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assesses the ability of the LPN to "assist in the promotion of physical health and well-being by
providing care and comfort, reducing risk potential for clients and assisting them with the
management of health alterations." - Answer physiological integrity
four subcategories of Physiological Integrity: - Answer -Basic Care and Comfort
-Pharmacological Therapies
-Reduction of Risk Potential
-Physiological Adaptation
what are the integrated processes - Answer -caring
-clinical judgement
-clinical problem-solving (Nursing process)
-communication & documentation
-culture & spirituality
-teaching & learning
the nurse has reinforced teaching with a client with schizophrenia who is receiving receiving
prescribed olanzapine. which of the following statements by the client would indicate a correct
understanding of teaching? - Answer the medication may cause dry mouth
the nurse is talking with a client who had a subtotal gastrectomy 1 month ago. which of the
following statements by the client would be a priority to follow up? - Answer I feel tired all
the time
a systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil
as they relate to conduct and human flourishing - Answer ethics
ask questions such as what kind of
person should I be; what are my duties and obligations to other people; what do I owe the
common good or the public? - Answer bioethics
subset of bioethics; formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing - Answer
nursing ethics
, The rightness or wrongness of an action
depends on the consequences of the action - Answer utilitarian
An action is right or wrong
independent of its consequences - Answer deontologic
Respect rights of patients to make
health care decisions - Answer autonomy
avoid causing harm - Answer nonmaleficence
benefit the patient - Answer beneficence
Give each their due and act fairly - Answer justice
Practice based on professional standards of ethical conduct as well as professional values
Nurses should:
o Cultivate the virtues of nursing
o Understand ethical theories that dictate and justify professional conduct
o Be familiar with codes of ethics for nurses and standards for professional nursing conduct -
Answer ethical conduct
the capacity to be ethical and do the
ethically right thing for the right reasons - Answer moral agency
The right to:
o Practice in a manner that fulfills obligations to society and to those who receive nursing care
o Practice in environments that allow them to act in accordance with professional standards and
legally authorized scopes of practice
o Work in an environment that supports and facilitates ethical practice, in accordance with the
Code of Ethics for Nurses
o Freely and openly advocate for themselves and their patients, without fear of retribution
o Receive fair compensation for their work, consistent with their knowledge, experience, and
professional responsibilities
o Practice in a work environment that is safe for themselves and their patients