Question 1

What is the function of a professional code of ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  to outline clients' rights 
B)  to provide a set of professional practice rules 
C)  to meet legal requirements 
D)  to define the ethical expectations of a profession 
A)  to outline clients' rights 
B)  to provide a set of professional practice rules 
C)  to meet legal requirements 
D)  to define the ethical expectations of a profession D

Question 2

In Canada,what is the broad legal document in which are embedded ethical approaches to health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Constitution Act 
B)  British North America Act 
C)  Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
D)  Patient's Bill of Rights 
A)  The Constitution Act 
B)  British North America Act 
C)  Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms 
D)  Patient's Bill of Rights C

Question 3

Which principle is the basis of the duty to do no harm to clients?

Accepted Answer

A)  pragmatism 
B)  nonmaleficence 
C)  justice 
D)  respect for clients 
A)  pragmatism 
B)  nonmaleficence 
C)  justice 
D)  respect for clients B

Question 4

Which principle is being reflected when an individual utilizes self-governance and control over decision-making concerningherself?

Accepted Answer

A)  respect for human dignity 
B)  beneficence 
C)  paternalism 
D)  autonomy 
A)  respect for human dignity 
B)  beneficence 
C)  paternalism 
D)  autonomy

Question 5

Which of the following is required for client consent to be considered valid?

Accepted Answer

A)  Consent must be in writing. 
B)  Consent is informed and voluntary. 
C)  Consent is agreed to by the next of kin. 
D)  Consent has been explained to the client by a doctor. 
A)  Consent must be in writing. 
B)  Consent is informed and voluntary. 
C)  Consent is agreed to by the next of kin. 
D)  Consent has been explained to the client by a doctor.

Question 6

What is the ethical theory based on the foundational belief that most relationships involve power imbalances?

Accepted Answer

A)  principlism 
B)  deontological theory 
C)  teleological theory 
D)  feminist ethics 
A)  principlism 
B)  deontological theory 
C)  teleological theory 
D)  feminist ethics

Question 7

Which of the following statements best describes moral issues?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are a minor concern for health care providers. 
B)  They help us identify good and bad behaviour. 
C)  They are easily resolved by following certain general rules. 
D)  They are complex,dynamic,contextual,and difficult to resolve. 
A)  They are a minor concern for health care providers. 
B)  They help us identify good and bad behaviour. 
C)  They are easily resolved by following certain general rules. 
D)  They are complex,dynamic,contextual,and difficult to resolve.

Question 8

To which of the following does the term "principlism" refer?

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of basic ethical principles 
B)  examples of ethical dilemmas 
C)  deontological theory 
D)  a code of ethics and principles of practice 
A)  a set of basic ethical principles 
B)  examples of ethical dilemmas 
C)  deontological theory 
D)  a code of ethics and principles of practice

Question 9

What influences encouraged the emergence of nursing ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  some seeing nursing as a "moral practice" 
B)  the need for a contextual approach to nursing ethics 
C)  the need to respond to societal ethical issues 
D)  the need to examine the ethical norms,unique relationships,and sphere of nursing practice 
A)  some seeing nursing as a "moral practice" 
B)  the need for a contextual approach to nursing ethics 
C)  the need to respond to societal ethical issues 
D)  the need to examine the ethical norms,unique relationships,and sphere of nursing practice

Question 10

Which of the following may result from a client's end-of-life ethical dilemma?

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawal of fluids 
B)  resuscitation 
C)  hastening of death 
D)  refusal of treatment 
A)  withdrawal of fluids 
B)  resuscitation 
C)  hastening of death 
D)  refusal of treatment

Question 11

What kind of situation is said to have arisen when there is no clear answer to the question "what should we do?"

Accepted Answer

A)  a moral conflict 
B)  a value debate 
C)  an ethical dilemma 
D)  a moral challenge 
A)  a moral conflict 
B)  a value debate 
C)  an ethical dilemma 
D)  a moral challenge

Question 12

What are the ethical theories that consider the most important moral obligation to be maximization of positive outcomes and minimization of negative outcomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  deontological theories 
B)  consequentialist theories 
C)  utilitarian theories 
D)  classical theories 
A)  deontological theories 
B)  consequentialist theories 
C)  utilitarian theories 
D)  classical theories

Question 13

Which principle is being reflected when a nurse is committed to promoting the welfare of the client?

Accepted Answer

A)  practical wisdom 
B)  reflective intelligence 
C)  beneficence 
D)  humility 
A)  practical wisdom 
B)  reflective intelligence 
C)  beneficence 
D)  humility

Question 14

New technologies,choices,and concerns about intervening in the lives of others have led to a subspecialty within the field of ethical inquiry.What is this subspecialty now called?

Accepted Answer

A)  professional ethics 
B)  bioethics 
C)  social values 
D)  ethics algorithms 
A)  professional ethics 
B)  bioethics 
C)  social values 
D)  ethics algorithms

Question 15

What is the field of inquiry into the norms and values of the nursing profession?

Accepted Answer

A)  client care ethics 
B)  health care ethics 
C)  bioethics in nursing 
D)  nursing ethics 
A)  client care ethics 
B)  health care ethics 
C)  bioethics in nursing 
D)  nursing ethics

Question 16

What is the name of a document that contains the wishes of the client to be carried out when they are no longer competent?

Accepted Answer

A)  power of attorney 
B)  an advance directive 
C)  a will 
D)  a DNR order 
A)  power of attorney 
B)  an advance directive 
C)  a will 
D)  a DNR order

Question 17

Which of the following is an important fiduciary duty for nurses?

Accepted Answer

A)  respecting the client's wishes 
B)  ensuring consent 
C)  being truthful 
D)  providing explanations to the family 
A)  respecting the client's wishes 
B)  ensuring consent 
C)  being truthful 
D)  providing explanations to the family

Question 18

Which of the following statements best defines ethics?

Accepted Answer

A)  a response to a situation or similar situations 
B)  a way of understanding moral issues,norms,and practices 
C)  the study of right and wrong behaviour 
D)  the study of problems associated with the practice of nursing 
A)  a response to a situation or similar situations 
B)  a way of understanding moral issues,norms,and practices 
C)  the study of right and wrong behaviour 
D)  the study of problems associated with the practice of nursing

Question 19

Which state is a nurse said to be in when experiencing an emotional response caused by not being able to do what she believes to be the " right" thing?

Accepted Answer

A)  moral distress 
B)  value conflict 
C)  ethical dilemma 
D)  moral confrontation 
A)  moral distress 
B)  value conflict 
C)  ethical dilemma 
D)  moral confrontation

Question 20

Which of these terms refers to our beliefs and traditions about right and wrong behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A)  morality 
B)  ethics 
C)  professional behaviour 
D)  norms 
A)  morality 
B)  ethics 
C)  professional behaviour 
D)  norms

Exam 20: Ethics and the Profession of Nursing

What is the function of a professional code of ethics?

In Canada,what is the broad legal document in which are embedded ethical approaches to health care?

Which principle is the basis of the duty to do no harm to clients?

Which principle is being reflected when an individual utilizes self-governance and control over decision-making concerningherself?

Which of the following is required for client consent to be considered valid?

What is the ethical theory based on the foundational belief that most relationships involve power imbalances?

Which of the following statements best describes moral issues?

To which of the following does the term "principlism" refer?

What influences encouraged the emergence of nursing ethics?

Which of the following may result from a client's end-of-life ethical dilemma?

What kind of situation is said to have arisen when there is no clear answer to the question "what should we do?"

What are the ethical theories that consider the most important moral obligation to be maximization of positive outcomes and minimization of negative outcomes?

Which principle is being reflected when a nurse is committed to promoting the welfare of the client?

New technologies,choices,and concerns about intervening in the lives of others have led to a subspecialty within the field of ethical inquiry.What is this subspecialty now called?

What is the field of inquiry into the norms and values of the nursing profession?

What is the name of a document that contains the wishes of the client to be carried out when they are no longer competent?

Which of the following is an important fiduciary duty for nurses?

Which of the following statements best defines ethics?

Which state is a nurse said to be in when experiencing an emotional response caused by not being able to do what she believes to be the " right" thing?

Which of these terms refers to our beliefs and traditions about right and wrong behaviour?

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