All Free Nursing Management and Ethics MCQs with Answers
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- A. Agree because confidentiality always prevents disclosure
- B. Promise secrecy and document only the patient's request
- C. Explain that the error must be reported for patient safety
- D. Tell the patient's relatives before informing the healthcare team
Explanation: The nurse should explain that a medication error must be reported promptly through the appropriate clinical and safety channels.
Correct answer: Explain that the error must be reported for patient safety- A. Give priority to the relative to preserve family trust
- B. Use transparent clinical criteria applied to every patient
- C. Choose the patient who complains most loudly
- D. Ask staff members to select the most sympathetic patient
Explanation: Justice requires fair and consistent allocation of limited healthcare resources using relevant clinical criteria.
Correct answer: Use transparent clinical criteria applied to every patient- A. Follow the valid order and activate the prescribed response
- B. Begin resuscitation until the family member becomes calm
- C. Ask the family member to sign permission for resuscitation
- D. Delay action while waiting for the attending physician
Explanation: The nurse follows the valid advance decision or do-not-resuscitate order and the facility's emergency policy.
Correct answer: Follow the valid order and activate the prescribed response- A. Refuse because personal beliefs must not be discussed
- B. Tell the patient that prayer has no place in healthcare
- C. Respectfully support the request or arrange suitable spiritual support
- D. Persuade the patient to follow the nurse's own beliefs
Explanation: Respect for dignity includes supporting a patient's spiritual needs without imposing the nurse's own beliefs.
Correct answer: Respectfully support the request or arrange suitable spiritual support- A. Ignore it because the colleague may be under stress
- B. Discuss the patient's complaint with visitors first
- C. Protect the patient and report the conduct through proper channels
- D. Post details about the incident on a staff messaging group
Explanation: Advocacy and respect for dignity require the nurse to protect the patient and report suspected mistreatment according to policy.
Correct answer: Protect the patient and report the conduct through proper channels- A. A nurse may deny care that conflicts with personal beliefs
- B. A nurse's preference determines what treatment a patient receives
- C. A nurse provides respectful care while managing personal bias
- D. A nurse may disclose patient information to defend personal values
Explanation: Professional ethics requires respectful, non-discriminatory care even when a patient's choices differ from the nurse's beliefs.
Correct answer: A nurse provides respectful care while managing personal bias- A. Justice, by treating all patients identically
- B. Beneficence, by promoting the patient's welfare
- C. Fidelity, by keeping a professional promise
- D. Veracity, by giving complete information
Explanation: Beneficence means acting to promote the patient's well-being and benefit.
Correct answer: Beneficence, by promoting the patient's welfare- A. Keep the curtain closed because privacy always has priority
- B. Follow the patient's preference while exposing only the needed area
- C. Ask the family to decide whether the curtain should remain open
- D. Leave the curtain open for the entire ward team's convenience
Explanation: Respect for dignity includes involving the patient in reasonable choices about privacy and comfort.
Correct answer: Follow the patient's preference while exposing only the needed area- A. Ask the patient's neighbour to sign the consent form
- B. Proceed because the procedure is recommended by the doctor
- C. Notify the healthcare team and follow the approved surrogate process
- D. Ask the patient to sign quickly before the confusion worsens
Explanation: A confused patient may lack decision-making capacity for that procedure, so the nurse should alert the team and support the legally…
Correct answer: Notify the healthcare team and follow the approved surrogate process- A. Promise absolute secrecy and document nothing
- B. Share the minimum necessary information with the appropriate team
- C. Tell all ward staff so everyone can monitor the patient
- D. Discuss the information with visitors who may know the person
Explanation: Confidentiality is important, but preventing serious harm may require limited disclosure to appropriate professionals.
Correct answer: Share the minimum necessary information with the appropriate team- A. Protecting a patient's information from unauthorised disclosure
- B. Obtaining required consent before an invasive procedure
- C. Using a professional registration number on official records
- D. Supporting a patient's wish to make a respectful personal choice
Explanation: Supporting personal choice and dignity reflects ethical practice, even when no specific law describes every detail of the situation.
Correct answer: Supporting a patient's wish to make a respectful personal choice- A. Say that the treatment has no important side effects
- B. Tell the patient to ask another patient who received it
- C. State that the answer is unknown and obtain reliable information
- D. Avoid answering because discussing side effects may cause fear
Explanation: The nurse should be honest about limitations and obtain accurate information from a reliable source.
Correct answer: State that the answer is unknown and obtain reliable information- A. Require the patient to follow the nurse's preferred routine
- B. Provide safe care while accommodating reasonable cultural practices
- C. Ask the family to replace all nursing care during the admission
- D. Avoid discussing cultural needs to prevent disagreement
Explanation: Respect for dignity requires culturally sensitive care that remains safe and clinically appropriate.
Correct answer: Provide safe care while accommodating reasonable cultural practices- A. Continue the treatment because it was prescribed
- B. Explore the reason, inform the healthcare team, and respect the decision
- C. Ask the family to persuade the patient to continue
- D. Tell the patient that refusal is not allowed after treatment starts
Explanation: A patient with decision-making capacity may withdraw consent after treatment has begun.
Correct answer: Explore the reason, inform the healthcare team, and respect the decision- A. Provide the basic supplies required for equitable care
- B. Ask the patient to bring supplies from home before receiving care
- C. Give supplies only if the patient promises to complain less
- D. Use supplies from another patient without asking permission
Explanation: Justice requires fair access to necessary nursing care regardless of financial status.
Correct answer: Provide the basic supplies required for equitable care- A. Refuse all further care until the patient changes the decision
- B. Explain relevant risks, check understanding, and respect the informed choice
- C. Tell the family to make the decision because the nurse disagrees
- D. Record that the patient is incapable of making healthcare decisions
Explanation: A competent patient may make choices that the nurse considers unwise after receiving understandable information.
Correct answer: Explain relevant risks, check understanding, and respect the informed choice- A. It confirms the patient is receiving the planned care
- B. It allows the nurse to finish the task more quickly
- C. It prevents the patient from asking unnecessary questions
- D. It shows that the nurse has authority over the patient
Explanation: Identity checks protect the patient from errors and show that the person is treated as an individual.
Correct answer: It confirms the patient is receiving the planned care- A. Ask the patient to sign the consent form immediately
- B. Tell the patient that all procedures have some risk
- C. Notify the responsible clinician before the procedure
- D. Explain the complete procedure and obtain consent personally
Explanation: The responsible clinician must provide the required information for informed consent, while the nurse should advocate for the patient by…
Correct answer: Notify the responsible clinician before the procedure- A. Post it if the patient's face is partly covered
- B. Post it after asking the patient's relative for permission
- C. Post it only after removing the hospital name
- D. Decline and keep the patient's information private
Explanation: A patient's request does not remove professional duties about privacy, confidentiality and appropriate boundaries.
Correct answer: Decline and keep the patient's information private- A. Follow the documented decision and inform the healthcare team
- B. Ask the family to decide whether the document should be followed
- C. Provide the treatment because the patient cannot confirm the refusal
- D. Ignore the document until a court gives the nurse written permission
Explanation: A valid advance decision expresses the patient's previously stated wishes when the patient lacks capacity.
Correct answer: Follow the documented decision and inform the healthcare team