Ethics and issues in contemporary nursing 1st canadian edition

True b. Select all that apply. Defines nursing practice b. Protects practicing nurses c. Describes the boundaries of nursing practice d. Establishes standards for nursing e. Dilemma c. Ethic b. Problem d.

Moral distress c. Moral dilemma b. Moral uncertainty d. Practical dilemma ANS: B PTS: 1 When a person is aware of a moral problem, acknowledges moral responsibility, and makes a moral judgment about the correct action, yet is constrained from the self-determined morally correct action, the person is experiencing: a.

If she works overtime, Martha will break a promise she made to take her children to the circus. This situation is an example of: a. Even though she did not participate in the action, the nurse who witnessed the act experiences powerlessness, frustration, and anger. This reaction describes which of the following? Moral outrage b. George believes that life is sacred and that he has a duty to do whatever it takes to preserve life. Nevertheless, he remained silent as the decision was made, and he assisted his coworkers when they unplugged the respirator.

George is likely to experience which of the following? Moral uncertainty c. Moral distress d. A nurse who is accustomed to working on the prenatal unit floats to the ER.

A nurse who has strong religious beliefs opposing abortion is assigned to assist with an elective abortion. A terminally ill patient on life support suffers from severe, intractable pain. A patient has a cardiopulmonary arrest when the suction apparatus fails.

Data gathering c. Strategy exploration b. Ethical Theory 3. Ethical Principles. Values Clarification 5. Values Development 6. Ethics and Professional Nursing 7. Ethical Decision Making. Legal Issues 9. Professional Relationship Issues Practice Issues Related to Technology Scholarship Issues. Global Consciousness in the Twenty-First Century Health Policy Issues Economic Issues