FINAL EXAM N110 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
moral
-right vs. wrong.
-personal beliefs, cultural differences / generational differences
-private, personal, or group standards of right and wrong.
ethics
systematic study of right and wrong. how the nurse should act.
-guides what we ought to do in a given situation
-rooted in legal system
can you get informed consent from an unconscious person?
no
moral / ethical agency
it is the ability of nurses to base their practice on professional standards of ethical
conduct and participate in ethical decision making.
-nurses are responsible for their actions
moral distress
inability to carry out a moral decision
-perceived constraints
EX) decision to give patient supplies but are not able to because of constraints.
moral outrage
,belief that others are acting immorally
-powerlessness
"cannot prevent a wrong"
"respond with whistleblowing"
ATTITUDE
-feeling toward person object, idea
-includes thinking and feeling component
belief
something that one accepts as true
autonmy
autonomy refers to a peron's right to choose and ability act on that choice
informed consent
right to know risk and benefits
-part of autonomy
privacy and confidentiality
part of autonomy
nonmaleficence
to do no harm and to prevent harm
-nightingale pledge
-respect for dignity
EX) protecting patients
being clean and sterile when giving injections is part of what moral principle
nonmalefience
,beneficence
the duty to do or promote good
paternalism is part of what moral principle?
beneficence?
giving education is part of what moral principle?
beneficence
putting meds in their food without them knowing is part of what moral principle?
beneficence --> paternalism
fidelity
refers to the agreement to keep promises
veracity
a nurses duty to tell the turth
-a nurse must always be very honest
Pt has a right side himiplega as a result of a stroke and wants coffee. Even
though patient is insistent, nurse doesn't permit her to drink coffee unsupervised.
This nurse is using the moral principal of
nonmalifience
justice
the obligation to be fair
MORAL model
m: massage the dilemma
o: outline the options
r: resolve the dilemma
, a: act by applying the chosen option
l: look back and evaluate
The dr. explains to the laboring woman the impact on unborn child of refusing c-
section at birth which outline of MORAL is it.
O: OUTLINE THE OPTIONS
code of ethics
a set of ethical principles that are accepted by all members of a profession
tort
a claim for malpractice or negligence which is also civil law
battery
occurs when intentional, offensive physical contact actually takes place
ethical dilemma
choice must be made between two equally undesirable choices
intrapersonal
self talk
interpersonal
between two people
group communication
public speaking
coomunication process
-sender: starts convo
encoding: selects words, gestures, tones, signs
message: the verbal/nonverbal info
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS GRADED A++
moral
-right vs. wrong.
-personal beliefs, cultural differences / generational differences
-private, personal, or group standards of right and wrong.
ethics
systematic study of right and wrong. how the nurse should act.
-guides what we ought to do in a given situation
-rooted in legal system
can you get informed consent from an unconscious person?
no
moral / ethical agency
it is the ability of nurses to base their practice on professional standards of ethical
conduct and participate in ethical decision making.
-nurses are responsible for their actions
moral distress
inability to carry out a moral decision
-perceived constraints
EX) decision to give patient supplies but are not able to because of constraints.
moral outrage
,belief that others are acting immorally
-powerlessness
"cannot prevent a wrong"
"respond with whistleblowing"
ATTITUDE
-feeling toward person object, idea
-includes thinking and feeling component
belief
something that one accepts as true
autonmy
autonomy refers to a peron's right to choose and ability act on that choice
informed consent
right to know risk and benefits
-part of autonomy
privacy and confidentiality
part of autonomy
nonmaleficence
to do no harm and to prevent harm
-nightingale pledge
-respect for dignity
EX) protecting patients
being clean and sterile when giving injections is part of what moral principle
nonmalefience
,beneficence
the duty to do or promote good
paternalism is part of what moral principle?
beneficence?
giving education is part of what moral principle?
beneficence
putting meds in their food without them knowing is part of what moral principle?
beneficence --> paternalism
fidelity
refers to the agreement to keep promises
veracity
a nurses duty to tell the turth
-a nurse must always be very honest
Pt has a right side himiplega as a result of a stroke and wants coffee. Even
though patient is insistent, nurse doesn't permit her to drink coffee unsupervised.
This nurse is using the moral principal of
nonmalifience
justice
the obligation to be fair
MORAL model
m: massage the dilemma
o: outline the options
r: resolve the dilemma
, a: act by applying the chosen option
l: look back and evaluate
The dr. explains to the laboring woman the impact on unborn child of refusing c-
section at birth which outline of MORAL is it.
O: OUTLINE THE OPTIONS
code of ethics
a set of ethical principles that are accepted by all members of a profession
tort
a claim for malpractice or negligence which is also civil law
battery
occurs when intentional, offensive physical contact actually takes place
ethical dilemma
choice must be made between two equally undesirable choices
intrapersonal
self talk
interpersonal
between two people
group communication
public speaking
coomunication process
-sender: starts convo
encoding: selects words, gestures, tones, signs
message: the verbal/nonverbal info
