Question 1

Which following moral principle that limits liberty is generally accepted?

Accepted Answer

A) Harm 
B) Existentialism 
C) Paternalism 
D) Legal moralism 
A) Harm 
B) Existentialism 
C) Paternalism 
D) Legal moralism A

Question 2

Which one of the following is defined as a "reasoned enquiry about the ethical dimension of interventions in the lives of human beings directed to or bearing on their good health, individually or collectively"?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethics 
B) Bioethics 
C) Nursing ethics 
D) The Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics 
A) Ethics 
B) Bioethics 
C) Nursing ethics 
D) The Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics B

Question 3

Which following factor has contributed to the increasing complexity of ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

Accepted Answer

A) New qualifications for entry to practice 
B) New reproductive technologies 
C) The rapidly expanding body of knowledge about health and illness 
D) The hiring of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners 
A) New qualifications for entry to practice 
B) New reproductive technologies 
C) The rapidly expanding body of knowledge about health and illness 
D) The hiring of clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners C

Question 4

Which of the following is a value outlined in the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics (2008)?

Accepted Answer

A) Preserving dignity 
B) Promoting autonomy 
C) Maintaining anonymity 
D) Maintaining social equity 
A) Preserving dignity 
B) Promoting autonomy 
C) Maintaining anonymity 
D) Maintaining social equity

Question 5

Which of the following is a goal of teaching ethics to nursing students as a preventive strategy, as identified by Thompson and Thompson in 1989?

Accepted Answer

A) To help nurses tolerate and decrease agreements and ambiguity 
B) To help nurses develop critical thinking skills 
C) To help stimulate the nurse's moral imagination 
D) To help nurses solve ethical and moral problems 
A) To help nurses tolerate and decrease agreements and ambiguity 
B) To help nurses develop critical thinking skills 
C) To help stimulate the nurse's moral imagination 
D) To help nurses solve ethical and moral problems

Question 6

Which one of the following factors limits access to treatment under Canada's policy regarding reproductive technologies?

Accepted Answer

A) Age of the mother 
B) Nationality of the mother 
C) Allocation of health care resources 
D) There are no limits to the use of these treatments. 
A) Age of the mother 
B) Nationality of the mother 
C) Allocation of health care resources 
D) There are no limits to the use of these treatments.

Question 7

Whose responsibility is it to write a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) order?

Accepted Answer

A) Patient 
B) Nurse 
C) Anaesthetist 
D) Physician 
A) Patient 
B) Nurse 
C) Anaesthetist 
D) Physician

Question 8

Which of the following is a principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Accepted Answer

A) Only futile treatment should be provided. 
B) A superior level of health care should be provided to everyone. 
C) Allocation criteria should be established in a public and democratic process. 
D) Resource allocation is based on the amount of research funds that an organization can attract. 
A) Only futile treatment should be provided. 
B) A superior level of health care should be provided to everyone. 
C) Allocation criteria should be established in a public and democratic process. 
D) Resource allocation is based on the amount of research funds that an organization can attract.

Question 9

Which type of treatment would take priority when applying the principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Accepted Answer

A) Treatments that can benefit many 
B) Treatments that provide marginal benefits 
C) Treatments that can benefit only children 
D) Treatments that are more controversial 
A) Treatments that can benefit many 
B) Treatments that provide marginal benefits 
C) Treatments that can benefit only children 
D) Treatments that are more controversial

Question 10

Which following circumstance represents an example of when the principle of respect for autonomy can be overridden?

Accepted Answer

A) The patient is a 16-year-old requesting an abortion. 
B) The patient refuses treatment for an infected wound on his leg. 
C) The patient refuses treatment midway through a procedure that is not considered to be lifesaving. 
D) The patient refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons when its determined that he may die without it. 
A) The patient is a 16-year-old requesting an abortion. 
B) The patient refuses treatment for an infected wound on his leg. 
C) The patient refuses treatment midway through a procedure that is not considered to be lifesaving. 
D) The patient refuses a blood transfusion for religious reasons when its determined that he may die without it.

Question 11

In which year did the Supreme Court of Canada endorse women's rights to self-determination in relation to abortion?

Accepted Answer

A) 1984 
B) 1988 
C) 1992 
D) 1994 
A) 1984 
B) 1988 
C) 1992 
D) 1994

Question 12

Which of the following represents a societal concern about allowing the mentally ill to refuse treatment?

Accepted Answer

A) A mentally ill patient lacks the ability to express autonomy. 
B) A mentally ill patient may become an economic burden if untreated. 
C) Mentally ill patients lack community integration and support. 
D) Mentally ill patients are vulnerable to having their rights disregarded. 
A) A mentally ill patient lacks the ability to express autonomy. 
B) A mentally ill patient may become an economic burden if untreated. 
C) Mentally ill patients lack community integration and support. 
D) Mentally ill patients are vulnerable to having their rights disregarded.

Question 13

Which following approach from moral philosophy encompasses nursing ethics?

Accepted Answer

A) Bioethics 
B) Virtue ethics 
C) Normative ethics 
D) Value ethics 
A) Bioethics 
B) Virtue ethics 
C) Normative ethics 
D) Value ethics

Question 14

Which of the following is true of early codes of ethics for nursing?

Accepted Answer

A) They were similar to nursing guidelines. 
B) They were prescriptive in nature. 
C) They provided a framework for ethical decisions. 
D) They enabled nurses to fulfill responsibilities to the public and the profession. 
A) They were similar to nursing guidelines. 
B) They were prescriptive in nature. 
C) They provided a framework for ethical decisions. 
D) They enabled nurses to fulfill responsibilities to the public and the profession.

Question 15

Which of the following is true in relation to advance directives?

Accepted Answer

A) Advance directives document a patient's preferences for life-support procedures. 
B) An advance directive is exactly the same as a power of attorney. 
C) Advances directives are consistent from province to province to territory. 
D) An advance directive determines who can make decisions for the patient. 
A) Advance directives document a patient's preferences for life-support procedures. 
B) An advance directive is exactly the same as a power of attorney. 
C) Advances directives are consistent from province to province to territory. 
D) An advance directive determines who can make decisions for the patient.

Which following moral principle that limits liberty is generally accepted?

Which one of the following is defined as a "reasoned enquiry about the ethical dimension of interventions in the lives of human beings directed to or bearing on their good health, individually or collectively"?

Which following factor has contributed to the increasing complexity of ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

Which of the following is a value outlined in the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics (2008)?

Which of the following is a goal of teaching ethics to nursing students as a preventive strategy, as identified by Thompson and Thompson in 1989?

Which one of the following factors limits access to treatment under Canada's policy regarding reproductive technologies?

Whose responsibility is it to write a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) order?

Which of the following is a principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Which type of treatment would take priority when applying the principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Which following circumstance represents an example of when the principle of respect for autonomy can be overridden?

In which year did the Supreme Court of Canada endorse women's rights to self-determination in relation to abortion?

Which of the following represents a societal concern about allowing the mentally ill to refuse treatment?

Which following approach from moral philosophy encompasses nursing ethics?

Which of the following is true of early codes of ethics for nursing?

Which of the following is true in relation to advance directives?

The Canadian Health Care System

Nursing in Canada, 1600 to the Present: a Brief Account

Professionalization in Canadian Nursing

The Professional Image: Impact and Strategies for Change

Issues of Gender and Diversity in Nursing

Theoretical Issues in Nursing

Thinking Philosophically in Nursing

Nursing Research in Canada

Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Informed Practice

Health Informatics and Canadian Nursing Practice

Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nursing Profession

Quality of Care: From Quality Assurance and Improvement to Cultures of Patient Safety

The Practising Nurse and the Law

Shortage or Oversupply the Nursing Workforce Pendulum

Political Awareness in Nursing

Emergence of Nursing Unions As a Social Force in Canada

The Origins and Development of Nursing Education in Canada

Entry to Practice: Striving for the Baccalaureate Standard

Credentialing in Nursing

The Growth of Graduate Education in Nursing in Canada

Career Development in Nursing

Monitoring Standards in Nursing Education

International Nursing: Looking Beyond Our Borders

Internationalizing Nursing in Canada: Perspectives in Nursing Practice and Education

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Exam 14: Ethical Issues and Dilemmas in Nursing Practice

Which following moral principle that limits liberty is generally accepted?

Which one of the following is defined as a "reasoned enquiry about the ethical dimension of interventions in the lives of human beings directed to or bearing on their good health, individually or collectively"?

Which following factor has contributed to the increasing complexity of ethical dilemmas faced by nurses?

Which of the following is a value outlined in the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics (2008)?

Which of the following is a goal of teaching ethics to nursing students as a preventive strategy, as identified by Thompson and Thompson in 1989?

Which one of the following factors limits access to treatment under Canada's policy regarding reproductive technologies?

Whose responsibility is it to write a "do not resuscitate" (DNR) order?

Which of the following is a principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Which type of treatment would take priority when applying the principle of just allocation of health care resources?

Which following circumstance represents an example of when the principle of respect for autonomy can be overridden?

In which year did the Supreme Court of Canada endorse women's rights to self-determination in relation to abortion?

Which of the following represents a societal concern about allowing the mentally ill to refuse treatment?

Which following approach from moral philosophy encompasses nursing ethics?

Which of the following is true of early codes of ethics for nursing?

Which of the following is true in relation to advance directives?

The Canadian Health Care System

Nursing in Canada, 1600 to the Present: a Brief Account

Professionalization in Canadian Nursing

The Professional Image: Impact and Strategies for Change

Issues of Gender and Diversity in Nursing

Theoretical Issues in Nursing

Thinking Philosophically in Nursing

Nursing Research in Canada

Knowledge Translation and Evidence-Informed Practice

Health Informatics and Canadian Nursing Practice

Primary Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities for the Nursing Profession

Quality of Care: From Quality Assurance and Improvement to Cultures of Patient Safety

The Practising Nurse and the Law

Shortage or Oversupply the Nursing Workforce Pendulum

Political Awareness in Nursing

Emergence of Nursing Unions As a Social Force in Canada

The Origins and Development of Nursing Education in Canada

Entry to Practice: Striving for the Baccalaureate Standard

Credentialing in Nursing

The Growth of Graduate Education in Nursing in Canada

Career Development in Nursing

Monitoring Standards in Nursing Education

International Nursing: Looking Beyond Our Borders

Internationalizing Nursing in Canada: Perspectives in Nursing Practice and Education

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