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: set of concepts, along with the statements that arrange the
concepts into an understandable pattern Correct Answers
conceptual framework
"A nurse who completes a program in midwifery; provides
prenatal and postnatal care; and delivers babies for women with
uncomplicated pregnancies Correct Answers nurse midwife
"A nurse with an advanced degree, certified for special area or
age of patient care. works in a variety of health care settings or
an independent practice to make health assessments and deliver
primary care Correct Answers nurse practitioner
"A nurse with an advanced degree, education, or experience who
is considered to be an expert in a specialized area of nursing;
carries out direct patient care; consultation; teaching of patients,
families, and staff; and research" Correct Answers clinical
nurse specialist
A situation that arises when attempted adherence to basic ethical
principles result in two conflicting courses of action Correct
Answers ethical dilemma
a threat or attempt to make bodily contact with another without
that person's consent Correct Answers assault
a type of end-of-life care for persons who are terminally ill
characterized by the following; 1) patients are kept as free of
, pain as possible 2) patients receive continuity of care 3)patients
retain as much control as possible over decisions regarding their
care 4) patients are viewed as individuals with personal fears,
thoughts, feelings, values, and hopes Correct Answers hospice
A wrong committed against another person or the person's
property is a Correct Answers tort
act of negligence as applied to a professional person such as a
physician, nurse, or dentist Correct Answers malpractice
action-guiding theory of ethics that states that the rightness or
wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the
action Correct Answers utilitarian
an approach to bioethics that offers specific action guides
Correct Answers principle-based approach
an intentional tort in which one party makes derogatory remarks
about another that diminishes the other party's reputation
Correct Answers defamation of character
an organized, high-quality, cost-effective system of health care
that influences the selection and use of health care services of a
population Correct Answers managed care
approach to bioethics that directs attention to the specific
situations of individual patients viewed within the context of
their life narrative Correct Answers care-based approach
assault that is carried out Correct Answers battery