PNR 205 Midterm Exam
1. MAID is
a. Currently available for anyone residing in Canada regardless of insurablestatus
b. Currently available for a Canadian suffering from a severe mental healthdisorder
c. Currently delivered by licensed Canadian doctors or nurse practitioners
d. Currently illegal in Canada: c. Currently delivered by licensed Canadian doctorsor nurse
practitioners
2. When providing nursing care, intentional harm is always unacceptable.However, the risk
of harm resulting from care is always a possibility. What moral principle is represented by the
duty to do no harm?
a. Veracity
b. Autonomy
c. Non-Malefience
d. Beneficence: c. Non-Malefience
3. Which of the following statements correctly describes an ethical dilem-ma?
a. The most ethical course of action becomes clear after discussion withcolleagues
b. Are rarely about day-to-day nursing care issues
c. Can be resolved by a nurse identifying his/her personal values
d. All choices can have positive and negative outcomes: d. All choices can havepositive and
negative outcomes
4. Which of the following theories may guide nurses to choose actions thatwill lead to the
best consequences, outcomes, or results?
a. Relational
b. Deontolgy
c. Utilitarian
d. Normative: c. Utilitarian
5. Ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. Once the nurse hasdetermined that
the dilemma is ethical, which action should the nurse take first in negotiating the difference of
opinion
a. Ensure that the attending physician has written an order for an ethicsconsultation to support
the ethics process.
b. Consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of the process occurin full
, c. List the ethical principles that inform the dilemma so that negotiations agreeon the language
of the discussion
d. Gather all relevant information regarding the dilemma: d. Gather all relevantinformation
regarding the dilemma
6. The LEARN approach to enhancing ethical practice includes which of thefollowing?
a. Consulting with experts on ethics
b. Being willing to negotiate
c. Asserting one's personal values and beliefs
d. Including only family members approved of by the client: b. Being willing tonegotiate
7. A famous actress has just been diagnosed with late-stage cancer. The client and her
family are about to leave on vacation. The media contacts thenurse and asks for information
about what is going on with the client. The nurse knows that
a. As part of caring, the nurse has an obligation to implement actions that willbenefit the client
b. It doesn't really matter since the media will find out anyway
c. Nurses are obliged to respect a client's privacy and maintain confidentialityabout personal
health information
d. Any information released will bring publicity to the hospital and may help with fundraising:
c. Nurses are obliged to respect a client's privacy and maintain confidentiality about personal
health information
8. A nurse is working extra night shifts to help out with a staffing shortage. Onthe 5th night, the
nurse mixes up medications giving the client a medication that caused an allergic reaction.
The client is treated for the allergic reaction and feels better the next day. The nurse leaves the
shift without reporting themedication error. Which ethical principle did the nurse violate?
a. Social justice
b. Veracity
c. Justice
d. Autonomy: b. Veracity
9. Mary is admitted to the hospital with a right wrist fracture after a fall. Shereceived her
pain medication and while doing the assessment, she rates herpain as a 3 on 10 scale. The
nurse reviews her MAR to see that she is not duefor more pain medication for the next 2
hours. The nurse encourages mary toelevate the limb and do some deep breathing exercises to
help relieve some of her discomfort while waiting for her next dose of pain medication. Which
principle is the nurse demonstrating towards mary?
a. Justice
1. MAID is
a. Currently available for anyone residing in Canada regardless of insurablestatus
b. Currently available for a Canadian suffering from a severe mental healthdisorder
c. Currently delivered by licensed Canadian doctors or nurse practitioners
d. Currently illegal in Canada: c. Currently delivered by licensed Canadian doctorsor nurse
practitioners
2. When providing nursing care, intentional harm is always unacceptable.However, the risk
of harm resulting from care is always a possibility. What moral principle is represented by the
duty to do no harm?
a. Veracity
b. Autonomy
c. Non-Malefience
d. Beneficence: c. Non-Malefience
3. Which of the following statements correctly describes an ethical dilem-ma?
a. The most ethical course of action becomes clear after discussion withcolleagues
b. Are rarely about day-to-day nursing care issues
c. Can be resolved by a nurse identifying his/her personal values
d. All choices can have positive and negative outcomes: d. All choices can havepositive and
negative outcomes
4. Which of the following theories may guide nurses to choose actions thatwill lead to the
best consequences, outcomes, or results?
a. Relational
b. Deontolgy
c. Utilitarian
d. Normative: c. Utilitarian
5. Ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. Once the nurse hasdetermined that
the dilemma is ethical, which action should the nurse take first in negotiating the difference of
opinion
a. Ensure that the attending physician has written an order for an ethicsconsultation to support
the ethics process.
b. Consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of the process occurin full
, c. List the ethical principles that inform the dilemma so that negotiations agreeon the language
of the discussion
d. Gather all relevant information regarding the dilemma: d. Gather all relevantinformation
regarding the dilemma
6. The LEARN approach to enhancing ethical practice includes which of thefollowing?
a. Consulting with experts on ethics
b. Being willing to negotiate
c. Asserting one's personal values and beliefs
d. Including only family members approved of by the client: b. Being willing tonegotiate
7. A famous actress has just been diagnosed with late-stage cancer. The client and her
family are about to leave on vacation. The media contacts thenurse and asks for information
about what is going on with the client. The nurse knows that
a. As part of caring, the nurse has an obligation to implement actions that willbenefit the client
b. It doesn't really matter since the media will find out anyway
c. Nurses are obliged to respect a client's privacy and maintain confidentialityabout personal
health information
d. Any information released will bring publicity to the hospital and may help with fundraising:
c. Nurses are obliged to respect a client's privacy and maintain confidentiality about personal
health information
8. A nurse is working extra night shifts to help out with a staffing shortage. Onthe 5th night, the
nurse mixes up medications giving the client a medication that caused an allergic reaction.
The client is treated for the allergic reaction and feels better the next day. The nurse leaves the
shift without reporting themedication error. Which ethical principle did the nurse violate?
a. Social justice
b. Veracity
c. Justice
d. Autonomy: b. Veracity
9. Mary is admitted to the hospital with a right wrist fracture after a fall. Shereceived her
pain medication and while doing the assessment, she rates herpain as a 3 on 10 scale. The
nurse reviews her MAR to see that she is not duefor more pain medication for the next 2
hours. The nurse encourages mary toelevate the limb and do some deep breathing exercises to
help relieve some of her discomfort while waiting for her next dose of pain medication. Which
principle is the nurse demonstrating towards mary?
a. Justice
