A nurse helps a client work through an ethical dilemma by using an ethical decision-making framework. Which of the following statements describes a component of this process?
A) The steps of this process are distinctly different from those of the nursing process.
B) Most ethical problems have one possible solution.
C) The nurse uses the framework of his or her own values to assist the clients to make a
decision.
D) The facts of a situation make a difference in the options that are possible.
Question 2A client has advance directives for a DNR code (do not resuscitate). When the nurse is caring for this client, the client's wife asks him to do everything in your power to keep my husband alive.
This nurse is most likely to experience which of the following moral challenges?
A) Values clarification
B) Ethical dilemma
C) Values conflict
D) Nonmaleficence
Question 3A mother and a daughter are taken to the emergency room for injuries suffered in a car accident.
When the mother is taken to surgery, the nurse tells her that her daughter will be fine,
even though she does not know the exact extent of the daughter's injuries. This nurse's actions
may have been guided by which of the following ethical theories?
A) Social equity and justice
B) Natural law
C) Deontology
D) Utilitarianism
Question 4A nurse who works in the emergency department of a large, urban hospital often provides care for patients who must be temporarily restrained for their own protection.
Which of the following measures lessens the chance that the nurse will be faced with a false imprisonment
suit?
A) Utilize physical restraints whenever possible and chemical restraints only as a last resort.
B) Use the least restrictive means possible to restrain patients.
C) Delegate the management of confused and aggressive patients to unlicensed care personnel.
D) Have all patients sign blanket consent when admitted.
Question 5Despite the fact that all nurses face the potential risk of being named in a lawsuit there are measures that nurses can take to significantly reduce this risk. Which of the following measures has the greatest potential to prevent a malpractice claim?
A) Complete continuing competence requirements on time
B) Carry adequate liability insurance that provides comprehensive coverage
C) Avoid interacting with clients or patients without a witness
D) Maintain a high-quality standard of nursing care
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