Lecturio and osmosis questions Flashcards
What is described as the ability of the client to select a treatment based on the full understanding of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to treatment?
A. Medical freedom
B. Informed consent
C. Self-determination
D. Accountability
B. Informed consent
What is the nursing code?
A. A policy of how to address ethical misconduct and professional discipline.
B. A code of conduct regarding standards of expectations for nursing clinical actions
C. An ethical standard and guide for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision making.
D. A negotiable set of standards for nurses to apply in specific client scenarios.
C. An ethical standard and guide for nurses to use in ethical analysis and decision making.
Under the provisions of the nursing code, what is the primary purpose of collaboration with other professionals?
A. To protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities among patients
B. To engage health care ambassadors, educate allied health professionals on others’ scope of practice, and focus on patient advocacy
C. To identify at-risk patients, provide consistent and fair care, and improve communication among allied health professionals
D. To develop a network of health professionals, improve communication to patients and families, and ensure equal access to care
A. To protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities among patients
The American Hospital Association has decreed that all patients have rights. What is an example of a patient right?
A. Ability to dispute hospital policy
B. Freedom to select a hospital room to meet personal needs
C. Competent and compassionate care
D. Negotiation of services rendered
C. Competent and compassionate care
A client has been prescribed an anticoagulant medication by the health care provider. The nurse has ensured that the client understands the medication’s use, rationale, side effects, benefits, and risks of taking and not taking the medication. By documenting the client’s refusal of the medication and returning the medication to the pharmacy, which ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Beneficence
B. Fidelity
C. Autonomy
D. Justice
C. Autonomy
A nurse prepares to administer medication to a client. The nurse identifies the client, assesses for allergies, and applies the five rights of medication administration. What ethical principle is the nurse demonstrating?
A. Veracity
B. Justice
C. Nonmaleficence
D. Fidelity
C. Nonmaleficence
What is the best statement to describe ethics?
A. A set of prescribed consequences for employees regarding professional actions
B. Principles that describe what is expected in terms of right or wrong with regard to behavior
C. General guidelines for following rules in clinical or workplace settings
D. A specific way of acting that is dictated by a professional governing body
B. Principles that describe what is expected in terms of right or wrong with regard to behavior
Which statement made to a client by the nurse reflects the principle of accountability?
a. “I am sorry for the delay in getting back to you; I was running late.”
b. “Do you have any questions about your treatment plan?”
c. “The healthcare team will work around your prayer time so you can receive your treatment.”
d. “I am going to review your allergies before I give you this medication.”
a. Accountability means the nurse accepts responsibility for their actions, such as admitting that they were running late, which resulted in delay.
d is wrong because Maintaining client safety is an example of non-maleficence. Nonmaleficence is avoiding actions that bring harm to the client.
The nurse is caring for who will be having a minor surgical procedure. Which statement by the nurse to a client reflects beneficence?
“I will sit with and hold your hand during the procedure.”
Beneficence means acting with good intentions and includes being kind and compassionate to the client.
