JOSE TROY A.

NGOA BSN2 A-10 SAS 5

1. ANSWER: B
RATIO: Stated under the Philippine Nursing Act of 2002 are the ethical
principles for professional nursing practice in a clinical setting.

2. ANSWER: C
RATIO: Justice is defined as the fairness of distribution of resources. However,
guidelines for a hierarchy of needs have been established, such as with organ
transplantation. Nurses are moved to areas of greatest need when shortages
occur on the floors. No floor is left without staff, and another floor that had five
staff will give up two to go help the floor that had no staff.

3. ANSWER: D
RATIO: The signature as a witness only states that the person signing the
form was the person who was listed in the procedure.

4. ANSWER: A
RATIO: A guardian has been appointed by a court and has full legal rights to
choose management of care.

5. ANSWER: D
RATIO: A utilitarian system of ethics proposes that the value of something is
determined by its usefulness.

6. ANSWER: B
RATIO: Common law results from judicial decisions made in courts when
individual legal cases are decided. Examples of common law include informed
consent, the patient’s right to refuse treatment, negligence, and malpractice.

7. ANSWER: B
RATIO: Despite the fact that the client may sign a form for the nurse. It is the
physician’s responsibility to obtain informed consent.

8. ANSWER: B
RATIO: To respect a client's personal space and territoriality, the nurse must
explain the nursing care and procedures.
JOSE TROY A. NGOA BSN2 A-10 SAS 5

9. ANSWER: A
RATIO: The ethic of care explores the notion of care as a central activity of
human behavior. Those who write about the ethics of care advocate a more
female biased theory that is based on understanding relationship, especially
personal narratives.

10. ANSWER: C
RATIO: The nurse along the treatment time, will develop a relationship to the
client that is unique among all professional health care providers.