Exam 15: Ethical Aspects of Health Care

Nurse X has always maintained that "whatever you think is right,is right" in his personal and professional relationships on your unit.Upon what ethical principle is he basing this kind of decision making?

A benefit of having an ethics committee is that such committees:

When a nurse provides all patients with caring attention,including those who are terminally ill,that nurse is displaying the ethical principle of:

The use of a "veil of ignorance" pertains to which ethical theory?

An example of veracity is:

The duty to do good to others and maintain a balance between those items that may cause harm and those that may cause good is called:

Beneficence,nonmaleficence,fidelity,justice,autonomy,veracity,and respect for others are all examples of:

According to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory on moral development,moral decisions at the preconventional level are made in response to:

In the 2010 annual Gallup Organization's Poll,data on professional and ethical standards indicated that:

Personal beliefs about the truth of ideas are called:

Philosophies:

Virtue ethics espouses that:

Raths,Harmin,and Simon (1978)formulated a theory of values clarification and proposed a three-step process for valuing.The three steps in the process include which of the following? Select all that apply.

A virtuous person,according to Burkhardt and Nathaniel (2008),has:

The parents of a hospitalized infant have been given a poor prognosis for the infant's survival.The health care providers gave them options for care.The parents now are faced with a dilemma of:

An example of teleology is:

A nurse manager at a home health care agency who ensures that all contracts have been completed and payments are timely is displaying the principle of:

Which is not necessarily a characteristic of values?

Research conducted by the Ethics Center identified several ways health care organizations can have an ethical workplace or culture.These include which of the following? Select all that apply.

According to Lawrence Kohlberg's theory on moral development,conformity to expected social and religious morals and a sense of loyalty emerge at: