Student Resource Multiple Choice Questions (Ch.1-
12) Exam Questions & Answers Verified by Expert
Which of the following nursing functions requires that nurses have knowledge of current legislation?
A. Establishing intravenous access
B. Recording a nursing history
C. Administering narcotics
D. Accessing patient information from charts - Answer C. Dispensation, handling, and use of narcotics
are governed by provincial and federal law.
Which of the following issues represent two main areas of ethical debate in nursing practice?
A. Access to patient files and documentation
B. Family presence and filming in the birthing room
C. Nursing assistants and nursing students participating in care
D. Euthanasia and organ donation - Answer D. Euthanasia and organ donation raise complex questions
for practitioners that may conflict with their own beliefs about life and death.
Which of the following factors has contributed to growth in the field of ethics in recent years?
A. Worldwide population growth
B. Declining participation in organized religion
C. Growing sophistication in science and technology
D. Worldwide nursing shortages - Answer C. The capacity to manipulate the time of birth and death
raises fundamental ethical dilemmas about what is morally acceptable to society.
Which of the following obligations do nurses have in relation to clients' health information?
A. Confidentiality
B. Disclosure to family members
C. Faxing of records to other institutions
D. Legibility of writing - Answer A. Nurses have both a legal and ethical obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of patient records.
,Why should nurses study ethics?
A. It is a requirement of the nursing registration body
B. They need a basis from which to make decisions and be accountable
C. It means that they can bypass the law if a decision they make has an ethical basis
D. They are able to have more comprehensive discussions with client families - Answer B. Studying
ethics enables the nurse to justify her positions and decision-making processes, and allows her to
participate in team discussions when trying to reach a consensus about a patient's care.
Which of the following situations is most professionally challenging for a nurse when making ethical
decisions?
A. His workload is too heavy to allow adequate care to be given
B. Lack of experience means that he is swayed by the opinions of more senior colleagues
C. Multiple accountabilities to the client, family, colleagues, and the law may be in conflict
D. His knowledge of hospital policy is not adequate - Answer C. An option that may be deemed ethical
by a nurse and his client's family may not be supported by the law and his professional nursing body, so
the course of action to take is unclear.
Emphasis on patient safety has promoted which of the following evolutions in nursing culture?
A. Increasing the use of restraints
B. Ensuring that side rails on all beds are in the upright position
C. Being obliged to disclose any harm that may have occurred to patients and families
D. Expanding the number of medications that are checked by more than one nurse before
administration - Answer C. In an effort to look at all factors involved in an incident when harm occurs,
recognition of the role of systems versus the role of the individual promotes a culture of blamelessness
and understanding.
Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take if her 15-year-old client refuses an
injection?
A. Call his parents and ask their decision
B. Ask two colleagues to restrain him while she administers the injection
C. Take no further action
, D. Document her client's wishes, explore the reasons for his decision, and ask for a consultation with
the physician - Answer D. If an adolescent is deemed competent by the practitioner, then he or she has
the right to confidentiality (including parental knowledge) and the right to refuse treatment. The nurse
has an obligation to ensure that the adolescent is aware of the ramifications of his or her decision.
Nurses have which of the following rights, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A. Privacy, respect, and freedom of expression
B. The right to persuade families to change a treatment plan
C. Access to any inpatient file in their facility
D. The right to refuse to care for certain groups of patients - Answer A. These are fundamental rights for
everyone in Canada.
Which of the following represents a dilemma with conflicting ethical and legal issues?
A. The distribution of hospital foundation funds within the hospital
B. The diversion of patients to hospitals outside of the province
C. The wish of a terminally ill patient to end of his life
D. The withdrawal of ventilation from a person who has been declared brain dead - Answer C. The
patient and the nurse may believe that ending the suffering of the patient is ethically and morally right.
However, the law does not allow interventions that actively end another individual's life.
Which of the following has mandated that nurses are to have a basic understanding of the Canadian
legal system?
A. provincial and federal nursing bodies
b. the supreme court of canada
c. provincial nursing labour unions
d. the drug and pharmacies regulation act, 1990 - Answer a. provincial and federal regulatory bodies, as
well as the CNA"'s code of ethics have certain requirements related to nurses' knowledge and skill
Why do nurses need to have an understanding of ethics?
a. nurses do not share the same perspectives of health care with other health care professionals
b. morality and care are at the heart of nursing practice
c. ethics enables nurses to choose the correct course of action
, d. convincing family members of compassionate courses of action is best done by nurses - Answer B.
nurses study ethics because morality and care are at the heart of nursing practice
Why is it advantageous for nurses to have knowledge of ethical theories and principles?
a. it encourages nurses to critique others' points of view
b. it allows nurses to justify and defend their positions on a situation
c. it allows nurses to use rhetoric to convince an interdisciplinary team
d. it allows nurses to convince patients to choose comfort measures only - Answer B. it is appropriate for
nurses to justify and defend positions on an ethical patient situation. often the nurse knows the patient
best and has relevant information to contribute to the decision-making process.
Why must nurses be familiar with the legal system?
a. some nursing actions are governed by the law.
b. nurses' decisions may not be supported by the law
c. nurses are sometimes at risk for litigation
d. all of the above - Answer D. Reserved or controlled acts, and the administration of narcotics, are two
examples of nursing actions governed by law. A nurse may think an action is "ethical" but it may not be
supported by law. Nurses' decisions sometimes have untoward consequences, and errors or omissions
may lead to negligence claims.
T or F: In addition to having obligations to clients, nurses also have rights regarding what they can expect
as professional. - Answer T. Like all Canadians, nurses have rights under the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. Nurses must consider these rights in the context of their responsibilities and obligations to
clients.
T or F: In order for society to hold nurses to a high standard of competence, restrictions are necessary
on rights and privileges. - Answer T. Some restrictions are necessary to keep up high standards.
Education, collective bargaining, duties to patients and the legal system all contribute to organizing the
collective rights and privileges of nurses as a professional group.
T or F: the field of ethics is gaining prominence in part because of the growing sophistication of science
and technology, which results in an increasing number of ethical dilemmas. - Answer T. Recent advances
in genetics adn reproductive biotechnologyh, for ex, have opened up an entirely new array of ethical
dilemmas not previously known.
12) Exam Questions & Answers Verified by Expert
Which of the following nursing functions requires that nurses have knowledge of current legislation?
A. Establishing intravenous access
B. Recording a nursing history
C. Administering narcotics
D. Accessing patient information from charts - Answer C. Dispensation, handling, and use of narcotics
are governed by provincial and federal law.
Which of the following issues represent two main areas of ethical debate in nursing practice?
A. Access to patient files and documentation
B. Family presence and filming in the birthing room
C. Nursing assistants and nursing students participating in care
D. Euthanasia and organ donation - Answer D. Euthanasia and organ donation raise complex questions
for practitioners that may conflict with their own beliefs about life and death.
Which of the following factors has contributed to growth in the field of ethics in recent years?
A. Worldwide population growth
B. Declining participation in organized religion
C. Growing sophistication in science and technology
D. Worldwide nursing shortages - Answer C. The capacity to manipulate the time of birth and death
raises fundamental ethical dilemmas about what is morally acceptable to society.
Which of the following obligations do nurses have in relation to clients' health information?
A. Confidentiality
B. Disclosure to family members
C. Faxing of records to other institutions
D. Legibility of writing - Answer A. Nurses have both a legal and ethical obligation to maintain the
confidentiality of patient records.
,Why should nurses study ethics?
A. It is a requirement of the nursing registration body
B. They need a basis from which to make decisions and be accountable
C. It means that they can bypass the law if a decision they make has an ethical basis
D. They are able to have more comprehensive discussions with client families - Answer B. Studying
ethics enables the nurse to justify her positions and decision-making processes, and allows her to
participate in team discussions when trying to reach a consensus about a patient's care.
Which of the following situations is most professionally challenging for a nurse when making ethical
decisions?
A. His workload is too heavy to allow adequate care to be given
B. Lack of experience means that he is swayed by the opinions of more senior colleagues
C. Multiple accountabilities to the client, family, colleagues, and the law may be in conflict
D. His knowledge of hospital policy is not adequate - Answer C. An option that may be deemed ethical
by a nurse and his client's family may not be supported by the law and his professional nursing body, so
the course of action to take is unclear.
Emphasis on patient safety has promoted which of the following evolutions in nursing culture?
A. Increasing the use of restraints
B. Ensuring that side rails on all beds are in the upright position
C. Being obliged to disclose any harm that may have occurred to patients and families
D. Expanding the number of medications that are checked by more than one nurse before
administration - Answer C. In an effort to look at all factors involved in an incident when harm occurs,
recognition of the role of systems versus the role of the individual promotes a culture of blamelessness
and understanding.
Which of the following actions is appropriate for the nurse to take if her 15-year-old client refuses an
injection?
A. Call his parents and ask their decision
B. Ask two colleagues to restrain him while she administers the injection
C. Take no further action
, D. Document her client's wishes, explore the reasons for his decision, and ask for a consultation with
the physician - Answer D. If an adolescent is deemed competent by the practitioner, then he or she has
the right to confidentiality (including parental knowledge) and the right to refuse treatment. The nurse
has an obligation to ensure that the adolescent is aware of the ramifications of his or her decision.
Nurses have which of the following rights, under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
A. Privacy, respect, and freedom of expression
B. The right to persuade families to change a treatment plan
C. Access to any inpatient file in their facility
D. The right to refuse to care for certain groups of patients - Answer A. These are fundamental rights for
everyone in Canada.
Which of the following represents a dilemma with conflicting ethical and legal issues?
A. The distribution of hospital foundation funds within the hospital
B. The diversion of patients to hospitals outside of the province
C. The wish of a terminally ill patient to end of his life
D. The withdrawal of ventilation from a person who has been declared brain dead - Answer C. The
patient and the nurse may believe that ending the suffering of the patient is ethically and morally right.
However, the law does not allow interventions that actively end another individual's life.
Which of the following has mandated that nurses are to have a basic understanding of the Canadian
legal system?
A. provincial and federal nursing bodies
b. the supreme court of canada
c. provincial nursing labour unions
d. the drug and pharmacies regulation act, 1990 - Answer a. provincial and federal regulatory bodies, as
well as the CNA"'s code of ethics have certain requirements related to nurses' knowledge and skill
Why do nurses need to have an understanding of ethics?
a. nurses do not share the same perspectives of health care with other health care professionals
b. morality and care are at the heart of nursing practice
c. ethics enables nurses to choose the correct course of action
, d. convincing family members of compassionate courses of action is best done by nurses - Answer B.
nurses study ethics because morality and care are at the heart of nursing practice
Why is it advantageous for nurses to have knowledge of ethical theories and principles?
a. it encourages nurses to critique others' points of view
b. it allows nurses to justify and defend their positions on a situation
c. it allows nurses to use rhetoric to convince an interdisciplinary team
d. it allows nurses to convince patients to choose comfort measures only - Answer B. it is appropriate for
nurses to justify and defend positions on an ethical patient situation. often the nurse knows the patient
best and has relevant information to contribute to the decision-making process.
Why must nurses be familiar with the legal system?
a. some nursing actions are governed by the law.
b. nurses' decisions may not be supported by the law
c. nurses are sometimes at risk for litigation
d. all of the above - Answer D. Reserved or controlled acts, and the administration of narcotics, are two
examples of nursing actions governed by law. A nurse may think an action is "ethical" but it may not be
supported by law. Nurses' decisions sometimes have untoward consequences, and errors or omissions
may lead to negligence claims.
T or F: In addition to having obligations to clients, nurses also have rights regarding what they can expect
as professional. - Answer T. Like all Canadians, nurses have rights under the Charter of Rights and
Freedoms. Nurses must consider these rights in the context of their responsibilities and obligations to
clients.
T or F: In order for society to hold nurses to a high standard of competence, restrictions are necessary
on rights and privileges. - Answer T. Some restrictions are necessary to keep up high standards.
Education, collective bargaining, duties to patients and the legal system all contribute to organizing the
collective rights and privileges of nurses as a professional group.
T or F: the field of ethics is gaining prominence in part because of the growing sophistication of science
and technology, which results in an increasing number of ethical dilemmas. - Answer T. Recent advances
in genetics adn reproductive biotechnologyh, for ex, have opened up an entirely new array of ethical
dilemmas not previously known.
