ETHICAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS OF NURSING QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Values definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅those beliefs, customs, and actions which are identified as
having worth, as being important
values shape ethical decisions
Why is clarifying values important in nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅every patient deserves equal care
no matter the nurse's values
Professional nursing values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
social networking
Ethics definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principles or rules which determine right and wrong actions
Approach to ethical decisions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principle based-combines elements of both
utilitarian and deontological theories
offers specific action guides for practice
Autonomy definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅right to self-determination
free will
Beneficence definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅balance benefit to patient to risks and harm
Non-maleficence definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅doing no harm
doing the greater good while adhering to accepted standards
, Justice definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fairness
equity
Fidelity definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following through with commitments
If you do not have the skills necessary for an assignment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is more ethical (and
safer) to refuse it than to carry it out incompetently
Legal regulation of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅board of nursing (BON)
nurse practice act (NPA)
Professional regulation of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅american nurses association (ANA)
national league for nursing (NLN)
the joint commission (JCO)
Nurse practice acts main purpose - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PROTECT THE PUBLIC via regulation of
nursing practice
Standards of nursing for all nurses address - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅knowledge and conformance with
the practice act and all BON rules and regulations, all relevant federal, state, or local laws
safety
Which of these standards apply to nursing students? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nursing students are
responsible for their own nursing practice, within the limits of their education, and under the
supervision of their instructors
BON review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅BON protects the public
golden rule is duty to the patient
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅governs the ethical practice for registered nurses
ANSWERS
Values definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅those beliefs, customs, and actions which are identified as
having worth, as being important
values shape ethical decisions
Why is clarifying values important in nursing? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅every patient deserves equal care
no matter the nurse's values
Professional nursing values - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
social networking
Ethics definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principles or rules which determine right and wrong actions
Approach to ethical decisions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅principle based-combines elements of both
utilitarian and deontological theories
offers specific action guides for practice
Autonomy definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅right to self-determination
free will
Beneficence definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅balance benefit to patient to risks and harm
Non-maleficence definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅doing no harm
doing the greater good while adhering to accepted standards
, Justice definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fairness
equity
Fidelity definition - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅following through with commitments
If you do not have the skills necessary for an assignment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is more ethical (and
safer) to refuse it than to carry it out incompetently
Legal regulation of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅board of nursing (BON)
nurse practice act (NPA)
Professional regulation of nursing practice - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅american nurses association (ANA)
national league for nursing (NLN)
the joint commission (JCO)
Nurse practice acts main purpose - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅PROTECT THE PUBLIC via regulation of
nursing practice
Standards of nursing for all nurses address - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅knowledge and conformance with
the practice act and all BON rules and regulations, all relevant federal, state, or local laws
safety
Which of these standards apply to nursing students? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅nursing students are
responsible for their own nursing practice, within the limits of their education, and under the
supervision of their instructors
BON review - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅BON protects the public
golden rule is duty to the patient
ANA code of ethics - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅governs the ethical practice for registered nurses
