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DOS II FINAL EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
According to the CNA Code of Ethics, which of the following
definitions describes moral distress?
a) A case where a nurse feels indecision or a lack of clarity about
a certain problem
b) A situation where there is conflict between two or more
persons regarding the right course of action to take
c) A situation where there are equally compelling reasons for or
against a possible course of action
d) A nurse knows what the right thing to do is, but cannot take
the right action - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
What should a nurse do when faced with an ethical dilemma in
the workplace?
a) Vent to her colleagues & family
b) Seek professional help from a therapist
c) Discuss the issue with the nurse manager
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d) Propose that the team consults with a member of the
biomedical committee - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
When faced with an ethical dilemma, nurses are encouraged to
use an ethical decision making model to work through the
issues. Ethical decision making models allow the nurse to use a
rational and systematic process to work through challenging
situation and not base their decisions on emotions, intuition or
fixed rules.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Conscientious objection is a clause in the law that allows health
care providers who ethically/morally disagree with MAID to not
participate in the provision of care for a patient receiving MAID.
In order for a nurse to conscientiously object, he/she must do all
of the following except:
a) Inform the patient that they are unable to care for them due to
an ethical conflict
b) Consider a change of employment
c) Communicate their objection their manager
d) Provide care for the patient until a replacement nurse can be
found - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
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A new RPN is studying for the jurisprudence exam. When
reviewing her knowledge of the nursing code of ethics, which of
the following statements would indicate that she needed to
review the definition of a code of ethics? A code of ethics is...
a) A personalized belief system that guides a persons behaviour
b) A set of ethical principles that are accepted by all members of
a profession
c) A formalized statement of a groups beliefs that guides ethical
practice - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Controlled acts for nursing include all except
a) Dispensing a drug
b) Putting a hand or finger beyond external ear canal
c) Performing a procedure below the dermis
d) Applying defibrillation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
As an RPN I may delegate to an UCP all except
a) Initiation of a dressing change
b) Administration of puffers
c) Family member changing a dressing at home
d) Feeding of a patient - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
The three factor framework considers;
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a) Model of care of a particular hospital
b) Standardized policies of the community
c) The relevance of the assignment
d) Predictability of client - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
When considering assignments in nursing the following should
be considered;
a) Stability, predictability, acuity
b) Complexity, predictability, negative outcomes
c) Stability, needs, negative outcomes
d) Predictability, complexity, stability - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Nurses participate in the QA program;
a) Annually
b) Upon graduation
c) Every 3 years
d) When called upon by the college - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
An RPN orders an RPN colleague to insert a urethral catheter
into a newly admitted client.
a) Confirm the order with MD before proceeding
b) Consult with an RN before proceeding with the intervention
DOS II FINAL EXAM | FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS |
BRAND NEW!
According to the CNA Code of Ethics, which of the following
definitions describes moral distress?
a) A case where a nurse feels indecision or a lack of clarity about
a certain problem
b) A situation where there is conflict between two or more
persons regarding the right course of action to take
c) A situation where there are equally compelling reasons for or
against a possible course of action
d) A nurse knows what the right thing to do is, but cannot take
the right action - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
What should a nurse do when faced with an ethical dilemma in
the workplace?
a) Vent to her colleagues & family
b) Seek professional help from a therapist
c) Discuss the issue with the nurse manager
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d) Propose that the team consults with a member of the
biomedical committee - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
When faced with an ethical dilemma, nurses are encouraged to
use an ethical decision making model to work through the
issues. Ethical decision making models allow the nurse to use a
rational and systematic process to work through challenging
situation and not base their decisions on emotions, intuition or
fixed rules.
a) True
b) False - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Conscientious objection is a clause in the law that allows health
care providers who ethically/morally disagree with MAID to not
participate in the provision of care for a patient receiving MAID.
In order for a nurse to conscientiously object, he/she must do all
of the following except:
a) Inform the patient that they are unable to care for them due to
an ethical conflict
b) Consider a change of employment
c) Communicate their objection their manager
d) Provide care for the patient until a replacement nurse can be
found - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
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A new RPN is studying for the jurisprudence exam. When
reviewing her knowledge of the nursing code of ethics, which of
the following statements would indicate that she needed to
review the definition of a code of ethics? A code of ethics is...
a) A personalized belief system that guides a persons behaviour
b) A set of ethical principles that are accepted by all members of
a profession
c) A formalized statement of a groups beliefs that guides ethical
practice - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Controlled acts for nursing include all except
a) Dispensing a drug
b) Putting a hand or finger beyond external ear canal
c) Performing a procedure below the dermis
d) Applying defibrillation - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
As an RPN I may delegate to an UCP all except
a) Initiation of a dressing change
b) Administration of puffers
c) Family member changing a dressing at home
d) Feeding of a patient - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
The three factor framework considers;
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a) Model of care of a particular hospital
b) Standardized policies of the community
c) The relevance of the assignment
d) Predictability of client - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
When considering assignments in nursing the following should
be considered;
a) Stability, predictability, acuity
b) Complexity, predictability, negative outcomes
c) Stability, needs, negative outcomes
d) Predictability, complexity, stability - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
Nurses participate in the QA program;
a) Annually
b) Upon graduation
c) Every 3 years
d) When called upon by the college - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
An RPN orders an RPN colleague to insert a urethral catheter
into a newly admitted client.
a) Confirm the order with MD before proceeding
b) Consult with an RN before proceeding with the intervention
