What indicates that a nurse has developed cultural awareness?
a. Recognizes and values all aspects of a client's culture
b. Learns about the client's cultural back-ground
c. Understands her or his own cultural ac-tions
d. Uses a cultural assessment tool with all clients
What is the best definition of the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a. Health-care workers avoiding harm to clients
b. Telling the truth to clients in all matters
c. Being faithful to commitments made to clients
d. The right of self-determination of clients
Identify the primary role that the SBAR system (Situa-tion-Background-Assessment-Recommendation) plays in the clinical setting.
a. Establishes the physician as the primary and sole source of authority during codes
b. Reduces confusion in the communication between nurse and physician in emergen-cies
c. Aids nurses in independent practice when necessary
d. Reduces the number of lawsuits asso-ciated with the care of critically ill clients
Which ethical dilemma is a sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) nurse most likely to encounter when working with rape victims?
a. The client's right to beneficence and self-determination versus the nurse's ob-ligation to protect the public
b. The nurse's obligation to veracity versus the client's right to privacy
c. Society's right to public disclosure versus the perpetrator's right to privacy
d. The perpetrator's right to a fair trial versus the victim's right to justice
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