NCM 119 JURISPRUDENCE
QUESTION AND ANSWERS RATED A+
2025/2026
ethics - correct answer ✔Defined as a system of moral principles. They affect how people make
decision and lead their lives.
Is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy.
Is derived from the Greek word "ethos" which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition
health - correct answer ✔Nursing is concerned with?
cure - correct answer ✔medicine focuses on?
autonomy - correct answer ✔self-determination/freedom of choice.
non maleficence - correct answer ✔- this principle imposes duty to avoid harming the patient based on
the Hippocratic Oath of "do not harm."
beneficence - correct answer ✔the actions one takes should be done in an effort to promote good.
justice - correct answer ✔- seeks fairness
Treats "equals" equally.
,Treats "unequal" according to their differences
veracity - correct answer ✔the obligation to tell the truth.
confidentiality - correct answer ✔keep privileged information private.
fidelity - correct answer ✔the need to keep promises.
ethical dilemma - correct answer ✔defined as making a choice between two or more equally
undesirable alternatives.
1. Knowledge and understanding of patient's rights.
2. Upholding these rights. - correct answer ✔what is the nurse's role?
1. Right to Health and Health Care
Four Elements
➢ Right to equal access to healthcare
➢ Right to quality care
➢ Right to access appropriate care
➢ Right to safe care
2. Right to Informed Consent
3. Right to Confidentiality
, 4. Right to be treated with Dignity
5. Right to be treated with Respect
6. Right to Cultural Liberty - correct answer ✔Broad Categories of Patient's Rights:
Revised ICN Code of Ethics for nurses - correct answer ✔reflects lessons learned from the COVID-19
Pandemic.
The ICN Code of Ethics 2021 - correct answer ✔Highlights the changes we in nurses' working
environments, the challengers faced and the ethical dilemmas which COVID-19 has brought to the
forefront.
nurses and patients or other people requiring care or services.
nurses and practice
nurses and the profession
nurses and global health. - correct answer ✔Four principal elements that provide a framework for
ethical conduct:
nurses and people - correct answer ✔The nurse's primary professional responsibility is to people
requiring nursing care.
In providing care, the nurse promotes an environment in which the human rights, values, customs, and
spiritual beliefs of the individual, family and community are respected.
QUESTION AND ANSWERS RATED A+
2025/2026
ethics - correct answer ✔Defined as a system of moral principles. They affect how people make
decision and lead their lives.
Is concerned with what is good for individuals and society and is also described as moral philosophy.
Is derived from the Greek word "ethos" which can mean custom, habit, character or disposition
health - correct answer ✔Nursing is concerned with?
cure - correct answer ✔medicine focuses on?
autonomy - correct answer ✔self-determination/freedom of choice.
non maleficence - correct answer ✔- this principle imposes duty to avoid harming the patient based on
the Hippocratic Oath of "do not harm."
beneficence - correct answer ✔the actions one takes should be done in an effort to promote good.
justice - correct answer ✔- seeks fairness
Treats "equals" equally.
,Treats "unequal" according to their differences
veracity - correct answer ✔the obligation to tell the truth.
confidentiality - correct answer ✔keep privileged information private.
fidelity - correct answer ✔the need to keep promises.
ethical dilemma - correct answer ✔defined as making a choice between two or more equally
undesirable alternatives.
1. Knowledge and understanding of patient's rights.
2. Upholding these rights. - correct answer ✔what is the nurse's role?
1. Right to Health and Health Care
Four Elements
➢ Right to equal access to healthcare
➢ Right to quality care
➢ Right to access appropriate care
➢ Right to safe care
2. Right to Informed Consent
3. Right to Confidentiality
, 4. Right to be treated with Dignity
5. Right to be treated with Respect
6. Right to Cultural Liberty - correct answer ✔Broad Categories of Patient's Rights:
Revised ICN Code of Ethics for nurses - correct answer ✔reflects lessons learned from the COVID-19
Pandemic.
The ICN Code of Ethics 2021 - correct answer ✔Highlights the changes we in nurses' working
environments, the challengers faced and the ethical dilemmas which COVID-19 has brought to the
forefront.
nurses and patients or other people requiring care or services.
nurses and practice
nurses and the profession
nurses and global health. - correct answer ✔Four principal elements that provide a framework for
ethical conduct:
nurses and people - correct answer ✔The nurse's primary professional responsibility is to people
requiring nursing care.
In providing care, the nurse promotes an environment in which the human rights, values, customs, and
spiritual beliefs of the individual, family and community are respected.
