Week 5: Part 1: Ethical and Bioethical issues in nursing

Question 1

What is nursing ethics

Answer 1

a system of principles that govern that actions of the nurse in relation to patients, families, other health care providers, policymakers and society

Question 2

____________ is interdisciplinary field within health care that has evolved with modern medicine to address questions that arise as science and technology produce new ways of knowing

Answer 2

Bioethics

Question 3

Dilemmas for health professionals

Answer 3

Life and death
Quality of life
Alternative treatment issues
Stem cell research
Gene therapy
Therapeutic and reproductive cloning
In vitro fertilization; donor insemination
Organ transplantation

Question 4

_____________ a process by which people attempt to examine the values they hold and how those values function as a part of the whole

Answer 4

Values clarification

Question 5

_____________: Tries to determine which actions will do the most good/least harm for all person involved in the dilemma.

Answer 5

Utilitarianism

Question 6

An example of ___________ is All people on Medicare: reallocate funding from people with terminal disease to other people with a greater likelihood of longevity and quality of life

Answer 6

Utilitaranism

Question 7

Outcomes do NOT justify means.

Answer 7

Deontology

Question 8

__________ A universal principle to consistently act in one way based on principles that are consistent, objective and right

Answer 8

Deontology

Question 9

Organ transplant: more than one even if lifestyle hasn’t changed. If that person is sickest, gets the organ

Answer 9

Deontology

Question 10

Allowing a patient to form their own judgments and actions as long as they do not infringe on the autonomous actions of others

Answer 10

Autonomy

Question 11

Giving a patient pain medication after a fall is

Answer 11

Beneficence

Question 12

_________ is to abstain from injuring others and to help others further their own well-being by removing harm; risks of harm must be weighed against possible benefits

Answer 12

Beneficence

Question 13

__________ to abstain from injuring others

ex: marking the site of surgery before operating

Answer 13

non-maleficence

Question 14

Being honest when the patient has a medical problem such as cancer

Answer 14

Veracity

Question 15

To develop trust between providers and patients, truthful interaction and meaningful communication must occur

Answer 15

Veracity

Question 16

Being fair with the pulling nurses to another unit is considered _______

Answer 16

Justice

Question 17

_________ being true to your word

*****keeping a promise

Answer 17

Fidelity

Question 18

What are the steps to a “situation assessment”

Answer 18

Identify the ethical issues and problems
Identify and analyze available alternatives for action
Select one alternative
Justify the selection