Eastern Florida NUR3805 Chapter 7 Quiz/Eastern Florida NUR3805 Chapter 7 Quiz

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Question 1

Which of the following situations is an example of moral distress?

You become romantically involved with a co-worker, which is against the unit policy, so you resign your position. 

You purposefully use vague language when explaining a patient’s condition to the family. Staff expects that the patient may be brain-dead, but test results are not yet conclusive.

You hear nurses in the lounge making off-color jokes about a patient. You are afraid to speak up for fear of retaliation. 

You have been late for work a couple of times in the last 2 weeks, and your co-workers are covering for you. 

Question 2

According to Kohlberg’s theory of moral development, individuals who act “because it is the rule of society” are operating in which level of moral development?

Developmental