The hospital ethics committee has decided to move to the relational ethics framework for decision making. What change should the committee members expect from this framework shift?
1. Decisions made will be more practical and action oriented.
2. The number of options for discussion will be reduced.
3. Use of other ethical theories and guidelines will be eliminated.
4. The impact of the environment on the decision will be reduced.
The nurse bases individual nursing practice upon commitment to quality patient care and understanding of the nursing role. Under which broad classification of ethical theory does this fall?
1. Applied theories
2. Utilitarian theories
3. Deontological theories
4. Teleological theories
Which statements would the nurse evaluate as correctly identifying difference between ethics and law?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. Ethics applies to conduct and actions, and the law applies to motive and attitude.
2. Ethics focuses on the individual whereas law focuses on society as a whole.
3. Ethics are externally determined.
4. Law relies heavily on judicial enforcement.
5. Ethics can change situationally, but laws are static and unchangeable.
A nurse has agreed to serve as an expert witness in a jury trial. What is this nurse's major ethical concern?
1. Ability to stay objective and unbiased in the work
2. Fulfilling the obligation to fill in the blanks in the medical record
3. To explain that unexpected outcomes sometimes occur in health care
4. To make a logical and fair decision at trial
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