Ch. 6 Ethics/Carper Questions Flashcards
What is value?
Belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one’s behavior.
What is altruism?
Concerned for the well-being of others.
What is autonomy?
Respecting patient wishes.
What is human dignity?
Acknowledge every person as a person.
What is integrity?
Going by ANA code/scope of practice.
What is social justice?
Advocate for patient.
What is virtue?
Principles of Bioethics-definitions and examples.
What is autonomy in bioethics?
Patient rights to make healthcare decisions.
What is nonmaleficence?
Avoid causing harm.
What is beneficence?
Benefit patient.
What is justice in bioethics?
Give each their due and act fairly.
What is fidelity?
Keeping your promise.
What is veracity?
Telling the truth.
What is accountability?
When something goes wrong, be honest to patient/manager.
What is privacy in healthcare?
The only people who need to know are those caring for the patient.
What is confidentiality?
Related to privacy in healthcare.
What is utilitarianism?
Right or wrongness of action depends on consequence.
Example: A person who is brain dead, take organs to help others.
What is deontological ethics?
An action that is right or wrong is independent of the consequence.
Example: Shouldn’t kill a person just for organs.
What is the purpose of the ANA Code of Ethics?
To provide guidance on ethical practice.
What are the roles of an ethics committee?
- Education 2. Policy making 3. Case review 4. Consultation.
What is knowing in Carper’s Ways of Knowing?
How we interact with patients or others.
What is knowledge in Carper’s Ways of Knowing?
The way we share knowledge (professor/teacher).
What are the elements of moral agency?
- Character 2. Sensibility 3. Responsiveness 4. Accountability.
What is character in moral agency?
Develop certain traits to act in a particular way.
What is sensibility in moral agency?
Recognize moral matter that creates a moral challenge.
What is responsiveness in moral agency?
Willing & able to act.
What is accountability in moral agency?
Accept one’s decision.
True or False: A child is born with values and forms new values during a lifetime from information from the environment, family, and culture.
A. True
B. False
Answer: B. False
Rationale: A child is not born with values, but rather forms values during a lifetime from information from the environment, family, and culture.
Which value involves acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice?
A. Altruism
B. Autonomy
C. Human dignity
D. Integrity
E. Social justice
Answer: D. Integrity
Rationale: Integrity involves acting in accordance with a code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. Altruism is a concern for the welfare of others. Autonomy is the right to self-determination. Human dignity is respect for the worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations. Social justice is upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles.
What value is a nurse displaying when pulling the curtain before toileting a patient?
A) Altruism
B) Autonomy
C) Dignity
D) Integrity
E) Social Justice
Answer: C) Dignity
●respect for the inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations
A nurse refuses to compromise a patient’s right to privacy, even when the nurse is threatened. This is an example of the nurse acting in accordance with which ethical theory?
a) Utilitarian
b) Deontological
Correct Answer is…
B) Deontological
The use of the organ donation system is an example of which ethical theory?
a) Utilitarian
b) Deontological
Correct Answer is…
A) Utilitarian
A nurse is caring for a patient who describes her pain as a 9. The nurse medicates her for pain. This is an example of which of the following ethical principles?
a) Justice
b) Fidelity
c) Beneficence
d) Nonmaleficence
Answer: C) Beneficence
A nurse promises a patient she will keep her free from pain. However, her family wishes to try a treatment to prolong her life that may necessitate withholding pain medication. This factor will cause an ethical dilemma for the nurse in relation to which ethical principle?
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Veracity
d) Fidelity
Answer: D) Fidelity
A new nurse notices her preceptor pour content from a flask into her coffee in the break room prior to start of their shift. She reports it to the charge nurse. What ethical principle is she exercising?
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Fidelity
d) Nonmaleficence
Answer: D) Nonmaleficence?
A patient is in need of an emergency procedure following a stroke. He refuses to have it done and states he would rather die. This is an example of which ethical principle?
a) Autonomy
b) Justice
c) Fidelity
d) Nonmaleficence
Answer: A) Autonomy
In what scenario is the nurse attempting to maintain the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
a) The nurse ensures that participants of a study is not experiencing complications from participating in the study.
b)The nurse makes sure that everyone’s meal tray is warm
c) The nurse tells a patient to stop eating so much because she does not want him to die of diabetes
d)The nurse watches Maleficent several times to
Answer: a) The nurse ensures that participants of a study is not experiencing complications from participating in the study.
True or False: A nurse who is dedicated to providing culturally competent care to her patients finds herself without the resources to communicate with a patient who speaks a different language. This problem may result in a moral distress for the nurse.
A. True
B. False
Answer: A. True
Rationale: This problem may result in moral distress for the nurse. Moral distress occurs when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action.
A nurse attempts to obtain an order for a feeding tube for an anorexic teenager who refuses to eat. What is the term for the ethical problem this nurse is experiencing?
A. Deception
B. Confidentiality
C. Allocation of scarce nursing resources
D. Advocacy in market-driven environment
E. Paternalism
Answer: E. Paternalism
Rationale: Paternalism occurs when a nurse acts for a patient without consent to secure good or prevent harm. Deception occurs when a nurse deceives a person for a perceived benefit. Patient confidentiality is questioned when a patient confidence may lead to harm. Allocation of scarce nursing resources and advocacy in market-driven environment involve patient harm due to inadequate staffing/finances.
