Ethics
Which of the following is NOT a criterion for eligibility to request MAiD?
a. The person has an advance directive indicating their wishes in case of loss of capacity.
b. The person has a grievous and irremediable medical conduction.
c. The person must be greater than 18 years of age and able to make decisions with respect to their health.
d. The person make a voluntary request for MAID that is not the result of outside pressure or influence.
When the nurse described the client as “that nasty old man in 354,” the nurse is exhibiting which of the following?
a. beneficence
b. gender bias and ageism
c. HIPPA violation
d. Code of ethocs violation
In the Stand on Guard for Thee document, a substantive value to guide ethical decision-making is responsive, which means which of the following:
a. Decisions made to protect the public should be regularly reevaluated.
b. Policy makers are accountable to nurses for their decisions.
c. Employers should take steps to reduce the burden of risk to nurses.
d. Nurses should be included in decision-making about their working conditions.
Critics of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) say that there is tension between the following ethical principles:
a. Beneficence and non-maleficence
b. Confidentiality and autonomy
c. Respect for autonomy and beneficence
d. Integrity and beneficence
A nurse has hung a unit of blood on the wrong client. The client has a reaction but is treated and recovers. The nurse documents the mistake, informs the nurse manager, and fills out an incident report. The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle:
a. veracity
b. fidelity
c. justice
d. non-maleficence
Critics of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) say that there is tension between the following ethical principles:
a. Confidentiality and autonomy
b. Beneficence and non-maleficence
c. Respect for autonomy and beneficence
d. Integrity and beneficence
When individuals work together to solve ethical dilemma, they must examine own values. This step is crucial to ensure what?
a. Different perspectives are respected.
b. Judgmental attitudes are not provoked.
c. Fact is separated from opinion.
d. The group identifies the one correct solution.
a. A person with a mental health disorder who wants to sell his/her house.
b. A client who has moved from being an involuntary client to a voluntary client.
c. A person who has decided to appear before the Consent and Capacity Board.
d. A client facing involuntary detention
During a pandemic nurses have a duty to report to work, according to the document Stand on Guard for Thee (2005), because:
a. It is illegal not to continue working during a pandemic
b. They will be paid extra salaries during a pandemic
c. When choosing nursing, they assumed the duty to work during a pandemic
d. They must set an example as nurses for members of society to come together during difficult times.
Which of the following mental health clients will require a Rights Advisor:
a. A person with a mental health disorder who wants to sell his/her house.
b. A client who has moved from being an involuntary client to a voluntary client.
c. A person who has decided to appear before the Consent and Capacity Board.
d. A client facing involuntary detention
A nurse has hung a unit of blood on the wrong client. The client has a reaction but is treated and recovers. The nurse documents the mistake, informs the nurse manager, and fills out an incident report. The nurse is demonstrating which ethical principle:
a. fidelity
b. justice
c. veracity
d. non-maleficence
A 24 year old female presents to the ER after being physically and sexually assaulted by her boyfriend of 5 years. After being medically cleared the patient declines police presence and does not want anyone to be involved in her case. She would like to be discharged home so she can recover. What is the nurse’s priority for this patient prior to discharge?
a. Inform the police because physical and sexual assault are reportable under all circumstances
b. Safety planning with the patient would be the priority
c. Advise the patient that you cannot discharge her home unless she ensures you she will not be going back to her boyfriend
d. She has declined police involvement meaning she does not want help, discharge her home immediately
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During a pandemic nurses have a duty to report to work, according to the document Stand on Guard for Thee (2005), because:
a. They must set an example as nurses for members of society to come together during difficult times.
b. They will be paid extra salaries during a pandemic
c. When choosing nursing, they assumed the duty to work during a pandemic
d. It is illegal not to continue working during a pandemic
In the Scott Starson case, he won his appeal and no longer had to take his medications for Bipolar. He won because the Consent and Capacity Review Board ruled in favour of:
a. Mental Health Act
b. paternalism
c. consent and capacity of the patient
d. autonomy of the patient
When the nurse described the client as “that nasty old man in 354,” the nurse is exhibiting which of the following?
a. Code of ethocs violation
b. HIPPA violation
c. gender bias and ageism
d. beneficence
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision related to the INSITE clinic was important because it recognized which of the following:
a. The War on Drugs is a more effective approach than the INSITE clinic approach.
b. The INSITE staff is engaging in an ethical and professional activity.
c. Using illegal drugs is an individual’s choice and should not be condoned.
d. Addiction is an illness and those who are addicted have a right to health care.
Barbara, 24 years old, has just been diagnosed with a severe, persistent mental illness. The team is aware of her diagnosis, but telling her could potentially put her at greater risk of killing herself. The team decides not to inform her after speaking with her parents as well. What ethical theory is the team utilizing in this situation?
a. Deontology
b. utilitarianism
c. Feminist Theory
d. Virtue Ethics
Which Form, under the Mental Health Act, is required in order to hold a client for involuntary admission for 14 days?
a. Form 3
b. Form 42
c. Form 30
d. Form 1
Ester has bi-polar disorder. She has been found to be capable and has chosen to be homeless instead of live with her family. Her family states she is not acting in her own best interest and want the police to apprehend her. This sentiment illustrates which of the following ethical principles?
a. autonomy
b. paternalism
c. virtue ethics
d. justice
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A nurse is facing a situation with a client that involves possible danger and risk. The nurse decides to leave the client and informs no one. When investigated by the College of Nurses of Ontario they ruled that the nurse has abandoned the client because of which of the following:
a. the client ultimately died
b. the nurse did not document reasons for leaving
c. the client was not informed why the nurse left
d. The nurse did not follow up by arranging a suitable alternative.
Ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. Once the nurse has determined that there is an ethical dilemma, a critical first step in negotiating the difference of opinion would be to:
a. Gather all relevant information regarding the clinical, social and spiritual aspects of the dilemma
b. List the ethical principles that inform the dilemma so that negotiations agree on the language of the discussion
c. Consult a professional ethicist to ensure that the steps of the process occur in full
d. Ensure that the attending physician has written an order for at ethics consultation to support he ethics process
What is informed consent?
a. The ability for nurses to perform their duties.
b. Document attesting that the patient understands the risk.
c. Law that determines where a nurse can work.
d. Procedures used by nurses that help establish proper care.
The ________ explains to the public the behavior and conduct to expect from a nurse when receiving care.
Ethical __________ involve actions or failures to act that breach fundamental duties to the persons receiving care or to colleagues and other health-care providers.
___________ is an act of allowing someone to die by not performing some life sustaining action.
Based on the Canadian Nurses Association (2019) Code of Ethics, a nurses recognize and respect the intrinsic worth of each person by _____________ of the person.
There are three elements of informed consent and _____________ is related to cognition and any condition that can affect a person ability to make an informed decision.
_____________ concerns the quality of the reasoning process by which a person makes decisions.
is the obligation of one party to act in the best interest of another.
The distribution or allocation of resources for health and health care should respect and promote equality is supported by _ ___________theory.
________________ stands for being able to defend and justify and take responsibility for your professional actions
Freedom to decided and act unimpeded by others is called as __________________.
The principle of accountability expresses that those entrusted to make allocation decisions should be accountable and ___________ of being held accountable.
By doing a room check, greeting the client and asking if they need anything, demonstrates the ethical principle ____________
_____________ concerns the quality of the reasoning process by which a person makes decisions.
__________ is any attribute or disorder that causes a person to be labelled as unacceptably different.
A nurse takes a patient outside in a wheelchair as promised; this action refers to the ethical principle of ___________
Based on the Canadian Nurses Association (2019) Code of Ethics, a nurses recognize and respect the intrinsic worth of each person by _____________ of the person.
There are three theoretical approaches to justice. The value that guides decision-making in matters of resource allocation is beneficence or producing good. The resource allocation that would be likely to produce the most overall benefit with likely to be chosen using _________________ approach.
The theory that the only motive for human behavior is self-regard or self interest is called _________________.
Secrets arises from the fact that harm will follow if disclosed. ____________ is information that, if revealed, will harm the client and the profession, and is the most serious of all secrets.
The ________provides information that helps health care practitioners determine if a person is capable of making decisions about medical treatment.
