Chapter 04 Legal And Ethical Issues in Nursing 6th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido

Chapter 04 Legal And Ethical Issues in Nursing 6th Edition by Ginny Wacker Guido

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

Question 1

Type: MCSA

The nurse intends to lobby the state legislature to write a new code of ethics for the nurses in the state. Is this an appropriate idea?

1. No, federal lawmakers have jurisdiction over codes of ethics.
2. No, the code of ethics is the product of hospital associations across the nation.
3. No, professional nursing organizations write the code of ethics for nurses.
4. Yes, the code of ethics is written and published by individual state legislatures.

Correct Answer: 3

Rationale 1: Federal lawmakers do not write codes of ethics for other professional groups such as nurses.

Rationale 2: Hospital organizations do not band together and write nursing codes of ethics.

Rationale 3: Codes of ethics for nursing are written by nursing organizations.

Rationale 4: State legislatures do not write the nursing code of ethics.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Planning

Learning Outcome: 4.1 Examine professional codes of ethics.

 

Question 2

Type: MCMA

A nurse manager has started a dialogue regarding the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements among staff nurses. Which staff nurse statements would the manager evaluate as indicating poor understanding of this document?

Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.

Standard Text: Select all that apply.

1. “This document describes nursing’s own understanding of its commitments to society.”
2. “This document is so out of date, they never revise it.”
3. “At least the ANA understood that professional ethics are different in different regions of the country.”
4. “It is interesting that the ANA first addressed this code over 50 years ago.”
5. “This document has established standards by which we should practice.”

Correct Answer: 2,3

Rationale 1: The ANA’s Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements is an expression of nursing’s own understanding of its commitments to society.

Rationale 2: The document has been revised, most recently in 2001.

Rationale 3: The statements in the document are inclusive of all nurses and do not change according to region.

Rationale 4: This document was first published in 1950, well over 50 years ago.

Rationale 5: This document gives direction for those entering the nursing profession about their ethical accountability, sets a nursing standard for ethical practice, and informs the consumer about nursing’s ethical standards.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Analyzing

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Evaluation

Learning Outcome: 4.1 Examine professional codes of ethics.

 

Question 3

Type: MCSA

The nurse uses the MORAL model for ethical decision making at the bedside. Which option reflects the first step (M) of this model?

1. The nurse investigates the opinions of everyone involved in the issue.
2. The nurse evaluates the situation after an intervention is implemented.
3. The nurse implements an intervention and thinks about its impact.
4. The nurse considers the benefits and risks of possible solutions to the problem.

Correct Answer: 1

Rationale 1: In the first step of the MORAL model the participants “massage the problem,” thinking of it from everyone’s point of view.

Rationale 2: Evaluation is the last step, occurring in the “L” stage.

Rationale 3: Implementation occurs in the “A” step.

Rationale 4: Considering benefits and risks occurs in the “O” stage.

Global Rationale:

 

Cognitive Level: Applying

Client Need: Safe Effective Care Environment

Client Need Sub: Management of Care

Nursing/Integrated Concepts: Nursing Process: Implementation

Learning Outcome: 4.2 Analyze and apply decision-making models in resolving ethical dilemmas, with specific application of the MORAL model.