DOS II FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL
EXAM|LATEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE REAL
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ANSWERS/ DOS II FINAL - WK 7-12 ALREADY
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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 -
ANSWER-D
What should a nurse do when face 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
d) Propose that the team consults with a member of the biomedical committee -
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 - 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 - ANSWER-
A
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 person’s 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 -
ANSWER-A
When assessing an ethical issue, the nurse must first:
a. asks, "What is the issue?"
b. identifies all possible alternatives.
c. selects the best option from a list of alternatives.
d. justifies the choice of action or inaction. - ANSWER-a
A researcher calculated the risk-to-benefit ratio and concluded that no harmful
effects were associated with a survey of college sophomores. The researcher was
applying the principles of:
a. beneficence.
b. human dignity.
c. justice.
,d. human rights. - ANSWER-a
The physician who insists on providing treatment in spite of the client's wishes
because he "knows best" is reflecting:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. justice.
d. paternalism. - ANSWER-d
The nurse who admits making a medication error and immediately files an incident
report is demonstrating:
a. accountability.
b. individuality.
c. an injustice.
d. values clarification. - ANSWER-a
Three illegal immigrants with no health insurance or money sustained life-
threatening injuries during an automobile accident. Two of these individuals had
head trauma and lacerated internal organs. The decision was made to provide
extended care in the trauma center after emergency surgery was performed to save
their lives. The third individual received only minor injuries, which were treated in
the emergency department. The care of the two critical clients was based on the
ethical principle of:
a. utilitarianism.
b. deontology.
c. autonomy.
, d. veracity. - ANSWER-b
In attempting to decide which services should be offered to a community, the
public health nurse decides to implement hypertension screening and treatment
because most of the residents are hypertensive. This decision is based on the
principle of:
a. veracity.
b. values.
c. utilitarianism.
d. autonomy. - ANSWER-c
A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse
is unsure of his/her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
a. knows his/her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the
philosophy of nursing.
b. rid the impurities in his/her value system.
c. ignores his/her own values.
d. realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others. -
ANSWER-a
The Health Care Reform Act provides insurance for all U.S. citizens and legal
residents presenting far reaching ethical considerations related to diverse individual
patient health care beliefs for those delivering nursing care. Nurses must consider
their civil rights under the Rights of conscience and how new health care agendas
such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could affect their
practice in situations that may conflict with their own belief system. Today's
practicing nurse must:
EXAM|LATEST EXAM WITH COMPLETE REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ DOS II FINAL - WK 7-12 ALREADY
GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
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 -
ANSWER-D
What should a nurse do when face 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
d) Propose that the team consults with a member of the biomedical committee -
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 - 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 - ANSWER-
A
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 person’s 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 -
ANSWER-A
When assessing an ethical issue, the nurse must first:
a. asks, "What is the issue?"
b. identifies all possible alternatives.
c. selects the best option from a list of alternatives.
d. justifies the choice of action or inaction. - ANSWER-a
A researcher calculated the risk-to-benefit ratio and concluded that no harmful
effects were associated with a survey of college sophomores. The researcher was
applying the principles of:
a. beneficence.
b. human dignity.
c. justice.
,d. human rights. - ANSWER-a
The physician who insists on providing treatment in spite of the client's wishes
because he "knows best" is reflecting:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. justice.
d. paternalism. - ANSWER-d
The nurse who admits making a medication error and immediately files an incident
report is demonstrating:
a. accountability.
b. individuality.
c. an injustice.
d. values clarification. - ANSWER-a
Three illegal immigrants with no health insurance or money sustained life-
threatening injuries during an automobile accident. Two of these individuals had
head trauma and lacerated internal organs. The decision was made to provide
extended care in the trauma center after emergency surgery was performed to save
their lives. The third individual received only minor injuries, which were treated in
the emergency department. The care of the two critical clients was based on the
ethical principle of:
a. utilitarianism.
b. deontology.
c. autonomy.
, d. veracity. - ANSWER-b
In attempting to decide which services should be offered to a community, the
public health nurse decides to implement hypertension screening and treatment
because most of the residents are hypertensive. This decision is based on the
principle of:
a. veracity.
b. values.
c. utilitarianism.
d. autonomy. - ANSWER-c
A nurse is caring for a client who just consented to an elective abortion. The nurse
is unsure of his/her own values as they relate to this issue. The nurse must:
a. knows his/her own values and how these values relate to beliefs and the
philosophy of nursing.
b. rid the impurities in his/her value system.
c. ignores his/her own values.
d. realize that values do not change and that they cannot be influenced by others. -
ANSWER-a
The Health Care Reform Act provides insurance for all U.S. citizens and legal
residents presenting far reaching ethical considerations related to diverse individual
patient health care beliefs for those delivering nursing care. Nurses must consider
their civil rights under the Rights of conscience and how new health care agendas
such as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) could affect their
practice in situations that may conflict with their own belief system. Today's
practicing nurse must:
