Question 1

A nurse is demonstrating advocacy in personal nursing practice. Which of the following actions best demonstrates this principle?

Accepted Answer

A)  Offering a smoking cessation program 
B)  Screening for hypertension 
C)  Lobbying for health care reform 
D)  Conducting home visits 
A)  Offering a smoking cessation program 
B)  Screening for hypertension 
C)  Lobbying for health care reform 
D)  Conducting home visits

Question 2

A public health nurse is examining several issues within daily practice. Which of the following issues would be considered an ethical dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whether or not to establish a community health center in a rural area 
B)  Allocating resources in a natural disaster 
C)  Deciding to withdraw care on a hospice patient 
D)  Applying the principles of Florence Nightingale in Bangladesh 
A)  Whether or not to establish a community health center in a rural area 
B)  Allocating resources in a natural disaster 
C)  Deciding to withdraw care on a hospice patient 
D)  Applying the principles of Florence Nightingale in Bangladesh

Question 3

A nurse is providing care using the idea of "servicing citizens, not customers." Which of the following ideas is being applied by the nurse?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethical tenets of policy development 
B)  Basic concepts of the feminist theory 
C)  Underlying premise of virtue ethics 
D)  Components of distributive justice 
A)  Ethical tenets of policy development 
B)  Basic concepts of the feminist theory 
C)  Underlying premise of virtue ethics 
D)  Components of distributive justice

Question 4

A nurse refers to the Code of Ethics for Nurses or the Public Health Code of Ethics. Which of the following describes why the nurse has referred to this document?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide answers for ethical dilemmas 
B)  To guide professional practice related to ethics 
C)  To increase moral leadership in ethics 
D)  To find a framework for ethical decision making 
A)  To provide answers for ethical dilemmas 
B)  To guide professional practice related to ethics 
C)  To increase moral leadership in ethics 
D)  To find a framework for ethical decision making

Exam 7: Application of Ethics in the Community

A nurse is demonstrating advocacy in personal nursing practice. Which of the following actions best demonstrates this principle?

A public health nurse is examining several issues within daily practice. Which of the following issues would be considered an ethical dilemma?

A nurse is providing care using the idea of "servicing citizens, not customers." Which of the following ideas is being applied by the nurse?

A nurse refers to the Code of Ethics for Nurses or the Public Health Code of Ethics. Which of the following describes why the nurse has referred to this document?

Public Health Foundations and Population Health

History of Public Health and Public and Community Health Nursing

Public Health, Primary Care, and Primary Health

Perspectives in Global Health Care

Economics of Health Care Delivery

Environmental Health

Achieving Cultural Competence in Community Health Nursing

Public Health Policy

Evidence-Based Practice

Population-Based Public Health Nursing Practice: the Intervention Wheel

Genomics in Public Health Nursing

Epidemiology

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Communicable and Infectious Disease Risks

Promoting Healthy Communities

Community As Client: Assessment and Analysis

Building a Culture of Health to Influence Health Equity Within Communities

Health Education Principles Applied in Communities, Groups, Families, and Individuals for Healthy Change

The Nurse Managed Health Center: a Model for Public Health Nursing Practice

Public Health Nursing Practice and the Disaster Management Cycle

Public Health Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation

Program Management

Quality Management

Case Management

Working With Families in the Community for Healthy Outcomes

Family Health Risks

Child and Adolescent Health

Major Health Issues and Chronic Disease Management of Adults Across the Life Span

Disability Health Care Across the Lifespan

Vulnerability and Vulnerable Populations

Rural Health Issues

Poverty and Homelessness

Migrant Health Issues

Teen Pregnancy

Mental Health Issues

Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Problems

Violence and Human Abuse

The Advanced Practice Nurse in the Community

The Nurse Leader in the Community

The Nurse in Public Health, Home Health, Hospice, and Palliative Care

The Nurse in the Schools

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Forensic Nursing in the Community

The Nurse in the Faith Community

Public Health Nursing at Local, State, and National Levels

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