NU 448 TRAINING STUDY SHEET 2026
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Principilism Answer: Using a set of principles or general
guidelines for analyzing a situation considering general norms that
have been derived from common morality
◉Care Answer: time must be spent to discover what is meaningful to
clients
◉Contextualism Answer: supports detailed analysis of individual
nursing situations and determines the best approaches to fit each
situation
◉Which statement made by the nurse demonstrates the use of
ethical decision making?
A. "The client does not want to comply with the
treatment plan and needs to be discharged."
B. "Cancer is a devastating diagnosis for this
client, and if I were him, I would not want
treatment."
, C. "The family is trying to make a choice for the
client, but the client needs to make the
decision."
D. "Since the time of admission, the client has
seemed distant and has not had any visitors." Answer:
◉Traditionalist view Answer: Deontology:
▪ Moral duty and obligations
o Utilitarianism:
▪ To bring greatest good
o Principalism:
▪ Rights and rules, laws, or doctrine
◉Theory view Answer: Virtue
o Care
o Feminism
❖Pluralistic view:
o Combination of approaches to reflect on and make decisions
o Nursing is art and science
◉Process for Ethical Decision Making Answer: Identify the problem
Identify the morally relevant facts
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉Principilism Answer: Using a set of principles or general
guidelines for analyzing a situation considering general norms that
have been derived from common morality
◉Care Answer: time must be spent to discover what is meaningful to
clients
◉Contextualism Answer: supports detailed analysis of individual
nursing situations and determines the best approaches to fit each
situation
◉Which statement made by the nurse demonstrates the use of
ethical decision making?
A. "The client does not want to comply with the
treatment plan and needs to be discharged."
B. "Cancer is a devastating diagnosis for this
client, and if I were him, I would not want
treatment."
, C. "The family is trying to make a choice for the
client, but the client needs to make the
decision."
D. "Since the time of admission, the client has
seemed distant and has not had any visitors." Answer:
◉Traditionalist view Answer: Deontology:
▪ Moral duty and obligations
o Utilitarianism:
▪ To bring greatest good
o Principalism:
▪ Rights and rules, laws, or doctrine
◉Theory view Answer: Virtue
o Care
o Feminism
❖Pluralistic view:
o Combination of approaches to reflect on and make decisions
o Nursing is art and science
◉Process for Ethical Decision Making Answer: Identify the problem
Identify the morally relevant facts
