All Free Nursing Management and Ethics MCQs with Answers
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- A. Require memorisation of unrelated definitions.
- B. Connect the content with cases from their work.
- C. Delay questions until the final examination.
- D. Present the same example to every learner.
Explanation: Adults learn better when new knowledge is connected with practical problems and previous experience.
Correct answer: Connect the content with cases from their work.- A. To assign the final course grade
- B. To identify the student's starting knowledge
- C. To certify independent clinical practice
- D. To compare the teacher's presentation skills
Explanation: A pretest identifies baseline knowledge and learning needs before instruction begins.
Correct answer: To identify the student's starting knowledge- A. Role play
- B. Guided questioning
- C. Programmed instruction
- D. Independent reading
Explanation: Guided questioning helps the learner reason through clinical decisions while receiving support from the instructor.
Correct answer: Guided questioning- A. A multiple-choice knowledge test
- B. A structured presentation rubric
- C. A true-or-false recall quiz
- D. A written list of drug names
Explanation: A structured presentation rubric can assess organisation, accuracy, communication and use of teaching methods during the actual session.
Correct answer: A structured presentation rubric- A. Self-instructional learning
- B. Unstructured group discussion
- C. Bedside case conference
- D. Demonstration without practice
Explanation: Self-instructional learning provides organised content that learners can study and practise at an individual pace.
Correct answer: Self-instructional learning- A. You are careless with every procedure.
- B. You made a mistake, so stop practising.
- C. Check two identifiers before administration.
- D. Your performance is not acceptable today.
Explanation: Effective feedback is specific, timely and focused on the behaviour that needs correction.
Correct answer: Check two identifiers before administration.- A. A flowchart
- B. A decorative poster
- C. A detailed textbook chapter
- D. An unrelated photograph
Explanation: A flowchart presents an ordered sequence clearly and helps learners follow the progression of actions.
Correct answer: A flowchart- A. Beneficence
- B. Autonomy
- C. Justice
- D. Fidelity
Explanation: Autonomy means the patient has the right to make voluntary decisions about personal care after receiving understandable information.
Correct answer: Autonomy- A. Ask the family to sign consent instead
- B. Respect the refusal and inform the healthcare provider
- C. Administer the transfusion while the patient is unaware
- D. Tell the patient that refusal is not permitted
Explanation: A competent patient may refuse treatment, even when the refusal may lead to serious harm.
Correct answer: Respect the refusal and inform the healthcare provider- A. Giving a complete and truthful explanation of a procedure
- B. Keeping a promise to return with prescribed medication
- C. Distributing limited supplies equally among patients
- D. Preventing an avoidable injury during care
Explanation: Veracity is the duty to communicate truthfully and avoid deliberately misleading the patient.
Correct answer: Giving a complete and truthful explanation of a procedure- A. Justice
- B. Confidentiality
- C. Beneficence
- D. Accountability
Explanation: Confidentiality requires protecting private patient information from people who are not involved in the patient's care.
Correct answer: Confidentiality- A. Share it because relatives need to know
- B. Respect the request and maintain privacy
- C. Ask the relatives to obtain the information directly
- D. Tell the patient that family privacy is not possible
Explanation: The patient's expressed preference about disclosure should be respected when the patient has decision-making capacity.
Correct answer: Respect the request and maintain privacy- A. Give the medication because the prescription is signed
- B. Withhold all medicines for the rest of the shift
- C. Pause the dose and clarify the prescription promptly
- D. Ask another patient whether the dose seems correct
Explanation: Non-maleficence means avoiding preventable harm. The nurse should hold the questionable dose temporarily, assess the patient, and clarify…
Correct answer: Pause the dose and clarify the prescription promptly- A. Give it to the patient with the wealthier family
- B. Give it to the patient who arrived with more visitors
- C. Use consistent clinical criteria for allocation
- D. Give it to the patient who complains more loudly
Explanation: Justice requires fair and consistent treatment without discrimination based on wealth, social influence, or personal preference.
Correct answer: Use consistent clinical criteria for allocation- A. Fidelity
- B. Autonomy
- C. Veracity
- D. Justice
Explanation: Fidelity means being faithful to professional commitments and keeping reasonable promises made to patients.
Correct answer: Fidelity- A. Change the subject to reduce the patient's worry
- B. Explain that the family can decide everything
- C. Assess what the patient understands and notify the provider
- D. Tell the patient not to ask about an upsetting diagnosis
Explanation: The nurse should assess the patient's understanding, provide information within the nursing role, and request further discussion with the…
Correct answer: Assess what the patient understands and notify the provider- A. Follow the family's request without discussion
- B. Give false reassurance to protect the patient
- C. Support truthful communication and the patient's preferences
- D. Disclose all information to visitors without permission
Explanation: A patient with capacity has the right to receive truthful information and decide who may receive it.
Correct answer: Support truthful communication and the patient's preferences- A. Ask the family to persuade the patient to accept surgery
- B. Explore the concerns and inform the healthcare team
- C. Tell the patient that refusal could cause death
- D. Arrange surgery because the treatment is medically necessary
Explanation: The nurse should explore the patient's reasons, provide support and communicate the refusal to the healthcare team.
Correct answer: Explore the concerns and inform the healthcare team- A. Ask an adult child to translate the consent discussion
- B. Use a trained medical interpreter for the discussion
- C. Give the patient an English consent form to read
- D. Ask another patient who speaks both languages to translate
Explanation: A trained medical interpreter helps preserve accurate, private and voluntary communication.
Correct answer: Use a trained medical interpreter for the discussion- A. Read the record to identify the responsible nurse
- B. Close or secure the record and inform the responsible staff
- C. Take a photograph to document the privacy concern
- D. Leave it open because no person is viewing it
Explanation: The nurse should immediately secure the unattended record to reduce unauthorized access, then report the incident according to facility…
Correct answer: Close or secure the record and inform the responsible staff