NCLEX TEST- 5 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES

1. Which ethical principle allows a competent patient to refuse treatment?. Beneficence. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

2. Which principle takes priority when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?. Autonomy. Nonmaleficence. Fidelity. Justice.

3. Administering care in the patients best interest represents: Justice. Fidelity. Beneficence. Veracity.

4. Telling the truth about a medication error reflects which principle?. Veracity. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

5. Which action best demonstrates fidelity?. Providing equal care. Preventing harm. Keeping promises to patients. Advocating for safety.

6. Fair and equal treatment of all patients demonstrates: Autonomy. Justice. Veracity. Fidelity.

7. A nurse restrains a competent patient without an order. This is considered: Assault. Battery. Negligence. Malpractice.

8. Threatening to restrain a patient without touching them is: Battery. Negligence. Assault. Malpractice.

9. Which factor differentiates negligence from malpractice?. Intent. Setting. Injury. Documentation.

10. Posting false statements about a coworker online constitutes: Slander. Assault. Libel. Negligence.

11. Which ethical principle allows a competent patient to refuse treatment?. Beneficence. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

12. Which principle takes priority when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?. Autonomy. Nonmaleficence. Fidelity. Justice.

13. Administering care in the patients best interest represents: Justice. Fidelity. Beneficence. Veracity.

14. Telling the truth about a medication error reflects which principle?. Veracity. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

15. Which action best demonstrates fidelity?. Providing equal care. Preventing harm. Keeping promises to patients. Advocating for safety.

16. Fair and equal treatment of all patients demonstrates: Autonomy. Justice. Veracity. Fidelity.

17. A nurse restrains a competent patient without an order. This is considered: Assault. Battery. Negligence. Malpractice.

18. Threatening to restrain a patient without touching them is: Battery. Negligence. Assault. Malpractice.

19. Which factor differentiates negligence from malpractice?. Intent. Setting. Injury. Documentation.

20. Posting false statements about a coworker online constitutes: Slander. Assault. Libel. Negligence.

21. Which ethical principle allows a competent patient to refuse treatment?. Beneficence. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

22. Which principle takes priority when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?. Autonomy. Nonmaleficence. Fidelity. Justice.

23. Administering care in the patients best interest represents: Justice. Fidelity. Beneficence. Veracity.

24. Telling the truth about a medication error reflects which principle?. Veracity. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

25. Which action best demonstrates fidelity?. Providing equal care. Preventing harm. Keeping promises to patients. Advocating for safety.

26. Fair and equal treatment of all patients demonstrates: Autonomy. Justice. Veracity. Fidelity.

27. A nurse restrains a competent patient without an order. This is considered: Assault. Battery. Negligence. Malpractice.

28. Threatening to restrain a patient without touching them is: Battery. Negligence. Assault. Malpractice.

29. Which factor differentiates negligence from malpractice?. Intent. Setting. Injury. Documentation.

30. Posting false statements about a coworker online constitutes: Slander. Assault. Libel. Negligence.

31. Which ethical principle allows a competent patient to refuse treatment?. Beneficence. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

32. Which principle takes priority when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?. Autonomy. Nonmaleficence. Fidelity. Justice.

33. Administering care in the patients best interest represents: Justice. Fidelity. Beneficence. Veracity.

34. Telling the truth about a medication error reflects which principle?. Veracity. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

35. Which action best demonstrates fidelity?. Providing equal care. Preventing harm. Keeping promises to patients. Advocating for safety.

36. Fair and equal treatment of all patients demonstrates: Autonomy. Justice. Veracity. Fidelity.

37. A nurse restrains a competent patient without an order. This is considered: Assault. Battery. Negligence. Malpractice.

38. Threatening to restrain a patient without touching them is: Battery. Negligence. Assault. Malpractice.

39. Which factor differentiates negligence from malpractice?. Intent. Setting. Injury. Documentation.

40. Posting false statements about a coworker online constitutes: Slander. Assault. Libel. Negligence.

41. Which ethical principle allows a competent patient to refuse treatment?. Beneficence. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

42. Which principle takes priority when a patient lacks decision-making capacity?. Autonomy. Nonmaleficence. Fidelity. Justice.

43. Administering care in the patients best interest represents: Justice. Fidelity. Beneficence. Veracity.

44. Telling the truth about a medication error reflects which principle?. Veracity. Justice. Autonomy. Fidelity.

45. Which action best demonstrates fidelity?. Providing equal care. Preventing harm. Keeping promises to patients. Advocating for safety.

46. Fair and equal treatment of all patients demonstrates: Autonomy. Justice. Veracity. Fidelity.

47. A nurse restrains a competent patient without an order. This is considered: Assault. Battery. Negligence. Malpractice.

48. Threatening to restrain a patient without touching them is: Battery. Negligence. Assault. Malpractice.

49. Which factor differentiates negligence from malpractice?. Intent. Setting. Injury. Documentation.

50. Posting false statements about a coworker online constitutes: Slander. Assault. Libel. Negligence.