Critical Care Nursing 8th Edition Urden Test Bank Chapter 02: Ethical Issues Urden: Critical Care Nursing, 8th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. What is the difference between ethics and morals? a. Ethics is more concerned with the “why” of behavior. b. Ethics provides a framework for evaluation of the behavior. c. Ethics is broader in scope than morals. d. Ethics concentrates on the right or wrong behavior based on religion and culture values. ANS: A Ethics are concerned with the basis of the action rather than whether the action is right or wrong,good or bad. PTS: 1 DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding REF: p. 12 OBJ: Nursing Process Step: General TOP: Ethics MSC: NCLEX: Safe and Effective Care Environment 2. A patient’s wife has been informed by the practitioner that her spouse has permanent quadriplegia. Thewifestatesthat she does not want anyone to tell the patient about his injury. The patient asks the nurse about what hashappened.The nurse has conflicting emotions about how to handle the situation. What is the nurse experiencing?a. Autonomyb. Moral distress c. Moral doubt d. Moral courage ANS: B The nurse has been placed in a situation that initially caused moral distress and is struggling to determine the ethically appropriate action. Moral courage is the freedom to advocate for oneself, patients, and peers. Autonomy is an ethical principle. Moral doubt is not part of