Ethics in Nursing
1)
Generally speaking, most businesses and professions have a code of ethics for practitioners because the code:
2)
Ethics are not based on government laws because:
3)
None of the following should be used in a code of ethics EXCEPT:
4)
The primary body which regulates and creates ethical guidelines for the field of nursing in America is the:
5)
There have been many changes and additions made to the code of ethics for nurses but the basics principles have remained the same. All of the following are a part of those basic principles EXCEPT:
6)
If a nurse shows a preference for and provides services with more diligence/care to an economically better off person as compare to another who is economically worse off, she is violating the code of ethics by ignorin
7)
An ethical nurse wishes to improve the level of research done in the nursing field and spends a lot of her time on that to the point that her patients begin to suffer. This act would be:
8)
When it comes to the rights of the patient, the most important ethical obligation for a nurse is the patient's right towards:
9)
In terms of the ethical rights concerning research subjects, a research subject can voluntarily withdraw from the study:
10)
Alfred is suffering from terminal cancer and it is not expected that he will live for more than a few more days. He reports that he is in extreme pain and asks for something which can alleviate the pain symptom. You can give him Drug X to alleviate the pain but you know that Drug X will also hasten the dying process. Is it ethical to give Drug X to Alfred:
11)
The confidential information given to a nurse by a patient should be shared with legal authorities if the nurse discovers that the patient:
12)
As per the code of ethics, the clinical work environment should be maintained as conducive towards ___________ as possible
13)
All of the following can be understood as ethical breaches except:
14)
If a nurse wishes to make a report of unethical activities, the first party which needs to be informed about the situation is:
15)
All of the following are ways in which the field of nursing can be advanced in ethical and collaborative ways EXCEPT:
16)
If you are working as a supervisor for other nurses you are ethically supposed to assign tasks to them based on their:
17)
If you find one of your fellow nurses working to the point of total and complete exhaustion in his efforts to provide assistance to patients you would tell him that he:
18)
The improvement and further development of the working environment is a particular responsibility of:
19)
While many ethical issues can be solved with individual effort, some require global collaborative action. Of the following, which is the one issue that would require individual action from a nurse who observes such happenings?
20)
It could create an ethical conflict of interest for the nurse if the nurse was asked to:
21)
Nurse Sarah has observed that her long time friend, Nurse Victoria is often engaged in unethical activities at work. However, Sarah does not discuss the situation with Victoria nor does she inform the relevant authorities. The most likely reason for this is:
22)
If a nurse discovers that s/he has a conflict of interest with the duties she is given then the first step s/he should take is:
23)
Even though a conscientious moral objection can be made to certain commonly accepted medical practices, the moral objection would not protect the nurse from:
24)
In present times, one of the topics which has raised many ethical concerns for the nursing profession is the subject of:
25)
In ethical terms, a whistle blower who informs you about unethical practices being conducted in the workplace should be:
