithfulness, keeping your promises and being faithful to
the patient
\.Characteristics of the Care-Based Approach to Bioethics - ANSWERS --
centrality of the caring relationship
, - promotion of dignity and respect for patients as people
- attention to the particulars of individual patients
- cultivation of responsiveness to others
- redefinition of fundamental moral skills to include virtues
\.Ethical Conduct - ANSWERS -practice based on professional standards of
ethical conduct as well as professional values
Nurses should:
1. Cultivate the virtues of nursing
2. Understand ethical theories that dictate and justify professional conduct
3. Be familar with codes of ethics for nurses and standards for professional nursing
conduct
\.Purposes of the Code of Ethics for Nurses - ANSWERS -1. it is a succinct
statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every nurse
2. it is the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard.
3. it is an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society.
\.ICN Guidelines to Achieve Purposes of Code of Ethics - ANSWERS -- study the
standards under each element of the code
- reflect on what each standard means to you
- discuss the code with coworkers and others
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
\.Common Modes of Value Transmission - ANSWERS -1. Modeling
2. Moralizing
3.Aliases-afire
4. Rewarding and punishing
5. Responsible choice
\.Three Main Activities of the Valuing Process - ANSWERS -• *Choosing*
- Choosing freely from alternatives after careful
consideration of the consequences of each
alternative
• *Prizing* (treasuring)
- Involves pride, happiness, and public affirmation
•*Acting*
,- Combining choice into one's behavior with consistency and regularity on the
value
\.Professional Values - ANSWERS -altruism, autonomy, human dignity, integrity,
social justice
\.Altruism - ANSWERS -concern for the welfare of others
\.Autonomy - ANSWERS -allowing and understanding/respecting that patient
and/or their surrogates are able to make health care decisions on their behalf
\.Human Dignity - ANSWERS -the value and worth that we share because God
created us in his image and likeness
\.Integrity - ANSWERS -honesty
\.Social Justice - ANSWERS -the defense of human dignity by ensuring that
essential human needs are met and that essential human rights are protected for
all people
\.Types of Ethics - ANSWERS --bioethics
-nursing ethics
-feminist ethics
,\.Bioethics - ANSWERS -encompasses a number of fields of "life sciences"
\.Nursing ethics - ANSWERS -Formal study of ethical issues that arise in the
practice of nursing
Analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgments
\.Feminist Ethics - ANSWERS -Critiques existing patterns of oppression and
domination in society especially affecting women and the poor
\.utilitarian - ANSWERS -the rightness or wrongness of an action depends on
the consequences of the action
\.Deontologic - ANSWERS -an action is right or wrong independent of its
consequences
\.Nonmaleficence - ANSWERS -avoidance of harm or hurt
\.Beneficence - ANSWERS -benefit the patient and being able to balance the
benefits against the risks
\.Fidelity - ANSWERS -faithfulness, keeping your promises and being faithful to
the patient
\.Characteristics of the Care-Based Approach to Bioethics - ANSWERS --
centrality of the caring relationship
, - promotion of dignity and respect for patients as people
- attention to the particulars of individual patients
- cultivation of responsiveness to others
- redefinition of fundamental moral skills to include virtues
\.Ethical Conduct - ANSWERS -practice based on professional standards of
ethical conduct as well as professional values
Nurses should:
1. Cultivate the virtues of nursing
2. Understand ethical theories that dictate and justify professional conduct
3. Be familar with codes of ethics for nurses and standards for professional nursing
conduct
\.Purposes of the Code of Ethics for Nurses - ANSWERS -1. it is a succinct
statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every nurse
2. it is the profession's nonnegotiable ethical standard.
3. it is an expression of nursing's own understanding of its commitment to society.
\.ICN Guidelines to Achieve Purposes of Code of Ethics - ANSWERS -- study the
standards under each element of the code
- reflect on what each standard means to you
- discuss the code with coworkers and others
