NURS 215: COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Fundamental values or assumptions about the way individuals should be treated and cared for.
These include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral or ethical principles
The willingness to do what is right despite the fear of consequences. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmoral courage
Feeling of powerlessness to do what is right and ethical. - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral distress
A process of considering and selecting approaches to resolve ethical issues. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmoral reasoning
A situation that exists when the individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply in a
given situation. - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral uncertainty
,Beliefs that are considered very important and frequently influence an individual's behavior. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSvalues
autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral and ethical
principles
a patient's right to self-determination without outside control - CORRECT-
ANSWERSautonomy
duty to actively do good for patients - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeneficence
duty to prevent or avoid doing harm, whether intentional or unintentional - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonmaleficence
the duty to be faithful to commitments - CORRECT-ANSWERSfidelity
the duty to treat all patients fairly, without regard to age, socioeconomic status or other
variables - CORRECT-ANSWERSjustice
the duty to tell the truth - CORRECT-ANSWERSveracity
,Rules or principles that determine which human actions are right or wrong. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSethics
1. A situation involving competing rules or principles that appears to have no satisfactory
solution.
2. A choice between two or more equally undesirable alternatives. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSethical dilemma
Identify which principle of ethics applies to this situation. A patient has advance directives that
clearly indicate no tube feedings. The patient is unconscious and the family is demanding a
feeding tube be placed because the patient has not eaten in 3 days. The nurse gently reminds
the family of the patient's wishes expressed in the advanced directive document.
A. Autonomy
, B. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
C. Veracity
D. None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Autonomy
Identify which principle of ethics applies to this situation. A ninety-eight-year-old widowed
female patient is admitted to the ED with pneumonia. The patient has no family, nor advance
directives. The patient goes into cardiac arrest, and no resuscitation efforts are attempted.
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
C. Veracity
D. None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
EXAM WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2025
Fundamental values or assumptions about the way individuals should be treated and cared for.
These include autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral or ethical principles
The willingness to do what is right despite the fear of consequences. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmoral courage
Feeling of powerlessness to do what is right and ethical. - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral distress
A process of considering and selecting approaches to resolve ethical issues. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSmoral reasoning
A situation that exists when the individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply in a
given situation. - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral uncertainty
,Beliefs that are considered very important and frequently influence an individual's behavior. -
CORRECT-ANSWERSvalues
autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice - CORRECT-ANSWERSmoral and ethical
principles
a patient's right to self-determination without outside control - CORRECT-
ANSWERSautonomy
duty to actively do good for patients - CORRECT-ANSWERSbeneficence
duty to prevent or avoid doing harm, whether intentional or unintentional - CORRECT-
ANSWERSnonmaleficence
the duty to be faithful to commitments - CORRECT-ANSWERSfidelity
the duty to treat all patients fairly, without regard to age, socioeconomic status or other
variables - CORRECT-ANSWERSjustice
the duty to tell the truth - CORRECT-ANSWERSveracity
,Rules or principles that determine which human actions are right or wrong. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSethics
1. A situation involving competing rules or principles that appears to have no satisfactory
solution.
2. A choice between two or more equally undesirable alternatives. - CORRECT-
ANSWERSethical dilemma
Identify which principle of ethics applies to this situation. A patient has advance directives that
clearly indicate no tube feedings. The patient is unconscious and the family is demanding a
feeding tube be placed because the patient has not eaten in 3 days. The nurse gently reminds
the family of the patient's wishes expressed in the advanced directive document.
A. Autonomy
, B. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
C. Veracity
D. None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSA. Autonomy
Identify which principle of ethics applies to this situation. A ninety-eight-year-old widowed
female patient is admitted to the ED with pneumonia. The patient has no family, nor advance
directives. The patient goes into cardiac arrest, and no resuscitation efforts are attempted.
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
C. Veracity
D. None of the above - CORRECT-ANSWERSB. Beneficence and nonmaleficence
