The health care team is addressing an ethical issue regarding one client's continuing care. The nurse wants to ensure that the principle of justice is taken into consideration.
Which of the following ethical decision-making modules would support this principle?
1. Medical indications
2. Patient preferences
3. Quality of life
4. Contextual features
Question 2When the nurse obtains a client's signature for informed consent, the nurse's responsibility is the verification that:
1. the client understands everything about the procedure.
2. a family member witnesses the signature.
3. the client was not coerced into signing the form.
4. the client has asked questions.
Question 3The nurse is preparing a consent form for a client to sign before a procedure. Which of the following statements explains a characteristic of informed consent?
1. The client does not need autonomy to give consent.
2. Minors are permitted to give consent.
3. The client does not need to give consent if the situation is an emergency.
4. If the client is of legal age, he or she does not need the cognitive ability to understand.
Question 4The nurse who bases client care actions on the principle of greatest good is implementing which ethical theory?
1. Teleology
2. Deontology
3. Utilitarian
4. Justice
Question 5A client recovering from surgery does not want to move out of bed because of pain. The nurse explains the long-term effects of staying in bed and the benefits of movement. The client agrees and is assisted out of bed. This is an example of:
1. autonomy.
2. nonmaleficence.
3. beneficence.
4. justice.
Question 6The care a nurse provides to clients is considered as being a benefit to their health and recovery. The principle that supports the nurse's behavior is considered:
1. autonomy.
2. nonmaleficence.
3. beneficence.
4. justice.
Question 7A client, being treated with chemotherapy and radiation for terminal cancer, decides to stop any further treatment and enter the hospice program. The nurse realizes this client's decision is supported by the ethical principle of:
1. autonomy.
2. nonmaleficence.
3. beneficence.
4. justice.
Question 8The nurse is providing care for a client who is 18 years old. Which of the following ethical principles should be implemented for this client?
1. Liberty
2. Agency
3. Justice
4. Autonomy
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