Chapter 3 – Ethical Principles

Chapter 3 – Ethical Principles

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. What does the principle of beneficence require the nurse to do?

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 59–60         BLM:  Remember

2. A nurse respects a patient’s decision not to undergo any further dialysis. Which principle  is this situation an example of?

ANS:  D                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 49               BLM:  Higher Order

3. The nurse promises a patient that she will return in five minutes to sit and speak with him.  What ethical principle does this situation exemplify?

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 75–76         BLM:  Higher Order

4. Which ethical principle implies that others are worthy of high regard?

ANS:  C                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 49               BLM:  Remember

5. A patient requests multiple cosmetic surgeries. At a certain point, the health care team questions whether  the overall harm that will result from continuing to do these procedures will outweigh the benefits. Which ethical principle is most related to this discussion about weighing harms against benefits?

ANS:  B                    PTS:   1                    REF:   p. 62–63         BLM:  Higher Order