ATI LPN
Fundamentals of Nursing: The Art and Science of Person-Centered Care Tenth, North American Edition
Chapter 6 Questions
Question 1 of 5
A nurse who forgets to give a patient her medication throws away the medicine and documents that it was dispensed on the patient chart. The nurse then becomes uneasy about her action and vows never to falsify a record again. This is an example of which of the following?
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: Ethical residue occurs when a nurse feels lingering guilt or unease after an ethically troubling action.
Question 2 of 5
A nurse is concerned about the practice of routinely ordering a battery of laboratory tests for patients who are admitted to the hospital from a long-term care facility. An appropriate source in handling this ethical dilemma would be which of the following?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The institutional ethics committee is equipped to address systemic ethical concerns like unnecessary testing.
Question 3 of 5
Which of the following statements accurately describe a characteristic of ethics? Select all that apply.
Correct Answer: A,C,D,E,F
Rationale: Ethics involves standards of right and wrong, is distinct from other domains, is guided by values, and involves systematic inquiry. Ethical ability can begin earlier than young adulthood.
Question 4 of 5
Which of the following is an example of paternalistic behavior?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Paternalistic behavior involves making decisions for a patient's benefit without their input, like intercepting candy for a diabetic patient.
Question 5 of 5
While at lunch, a nurse heard other nurses at a nearby table talking about a patient they did not like. When they asked him what he thought, he politely refused to join in the conversation. What value was the nurse demonstrating?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: By refusing to gossip, the nurse upholds the value of respecting the patient's dignity.