Bioethics in Nursing Practice
Multiple Choice
Please choose the best answer and don’t forget to click the letter of your choice.
a. Malpractice
b. Assault
c. Liability
d. Negligence
2. The nurse is caring for an older adult who tears the skin of a client while 1 point
removing a piece of tape. The nurse cuts the attached part of the skin with
scissors in order to remove the tape. Which of the following could the
nurse be charged with? *
a. Assault
b. Malpractice
c. Negligence
d. Acceptable practice
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a. While preparing a medication, the nurse notices that instead of 1 tablet, she put 2
tablets into the client’s medicine cup.
b. As the nurse was about to administer medication, the client questioned why the
medication is still given in fact the physician discontinued it.
c. The nurse gave a client the wrong medication and an hour later, complained of
dyspnea.
a. Hospital
b. Head nurse
c. Nursing Supervisor
d. Nursing staff
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6. When conflict arises regarding the management of patient care, which 1 point
of the following should be upheld? *
a. Physician’s order
c. Patient’s right
d. Institutional policy
7. A patient refuses to take his antibiotic because he believes that it’s not 1 point
giving him any good. Which of the ff. actions of the nurse is MOST
appropriate?
Option 1
a. Writes in the chart that the patent refuses to take his medication
b. Explains to the patient that he needs the medications for his recovery
Clear selection
8. When Nurse Ally is providing care to her patient, she must remember 1 point
that her duty is bound not to do any action that will cause the patient harm.
This is the meaning of the bioethical principle: *
a. Beneficence
b. Non-maleficence
c. Justice
d. Confidentiality
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9. During a mass disaster, the use of triage give rise to treating the less 1 point
injured client thst does who sustained greater injury, this approach is
termed to as: *
a. Egalitarian
b. Utilitarian
c. Double effect
d. Epikia
10. A nurse supports a patient and family’s need to make decisions that are 1 point
a. Confidentiality
b. Truthfulness
c. Autonomy
d. Privacy
11. The nurse opted to take a lunch break at 1pm so that the medication 1 point
could be administered on time rather than the client to wait until lunch
break is over. Which ethical principle is exemplified by the nurse? *
a. Autonomy
b. Beneficence
c. Justice
d. Non-maleficence
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12. A newly licensed nurse accepted a task despite having insufficient 1 point
knowledge and preparation compromising the client’s safety. She is
considered: *
a. Unsound mind
b. Negligent
c. Unethical
d. Immoral
13. A nurse threatens a client that she will castigate her if she will not take 1 point
her medication. To which of the following intentional torts will the nurse be
held liable? *
a. Battery
b. Assault
c. False imprisonment
d. Probable cause
14. A nurse is going to assess a 3-year-old client for fever but the child 1 point
started to cry and moved further away from the nurse. Which of the ff
statement of the nurse would constitute for an assault? *
a. “Alright, just tell me when you are ready to have your temperature checked”
b. “This will not hurt you, just put it under your tongue”
c. “If you let me check your temperature, your fever will be gone”
d. “You don’t want your temperature taken? I will call the guard to hold you and give
you an injection instead”
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15. A client decided to change her attending physician after she overheard 1 point
a. Assault
b. Slander
c. Invasion of privacy
d. Malpractice
[Link] obtaining informed consent from the client, who of the following 1 point
is responsible in providing an explanation of the surgical procedure,
possible risks, complications and alternative treatment? *
a. RN
b. Admission clerk
c. Surgeon
d. Anesthesiologist
17. You are a newly hired nurse in a tertiary hospital. You have finished your 1 point
a. Competent nurse
b. Novice nurse
c. Proficient nurse
d. Advanced nurse
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a. Eugenics
b. Posthumanism
c. Stem cell
d. Human enhancement
19. It uses a different approach than artificial embryo twinning, but it 1 point
produces the same result:an exact genetic copy, or clone, of an individual.
This was the method used to create Dolly the Sheep. *
c. Heterozygous
a. Wisdom
b. Sensitivity
c. Autonomy
d. Good science
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21. It is a small piece of circular DNA and it is extracted from the bacteria or 1 point
yeast cell. *
a. Insulin
b. Protein
c. Virus
d. Plasmid
22. Genetic testing is generally performed for the following reason, 1 point
EXCEPT? *
a. Newborn screening
b. Maternal testing
d. Carrier screening
a. Huntington’s Disease
b. Down syndrome
c. Cystic fibrosis
d. RPI Deficiency
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24. These programs are set up to provide palliative care, abatement of 1 point
pain, and an environment that encourages dignity, but they do not cure or
treat intensively. *
a. Rehabilitation programs
b. Palliative programs
c. Hospice programs
a. Respect
b. Beneficence
c. Justice
d. Veracity
26. If the patient has a query regarding the appropriateness of the 1 point
treatment, the nurse should do which of the following? *
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27. The dynamic care of nursing tool that provides a measurement of 1 point
a. Nursing policies
b. Nursing process
c. Nursing standards
d. Nursing procedures
28. In the scope of nursing practice, which of the following should be 1 point
applied in providing services for health promotion and disease prevention?
*
b. Health education
29. Which of the following form contains information about the daily 1 point
nursing care needs of the client? *
a. Order sheet
b. Kardex
c. Admission notes
d. Doctor’s notes
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31. The best-known hospice in Great Britain, founded by Dr. Cicely 1 point
Saunders in 1967? *
a. St. Christopher’s
b. St. Agustin’s
c. St. Peter’s
d. St. Luke’s
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a. Belgium
b. Germany
c. Spain
d. Netherlands
Clear selection
a. Netherlands
b. Germany
c. Belgium
d. Switzerland
35. Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Guidelines, SELECT ALL THAT APPLY. 1 point
b. Patients, when they are able, should not still participate in DNR decisions.
c. Decisions to withhold CPR should be discussed with the health care team.
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36. This refers to the practice in a hospital or other medical center to 1 point
purposely respond slowly or incompletely to a patient in cardiac arrest,
particularly in situations for which CPR is of no medical benefit. *
a. Chemical code
b. No code
c. Slow code
d. Code blue
37. Philosophers such as Joseph Fletcher and Joel Feinberg have 1 point
attempted to define characteristics that a being must possess in order to
be considered e bearer of rights. Among the suggested criteria are as
follows EXCEPT? *
38. It is a clinical condition of complete unawareness of the self and the 1 point
a. Brain death
c. Bedridden
d. Brain activity
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a. Surrogacy
b. In Vitro Fertilization
c. Adoption
d. Artificial Insemination
41. Which of the following is NOT included in the list of traits central to 1 point
personhood? *
c. Reasoning
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42. A high-stress situation in which one finds oneself in another culture in 1 point
which former behavior. patterns are ineffective and one fails to understand
the basic cues of social intercourse is termed: *
a. Shockwave
b. Ethnocentrism
c. Culture bias
d. Culture shock
a. Beverage Model
b. Bismarck Model
d. Out of Pocket
44. It is a health insurance law, and generally does not deal with other 1 point
problematic issues facing access to health care, such as the national
shortage of primary care physicians and the substantial disparity in
reimbursement levels between Medicare and Medicaid. *
a. HIPAA
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45. This deals with the personal determination of who will receive scarce 1 point
resources such as intensive care bed? *
a. Macro-allocation
b. Micro-allocation
c. Medicaid
d. Medicare
46. All of the following is the function of the client’s chart, except: * 1 point
b. The client’s record also shows a document on how much health care agencies will
be reimbursed for their services
d. Means of communication that the health team members use to communicate their
contributions to the client’s health care.
47. These boards are established to protect the rights and welfare of 1 point
a. Board of trustees
b. HIPAA
c. Utilization review
Clear selection
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48. Comprehensive and strict privacy legislation “to protect the 1 point
fundamental human right of privacy, of communication while ensuring free
flow of information to promote innovation and growth.”
Clear selection
49. When it comes to Health Records and Legitimate Access what level is 1 point
direct patient care?
a. Level 1
b. Level 2
c. Level 3
d. Level 4
Clear selection
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a. Libel
b. Intrusion
c. Slander
d. Misconception
Clear selection
a. A nurse may accept responsibility signing a consent form if the client is unable
c. A physician will not subject himself to liability if he withholds any facts that are
necessary to form the basis of an intelligent consent
d. If the nurse witnesses a consent for surgery, the nurse is indicating that the
signature is that of the purported person and that the person’s condition is as
indicated at the time of signing
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c. Right to privacy
54. A nurse intentionally unhooked the patient from a respirator. The latter 1 point
a. Attempted
b. None of these
c. Consummated
d. Frustrated
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55. Which of the following constitute DEFAMATION? Select all that apply. * 1 point
a. If the nurse criticizes the work of another nurse in front of the patient
c. If the head nurse tells the chief nurse for evaluation concerning efficacy of her staff
nurse
d. If the nurse informs the patient about the incompetence of another nurse
56. Should anyone tried to alter the patient’s record and cancel all possible 1 point
evidence that potassium chloride is incorporated, he can be charged as: *
a. Principal
b. Co-principal
c. Accomplice
d. Accessory
57. When caring for patient’s restraints, on what area of the bed should 1 point
restraints be anchored? *
a. The footboard
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58. If one of the nurses will be called by the court to attend on a certain 1 point
case, she will be issued a: *
a. Subpoena
c. Summon
d. Mandamus
59. A will is a legal declaration of a person’s intention upon death. It is also 1 point
called a testamentary document because it takes effect after the death of
its maker. The following are disqualified to witness a will EXCEPT:
Clear selection
60. You are assigned in the medical ward when a telephone order is given 1 point
to you by a physician for his client. What is your most appropriate action? *
a. Copy the order on the chart and sign the physician’s name as close to his original
signature as possible
b. Repeat the order back tot he physician, copy into the order sheet and indicate that it
is a telephone order
c. Tell the physician that you cannot take the order for the client and refer it to the
supervisor
d. Write the order in the clients chart and make sure that the head nurse also signs it
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b. Crossing out wrong word or phrase with one or two lines making sue that the
crossed out word is visible
c. Stating the reason for any deviation from normal procedure or practice
62. The nurse employed in a hospital s waiting to receive a report from the 1 point
laboratory via the facsimile machine. The facsimile machine activates and
the nurse expects the report but instead receives a sexually oriented
photograph. The most appropriate nursing action is to: *
d. Call the laboratory and asks for the individual’s name that sent the photograph
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63. A well-known individual from the community is admitted to the hospital 1 point
with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. The nurse gives medical
information regarding the client’s condition to a person assumed to be a
family member. Later, the nurse discovers that this person is not a family
member and realizes that this is a violation of which legal concept of the
nurse-client relationship? *
a. Invasion of privacy
c. Lack of experience
d. Teaching/learning experience
64. The following are the purposes of client record EXCEPT: * 1 point
c. Serves as vehicle by which different health professionals interact with the client
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65. If the client position his body when you are going to inject a medication 1 point
or is cooperative when taking the vital signs you are already allowed by the
patient to do the procedure under his consent. What type of consent is
this? *
a Express consent
b. Interpreted consent
c. Automatic consent
d. Implied consent
66. After the physician has explained the procedure to the client and is 1 point
about to sign the consent, the client suddenly verbalizes doubts and
misunderstanding about the procedure, what should the nurse do best? *
b. Have it signed anyway, the physician has already explained the procedure
d. Notify the physician at once and let him re-explain the procedure
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a. Health education
c. Legal responsibility
69. The nurse knows that the best way to assess the client’s understanding 1 point
after explanation prior to signing of consent would be: *
a. Have the client state his understandings in his own words about the procedure
70. If the patient cannot write but is competent to sign a consent from, 1 point
a. Have the client sign the consent still, its his own hand writing that matters most
anyway
b. Have the consent signed to his relatives who know how to write
c. Do not let the patient sign the consent, it is a valid reason anyway
d. Have the client stumped his right thumb mark at the consent, it is valid
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71. All information about health care of Mr. Taneco is in his chart. The 1 point
functions of records include all of the following EXCEPT: *
d. The client’s record also shows a document of how much health care agencies will
be reimbursed for their services
72. A 68-year old male is experiencing exacerbation of his heart failure. He 1 point
is agitated and attempts to jump out of his bed. When all other methods
fail to keep the client in bed, the physician orders the use of physical
restraints. Which of the following is correctly done? *
d. Cover the restraints with a blanket so that the client can’t see them
73. Which of the following nursing diagnoses almost automatically warrants 1 point
a. low self-esteem
d. Powerlessness
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74. Nurse Tina is preparing Lara’s documents for discharge. Discharge 1 point
planning from the hospital to home care begins when the: *
75. When signing a form as a witness, your signature shows that the client: 1 point
*
B. Was awake and fully alert and not medicated with narcotics.
D. Has signed that form and the witness saw it being done
76. The nursing theorist who developed transcultural nursing theory is: * 1 point
A. Dorothea Orem
B. Madeleine Leininger
C. Betty Newman
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77. Even though the nurse may obtain the client’s signature on a form, 1 point
obtaining informed consent is the responsibility of the: *
A. Client
B. Physician
C. Student nurse
D. Supervising nurse.
78. Disparities in health outcomes between the rich and the poor 1 point
illustrates: *
79. Nurses agree to be advocates for their patients. Practice of advocacy 1 point
C. Assess the client’s point of view and prepare to articulate this point of view.
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A. Organize a strike
81. Miss Maria, an 88-year old woman, believes that life should not be 1 point
prolonged when hope is gone. She has decided that she does not want
extraordinary measures taken when her life is at its end. Because she feels
this way, she has talked with her daughter about her desires, completing a
living will and left directions with her physician. This is an example of: *
A. Affirming a value
B. Choosing a value
C. Prizing a value
D. Reflecting a value
A. Consent for medical treatment can be given by a minor with a sexually transmitted
disease (STD).
C. Student nurses cannot be sued for malpractice while in a nursing clinical class.
D. Nurses who get sick and leave during a shift are not abandoning clients if they call
their supervisor and leave a message about their emergency illness.
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83. Which of the following is NOT considered one of the four essential 1 point
characteristics of a profession? *
84. A person who has completed a basic nursing education program and is 1 point
licensed in his/her country to practice professional nursing is a:
a. Professional nurse
b. BSN graduate
d. Inadequate nurse
Clear selection
85. Which activity would not be expected by the nurse to meet the cultural 1 point
needs of the client? *
B. Ensure that the interpreter understands not only the language of the client but
feelings and attitudes behind cultural practices to make sure an ethical balance can
be achieved
C. Develop structure and process for meeting cultural needs on a regular basis and
means to avoid overlooking these needs with clients
D. Expect the family to keep an interpreter present at all times to assist in meeting the
communication needs all day and night while hospitalized
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86. In the foundation of law, the use of the principle of stare decisis 1 point
provides the system with needed stability, and yet it has allowed for the
creation of new principles as changing patterns of facts have emerged.
Stare decisis means? *
D. Legal case
____________________. *
A. Motivation
B. Self-actualization
C. Autonomy
D. Independence
88. The Generation Z is best describe from which of the following 1 point
characteristics? *
C. Social Activist
D. Street smart
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89. In the principle of categorical imperative, the imperatives seem to have 1 point
A. Demanding action
B. Unconditionality
C. Golden Rule
D. Universal application
91. To sustain a claim of negligence, all of the following must be in place 1 point
EXCEPT: *
A. Duty
B. Dereliction of duty
C. Direct cause
D. Due process
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92. The question, “How should I carry out my life if I am to live well,” is 1 point
representative of which of the following theoretical positions? *
A. Duty-oriented
B. Consequence- oriented
D. Utilitarianism
93. The nurse considers the ten golden rules in the administration of 1 point
b. Communication
d. Legal respon
A. Legal right
B. Imperfect obligation
C. Perfect obligation
D. Correlative obligation
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95. Which religion has a golden rule of “What is hateful to you do nit to your 1 point
fellow man?” *
A. Islam
B. Confucianism
C. Judaism
D. Taoism
96. “Right to bear arms” are example under what kind of legal right? * 1 point
A. Human rights
B. Personal right
C. Negative rights
D. Positive rights
b. Owned by hospital
c. Owned by patient and should be given by the nurse if the patient requested
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98. To avoid legal entanglement, the nurse should do the following: * 1 point
a. C Only
b. Both C and D
c. Must have basic knowledge regarding the new Philippine Nursing Law
99. A mental patient killed a staff nurse in one off his violent outburst. His 1 point
a. An exempting circumstances
b. A justifying circumstances
c. An aggravating circumstances
d. A mitigating circumstances
100. All of the following are reasons for revocation of license of a nurse 1 point
except: *
a. Tolerance of irregularities
c. Negligence
d. Dishonorable conduct
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Informed consent is crucial as it ensures patients are fully informed about and consenting to medical procedures they undergo. The physician is primarily responsible for explaining the surgical procedure, risks, and alternatives .
Using restraints has significant ethical implications, primarily concerning non-maleficence and autonomy. It may be justified if all other methods fail to ensure patient safety and they pose a risk of injury to themselves or others .
Triage in mass disasters prioritizes treating less injured patients first to save the maximum number of lives, reflecting the Utilitarian principle which seeks the greatest good for the greatest number .
Genetic screening can identify diseases such as Huntington’s Disease, Down syndrome, and cystic fibrosis. Ethical considerations include privacy concerns, informed consent, and potential psychological impact on patients and families .
The nurse ensures the patient is competent, understands the information given, and signs voluntarily without coercion, thereby upholding ethical principles of autonomy and informed decision-making .
IRBs are established to protect the rights and welfare of research subjects, ensuring ethical compliance and safe conduct in experimental studies affiliated with their institution .
Respecting a patient's right to privacy limits nursing communication to those directly involved in patient care, preventing unauthorized disclosure of personal health information to family members or others not explicitly designated by the patient .
The primary ethical principle a nurse should uphold in this situation is Autonomy, which respects the patient’s right to make their own health care decisions .
A nurse might be exempt from a malpractice suit if they performed their duties as prescribed in the job description, as per standard care protocols, and did not commit an act that directly led to patient injury .
Non-maleficence, meaning 'do no harm,' guides a nurse to act in ways that prevent injury or harm to patients while providing care, ensuring safety and well-being are prioritized .









