Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
Public Health Nursing Population Centered Health Care in the Community 9th Edition by Marcia Stanhope
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Chapter 06: Application of Ethics in the Community
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
MULTIPLE CHOICE
| a. | Nursing is a call to service, and the moral character of persons entering nursing is important. |
| b. | Ethical principles are based on the values of the individual nurse. |
| c. | Society will dictate the ethical principles to which nurses must adhere. |
| d. | Ethics are very important in times of war, such as in the Crimean War, when she set up public health centers. |
ANS: A
Florence Nightingale saw nursing as a call to service and viewed the moral character of persons entering nursing as important. Florence Nightingale did not set up public health centers. Florence Nightingale did not believe that nurses must adhere to society’s view of ethical principles. Ethical beliefs are based on the values of the individual nurse, not ethical principles.
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding REF: p. 122
TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
| a. | Values |
| b. | Morality |
| c. | Ethics |
| d. | Bioethics |
ANS: D
Bioethics applies the knowledge and processes of ethics to the examination of ethical problems in health care. Values are beliefs about the worth or importance of what is right or esteemed. Morality is shared and generational societal norms about what constitutes right or wrong conduct. Ethics is a branch of philosophy that includes both a body of knowledge about the moral life and a process of reflection for determining what persons ought to do or be regarding this life.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying REF: p. 123 (Box 6-1)
TOP: Nursing process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
| a. | Nightingale Pledge |
| b. | Code for Professional Nurses |
| c. | Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements |
| d. | International Council of Nurses (ICN) Code of Ethics for Nurses |
ANS: B
Florence Nightingale lived in the 1800s. The Code for Professional Nurses was adopted in 1950, the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements was adopted in 2001, and the ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses was adopted in 2000.
DIF: Cognitive level: Applying REF: p. 123
TOP: Nursing process: Implementation
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
| a. | moral distress. |
| b. | ethical decision making. |
| c. | a value. |
| d. | a code of ethics. |
ANS: B
Ethical decision making is defined as an orderly process that considers ethical principles, client values, and professional obligations. Moral distress is an uncomfortable state of self when one is unable to act ethically. Values are beliefs about the worth or importance of what is right or esteemed. A code of ethics is a moral standard that delineates a profession’s values, goals, and obligations.
DIF: Cognitive level: Understanding REF: pp. 123-124
TOP: Nursing process: Assessment
MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment: Management of Care
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