Category: BS Nursing

No.	Topics.	No.	Topics.
1.	Adult health nursing -II	2.	Adult Health Nursing 1
3.	Anatomy & Physialogy 1	4.	Anatomy & Physiology -II
5.	Antomy	6.	Applied Nutrition
7.	Behavioral Psychology	8.	Bio chemistry for nurses
9.	Clinical Practicum	10.	Community Health Nursing -I
11.	Community Health nursing -III	12.	Community Health Nursing-I
13.	Community Health-II	14.	computer skills
15.	Critical Care Nursing	16.	Cultural Health & Society
17.	Developmental Pcychology	18.	English -1 ( Fundamental English )
19.	English -III ( Technical & Presentation Skills )	20.	English -VI ( Academic Writing )
21.	English-II Communication Skills	22.	English-IV
23.	English-V	24.	English-VII ( Professional Writing )
25.	Epidemoilogy	26.	Fundamenatals Of Nursing -II
27.	Fundamental of nursing	28.	Health Assessement 1
29.	Health Assessment -II	30.	Introduction To Biostatistics
31.	Introduction to Nursing Theories	32.	Islamiat
33.	Leadership & management in Nursing	34.	Mathematics
35.	Microbiology	36.	Mrental Health Nursinig
37.	Nursing Ethics	38.	Nursing Research
39.	Pak Study	40.	Pathophysiology
41.	Pathophysiology-II	42.	Pediartic Health Nursing -II
43.	Pharmacology -I	44.	Pharmacology -II
45.	Teaching Learning Principles & Practice

A nurse is working in a long-term care facility and notices that residents are frequently left unattended for extended periods, leading to unmet needs and potential safety risks. The nurse reports this to management, but no changes are made. What is the nurse’s further ethical recourse?

Continue to work and do their best.
Publicly shame the facility.
Document specific instances of neglect and escalate concerns to regulatory agencies or professional nursing organizations.
Organize a protest among staff.

A nurse is caring for a patient with a chronic illness who is non-compliant with their treatment regimen, leading to frequent readmissions. The nurse feels frustrated by the patient’s choices but recognizes their autonomy. Which ethical principle guides the nurse’s continued non-judgmental care and support?

Beneficence
Fidelity
Non-maleficence
Autonomy

A nurse is asked to participate in a “death panel” to decide which patients receive scarce life-saving resources during a pandemic. This hypothetical scenario directly involves complex ethical considerations related to:

Informed consent
Research ethics
Distributive justice
Confidentiality

A nurse is providing care to a patient who repeatedly expresses unrealistic expectations about their recovery post-surgery, despite clear explanations from the medical team about potential long-term limitations. What is the nurse’s ethical responsibility?

Agree with the patient's unrealistic expectations to maintain hope.
Correct the patient harshly to ensure reality.
Continue to provide realistic information and support, while acknowledging the patient's feelings and hopes.
Avoid discussing recovery at all.

A nurse discovers a significant disparity in the quality of care provided to patients based on their socioeconomic status within the same healthcare facility. Wealthier patients consistently receive more attention and resources than less affluent patients. Which ethical principle is being violated in this scenario?

Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice

A patient who is a minor requires emergency surgery. The parents are unavailable, and there is no legal guardian present to provide consent. Delaying the surgery would put the child’s life at significant risk. Which ethical principle allows the medical team to proceed with the surgery without explicit consent in this critical situation?

Autonomy (of the minor)
Justice
Beneficence
Non-maleficence

A nurse is documenting patient care and realizes they have mistakenly documented an intervention that was not performed. The patient is stable, and no harm resulted. The nurse is tempted to leave the erroneous documentation to avoid administrative burden. Which ethical principle demands correction of this error?

Confidentiality
Fidelity
Veracity
Beneficence

A nurse’s personal values strongly oppose abortion. However, they are assigned to care for a patient undergoing a legal abortion procedure. The nurse feels conflicted about providing care. Which ethical concept requires the nurse to put aside personal values to provide professional care, or to seek reassignment through proper channels?

Fidelity
Conscientious objection
Advocacy
Veracity

A nurse receives a request from a patient’s insurance company for extensive personal health information beyond what is directly relevant to billing or treatment. The nurse is unsure about the scope of the release. What is the nurse’s primary ethical consideration?

Speed of information delivery to the insurer.
Protecting patient privacy and confidentiality.
Avoiding conflict with the insurance company.
Satisfying the request to avoid administrative burden.

A nurse is working in a research unit and notices that informed consent documents for a new study are highly complex, using medical jargon that many participants are unlikely to fully understand. The nurse is concerned about truly “informed” consent. Which ethical principle is most at risk of being violated?

Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Autonomy
Justice

A nurse is preparing to administer a medication, but the patient states, “I don’t usually take that pill; my other pill looks different.” The nurse double-checks the medication and order and confirms it is correct according to the chart. However, the patient continues to express doubt. What is the most ethical action for the nurse?

Administer the medication as ordered, ignoring the patient's doubt.
Explain the medication again and reassure the patient, then administer it.
Withhold the medication until the prescribing physician can be consulted to clarify the patient's concerns.
Ask the patient to describe their usual pill.

A nurse is considering taking a gift from a patient’s family as a token of appreciation for exceptional care. The gift is a moderately expensive item. The hospital policy strictly prohibits accepting gifts over a certain monetary value. What is the ethical dilemma here?

Beneficence vs. hospital policy
Professional boundaries vs. patient gratitude
Justice vs. personal gain
Autonomy vs. non-maleficence

A nurse is caring for a patient who has a history of opioid addiction. The patient frequently requests pain medication, even when objective signs of pain are minimal. The nurse suspects drug-seeking behavior but also wants to ensure adequate pain management. What is the most ethical approach?

Give the patient whatever they ask for to avoid conflict.
Strictly refuse all pain medication requests.
Assess the patient thoroughly for pain, consider alternative pain management strategies, and collaborate with the medical team on a comprehensive pain management plan that addresses both pain and potential addiction.
Accuse the patient of drug-seeking behavior.

A nurse is working in a hospital that is experiencing a severe nursing shortage, leading to excessive workload and inadequate patient-to-nurse ratios. The nurse feels that patient safety is being compromised due to these conditions. What is the most ethical and professional action for the nurse to take?

Work harder and longer hours to compensate.
Resign immediately due to unsafe conditions.
Document concerns, communicate them through official channels (e.g., charge nurse, union, nursing administration), and advocate for systemic changes.
Complain openly to patients and families.

During a routine assessment, a nurse identifies signs of potential child abuse in a patient. The parents strongly deny any wrongdoing and threaten legal action if the nurse reports their suspicions. The nurse knows that reporting is a legal and ethical obligation. Which ethical principle supports the nurse’s duty to report?

Autonomy (of parents)
Fidelity (to family)
Non-maleficence (to the child)
Veracity (to the parents)

A nurse discovers a significant security flaw in the hospital’s electronic health record system that could expose sensitive patient data. The nurse reports it to the IT department, but they dismiss the concern, stating it’s “not a priority.” What is the nurse’s ethical responsibility moving forward?

Accept the IT department's decision.
Leak the information to the media to force action.
Document the security flaw and their communication, and escalate the concern to hospital administration or regulatory bodies if patient privacy is at risk.
Try to fix the flaw themselves.

A nurse is caring for a patient who has repeatedly refused pain medication despite visible signs of severe pain. The patient states they believe pain is a “test of faith” and should be endured. The nurse is concerned about the patient’s suffering. Which ethical principle guides the nurse in respecting the patient’s decision, even if it seems to lead to harm from the nurse’s perspective?

Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Autonomy
Fidelity

A nurse is asked to participate in a research study that involves collecting data from patients without their explicit knowledge or consent, arguing that it is “observational” and “de-identified.” The nurse feels this practice is deceptive. Which ethical principle is most directly violated by the proposed data collection method?

Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Autonomy (of the patient)
Justice

A nurse is asked to be a “whistleblower” regarding unsafe practices at their hospital. The nurse is concerned about retaliation but also recognizes a moral obligation to protect patients. This situation highlights a conflict between personal safety and which ethical duty?

Confidentiality
Fidelity to employer
Patient advocacy
Professional courtesy

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