NP I : NURSING ETHICS ( July 2010) Situation: Nursing ethics is an important of nursing profession.

As the ethical situation arises , so is the need to have an accurate and ethical decision making. 1. The purpose of having a nurses code of ethics is: a. Delineate the scope and areas of nursing practice b. To help the public understand professional conduct expected of nurses c. To define the roles and functions of the health caregivers, nurses, clients d. Identify nursing action recommended for specific health care situations 2. The principles that govern right and proper conduct of a person life biology and the health professionals as referred to as: a. morality b. religion c. values d. bioethics 3. According to the code of ethics, which of the following is the primary responsibility of the nurse? a. Assists towards peaceful death b. Preservation of health at all cost c. Health is a fundamental right d. Promotion of health, prevention of illness and restoration of health 4. Which of the following is TRUE about the Code of Ethics of Filipino Nurses? a. The Philippine Nurses Association for being the accredited, professional organization was given the privilege to formulate a Code of Ethics for Nurses which the Board of Nursing being promulgated. b. Code for Nurse was first formulated in 1982 published in the Proceedings of the Third Annual Convention of the PNA House of the Delegates c. The present code utilized the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines d. Certificates of Registration of registered nurses may be revoked or suspended for violations of any provisions of the Code of Ethics 5. Based on the Code of Ethics for Filipino Nurses, what is regarded as the hallmark of nursing responsibility and accountability. a. Heath being a fundamental right for every individual b. The privilege of being a registered professional nurses c. Human rights of clients regardless of creed and gender d. Accurate documentation of actions and outcomes 6. Violation of Code of Ethics might equate to the revocation of the nursing license. Who revokes the license? a. PRC b. BON c. DOH d. PNA

7. Values are said to be the enduring believe about a worth of person, ideas and belief. If values are going to be a part of a research, this is categorized under: a. Qualitative b. Quantitative c. Experiment d. Non-experimental 8. Subject feeling about what is right or wrong is said to be: a. Morality b. Religion c. Values d. Bioethics

9. The most important nursing responsibility where ethical situations emerge in patient care is to: a. Act only when advised that the action is ethically sound b. Be accountable for his or her own actions c. Not take sides, remain neutral and fair d. Assume that ethical questions are the responsibility of the health team 10. Why is there an ethical dilemma? a. The choices involved do not appear to be clearly right or wrong b. Decision has to be made based on societal norms c. A clients legal right co-exist with the nurses professional obligation d. Decision has to be made quickly, often under stressful conditions