N115 Ethics Test #1 Questions with Complete Solutions 100% Verified| Latest
Update Graded A+
When doing a procedure, what should be done with the friends or family in the room? as
them to wait in the corridor or waiting room
When caring for a dying patient what should you analyze? your feelings about death
identify the problem: State the problem; unsure of ethical issue; two or more moral
principles are in conflict; object to proposed course of action. identify your relationship to the
decision. identify time parameters
Gather data: describe the situation that gives rise to the problem: main people involved
(their views and interests); client's overall nursing, medical, and social situation; relevant legal,
administrative, and staff considerations
Identify Options: Identify all the possible courses of paction open to you and weigh the
outcomes of each; consider immediate consequences to the people involved as well as long-
term consequences
Think the ethical problem through: see if conventional principles of professional ethics
address and resolve the problem; if not, see if broader ethical principles and theories clarify and
resolve the problem. Rely on those principles you judge most important and of which you feel
most sure.
Make a decision: choose a coarse of action that best reflects you considered judgement;
consultation with an institutional ethics committee or other staff may be helpful
Act and assess: act and compare the actual outcome with what you considered and hoped
for in advance. How can you improve the decision process next time?
,What does the nurse practice act do for nursing? }protect the public
}specifies educational standards
}authority to regulate schools
}regulates who can practice
}establishes state board of nursing
Under what circumstances can the Kansas State Board of Nursing revoke or suspend a license?
}Fraud
}Felony conviction
}drug abuse/addiction
}mental/physical incompetence
}conduct
}dishonesty
}unsafe/incompetent care
}violation of Nurse Promise Act
}assisted suicide
Laissez-faire also called permissive, nondirective, lets the group lead itself, don't give orders
or directions
mentor is someone more experienced who provides career development assistance, such as
coaching, sponsoring, advancement, providing challenging assignments, protecting proteges
from adversity, and promoting positive visibility
manager is an employee of an organization who is given authority, power, and responsibility
for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the work of others, and for establishing
and evaluating standards
, Assault threat of doing something
Battery unconsented touching
Libel a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
Slander the action or crime of making a false statement damaging to a person's reputation
Good Samaritan Act protects any volunteer giving aid to an injured individual in an
emergency situation
What are the three conditions in which the Good Samaritan Act applies? }the assistance
must be voluntary
}the person receiving help must not object to being helped
}you actions must be a good faith effort to help
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) emergency medical
treatment and active labor act - ensures public access to emergency services regardless of
ability to pay - prohibits patient dumping
invasion of privacy allows the person to be free from unwarranted exposure or publicity
What is the purpose of telephone traige? to assess/determine the severity of the caller's
(patient) complaints/symptoms and then direct/guide them to the appropriate level of care
Who defines the scope of practice for nurses? nurse's practice act
Update Graded A+
When doing a procedure, what should be done with the friends or family in the room? as
them to wait in the corridor or waiting room
When caring for a dying patient what should you analyze? your feelings about death
identify the problem: State the problem; unsure of ethical issue; two or more moral
principles are in conflict; object to proposed course of action. identify your relationship to the
decision. identify time parameters
Gather data: describe the situation that gives rise to the problem: main people involved
(their views and interests); client's overall nursing, medical, and social situation; relevant legal,
administrative, and staff considerations
Identify Options: Identify all the possible courses of paction open to you and weigh the
outcomes of each; consider immediate consequences to the people involved as well as long-
term consequences
Think the ethical problem through: see if conventional principles of professional ethics
address and resolve the problem; if not, see if broader ethical principles and theories clarify and
resolve the problem. Rely on those principles you judge most important and of which you feel
most sure.
Make a decision: choose a coarse of action that best reflects you considered judgement;
consultation with an institutional ethics committee or other staff may be helpful
Act and assess: act and compare the actual outcome with what you considered and hoped
for in advance. How can you improve the decision process next time?
,What does the nurse practice act do for nursing? }protect the public
}specifies educational standards
}authority to regulate schools
}regulates who can practice
}establishes state board of nursing
Under what circumstances can the Kansas State Board of Nursing revoke or suspend a license?
}Fraud
}Felony conviction
}drug abuse/addiction
}mental/physical incompetence
}conduct
}dishonesty
}unsafe/incompetent care
}violation of Nurse Promise Act
}assisted suicide
Laissez-faire also called permissive, nondirective, lets the group lead itself, don't give orders
or directions
mentor is someone more experienced who provides career development assistance, such as
coaching, sponsoring, advancement, providing challenging assignments, protecting proteges
from adversity, and promoting positive visibility
manager is an employee of an organization who is given authority, power, and responsibility
for planning, organizing, coordinating, and directing the work of others, and for establishing
and evaluating standards
, Assault threat of doing something
Battery unconsented touching
Libel a published false statement that is damaging to a person's reputation
Slander the action or crime of making a false statement damaging to a person's reputation
Good Samaritan Act protects any volunteer giving aid to an injured individual in an
emergency situation
What are the three conditions in which the Good Samaritan Act applies? }the assistance
must be voluntary
}the person receiving help must not object to being helped
}you actions must be a good faith effort to help
Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) emergency medical
treatment and active labor act - ensures public access to emergency services regardless of
ability to pay - prohibits patient dumping
invasion of privacy allows the person to be free from unwarranted exposure or publicity
What is the purpose of telephone traige? to assess/determine the severity of the caller's
(patient) complaints/symptoms and then direct/guide them to the appropriate level of care
Who defines the scope of practice for nurses? nurse's practice act
