ATI LPN
Legal and Ethics in Healthcare Quizlet Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which of the following terms refers to the ethical questions that arise out of nursing practice?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nursing ethics refers to ethical questions that arise out of nursing practice. Bioethics is a broader field that refers to the application of ethics to healthcare. An ethical dilemma occurs when a choice must be made between two equally undesirable actions, and there is no clearly right or wrong option. Moral distress occurs when someone is unable to carry out his or her moral decision.
Question 2 of 5
Identify the client with the greatest risk for developing protein-calorie malnutrition.
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: This client would have the greatest increase in metabolic demand for energy/nutrients due to trauma and fever, running the greatest risk for not having those energy demands met. Fever increases energy needs by approximately 7 kcal per degree Celsius above normal.
Question 3 of 5
Using the MORAL acronym for making an ethical decision, under which 'letter' would the following action fall? The physician explains to the laboring woman the impact on the unborn child of refusing a cesarean birth.
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The letter 'O' in the MORAL acronym represents outlining options, where the physician explains consequences and listens to the patient's viewpoint.
Question 4 of 5
A nurse discovers that a colleague has made a medication error.
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Nurses have an ethical responsibility of non-maleficence which means they must prevent harm.
Question 5 of 5
A nurse is caring for a patient who is terminally ill and in severe pain.
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Ethical principles in nursing emphasize the importance of providing optimal care and relieving suffering.