NURS 2750 Exam 1 Questions With Correct
Answers
the |study |of |what |is |right |and |wrong |in |our |conduct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ethics
a |deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |or |an |
object |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
freedom |from |external |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-autonomy
describe |respect |for |patient |autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |commitment |to |include |
patients |in |decisions |about |all |aspects |of |care
includes |explaining |nursing |procedures |(getting |BP, |meds, |etc), |answering |questions, |etc
describe |respect |for |professional |autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |relationship |between |
members |of |health |care |team |and |the |institutions |in |which |they |work
taking |positive |actions |to |help |others |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-beneficence
the |avoidance |of |harm |or |hurt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nonmaleficence
fairness |and |distribution |of |resources |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-justice
faithfulness |or |agreement |to |keep |promises |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fidelity
,a |set |of |guiding |principles |that |all |members |of |a |profession |accept; |a |collective |statement |
about |the |group's |expectations |and |standards |of |behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-code |of |
ethics
some |of |the |key |principles |in |the |code |of |ethics |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the |application |of |one's |skills |and |knowledge |for |the |benefit |of |another |person |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-advocacy
a |willingness |to |respect |one's |professional |obligations |and |to |follow |through |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-responsibility
answering |for |your |own |actions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accountability
the |health |care |team's |obligation |to |respect |patient |privacy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
confidentiality
_______ |mandates |confidentiality |and |protection |of |patients' |personal |health |information |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HIPPA |(health |insurance |portability |and |accountability |act |of |1996)
a |deeply |held |belief |about |the |worth |of |an |idea, |attitude, |custom, |or |object |that |affects |
choices |and |behaviors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
,describe |deontology |and |why |it |is |most |familiar |to |health |care |practitioners |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it |defines |actions |as |right |or |wrong |based |on |their |adherence |to |rules |and |
principles |such |as |fidelity |to |promises, |truthfulness, |and |justice
describe |utilitarianism |and |why |is |it |sometimes |called |consequentialism |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it |is |a |system |that |proposes |that |the |value |of |something |is |determined |by |its |
usefulness |
called |that |because |its |main |emphasis |is |on |the |outcome |or |consequence |of |action; |"greatest |
good |for |greatest |number |of |people"
describe |casuistry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-case |based |reasoning |
ppl |find |similar |precedent |cases |and |determine |a |course |of |action |on |the |basis |of |what |was |
done |to |manage |that |prior |situation
describe |feminist |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-it |looks |to |the |nature |of |relationships |to |
guide |participants |in |making |difficult |decisions |(e.g. |unequal |power)
tend |to |focus |more |on |practical |solutions |than |on |theory
describe |ethics |of |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasizes |the |role |of |the |decision |maker |in |
the |situation
what |are |the |two |common |ethical |problems |nurses |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ethical |
dilemmas |and |moral |distress
what |is |an |ethical |dilemma |that |nurses |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ex: |a |nursing |student |
feels |conflicted |lying |to |the |patient |and |following |suggestions |of |her |nurse
, describe |moral |distress |that |nurses |face |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-same |situation |as |ethical |
dilemma |instead |the |nursing |student |is |ordered |by |MD |and |does |not |want |to |do |so
distinguish |between |ethical |dilemmas |and |moral |distress |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dilemmas |= |
two |opposing |but |justifiable |options
distress |= |environment |contributes |to |the |problem
judgement |about |behavior, |based |on |specific |beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-morals
deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |and |an |
object |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
process |of |ethical |decision |making: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |ask |is |this |an |ethical |problem
2. |gather |info |that |is |relevant
3. |identify |ethical |elements |in |the |problem |and |examine |your |values
4. |name |the |problem |
5. |consider |possible |courses |of |action |
6. |create |an |action |plan |and |carry |it |out
7. |evaluate |the |action |plan
what |are |some |objective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-age |
pt's |ability |to |live |independently |
ability |to |contribute |to |society
Answers
the |study |of |what |is |right |and |wrong |in |our |conduct |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ethics
a |deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |or |an |
object |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
freedom |from |external |control |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-autonomy
describe |respect |for |patient |autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |commitment |to |include |
patients |in |decisions |about |all |aspects |of |care
includes |explaining |nursing |procedures |(getting |BP, |meds, |etc), |answering |questions, |etc
describe |respect |for |professional |autonomy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |relationship |between |
members |of |health |care |team |and |the |institutions |in |which |they |work
taking |positive |actions |to |help |others |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-beneficence
the |avoidance |of |harm |or |hurt |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nonmaleficence
fairness |and |distribution |of |resources |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-justice
faithfulness |or |agreement |to |keep |promises |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fidelity
,a |set |of |guiding |principles |that |all |members |of |a |profession |accept; |a |collective |statement |
about |the |group's |expectations |and |standards |of |behavior |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-code |of |
ethics
some |of |the |key |principles |in |the |code |of |ethics |include: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the |application |of |one's |skills |and |knowledge |for |the |benefit |of |another |person |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-advocacy
a |willingness |to |respect |one's |professional |obligations |and |to |follow |through |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-responsibility
answering |for |your |own |actions |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-accountability
the |health |care |team's |obligation |to |respect |patient |privacy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
confidentiality
_______ |mandates |confidentiality |and |protection |of |patients' |personal |health |information |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-HIPPA |(health |insurance |portability |and |accountability |act |of |1996)
a |deeply |held |belief |about |the |worth |of |an |idea, |attitude, |custom, |or |object |that |affects |
choices |and |behaviors |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
,describe |deontology |and |why |it |is |most |familiar |to |health |care |practitioners |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it |defines |actions |as |right |or |wrong |based |on |their |adherence |to |rules |and |
principles |such |as |fidelity |to |promises, |truthfulness, |and |justice
describe |utilitarianism |and |why |is |it |sometimes |called |consequentialism |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-it |is |a |system |that |proposes |that |the |value |of |something |is |determined |by |its |
usefulness |
called |that |because |its |main |emphasis |is |on |the |outcome |or |consequence |of |action; |"greatest |
good |for |greatest |number |of |people"
describe |casuistry |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-case |based |reasoning |
ppl |find |similar |precedent |cases |and |determine |a |course |of |action |on |the |basis |of |what |was |
done |to |manage |that |prior |situation
describe |feminist |ethics |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-it |looks |to |the |nature |of |relationships |to |
guide |participants |in |making |difficult |decisions |(e.g. |unequal |power)
tend |to |focus |more |on |practical |solutions |than |on |theory
describe |ethics |of |care |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-emphasizes |the |role |of |the |decision |maker |in |
the |situation
what |are |the |two |common |ethical |problems |nurses |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ethical |
dilemmas |and |moral |distress
what |is |an |ethical |dilemma |that |nurses |face? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-ex: |a |nursing |student |
feels |conflicted |lying |to |the |patient |and |following |suggestions |of |her |nurse
, describe |moral |distress |that |nurses |face |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-same |situation |as |ethical |
dilemma |instead |the |nursing |student |is |ordered |by |MD |and |does |not |want |to |do |so
distinguish |between |ethical |dilemmas |and |moral |distress |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-dilemmas |= |
two |opposing |but |justifiable |options
distress |= |environment |contributes |to |the |problem
judgement |about |behavior, |based |on |specific |beliefs |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-morals
deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |and |an |
object |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-value
process |of |ethical |decision |making: |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-1. |ask |is |this |an |ethical |problem
2. |gather |info |that |is |relevant
3. |identify |ethical |elements |in |the |problem |and |examine |your |values
4. |name |the |problem |
5. |consider |possible |courses |of |action |
6. |create |an |action |plan |and |carry |it |out
7. |evaluate |the |action |plan
what |are |some |objective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-age |
pt's |ability |to |live |independently |
ability |to |contribute |to |society
