Ethics

Nursing Ethics provides the standards for professional behavior and is the study of principles of right and wrong for nurses. This set of standards states the duties and obligations of nurses to

• Client

• Other health professionals

• Community

• All of these

Informed consent is a method that promotes

• Nonmaleficence

• Beneficence

• Justice

• Autonomy

The principles or standards that influence behavior and decision making which are based on experience, religion, education, and culture is called

• Values

• Morals

• Ethics

• Standard of practice

The nurse's personal beliefs are a key factor in ethical decision making

• True

• False

Being answerable for one's own action is assuming

• Accountability

• Responsibility

• Nonmaleficence

• Veracity

Which ethical principle is best described as being truthful, honest, and establishing trust in others?

• Accountability

• Beneficence

• Veracity

• Autonomy

The nurse in a unit is caring for several clients. To distribute nursing care, the nurse utilized the principle of triage due to the limited availability of resources. The nurse is promoting which ethical principle?

• Fidelity

• Justice

• Veracity

• Confidentiality

Ethical principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting are guided by the principles of conduct that are written as the

• Standards of care from experts in the practice field

• Nurse Practice Act (NPA) written by state legislation

• American Nurses Association’s (ANA’s) Code of Ethics

• Good Samaritan laws for civil guidelines

The ANA Code of Ethics With Interpretive Statements guides nurses in ethical behaviors. Provision 3 of the ANA Code of Ethics says: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. Which of the following best describes an example of this provision?

• Respecting the patient’s privacy and confidentiality when caring for the patient

• Serving on a committee that will improve the environment of patient care

   

• Maintaining professional boundaries when working with a patient

• Caring for oneself before trying to care for another person

A patient asks a nurse if he has to agree to the health provider’s treatment plan. The nurse asks the patient about his concerns. Which ethical principle is the nurse applying in this situation?

• Beneficence

• Autonomy

• Veracity

• Justice