ethical decision making in nursing ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
define ethics - Correct answers✔✔well founded standards of right & wrong (rights, obligations,
benefits, fairness)
study & development of ethical standards
ethical principles definition - Correct answers✔✔statements about broad, general philosophical
concepts. e.g. justice, autonomy, confidentiality
define morality - Correct answers✔✔"personal character" private standards of right & wrong
define laws - Correct answers✔✔rules & regulations that govern society→ reflect moral values
of a society & guide in determining what is moral
define values - Correct answers✔✔enduring beliefs about "worth" of person, object, idea;
influence decisions & actions
define ethical dilemma - Correct answers✔✔making a choice with conflicting moral claim →2
bad choices like end of life care, what is best for the pt
• Life support
• "locked in" syndrome- paralyzed but cant move or communicate
what is illegal but not immoral? - Correct answers✔✔• traffic laws- speeding to go to hospital
for medical ER
• stealing food b/c starving
, • Italian family drinking wine + kids have watered down wine= not immoral for their culture but
illegal in our country
what is immoral but not illegal? - Correct answers✔✔• Cheating
• Testing for d/o from fetus cells in maternal blood= immoral because they can abort if they want
to or change genetics (gender etc), not a good reason to use the test for but its not illegal
what is values clarification? - Correct answers✔✔process by which people identify, examine &
develop their own individual values; - things you value; no one set of values is right for
everyone; promotes personal growth by fostering awareness, empathy & insight
what are the ethical theories? - Correct answers✔✔• meta- deals with basic assumptions of moral
thought
• descriptive- sets out to describe what people think is right or wrong without making judgment
• normative- starts from assumptions made in meta ethics & sets standards of behavior by which
to judge
• applied- application of normative ethics. how do we put moral knowledge into practice
what are the normative ethics? - Correct answers✔✔1. virtue ethics
2. teleological/consequentialism
3. utilitarianism
4. deontology
what is the virtue ethics ethical theory? - Correct answers✔✔• philosopher - Aristotle
• virtue ethics focuses on a persons character, intentions
• virtue is a skill that can be learned
• eudemonia, happiness, flourishing- associated words
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
define ethics - Correct answers✔✔well founded standards of right & wrong (rights, obligations,
benefits, fairness)
study & development of ethical standards
ethical principles definition - Correct answers✔✔statements about broad, general philosophical
concepts. e.g. justice, autonomy, confidentiality
define morality - Correct answers✔✔"personal character" private standards of right & wrong
define laws - Correct answers✔✔rules & regulations that govern society→ reflect moral values
of a society & guide in determining what is moral
define values - Correct answers✔✔enduring beliefs about "worth" of person, object, idea;
influence decisions & actions
define ethical dilemma - Correct answers✔✔making a choice with conflicting moral claim →2
bad choices like end of life care, what is best for the pt
• Life support
• "locked in" syndrome- paralyzed but cant move or communicate
what is illegal but not immoral? - Correct answers✔✔• traffic laws- speeding to go to hospital
for medical ER
• stealing food b/c starving
, • Italian family drinking wine + kids have watered down wine= not immoral for their culture but
illegal in our country
what is immoral but not illegal? - Correct answers✔✔• Cheating
• Testing for d/o from fetus cells in maternal blood= immoral because they can abort if they want
to or change genetics (gender etc), not a good reason to use the test for but its not illegal
what is values clarification? - Correct answers✔✔process by which people identify, examine &
develop their own individual values; - things you value; no one set of values is right for
everyone; promotes personal growth by fostering awareness, empathy & insight
what are the ethical theories? - Correct answers✔✔• meta- deals with basic assumptions of moral
thought
• descriptive- sets out to describe what people think is right or wrong without making judgment
• normative- starts from assumptions made in meta ethics & sets standards of behavior by which
to judge
• applied- application of normative ethics. how do we put moral knowledge into practice
what are the normative ethics? - Correct answers✔✔1. virtue ethics
2. teleological/consequentialism
3. utilitarianism
4. deontology
what is the virtue ethics ethical theory? - Correct answers✔✔• philosopher - Aristotle
• virtue ethics focuses on a persons character, intentions
• virtue is a skill that can be learned
• eudemonia, happiness, flourishing- associated words
