ETHICS IN NURSING
ASSESSMENT FOR
NURSING STUDENTS
2023/2024
, 1. Several times, family members have asked a nurse to share personal prescriptions when
they were in need of pain medication or antibiotics. Which type of rules or standards should
govern the nurse's moral decision? Ethics
2. A nurse is providing care to a client with end-stage cancer. After weighing the alternatives,
the client decides not to participate in a clinical trial offered and is requesting no further
treatment. The nurse advocates for the client's decision based on the understanding that the
client has the right to self-determination, interpreting the client's decision as reflecting
which ethical principle? Autonomy
3. In some cases, the act of providing nursing care in unexpected situations is covered by the
Good Samaritan laws. Which nursing action would most likely be covered by these laws?
Emergency care for a choking victim in a restaurant
4. A client rings a call bell to request pain medication. Upon performing the pain assessment,
the nurse informs the client that the nurse will return with the pain medication. The nurse's
promise to return with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics?
Fidelity
ASSESSMENT FOR
NURSING STUDENTS
2023/2024
, 1. Several times, family members have asked a nurse to share personal prescriptions when
they were in need of pain medication or antibiotics. Which type of rules or standards should
govern the nurse's moral decision? Ethics
2. A nurse is providing care to a client with end-stage cancer. After weighing the alternatives,
the client decides not to participate in a clinical trial offered and is requesting no further
treatment. The nurse advocates for the client's decision based on the understanding that the
client has the right to self-determination, interpreting the client's decision as reflecting
which ethical principle? Autonomy
3. In some cases, the act of providing nursing care in unexpected situations is covered by the
Good Samaritan laws. Which nursing action would most likely be covered by these laws?
Emergency care for a choking victim in a restaurant
4. A client rings a call bell to request pain medication. Upon performing the pain assessment,
the nurse informs the client that the nurse will return with the pain medication. The nurse's
promise to return with the pain medication is an example of which principle of bioethics?
Fidelity
