The American Nurses Association House of Delegates adopted the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements in 2001. Which of the following is included in this code? 1. The profession of nursing is responsible for making political statements and supporting nurse-friendly candidates for office. . 2. The nurse’s primary focus is on acute bedside […]
The view that everyone is entitled to equal rights and equal treatment in society is 1. Distributive or social justice 2. Egalitarianism 3. Libertarian view of justice 4. Communitarianism ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 2
There are two medically indigent clients in the clinic who have come to get their monthly supply of free insulin. There is only enough for one client. Which of the following does the nurse do first? 1. Identify all options 2. Make a decision 3. Gather additional information 4. Act and assess decisions made […]
The community health nurse contacts her community’s state representative to discuss problems is practicing 1. Ethics 2. Utilitarianism 3. Advocacy 4. Principalism ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 3
Distributive justice refers to the allocation of benefits and burdens to members of society. Benefits refer to 1. Basic needs, material and social goods, liberties, rights, and entitlements 2. Taxes, military service, location of incinerators or and power plants 3. Entitlement to equal rights and equal treatment 4. The right to private property as the […]
The ethical principle of nonmaleficience requires 1. Doing no harm 2. There be fair distribution of benefits 3. Individuals being permitted to choose actions and goals to fit their life plan 4. Dignity and worth of all members of society ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
The idea of “servicing citizens, not customers” is part of 1. The ethical tenets of policy development 2. The basis for feminist theory 3. Virtue Ethics 4. The idea of distributive justice ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
Feminist perspective facilitates critical thought and a focuses on the broad issues such as power, gender, and socioeconomic structures. Which of the following statements is correct related to feminist ethics? 1. Feminists include only women in their worldview. 2. Persons who ascribe to feminist ethics are passive and wish to pursue their ideals through the […]
Virtue ethics is one of the oldest ethical theories, dating back to the ancient Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle. These ethics can best be described as 1. Caring is the most important virtue of nurses. 2. The disempowering concept; to identify the essence of nursing. 3. Interest in the concept of the good, including benevolence, […]
Of the following four major factors, which has the greatest effect on health? 1. Personal behavior/lifestyle 2. Environmental factors 3. Health care system 4. Human biology ESSAYBID ANSWER ANS: 1
