Ethics in Advanced Practice exam with
answers
An APN in an outpatient clinic has already spent an hour with an extremely complex
patient. He has 3 patients waiting on him in the waiting room. The APN abbreviates the
remainder of the visit and asks the complex patient to schedule a follow-up visit in 3
days to address remaining concerns so that he can assess the 3 patients who are
waiting. The most relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-justice
An APN on a palliative care team in a large tertiary medical center is assessing an older
adult with Stage 4 colon cancer. The patient has been involved in a clinical trial and has
one more dose of chemotherapy due tomorrow. The patient is currently unconscious
due to elevated ammonia levels associated with liver metastases; her partner at her
bedside explains that they've been told her prognosis is for a few days to a few weeks.
In the past, the experimental chemotherapy and associated medications have caused
bone pain. The palliative care NP cancels the scheduled chemotherapy dose. The most
relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-nonmaleficence
An APN is preparing a patient for a procedure. The APN informs the patient of the risks
and benefits of the procedure prior to asking for consent. The most relevant bioethical
principle guiding the APN's actions is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-autonomy
An APN is assessing a patient who endorses suicidal ideation with a plan that she has
access to and which she has rehearsed. The APN contacts law enforcement to have
the patient taken directly to an inpatient psychiatric hospital for admission. The most
relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-beneficence
An APN is seeing an 8 year old for a well child exam. The family member
accompanying the patient to the appointment says to the APN, "Oh by the way, I have
this rash - could you prescribe me something to stop the itching?" What is the APN's
best response to the family member? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Inform the family
answers
An APN in an outpatient clinic has already spent an hour with an extremely complex
patient. He has 3 patients waiting on him in the waiting room. The APN abbreviates the
remainder of the visit and asks the complex patient to schedule a follow-up visit in 3
days to address remaining concerns so that he can assess the 3 patients who are
waiting. The most relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: -
CORRECT ANSWERS-justice
An APN on a palliative care team in a large tertiary medical center is assessing an older
adult with Stage 4 colon cancer. The patient has been involved in a clinical trial and has
one more dose of chemotherapy due tomorrow. The patient is currently unconscious
due to elevated ammonia levels associated with liver metastases; her partner at her
bedside explains that they've been told her prognosis is for a few days to a few weeks.
In the past, the experimental chemotherapy and associated medications have caused
bone pain. The palliative care NP cancels the scheduled chemotherapy dose. The most
relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-nonmaleficence
An APN is preparing a patient for a procedure. The APN informs the patient of the risks
and benefits of the procedure prior to asking for consent. The most relevant bioethical
principle guiding the APN's actions is: - CORRECT ANSWERS-autonomy
An APN is assessing a patient who endorses suicidal ideation with a plan that she has
access to and which she has rehearsed. The APN contacts law enforcement to have
the patient taken directly to an inpatient psychiatric hospital for admission. The most
relevant bioethical principle guiding the APN's decision making is: - CORRECT
ANSWERS-beneficence
An APN is seeing an 8 year old for a well child exam. The family member
accompanying the patient to the appointment says to the APN, "Oh by the way, I have
this rash - could you prescribe me something to stop the itching?" What is the APN's
best response to the family member? - CORRECT ANSWERS-Inform the family
