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Who wrote the Nurses Code of Ethics? Answer: Florence Nightingale
Values Answer: ideals or concepts that give meaning to an individuals life
Morals Answer: Fundamental standards of right and wrong that an individual learns
and internalizes
Laws Answer: Rules of social conduct made by humans to protect society and
these laws are based on concerns about fairness and justice
Ethics Answer: Declaration of what is right or wrong and what ought to be
What are the things that Code of Ethics defines? Answer: Govern a profession,
confidentiality, justice, compassion
Significance of Code of Ethics Answer: written list of a professions values and
standards of conduct. The cod of ethics provides a framework for decision-making
for the profession and should be oriented toward the daily decisions made by
members of the profession
Who writes the Nurse Practice Act Answer: State BON
Steps to ethical decision making Answer: 1. collect, analyze, and interpret data
2. state the dilemma
3. consider the choices of action
4. analyze the advantages and disadvantages
5. make the decision and act on it
Name of the privacy law? Answer: Right to privacy
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, What is the Right to Privacy? Answer: violation of a persons right to protection
against unreasonable and unwanted interference with ones personal life
Advance directive Answer: can and should specify which extraordinary procedures,
surgeries, medications, or treatments can or cannot be used. These directives are
often formal documents that need to be witnessed by two individuals who are not
related to client.
Who has the power to revoke a license? Answer: State Boards of Nursing
Reasons license can be revoked or suspended? Answer: seriouc crime,
negligence, failure to renew license, non-safe practice, illegal drugs or alcohol,
unprofessional
Who is the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence Nightengale
Who is the Father of Modern Medicine? Answer: Hippocrates
What is Hippocrates known for? Answer: Client needs to be treated for mind, body,
spirit, and evironment
Influential reasoning for Christianity? Answer: Practiced human sacrifice,
infanticide, and abortion- which is now considered murder. Dedicated their lives to
the sick and dying. Christian womans role was to help the sick and provide food and
care.
Dark Ages Answer: 500-1000 AD, plague, smallpo, leprosy, diptheria killed large
segments of populations
First nursing school? Answer: Florence Nightingale
What is the Good Samaritan Act? Answer: Protects healthcare professionals who
provide care in an emergency lawsuits and charged with contributory negligence
when they provide care to persons in need of immediate treatment
What is Negligence? Answer: nurse fails to conform to the standard of care, doing
the wrong thing not knowing its wrong
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MADE SIMPLE | TRUSTED TEST SOLUTIONS!
Who wrote the Nurses Code of Ethics? Answer: Florence Nightingale
Values Answer: ideals or concepts that give meaning to an individuals life
Morals Answer: Fundamental standards of right and wrong that an individual learns
and internalizes
Laws Answer: Rules of social conduct made by humans to protect society and
these laws are based on concerns about fairness and justice
Ethics Answer: Declaration of what is right or wrong and what ought to be
What are the things that Code of Ethics defines? Answer: Govern a profession,
confidentiality, justice, compassion
Significance of Code of Ethics Answer: written list of a professions values and
standards of conduct. The cod of ethics provides a framework for decision-making
for the profession and should be oriented toward the daily decisions made by
members of the profession
Who writes the Nurse Practice Act Answer: State BON
Steps to ethical decision making Answer: 1. collect, analyze, and interpret data
2. state the dilemma
3. consider the choices of action
4. analyze the advantages and disadvantages
5. make the decision and act on it
Name of the privacy law? Answer: Right to privacy
1
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, What is the Right to Privacy? Answer: violation of a persons right to protection
against unreasonable and unwanted interference with ones personal life
Advance directive Answer: can and should specify which extraordinary procedures,
surgeries, medications, or treatments can or cannot be used. These directives are
often formal documents that need to be witnessed by two individuals who are not
related to client.
Who has the power to revoke a license? Answer: State Boards of Nursing
Reasons license can be revoked or suspended? Answer: seriouc crime,
negligence, failure to renew license, non-safe practice, illegal drugs or alcohol,
unprofessional
Who is the founder of modern nursing? Answer: Florence Nightengale
Who is the Father of Modern Medicine? Answer: Hippocrates
What is Hippocrates known for? Answer: Client needs to be treated for mind, body,
spirit, and evironment
Influential reasoning for Christianity? Answer: Practiced human sacrifice,
infanticide, and abortion- which is now considered murder. Dedicated their lives to
the sick and dying. Christian womans role was to help the sick and provide food and
care.
Dark Ages Answer: 500-1000 AD, plague, smallpo, leprosy, diptheria killed large
segments of populations
First nursing school? Answer: Florence Nightingale
What is the Good Samaritan Act? Answer: Protects healthcare professionals who
provide care in an emergency lawsuits and charged with contributory negligence
when they provide care to persons in need of immediate treatment
What is Negligence? Answer: nurse fails to conform to the standard of care, doing
the wrong thing not knowing its wrong
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