Question

5.The major difference between veracity and fidelity is that veracity refers to one’s commitment to keep promises made: fidelity incorporates the concept that individuals should always tell the truth.

True

False

6.The American jurisprudence system enacts the role of nurses as patient advocates through multiple court decisions, creating an ethical and legal obligation of nurses to serve this role.

True

False

7.The two theories of normative ethics are deontological (Greek “duty”) and teleological (Greek “end”).

True

False

8.Nonmaleficence means to do harm.

True

False

9.Civil law is administered between citizens and enforced through the courts as damages or money compensation. Fines and imprisonment are assessed with civil law.

True

False

10.The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements serves the following purpose:

A. It is a catalog of duties and obligations required of all healthcare professionals

B. It is a negotiable ethical standard used by most professions

C. It is a reflection of society’s commitment to nursing

D. It is a nonnegotiable ethical obligation of individuals entering the nursing profession

11.What are the primary factors that influence a nurse’s ability to respond to an ethical dilemma.

A. Past experiences with ethics education

B. The lack of ethical concern

C. The level of clinical expertise and competence

D. A and C only

13.The doctrine of precedent or stare decisis means

A. Void the decision

B. Let the decision stand

C. The situation speaks for itself

D. None of the choices listed

14.The Teri Schiavo case (In re Schivao, 792 So. 2d 551 (2^nd DCA 2001) is an example of Therapeutic jurisprudence (the extent to which law and ethics effect the way in which healthcare is delivered) and challenges nurses to consider the outcome of their actions. This landmark case lead to FLA HB-35-E “Terri’s law” that allows the governor to issue a “one-time” stay in certain cases” and the establishment of a living will.

A. The establishment of a living will

B. Increased interest in establishing a durable power of attorney

C. Legal rights of individuals that face a life of limiting catastrophic illness

D. All of the above

15. Statutory laws are made by the legislative branch of government and are designed to declare command, or prohibit and are generally referred to as statutes.

True

False

17. Mediation is a common approach of the alternate dispute resolution process and involves one or more professional mediators. This process is good for malpractice suits but not good with contract disputes.

True

False

18. Arbitration is more formal than mediation and requires the presence of attorneys and testimony is given under oath. Arbitrators judgments are not legally binding.

True

False

19. A lay witness is one who has direct contact with the case, establishes facts to a case and testifies to those facts, defines to the jury what actually happened and can present both sides. Persons included in this list, include patients, patient’s family, nurses (not named in the lawsuit), and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Lawsuits involving nurses is limited to the awarding of money damages or an injunction to perform or restrain a certain action

True

False

20. Lawsuits involving nurses is limited to the awarding of money damages or an injunction to perform or retstraina certain action.

True

False

Answer 1

5) false

Veracity is being honest and telling the truth. Fidelity is keeping promises. In fidelity one should be faithful to the promises they made .

6) true

Nurses advocates, promote ,protect the right, safety and health of their patients . The american jurisprudence enacts the role of patient advocates.

7) true

Normative ethical theories include virtue ethics, denetology and consequentialism ,(teleology)

Denotology tells your principle or moral duries.

Teleology shows the purpose of god from what we are see from universe.

8) false

Nonmaleficences means do no harm.and it is a main principle of medical ethics

9) true

Civil law is concerned with right ans suties of citizens. It is introduced between citizens and enforced throuh penalties like court rule damage and money compansations.

10) ans : D

Code of ethics in nursing states the ethical obligation and duties of nurses who enter the profession. It contain non negotiable ethical standards. It refelects the nursing commitment to society. Code of ethic for nurses representh the duties and obligation of nurses only not all the professionals.