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Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10/E

Chapter 05

Question 1

Type: MCSA

A student is attending a school with a high first-time pass rate on the NCLEX®. Which student statement

articulates a belief that the nursing student has about faculty in the program?

1. Expect high academic standards from their students

2. Are concerned with job placement of their graduates

3. Are most concerned with the successful licensure of each student

4. Work hard to make sure students are successful

Question 2

Type: MCSA

A nurse manager has a staff nurse who observes certain religious holidays. The manager tries to make sure that

these observances can be met if possible. Which value is the manager practicing?

1. Human dignity

2. Social justice

3. Autonomy

4. Altruism

Question 3

Type: MCSA

Parents of a terminally ill child have decided to remove their child from life support, a decision that has met with

little positive support. Which nursing action demonstrates autonomy regarding the parents’ decision?

1. Showing respect for the family

2. Respecting the parents’ decision

3. Referring the parents to social services

4. Asking to be assigned to a different client

Question 4

Type: MCSA

A nurse is working with a local agency to provide care to the inadequately insured by helping to staff an after-

hours clinic. Which professional value is the nurse demonstrating?

1. Human dignity

2. Altruism

3. Social justice

4. Integrity

Question 5

Type: MCSA

A nurse mistakenly gave a client who was NPO a morning breakfast tray. After realizing the mistake, the nurse

notified the physician as well as the client; explained the consequences of this mistake, which included a delay in

the client’s scheduled procedure; and documented the situation in the client’s medical record. What did this nurse

demonstrate?

1. Altruism

2. Integrity

3. Social justice

4. Human dignity

Question 6

Type: MCSA

A pregnant client says her main concern is that her baby will be born healthy, even though she admits to drinking

alcohol on a regular basis. With what should the nurse realize this client is struggling?

1. Values transmission

2. Values clarification

3. Morals

4. Ethics

Question 7

Type: MCSA

A client who has been blinded as result of an injury informs the rehabilitation staff of planning to return to her

counseling practice and working full-time. The nurse should realize that this client is demonstrating which aspect

of values clarification?

1. Choosing

2. Prizing

3. Acting

4. Clarifying

Question 8

Type: MCSA

A client has been complaining of pain, even though the nurse has given the client the maximum amount of

medication as ordered by the physician. Which action demonstrates the nurse’s respect for the client’s autonomy?

1. Telling the client that he will have to “tough it out”

2. Calling the physician for further orders

3. Telling co-workers that this client has no pain tolerance

4. Believing the client is drug seeking

Question 9

Type: MCSA

A client has chosen to discontinue hemodialysis. His family is not supportive of his decision. Which statement

should the nurse make that demonstrates the theory of principles-based reasoning?

1. “This client is of sound mind and is capable of making his own decisions regarding health care. It really is his

decision to make.”

2. “I need to try and help the family understand the client’s decision so they can work through this situation

together.”

3. “This client’s health is so deteriorated that the treatment is not saving his life. It is prolonging the ultimate

outcome, which is his death.”

4. “The client understands his decision and the advanced stage of his disease. If he quits treatment, he will die.”

Question 10

Type: MCSA

Kozier & Erb’s Fundamentals of Nursing, 10/E Test Bank

The administration of a hospital, along with nursing services, is planning to incorporate a struggling private clinic

into the infrastructure of the hospital. Although relocating the clinic may cause transportation difficulty for some

clients, keeping the clinic running will allow current employees as well as clients the continued benefit of the

clinic. Which moral framework did the hospital leadership use to make this decision?

1. Teleological theory

2. Deontological theory

3. Utilitarianism

4. Caring theory

Question 11

Type: MCSA

A decision has been made for an older client to receive aggressive cancer therapy despite knowing that the

therapy will actually be more harmful than the disease and subject the client to harmful chemicals. With which

ethical principle is this nurse caring for this client struggling?

1. Autonomy

2. Justice

3. Beneficence

4. Nonmaleficence

Question 12

Type: MCSA

The nurse needs to insert an intravenous access device into a toddler who is crying and scared. The parent asks if

the procedure is painful. When practicing veracity, what should the nurse respond to the parent?

1. “I won’t lie to you. It may be easier for you if you step out until we get the line in.”

2. “We’ll take every care not to hurt your child.”

3. “It shouldn’t be too bad and I’ll be quick.”

4. “We do this all the time, so don’t worry.”

Question 13

Type: MCSA

A student nurse accidentally left the call light outside the reach of an older client. Another nurse discovered the

situation and was able to rectify the matter before something happened. The student apologizes and states the need

to double check for call light placement before leaving a client’s room. What behavior did the student

demonstrate?

1. Justice

2. Fidelity

3. Responsibility

4. Accountability

Question 14

Type: MCSA

The nurse is reviewing the ANA (American Nurses Association) Code of Ethics for Nurses. What should the

nurse identify as a characteristic of this code?

1. It is a formal statement.

2. It contains the same standards as legal standards.

3. It is shared by group members.

4. It reflects legal judgments.

5. It serves as a standard for professional actions.