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NSG 310 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) VERIFIED
EXAM!!!|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| GRAND CANYON
UNIVERSITY (GCU)||NEWEST EXAM!!!
1. What areas does the nurse explore with the patient
when using patient-level ethics? (Select all that apply.)
a. External factors
b. Medical indications
c. Previous health history
d. Patient preferences
e. Quality of life - Answer-a, b, d,e
2. The nursing faculty member correctly classifies the
American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics as a
tool for:
a. articulating actions that incorporate professional values.
b. describing ethics associated with membership in the
ANA.
c. listing and explaining ethical principles used in nursing.
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d. solving ethical dilemmas encountered in daily practice. -
Answer-a
3. A nurse is in a difficult patient care situation and thinks
that there is an ethical dilemma. The first action this nurse
should take is to:
a. decide what predominant values are operating in the
situation.
b. determine who is involved and uncover their individual
goals.
c. identify courses of action and possible consequences of
actions.
d. identify the actions that are justifiable. - Answer-d
4. A patient is in pain and requests pain medication. The
nurse sees that it is too early to administer the medication.
Practicing under the principle of veracity, the nurse should:
a. bring the medication a little bit early to give the patient
pain relief.
b. call the physician and request an extra dose of the pain
medication.
c. sit with the patient and offer nonpharmacological pain
interventions.
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d. tell the patient when to expect the medication and bring
it on time. - Answer-d
5. This patient with a head injury is confused and
combative and wants to leave the hospital, repeatedly
getting out of bed. The nurses obtain an order for soft wrist
restraints and a vest restraint. This action best
demonstrates:
a. beneficence.
b. justice.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. paternalism. - Answer-d
6. A nursing instructor tells the class the most important
ethical principle involved in informed consent is:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. confidentiality.
d. veracity. - Answer-a
1. The nurse fails to demonstrate effective communication
by engaging in which activity?
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a. Implementing a two-way exchange of information
among patients and health providers
b. Assuring that information is exchanged unilateral from
nurse to patient
c. Making sure that the expectations and responsibilities of
all are clearly understood
d. Recognizing that effective communication is an active
process for all involved - Answer-b
2. A preoperative assessment shows that a patient's
hemoglobin level is dropping. The anesthetist orders 3
units of blood to be administered. The nurse administers
the first unit before discovering that the patient is a
Jehovah's Witness, as documented in the record. This
scenario is referred to using which phrase?
a. Professional conduct
b. A negligent act
c. Physical abuse
d. Breaching patient confidentiality - Answer-b
3. Reporting which information is a violation of patient
confidentiality?
NSG 310 EXAM 2 LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) VERIFIED
EXAM!!!|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR
VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!|| GRAND CANYON
UNIVERSITY (GCU)||NEWEST EXAM!!!
1. What areas does the nurse explore with the patient
when using patient-level ethics? (Select all that apply.)
a. External factors
b. Medical indications
c. Previous health history
d. Patient preferences
e. Quality of life - Answer-a, b, d,e
2. The nursing faculty member correctly classifies the
American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics as a
tool for:
a. articulating actions that incorporate professional values.
b. describing ethics associated with membership in the
ANA.
c. listing and explaining ethical principles used in nursing.
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d. solving ethical dilemmas encountered in daily practice. -
Answer-a
3. A nurse is in a difficult patient care situation and thinks
that there is an ethical dilemma. The first action this nurse
should take is to:
a. decide what predominant values are operating in the
situation.
b. determine who is involved and uncover their individual
goals.
c. identify courses of action and possible consequences of
actions.
d. identify the actions that are justifiable. - Answer-d
4. A patient is in pain and requests pain medication. The
nurse sees that it is too early to administer the medication.
Practicing under the principle of veracity, the nurse should:
a. bring the medication a little bit early to give the patient
pain relief.
b. call the physician and request an extra dose of the pain
medication.
c. sit with the patient and offer nonpharmacological pain
interventions.
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d. tell the patient when to expect the medication and bring
it on time. - Answer-d
5. This patient with a head injury is confused and
combative and wants to leave the hospital, repeatedly
getting out of bed. The nurses obtain an order for soft wrist
restraints and a vest restraint. This action best
demonstrates:
a. beneficence.
b. justice.
c. nonmaleficence.
d. paternalism. - Answer-d
6. A nursing instructor tells the class the most important
ethical principle involved in informed consent is:
a. autonomy.
b. beneficence.
c. confidentiality.
d. veracity. - Answer-a
1. The nurse fails to demonstrate effective communication
by engaging in which activity?
, 4|Page
a. Implementing a two-way exchange of information
among patients and health providers
b. Assuring that information is exchanged unilateral from
nurse to patient
c. Making sure that the expectations and responsibilities of
all are clearly understood
d. Recognizing that effective communication is an active
process for all involved - Answer-b
2. A preoperative assessment shows that a patient's
hemoglobin level is dropping. The anesthetist orders 3
units of blood to be administered. The nurse administers
the first unit before discovering that the patient is a
Jehovah's Witness, as documented in the record. This
scenario is referred to using which phrase?
a. Professional conduct
b. A negligent act
c. Physical abuse
d. Breaching patient confidentiality - Answer-b
3. Reporting which information is a violation of patient
confidentiality?
