NURS 1010 - Fundamentals Exam 1 - CCRI
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Ethics - Standards of moral conduct in society.
- Describes right and wrong behaviors
Beneficence Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Nonmaleficence Duty to do no harm
Respect for Autonomy Respecting patients' rights to make decisions about their own healthcare
Veracity Truthfulness, honesty
Justice Act fairly and equitably to everyone
Accountability Ability to answer for one's own actions
Advocacy Support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
Confidentiality Limit of sharing information
Fidelity Keep promises and/or agreements
Responsibility Being dependable and reliable
Ethical Theories Deontology, utilitarianism, rights-based, justice-based, virtue-based
Deontology (Duty-based) Focuses on the rightness or wrongness
Utilitarianism Focuses on the consequences from the actions
Rights-based An individual's rights are more important than what might be best for all of
society
, Justice-based No individual should have an advantage over another person. All people
should be treated equal.
Virute-based Personal traits of individual - not societal norms
Code of Ethics Defines the values, morals, and standards guiding practice in a specific
discipline or profession
Responsibility of nurse educators To advise and supervise their students, collaborate with students to identify
individual learning needs within the clinical setting, and facilitate the
educational process
Responsibility of student nurses Held to the same standards as actual nurses
Civility Being polite and respectful
Bioethics The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
Genetic testing and gene editing Can help determine likelihood of disorders
Ex: cystic fibrosis, Huntington disease, breast cancer
Cloning and embryonic stem cell research Can potentially save lives through effective treatment or cures for disorders
like:
Ex: severe spinal cord injury, type 1 diabetes mellitus, Alzheimers, cystic fibrosis,
multiple sclerosis
Futile care Care that is useless and prolongs the time until death rather than restoring life
Ethics committee Any person involved in an ethical dilemma, including nurses, physicians, health
care providers, patients, and family members, can request access to this
Your patient is about to undergo a controversial Nonmaleficence
orthopedic procedure. The procedure may cause
periods of pain. Although nurses agree to do no harm,
this procedure may be the patient's only treatment
choice. This is an example of:
Scope of Ethics Societal
Organizational
Bioethics/Clinical/Research
Professional
Personal
Theories of Morality and Moral Development: Ethics Duty, Consequence, Character, Relationship
of...
Ethics of Duty Is the right thing to do
Ethics of Consequence Is the greatest good for the greatest number
Ethics of Character Is based on life experiences and a willingness to reflect on our actions.