NR 226: Exam 1 study guide verified to
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Deontology - correct answer ✔defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism - correct answer ✔proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness
Feminist Ethics - correct answer ✔focuses on the inequality between people
Ethics of Care - correct answer ✔Emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships, especially
as they are revealed in personal narratives
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔A set of guiding principles that all members of a
profession accept
Autonomy - correct answer ✔commitment to include patients in their decisions
Beneficence - correct answer ✔taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - correct answer ✔being fair
Fidelity - correct answer ✔agreement to keep promises
How to process an ethical dilemma (7 steps) - correct answer ✔Step 1: Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
,Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Clarify your own values/opinons.
Step 4: Verbalize the problem.
Step 5: Identify possible courses of action.
Step 6: Negotiate a plan.
Step 7: Evaluate the plan.
Who can request access to an ethical committee? - correct answer ✔Any person involved in an ethical
dilemma
(including nurses, physicians, health care providers, patients, and family members)
Issues in healthcare ethics - correct answer ✔quality of care
genetic screening
care at the end of life
access to care
4 basic principles in the Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔1. advocacy
2. confidentiality
3. responsibility
4. accountability
an ethical problem has at least one of the following.. (3) - correct answer ✔1. unable to resolve solely
on scientific data
2. perplexing- cannot easily make decision
3. answer will have a profound relevance for areas of human concern
, purposes of the ethical committee - correct answer ✔provide education, recommendations, and case
consultation
issue: quality of life - correct answer ✔measures the values/benefits of certain medical interventions
(ex. DNR, cancer therapy)
issue: genetic screening - correct answer ✔can alert patient to a condition that is not yet apparent, but
will eventually develop
issue: futile care - correct answer ✔medical interventions that are unlikely to produce benefit to the
patient
(ex. tx to a patient that has no hope/incurable)
moral distress - correct answer ✔describes the anguish experienced when a person feels unable to act
according to closely held core values
ethics - correct answer ✔The study of conduct and character. It is concerned with determining what is
good or valuable for individuals and society at large
values - correct answer ✔Personal beliefs about the worth of something, that influences their behavior
accountability - correct answer ✔answering for your own actions
magnet recognition - correct answer ✔the hospital has clinical promotion systems and research and
evidence-based practice programs; nurses have professional autonomy over their practice
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Deontology - correct answer ✔defines actions as right or wrong
Utilitarianism - correct answer ✔proposes that the value of something is determined by its usefulness
Feminist Ethics - correct answer ✔focuses on the inequality between people
Ethics of Care - correct answer ✔Emphasizes the importance of understanding relationships, especially
as they are revealed in personal narratives
Professional Nursing Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔A set of guiding principles that all members of a
profession accept
Autonomy - correct answer ✔commitment to include patients in their decisions
Beneficence - correct answer ✔taking positive actions to help others
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - correct answer ✔being fair
Fidelity - correct answer ✔agreement to keep promises
How to process an ethical dilemma (7 steps) - correct answer ✔Step 1: Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
,Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Clarify your own values/opinons.
Step 4: Verbalize the problem.
Step 5: Identify possible courses of action.
Step 6: Negotiate a plan.
Step 7: Evaluate the plan.
Who can request access to an ethical committee? - correct answer ✔Any person involved in an ethical
dilemma
(including nurses, physicians, health care providers, patients, and family members)
Issues in healthcare ethics - correct answer ✔quality of care
genetic screening
care at the end of life
access to care
4 basic principles in the Code of Ethics - correct answer ✔1. advocacy
2. confidentiality
3. responsibility
4. accountability
an ethical problem has at least one of the following.. (3) - correct answer ✔1. unable to resolve solely
on scientific data
2. perplexing- cannot easily make decision
3. answer will have a profound relevance for areas of human concern
, purposes of the ethical committee - correct answer ✔provide education, recommendations, and case
consultation
issue: quality of life - correct answer ✔measures the values/benefits of certain medical interventions
(ex. DNR, cancer therapy)
issue: genetic screening - correct answer ✔can alert patient to a condition that is not yet apparent, but
will eventually develop
issue: futile care - correct answer ✔medical interventions that are unlikely to produce benefit to the
patient
(ex. tx to a patient that has no hope/incurable)
moral distress - correct answer ✔describes the anguish experienced when a person feels unable to act
according to closely held core values
ethics - correct answer ✔The study of conduct and character. It is concerned with determining what is
good or valuable for individuals and society at large
values - correct answer ✔Personal beliefs about the worth of something, that influences their behavior
accountability - correct answer ✔answering for your own actions
magnet recognition - correct answer ✔the hospital has clinical promotion systems and research and
evidence-based practice programs; nurses have professional autonomy over their practice
