NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 1 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED
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1. Nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without prosper hand hy-
giene and reports this to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with
the other and refuses to take action. This is an example of:: Moral distress
2. A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the
majority of the nurse managers subordinates is using what type of ethical
framework for decision making?: Utilitarianism
3. Which isn't an element of ethical decision making: beneficence, utility, pa-
ternalism, pragmatism: Pragmatism
4. Nancy is a loyal and trustworthy nurse that performs the duties that are ex-
pected of her. Which principle of ethical reasoning is Nancy displaying?: Fidelity
5. The nurse in a unit is caring for several clients. To distribute nursing care the
nurse used the principle of triage due to the limited availability of resources.
The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?: Justice
6. Nursing ethics provides the standards for professional behavior and is the
study of principles of right and wrong for nurses. The standard states the
duties and obligations of the nurse should include which of of the following:
individual, community, client, all of them?: All of them
7. When does a moral issue become an ethical dilemma?: When forced to choose between
two or more undesirable alternatives.
8. The nurse manager didn't hire sally for the assistant manager job. The nurse
manager informed sally that she was a great fit but an internal candidate
was selected instead. The real reason sally wasn't hired was because her drug
test was positive. Which of the principles of ethical reasoning didn't the nurse
follow?: Veracity
9. A client is advised by the doctor to undergo chemo. An informed consent is
not yet signed. The client requests info related to chemo and the drugs that
will be given to him. The nurse explains the side effects and meds. The nurse
answered all questions even though the client chose not to undergo chemo.
The nurse uses which principle of ethical reasoning?: Veracity
, NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 1 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS
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10. Nurse Bobby avoids deliberate harm and risk of harm during his perfor-
mance of nursing actions. The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?: -
Nonmaleficence
11. What does provision one state?: Nurse practices with compassion and respect for inherent dignity,
worth and unique attributes of every person
Patient has right to decide for themselves- autonomy to accept or refuse or terminate care (ie no more feeding tube)
12. What does provision 2 state?: Nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual,
family, group, community or population
13. What does provision 3 state?: Nurse promotes, advocates for and protects rights, health and safety
of patient
14. What does provision 4 state?: Nurse has the authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing
practice, makes decisions and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide optimal care
15. What does provision 5 state?: Nurse owes same duties to self as others, including the responsibility
to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competency and continue
personal and professional growth (ie CE every 2 yrs)
16. What does provision 7 state?: The nurse in all roles and setting advances the profession thru
research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards of development and the generation of both nursing and health
policy
17. What does provision 8 state?: Nurse collaborated with other health professionals and the public
to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy and reduce health disparities
18. What are examples of vulnerable subjects?: Kids, fetuses and human embryos, pregnant,
cognitively impaired, prisoners, terminally ill, elderly, undeserved population, economically disadvantage people,
traumatized and comatose pt
19. What is conscientious objection?: Enable patient to refuse participation in an activity that violates
personal values or beliefs (work where you agree with the vision)
20. What does provision 9 state?: The profession of nursing collectively through its professional
organizations must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession and integrate principals or social
justice into nursing and health policy
21. Ethics are ________, _______ and _______: Unapologetic, aspirational and non- negotiable
, NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 1 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED
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22. What is the doctrine of double effect?: Nurse may give meds with the intent s/s of dying even
though secondary impact may decrease respiration's, and perhaps hasten death- the nurses actions don't cause the
death, the terminal illness causes the death
23. What does interdisciplinary mean?
What does interprofessional mean?
What does transprofessional mean?: Interdisciplinary- relating to more than one branch of knowl-
edge.
Interprofessional- peers from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part of
their professional training with the object of cultivating collaborative practice for providing client- or patient-centered
health care.
Transprofessional- collaboration with non-professionals
24. <____% of worlds health research Bridget is spent on 90% of issues that
don't matter: <10%
25. ______= study of morality through variety of different approaches
________ _______= helps us recognize where there's an ethical problem
_______ _______ and ______= enables us to think critically to rank our ethical
obligations and priorities: Ethics
Ethical sensitivity
Ethical reflection and analysis
26. _______ _______ ______= method ensuring that the action We take is well
reasoned and can be justified
______ _____= enables us to act on our decisions even under the most challeng-
ing circumstances
______= branch of philosophy that considers fundamental questions about the
nature, source and meaning of concepts good or bad, right or wrong: Ethical
decision making
Moral courage
Metaethics
27. ______ ______= ethics that serve the larger community (ie abortion's, physi-
cian assisted suicide)
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED
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1. Nurse witnesses another nurse providing care without prosper hand hy-
giene and reports this to the charge nurse. The charge nurse is friends with
the other and refuses to take action. This is an example of:: Moral distress
2. A nurse manager who makes decisions based on what will benefit the
majority of the nurse managers subordinates is using what type of ethical
framework for decision making?: Utilitarianism
3. Which isn't an element of ethical decision making: beneficence, utility, pa-
ternalism, pragmatism: Pragmatism
4. Nancy is a loyal and trustworthy nurse that performs the duties that are ex-
pected of her. Which principle of ethical reasoning is Nancy displaying?: Fidelity
5. The nurse in a unit is caring for several clients. To distribute nursing care the
nurse used the principle of triage due to the limited availability of resources.
The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?: Justice
6. Nursing ethics provides the standards for professional behavior and is the
study of principles of right and wrong for nurses. The standard states the
duties and obligations of the nurse should include which of of the following:
individual, community, client, all of them?: All of them
7. When does a moral issue become an ethical dilemma?: When forced to choose between
two or more undesirable alternatives.
8. The nurse manager didn't hire sally for the assistant manager job. The nurse
manager informed sally that she was a great fit but an internal candidate
was selected instead. The real reason sally wasn't hired was because her drug
test was positive. Which of the principles of ethical reasoning didn't the nurse
follow?: Veracity
9. A client is advised by the doctor to undergo chemo. An informed consent is
not yet signed. The client requests info related to chemo and the drugs that
will be given to him. The nurse explains the side effects and meds. The nurse
answered all questions even though the client chose not to undergo chemo.
The nurse uses which principle of ethical reasoning?: Veracity
, NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 1 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED
A+||GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ja1yfv
10. Nurse Bobby avoids deliberate harm and risk of harm during his perfor-
mance of nursing actions. The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?: -
Nonmaleficence
11. What does provision one state?: Nurse practices with compassion and respect for inherent dignity,
worth and unique attributes of every person
Patient has right to decide for themselves- autonomy to accept or refuse or terminate care (ie no more feeding tube)
12. What does provision 2 state?: Nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual,
family, group, community or population
13. What does provision 3 state?: Nurse promotes, advocates for and protects rights, health and safety
of patient
14. What does provision 4 state?: Nurse has the authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing
practice, makes decisions and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide optimal care
15. What does provision 5 state?: Nurse owes same duties to self as others, including the responsibility
to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competency and continue
personal and professional growth (ie CE every 2 yrs)
16. What does provision 7 state?: The nurse in all roles and setting advances the profession thru
research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards of development and the generation of both nursing and health
policy
17. What does provision 8 state?: Nurse collaborated with other health professionals and the public
to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy and reduce health disparities
18. What are examples of vulnerable subjects?: Kids, fetuses and human embryos, pregnant,
cognitively impaired, prisoners, terminally ill, elderly, undeserved population, economically disadvantage people,
traumatized and comatose pt
19. What is conscientious objection?: Enable patient to refuse participation in an activity that violates
personal values or beliefs (work where you agree with the vision)
20. What does provision 9 state?: The profession of nursing collectively through its professional
organizations must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession and integrate principals or social
justice into nursing and health policy
21. Ethics are ________, _______ and _______: Unapologetic, aspirational and non- negotiable
, NUR 242 MED SURG EXAM 1 LATEST ACTUAL EXAM 250 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADY GRADED
A+||GALEN COLLEGE OF NURSING
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_ja1yfv
22. What is the doctrine of double effect?: Nurse may give meds with the intent s/s of dying even
though secondary impact may decrease respiration's, and perhaps hasten death- the nurses actions don't cause the
death, the terminal illness causes the death
23. What does interdisciplinary mean?
What does interprofessional mean?
What does transprofessional mean?: Interdisciplinary- relating to more than one branch of knowl-
edge.
Interprofessional- peers from two or more professions in health and social care learn together during all or part of
their professional training with the object of cultivating collaborative practice for providing client- or patient-centered
health care.
Transprofessional- collaboration with non-professionals
24. <____% of worlds health research Bridget is spent on 90% of issues that
don't matter: <10%
25. ______= study of morality through variety of different approaches
________ _______= helps us recognize where there's an ethical problem
_______ _______ and ______= enables us to think critically to rank our ethical
obligations and priorities: Ethics
Ethical sensitivity
Ethical reflection and analysis
26. _______ _______ ______= method ensuring that the action We take is well
reasoned and can be justified
______ _____= enables us to act on our decisions even under the most challeng-
ing circumstances
______= branch of philosophy that considers fundamental questions about the
nature, source and meaning of concepts good or bad, right or wrong: Ethical
decision making
Moral courage
Metaethics
27. ______ ______= ethics that serve the larger community (ie abortion's, physi-
cian assisted suicide)
