Question 1
The nurse tells a patient that an immunization "will not hurt at all" when the nurse is aware that the injection will be painful. Which ethical principle has the nurse
most clearly violated?
◦ Veracity
◦ Beneficence
◦ Justice
◦ Autonomy
Question 2
Which nursing actions would exemplify cardinal virtues as seen by Plato and other virtue ethicists?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
◦ The nurse has developed the reputation of making wise decisions.
◦ The nurse advocated for the patient's right to autonomy against a physician who is paternalistic.
◦ When asked to work overtime shifts, the nurse always complies.
◦ The nurse always puts the good of the unit before personal well-being.
◦ The nurse treats all people working on the unit fairly and equally.
NURSING
Cellular movements caused by the actions of flagella and cilia
Cardinal Fields of Gaze, Left Lateral Superior Gaze
Nursing process as a system
Deficiency/Vice, Mean/Virtue, Excess/Vice