Hinkle: Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Test Bank
Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing,
15th Edition by Hinkle
Question: What should a nurse do if offered a position that conflicts with their personal
beliefs? - Correct Ans > The nurse should consider declining the position and pursuing
a different nursing role.
Question: What is the ethical obligation of a nurse to clients seeking therapeutic abortions
when it contradicts their beliefs? - Correct Ans > The nurse should adhere to
professional standards and avoid providing care that conflicts with their personal values.
Question: What is a potential consequence of a nurse denying care to clients seeking
abortions? - Correct Ans > It would be a breach of the Code of Ethics for nurses.
Question: If a client is not requesting alternatives to abortion, what should the nurse do? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should not provide information about alternatives.
Question: What is the rationale behind a nurse's decision to decline a position in a unit
offering therapeutic abortions? - Correct Ans > To avoid facing an ethical dilemma that
contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs.
Question: What chapter discusses Professional Nursing Practice in Brunner & Suddarth's
Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing? - Correct Ans > Chapter 1.
Question: What is the title of the textbook referenced in the notes? - Correct Ans >
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition.
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Question: What type of nursing role may be more suitable for a nurse with personal beliefs
against therapeutic abortions? - Correct Ans > A nursing role that does not involve
ethical dilemmas related to abortion.
Question: What is the significance of professional standards of practice for nurses? - Correct
Ans > They guide nurses in providing care while respecting their personal beliefs and
ethical obligations.
Question: What is one of the multiple-choice questions presented in the notes? - Correct
Ans > A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that
the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal
beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
Question: What answer was given for the ethical obligation question in the notes? - Correct
Ans > B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a
different nursing role.
Question: What is the purpose of the Code of Ethics for nurses? - Correct Ans > To
provide guidelines for ethical practice and ensure nurses do not deny care based on personal
beliefs.
Question: What should a nurse consider to avoid ethical dilemmas in providing care? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that does not
pose a conflict with their personal beliefs.
Question: What is a breach of the Code of Ethics for nurses regarding client care? - Correct
Ans > Denying care to clients based on personal values.
Question: What is the implication of a client stating they have a living will upon admission? -
Correct Ans > The living will specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
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Question: What is a living will classified as? - Correct Ans > A type of advance
directive.
Question: When are living wills typically honored? - Correct Ans > In situations where
the client's medical condition is deemed terminal.
Question: What is the ethical principle of nonmaleficence? - Correct Ans > The duty
not to inflict harm as well as to prevent and remove harm.
Question: Which action would violate the principle of nonmaleficence? - Correct
Ans > Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed.
Question: What does the nurse need to ensure when creating a client's plan of care? -
Correct Ans > The wording of the nursing diagnoses must fall within the taxonomy of
nursing.
Question: Which organization is responsible for developing the taxonomy of nursing
diagnoses? - Correct Ans > North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA).
Question: What is the role of the American Nurses Association (ANA) in nursing? - Correct
Ans > The ANA is not responsible for developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
Question: What does the National League for Nursing (NLN) focus on? - Correct Ans >
The NLN focuses on nursing education and does not develop nursing diagnosis taxonomy.
Question: What is the Joint Commission's role in healthcare? - Correct Ans > The Joint
Commission is not responsible for the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
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Question: What should a nurse do if a client is not requesting alternatives to abortions? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should not provide information about alternatives.
Question: What is the significance of discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client? -
Correct Ans > It does not violate the principle of nonmaleficence.
Question: What does assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs represent in nursing
care? - Correct Ans > It aligns with the ethical principle of nonmaleficence.
Question: What is the cognitive level required for analyzing nursing care situations? -
Correct Ans > Analyze.
Question: What is the importance of communication and documentation in nursing? -
Correct Ans > It is crucial for ensuring safe and effective care.
Question: What is the focus of the 'Management of Care' category in nursing? - Correct
Ans > It involves ensuring safe and effective care environments.
Question: What is the role of the nurse in relation to personal values and client care? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should provide care without allowing personal values to
interfere.
Question: What is the ethical responsibility of a nurse regarding client autonomy? - Correct
Ans > To respect and uphold the client's wishes as expressed in advance directives.
Question: What is the primary goal of nursing ethics? - Correct Ans > To guide nurses
in providing care that is respectful, safe, and aligned with ethical principles.
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Test Bank
Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing,
15th Edition by Hinkle
Question: What should a nurse do if offered a position that conflicts with their personal
beliefs? - Correct Ans > The nurse should consider declining the position and pursuing
a different nursing role.
Question: What is the ethical obligation of a nurse to clients seeking therapeutic abortions
when it contradicts their beliefs? - Correct Ans > The nurse should adhere to
professional standards and avoid providing care that conflicts with their personal values.
Question: What is a potential consequence of a nurse denying care to clients seeking
abortions? - Correct Ans > It would be a breach of the Code of Ethics for nurses.
Question: If a client is not requesting alternatives to abortion, what should the nurse do? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should not provide information about alternatives.
Question: What is the rationale behind a nurse's decision to decline a position in a unit
offering therapeutic abortions? - Correct Ans > To avoid facing an ethical dilemma that
contradicts the nurse's personal beliefs.
Question: What chapter discusses Professional Nursing Practice in Brunner & Suddarth's
Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing? - Correct Ans > Chapter 1.
Question: What is the title of the textbook referenced in the notes? - Correct Ans >
Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition.
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,Hinkle: Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Question: What type of nursing role may be more suitable for a nurse with personal beliefs
against therapeutic abortions? - Correct Ans > A nursing role that does not involve
ethical dilemmas related to abortion.
Question: What is the significance of professional standards of practice for nurses? - Correct
Ans > They guide nurses in providing care while respecting their personal beliefs and
ethical obligations.
Question: What is one of the multiple-choice questions presented in the notes? - Correct
Ans > A nurse has been offered a position on an obstetric unit and has learned that
the unit offers therapeutic abortions, a procedure that contradicts the nurse's personal
beliefs. What is the nurse's ethical obligation to these clients?
Question: What answer was given for the ethical obligation question in the notes? - Correct
Ans > B. The nurse should make the choice to decline this position and pursue a
different nursing role.
Question: What is the purpose of the Code of Ethics for nurses? - Correct Ans > To
provide guidelines for ethical practice and ensure nurses do not deny care based on personal
beliefs.
Question: What should a nurse consider to avoid ethical dilemmas in providing care? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should consider working in an area of nursing that does not
pose a conflict with their personal beliefs.
Question: What is a breach of the Code of Ethics for nurses regarding client care? - Correct
Ans > Denying care to clients based on personal values.
Question: What is the implication of a client stating they have a living will upon admission? -
Correct Ans > The living will specifies the client's wishes before hospitalization.
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,Hinkle: Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Question: What is a living will classified as? - Correct Ans > A type of advance
directive.
Question: When are living wills typically honored? - Correct Ans > In situations where
the client's medical condition is deemed terminal.
Question: What is the ethical principle of nonmaleficence? - Correct Ans > The duty
not to inflict harm as well as to prevent and remove harm.
Question: Which action would violate the principle of nonmaleficence? - Correct
Ans > Refusing to administer pain medication as prescribed.
Question: What does the nurse need to ensure when creating a client's plan of care? -
Correct Ans > The wording of the nursing diagnoses must fall within the taxonomy of
nursing.
Question: Which organization is responsible for developing the taxonomy of nursing
diagnoses? - Correct Ans > North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA).
Question: What is the role of the American Nurses Association (ANA) in nursing? - Correct
Ans > The ANA is not responsible for developing the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
Question: What does the National League for Nursing (NLN) focus on? - Correct Ans >
The NLN focuses on nursing education and does not develop nursing diagnosis taxonomy.
Question: What is the Joint Commission's role in healthcare? - Correct Ans > The Joint
Commission is not responsible for the taxonomy of nursing diagnoses.
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, Hinkle: Brunner and Suddarths Medical-Surgical Nursing, 15th Edition
Question: What should a nurse do if a client is not requesting alternatives to abortions? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should not provide information about alternatives.
Question: What is the significance of discussing a DNR order with a terminally ill client? -
Correct Ans > It does not violate the principle of nonmaleficence.
Question: What does assisting a semi-independent client with ADLs represent in nursing
care? - Correct Ans > It aligns with the ethical principle of nonmaleficence.
Question: What is the cognitive level required for analyzing nursing care situations? -
Correct Ans > Analyze.
Question: What is the importance of communication and documentation in nursing? -
Correct Ans > It is crucial for ensuring safe and effective care.
Question: What is the focus of the 'Management of Care' category in nursing? - Correct
Ans > It involves ensuring safe and effective care environments.
Question: What is the role of the nurse in relation to personal values and client care? -
Correct Ans > The nurse should provide care without allowing personal values to
interfere.
Question: What is the ethical responsibility of a nurse regarding client autonomy? - Correct
Ans > To respect and uphold the client's wishes as expressed in advance directives.
Question: What is the primary goal of nursing ethics? - Correct Ans > To guide nurses
in providing care that is respectful, safe, and aligned with ethical principles.
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