Chapter 2 Ethical Theory

Chapter 2  Ethical Theory

Complete Chapter Questions And Answers
 

Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. A client is refusing a blood transfusion, despite the possible consequences. The nurse caring for this client knows that the client will die without the blood transfusion. What is this an example of?
a.
personal philosophy
b.
virtue ethics
c.
ethical dilemma
d.
practical imperative

ANS: C PTS: 1 REF: p. 23 BLM: Higher Order

2. Which moral perspective propounds the belief that people can figure out absolute moral rules which derive from the universe and that these truths are superior to the information received from the senses?
a.
moral belief
b.
rationalism
c.
deontology
d.
naturalism

ANS: B PTS: 1 REF: p. 27 BLM: Remember

3. A nurse performs CPR on a choking patient and in the process breaks the sternum, which then leads to the patient’s death. Which ethical theory would say that the nurse’s actions were inherently good because of the intent, regardless of the outcome?
a.
deontology
b.
naturalism
c.
rationalism
d.
utilitarianism

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 34 BLM: Higher Order

4. Scenario: In a clinic where there is only one functioning haemodialysis machine, there are two patients waiting for dialysis. One patient is a female, married, with four children; the other is a male, unmarried, and a homeless alcoholic. The nurse decides that the female is the right choice. Which of the following most clearly supports the nurse’s decision?
a.
deontology
b.
virtue ethics
c.
rationalism
d.
utilitarianism

ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: p. 29 BLM: Higher Order

5. Which type of moral theory, rigidly applied, would most likely lead a person to consider euthanasia morally wrong, even when it is done to end the pain and suffering of a patient?
a.
deontology
b.
virtue ethics
c.
naturalism
d.
utilitarianism

ANS: A PTS: 1 REF: p. 34 BLM: Higher Order