Health Education - Module 5 Quiz

The nurse went to check the BP of her patient and found her sleeping.  She  noticed the wallet on the floor. Thereby she immediately put it back on the drawer near the patient's side.  The act of the nurse is a concrete example of:

• Teological Law

• Deontological Law

• Natural Law

• Code of Ethics

It refers to the quality of human acts where
the acts could either be good or right, evil or wrong. This quality indicates and determines whether the kind of human act that is performed is good or bad.

• Morality

• Ethics

• Law

• Code of Ethics

In 1914, the basic tenet of the ethical practice of healthcare – Informed Consent was established.  

• Justice Benjamin Cardozo

• Thomas Percival

• AHA

• American Medical Association

Which of the following statement holds true about  the role of nurses in each provision for professional values and moral obligations?

• Establish appropriate nurse-patient boundaries

• The nurse-patient relationship is grounded in privacy and confidentiality

• The nurse contributes to the advancement of the profession.

• All of the above

The patient admitted at Rm. 400 does not want to undergo the surgery as advised by the attending physician.  The family is insisting to go on, but patient strongly refused. The doctor cannot go against the patient and followed his decision.  What ethical principle was applied in this situation?

• Beneficence

• Autonomy

• Veracity

• Justice

A patient who was admitted in the Oncology Unit was asking the nurse about the side effects of Chemotherapy. The nurse is aware that patient is anxious to know what will be the effect of the treatment.  Thereby, she did the right thing by telling her all the pertinent details related to chemotherapy.  What ethical principle was applied in this situation?

• Beneficence

• Autonomy

• Veracity

• Justice

A mother came in the clinic for the scheduled vaccination of her baby.  The nurse explains to the mother that the vaccination will make her baby cry since she will inject the medicine. The nurse sense that the mother was worried.  She gladly explains the benefit of vaccination despite the discomfort it may cause to the baby. What ethical principle was applied in this situation?

• Beneficence

• Non-maleficence

• Justice

• Confidentiality

Which of the following statement is correct regarding patient responsibilities?*

• To give all relevant information to the physician in order to reach a correct diagnosis.

• To follow the physician’s orders for treatment, provided the treatment meets the accepted standard of care.

• To pay fees charged for services rendered.

• All of the above.

It is developed to protect the public from unqualified practitioners and to protect the professional title.

• Ethics

• Practice Acts

• Morality

• Law

It is a philosophy based on the idea that everyone in a given society shares the same idea of what constitutes “right” and “wrong.” 

• Natural Law

• Morality

• Ethics

• Deontological Law