NURS3730: ETHICAL ISSUES IN EOL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++
This term in ethics requires nurses to respect a person's right to self-
determination, such as their views, decisions, and actions. The vehicle for this
principle is generally the free and informed consent process. It gives patients the
right to choose for themselves what they hink is best, and nurses are expected to
advocate for their patients (in most cases).
autonomy
This term in ethics requires nurses to act so as to do no harm (avoid causing
harm to individuals or groups, or risking harms of significant magnitude and
probability).
non-maleficence
Which of the following would be being practiced when assessing your patient and
asking what they would like to know about death/dying?
A. beneficence
B. non-maleficence
C. veracity
D. autonomy
C
, Which of the following ethics is being practiced when we allow a patient to die
without life support?
A. beneficence
B. non-maleficence
C. justice
D. autonomy
A
doing good, avoiding harm - act beneficently towards others; alleviating suffering and
creating conditions for death with dignity
Which of the following ethical principles is not being practiced when an elderly
individual wants palliative care, but a referral is taking too long and they do not
have the resources to afford at-home care, so they are forced to go to the
hospital?
A. non-maleficence
B. justice
C. veracity
D. beneficence
B
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++
This term in ethics requires nurses to respect a person's right to self-
determination, such as their views, decisions, and actions. The vehicle for this
principle is generally the free and informed consent process. It gives patients the
right to choose for themselves what they hink is best, and nurses are expected to
advocate for their patients (in most cases).
autonomy
This term in ethics requires nurses to act so as to do no harm (avoid causing
harm to individuals or groups, or risking harms of significant magnitude and
probability).
non-maleficence
Which of the following would be being practiced when assessing your patient and
asking what they would like to know about death/dying?
A. beneficence
B. non-maleficence
C. veracity
D. autonomy
C
, Which of the following ethics is being practiced when we allow a patient to die
without life support?
A. beneficence
B. non-maleficence
C. justice
D. autonomy
A
doing good, avoiding harm - act beneficently towards others; alleviating suffering and
creating conditions for death with dignity
Which of the following ethical principles is not being practiced when an elderly
individual wants palliative care, but a referral is taking too long and they do not
have the resources to afford at-home care, so they are forced to go to the
hospital?
A. non-maleficence
B. justice
C. veracity
D. beneficence
B
