Test Bank for Ethical & Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing, 5th Edition by Margaret Keatings.pdf

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Keatings: Ethical and Legal Issues in Canadian Nursing, 3rd Edition
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Chapterm1:m Introductio nmto m N ursing m Law man dm Ethics m T

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MULTIPLEm CHOICE

1. Which mof mthe mfollowin g mh as mm an dat edmth at mnurses mare mto mh ave ma mbasicmun derstan ding m
of the Can adian legal system ?
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a. Provincial and federal nu rsin g bodies m m m m


b. The Suprem e Court of Can ada
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c. Provincial nursin g labour union s m m m


d. The Drug and Pharmacies Regulation Act, 1990
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ANS:m A
Correct A: Provincial and federal regulatory bodies, as well as the Can adian Nurses
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Association’s Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses h ave cert ain requirem ents related
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to nurses’ kn owledge an d skill.
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Incorrect B
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rect D: This act is relevant but is specific t o dru gs an d pharm acies, n ot legal issu es in
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel: mComprehension REF: p.m5

2. Whymdo mnu rses mn eed mt omh ave man mun derst andin g mof methics?
a. Nursesmdo mn ot msh are mthe msam e mperspectives mof mhealth mcare mwith mother mh ealth mcar
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b. Morality an d care are at the h eart of nursin g practice.
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c. Ethics enables nurses to ch oose the correct cou rse of action.
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ANS:m B
Correct B: Nu rses study ethics becau se m orality an d care are at the heart of nursin g
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practice.

Incorrect A: Profession al valu es m ay be sh ared across multiple profession s. In corre
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ct C: Ethics allows nurses to con sider mu ltiple options and t o ch oose the best cou rs
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e of action.
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Incorrect D: Nurses often kn ow the fam ily best, but this statem ent is n ot necessarily
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel:mSynthesis REF: p.m8

3. Whymismit madvantageous mfor mnu rses mto mh ave mkn owledge mof methical mtheories man
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a. It encourages nurses t o critiqu e oth ers’ points of view.
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b. It allows nurses t o ju stify an d defend their position s on a situation.
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c. It allows nurses to u se rh etoric to con vince an interdisciplin ary team.
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d. It allows nu rses to con vince patients t o ch oose com fort m easu res only.
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ANS:m B

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Incorrect A: Knowledge gives nurses the opportunity to see flaws in the thin kin g of o
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thers but does n ot en courage critiqu e. Position s are, how ever, open to critiqu e by ot
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hers with knowledge.
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Incorrect C: Rhet oric is in appropriate to use in a profession al discu ssion. In corr
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ect D: This may n ot be appropriate an d is not the role of the nurse alon e.
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel: mComprehension REF: p.m9

4. Whymmust mnurses mbe mfamiliarmwith mth emlegal msystem ?

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c. Nurses are som etim es at risk for litigation.
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d. All of the above.
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ANS:m D
Correct D: Reserved or controlled acts, an d the admin ist ration of n arcotics, are two e
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xamples of nursing actions govern ed by law. A nurse m ay thin k an action is “ethica
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l,” but it may n ot be legal. Nu rses’ decision s sometim es h ave untoward con sequen ce
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s, and errors or om ission s m ay lead t o n egligence claim s.
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Incorrect A: Reserved or controlled act s, an d the admin istration of n arcotics, are t wo
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Incorrect B: Reserved or controlled acts, an d the admin istration of n arcotics, are t wo
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examples of nursin g action s governed by law. A nurse m ay thin k an action is “ethic
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al,” but it m ay n ot be legal. Nurses’ decision s som etimes h ave untoward con sequ en c
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es, and errors or omission s m ay lead to n egligen ce claims.
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Incorrect C: Reserved or controlled acts, an d the admin istration of n arcotics, are t wo
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examples of nursin g action s governed by law. A nurse m ay thin k an action is “ethic
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al,” but it m ay n ot be legal. Nurses’ decision s som etimes h ave untoward
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consequences, an d errors or omission s m ay lead t o negligen ce claim s.
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel: mComprehension REF: p.m4


TRUE/FALSE

1. In maddition mto mh avin g mobligation s mto m clients, mnu rses malso mhave mrights mregardin g mwh at mthe
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ANS:m T
Correct: Like all Can adian s, nu rses have rights under th e Charter of Rights and Free
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ms. Nurses mu st con sider th ese rights in the context of their respon sibilities an d obliga
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ns to clients.
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Incorrect: Like all Can adian s, nu rses h ave right s un der the Charter of Rights and Fre
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ms. Nurses mu st consider these right s in the context of their respon sibilities an d obliga
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ns to clients.
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel: mComprehension REF: p.m7

2. In morder mfor msociety mt omh oldmnu rses mto ma mhigh mstan dard mof mcom peten ce, mrestriction s mar
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ANS:m T
Correct: Som e restrictions are n ecessary to keep u p h igh stan dards. Edu cation, colle
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ctive bargainin g, duties to patients, an d the legal system all contribute to organizing
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the collective rights an d privileges of nu rses as a profession al grou p.
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Incorrect: Som e restriction s are necessary t o keep u p high stan dards. Edu cation, colle
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DIF: Cognitive mlevel:mKnowledge REF: p.m4

3. Themfield mof methics mis mgain in gmprom inen cemin mpart mbecause mof mthe mgrowin g msoph isticatio
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