When nurses apply the knowledge and processes of ethics to the examination of ethical problems in health care, they are using
a. Values
b. Morality
c. Ethics
d. Bioethics
ANS: D
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1. "She was from a poor family and needed to find a way to make a living." 2. "She wanted to diminish the suffering of the helpless." 3. "She wanted to provide care to the sick in hospitals." 4. "She wanted to go to the Crimea to nurse wounded soldiers."
The nurse is working in a community clinic. One of the clients states she is interested in learning more about how to stop smoking. She has smoked for 30 years. The nurse's response is to
A) tell her not to worry about it. B) tell her that because she has been smoking for so long, it will be nearly impossible to quit. C) determine her willingness to make an attempt to quit. D) give her the name of a local smoking cessation program.
Which is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for the adolescent diagnosed with cystic fibrosis who is intubated with an endotracheal tube?
1. Anxiety related to leaving chores undone at home 2. Fear of future pain related to medical procedures 3. Risk for Overweight related to inactivity 4. Powerlessness (moderate) related to inability to speak or communicate with friends
Which example describes an ethical dilemma for a nurse?
A) Reporting a nurse who he or she observed putting a medication from a client's med drawer in her pocket B) Reporting a nurse who drank too much alcohol at a retirement party C) Reporting a nurse who casually mentioned in the break room that she forgot to renew her nursing license D) Reporting a parent who, as a discipline measure, struck her child in a mall