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Quiz 1: Legal and Ethical Issues
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1. Who are nurses 1. patients
"agents" for? (3) 2. physicians
3. organizations
2. How are nurses by their own ethics and principles
influenced?
3. Moral uncertain- Individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply and may even include
ty uncertainty as to where the moral problem is.
4. 3 approaches 1. Deontological
to ethical deci- 2. Teleological
sion-making: 3. Situational
5. Ethical deci- duty-focused where rules dominate decisions
sion-making
1. Deontological:
6. 2. Teleological: outcome-focused placing emphasis on results
7. 3. Situational: no prescribed rules
8. Autonomy self determination
9. Beneficence doing good
10. Paternalism one individual makes decisions for another
11. Utility good of the many outweighs that of the individual
12. Justice treating people fairly
13. Veracity truth telling
14. Fidelity keeping promises
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15. Confidentiality respecting privileged info
16. MORAL M=Massage the dilemma
Decision-Making O=Outline the options
ModelCrisham R=Review criteria and resolve
1985 A=Affirm position and act
What does each L=Look back and evaluate the decision
letter stand for?
17. Professional Code of Ethics: set of principles, established by a profession, to guide the individual
Code of Ethics practitioner
18. Who was the first American Nurses Association- in 1950 and has been revised 5 times since then
code of ethics
adopted by?
19. Ethics and Deci- -Increasing technology, regulatory pressures, and competition between health
sion making- why care providers
important? -National Nursing shortages
-Reduced fiscal resources
-Spiraling costs of supplies and personnel costs
-Distrust of the health care system
20. Code of Ethics- 9 Provision 1: The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion
provisions and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual,
unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or
Provision 1 the nature of health problems.
21. Provision 2 The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family,
group, or community.
22. 3 The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and
rights of the patient.
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Quiz 1: Legal and Ethical Issues
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4cm994
1. Who are nurses 1. patients
"agents" for? (3) 2. physicians
3. organizations
2. How are nurses by their own ethics and principles
influenced?
3. Moral uncertain- Individual is unsure which moral principles or values apply and may even include
ty uncertainty as to where the moral problem is.
4. 3 approaches 1. Deontological
to ethical deci- 2. Teleological
sion-making: 3. Situational
5. Ethical deci- duty-focused where rules dominate decisions
sion-making
1. Deontological:
6. 2. Teleological: outcome-focused placing emphasis on results
7. 3. Situational: no prescribed rules
8. Autonomy self determination
9. Beneficence doing good
10. Paternalism one individual makes decisions for another
11. Utility good of the many outweighs that of the individual
12. Justice treating people fairly
13. Veracity truth telling
14. Fidelity keeping promises
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, 9Quiz 1 Legal and Ethical Issues]2026/2027. {100%Success}
Quiz 1: Legal and Ethical Issues
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4cm994
15. Confidentiality respecting privileged info
16. MORAL M=Massage the dilemma
Decision-Making O=Outline the options
ModelCrisham R=Review criteria and resolve
1985 A=Affirm position and act
What does each L=Look back and evaluate the decision
letter stand for?
17. Professional Code of Ethics: set of principles, established by a profession, to guide the individual
Code of Ethics practitioner
18. Who was the first American Nurses Association- in 1950 and has been revised 5 times since then
code of ethics
adopted by?
19. Ethics and Deci- -Increasing technology, regulatory pressures, and competition between health
sion making- why care providers
important? -National Nursing shortages
-Reduced fiscal resources
-Spiraling costs of supplies and personnel costs
-Distrust of the health care system
20. Code of Ethics- 9 Provision 1: The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion
provisions and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual,
unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or
Provision 1 the nature of health problems.
21. Provision 2 The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family,
group, or community.
22. 3 The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and
rights of the patient.
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