NR 103 Transition to the Nursing Profession
Week 5 Exam Study Guide | Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Verified Authentic 2026 • Chamberlain College of Nursing
Welcome to your comprehensive Week 5 Exam study compilation. This document contains 30 highly refined,
unique practice questions mapped directly to the Chamberlain College of Nursing curriculum benchmarks.
Each question features a verified 100% correct answer and an in-depth clinical rationale to foster advanced
conceptual mastery and critical reasoning.
Question 1: Which bioethical principle is defined as the duty to maximize good actions and
actively promote the well-being of the patient?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Justice
Correct Answer: B) Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence means doing good. In nursing practice, it involves taking positive actions to benefit
the patient, promote health, alleviate suffering, and provide compassionate holistic care.
Question 2: The fundamental ethical mandate 'Primum non nocere' or 'First, do no harm'
corresponds directly to which bioethical principle?
A) Beneficence
B) Nonmaleficence
C) Veracity
D) Fidelity
Correct Answer: B) Nonmaleficence
Rationale: Nonmaleficence means avoiding the infliction of harm or hurt. It requires nurses to perform
procedures safely, maintain technical competence, and balance the potential risks of a treatment against its
benefits.
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, Question 3: A nurse is caring for an adult patient who decides to discontinue all active
chemotherapy treatments despite knowing it will accelerate death. The nurse supports the
patient's right to make this decision based on:
A) Paternalism
B) Autonomy
C) Utilitarianism
D) Social convenience
Correct Answer: B) Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy is the ethical principle that recognizes an individual's right to self-determination, self-
governance, and independent decision-making regarding their own body and medical treatments.
Question 4: Which bioethical principle is involved when an organ transplant committee
establishes a fair, unbiased system to allocate a limited supply of donor hearts based on medical
urgency rather than wealth?
A) Fidelity
B) Veracity
C) Justice
D) Autonomy
Correct Answer: C) Justice
Rationale: Justice refers to fairness, equity, and appropriate distribution of healthcare resources. It demands
that individuals in similar situations be treated equally without bias or socioeconomic discrimination.
Question 5: A nurse promises a patient to return in 10 minutes with pain medication and ensures
they follow through exactly on that promise. Which ethical principle is being demonstrated?
A) Veracity
B) Fidelity
C) Beneficence
D) Paternalism
Correct Answer: B) Fidelity
Rationale: Fidelity is the principle of faithfulness, keeping promises, and honoring professional commitments.
It forms the foundation of trust in the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
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Week 5 Exam Study Guide | Questions with 100% Correct Answers
Verified Authentic 2026 • Chamberlain College of Nursing
Welcome to your comprehensive Week 5 Exam study compilation. This document contains 30 highly refined,
unique practice questions mapped directly to the Chamberlain College of Nursing curriculum benchmarks.
Each question features a verified 100% correct answer and an in-depth clinical rationale to foster advanced
conceptual mastery and critical reasoning.
Question 1: Which bioethical principle is defined as the duty to maximize good actions and
actively promote the well-being of the patient?
A) Autonomy
B) Beneficence
C) Nonmaleficence
D) Justice
Correct Answer: B) Beneficence
Rationale: Beneficence means doing good. In nursing practice, it involves taking positive actions to benefit
the patient, promote health, alleviate suffering, and provide compassionate holistic care.
Question 2: The fundamental ethical mandate 'Primum non nocere' or 'First, do no harm'
corresponds directly to which bioethical principle?
A) Beneficence
B) Nonmaleficence
C) Veracity
D) Fidelity
Correct Answer: B) Nonmaleficence
Rationale: Nonmaleficence means avoiding the infliction of harm or hurt. It requires nurses to perform
procedures safely, maintain technical competence, and balance the potential risks of a treatment against its
benefits.
Chamberlain College of Nursing — NR 103 Update 2026 Page 1 of 11
, Question 3: A nurse is caring for an adult patient who decides to discontinue all active
chemotherapy treatments despite knowing it will accelerate death. The nurse supports the
patient's right to make this decision based on:
A) Paternalism
B) Autonomy
C) Utilitarianism
D) Social convenience
Correct Answer: B) Autonomy
Rationale: Autonomy is the ethical principle that recognizes an individual's right to self-determination, self-
governance, and independent decision-making regarding their own body and medical treatments.
Question 4: Which bioethical principle is involved when an organ transplant committee
establishes a fair, unbiased system to allocate a limited supply of donor hearts based on medical
urgency rather than wealth?
A) Fidelity
B) Veracity
C) Justice
D) Autonomy
Correct Answer: C) Justice
Rationale: Justice refers to fairness, equity, and appropriate distribution of healthcare resources. It demands
that individuals in similar situations be treated equally without bias or socioeconomic discrimination.
Question 5: A nurse promises a patient to return in 10 minutes with pain medication and ensures
they follow through exactly on that promise. Which ethical principle is being demonstrated?
A) Veracity
B) Fidelity
C) Beneficence
D) Paternalism
Correct Answer: B) Fidelity
Rationale: Fidelity is the principle of faithfulness, keeping promises, and honoring professional commitments.
It forms the foundation of trust in the therapeutic nurse-patient relationship.
Chamberlain College of Nursing — NR 103 Update 2026 Page 2 of 11
