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Ethics - correct answer- Standards of moral conduct in society.
- Describes right and wrong behaviors
Beneficence - correct answerDoing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
Nonmaleficence - correct answerDuty to do no harm
Respect for Autonomy - correct answerRespecting patients' rights to make decisions
about their own healthcare
Veracity - correct answerTruthfulness, honesty
Justice - correct answerAct fairly and equitably to everyone
Accountability - correct answerAbility to answer for one's own actions
Advocacy - correct answerSupport; active pleading on behalf of someone or something
Confidentiality - correct answerLimit of sharing information
Fidelity - correct answerKeep promises and/or agreements
Responsibility - correct answerBeing dependable and reliable
Ethical Theories - correct answerDeontology, utilitarianism, rights-based, justice-based,
virtue-based
Deontology (Duty-based) - correct answerFocuses on the rightness or wrongness
Utilitarianism - correct answerFocuses on the consequences from the actions
Rights-based - correct answerAn individual's rights are more important than what might
be best for all of society
Justice-based - correct answerNo individual should have an advantage over another
person. All people should be treated equal.
,Virute-based - correct answerPersonal traits of individual - not societal norms
Code of Ethics - correct answerDefines the values, morals, and standards guiding
practice in a specific discipline or profession
Responsibility of nurse educators - correct answerTo 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 - correct answerHeld to the same standards as actual
nurses
Civility - correct answerBeing polite and respectful
Bioethics - correct answerThe study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
Genetic testing and gene editing - correct answerCan help determine likelihood of
disorders
Ex: cystic fibrosis, Huntington disease, breast cancer
Cloning and embryonic stem cell research - correct answerCan 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 - correct answerCare that is useless and prolongs the time until death rather
than restoring life
Ethics committee - correct answerAny 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 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: - correct
answerNonmaleficence
Scope of Ethics - correct answerSocietal
Organizational
Bioethics/Clinical/Research
Professional
Personal
,Theories of Morality and Moral Development: Ethics of... - correct answerDuty,
Consequence, Character, Relationship
Ethics of Duty - correct answerIs the right thing to do
Ethics of Consequence - correct answerIs the greatest good for the greatest number
Ethics of Character - correct answerIs based on life experiences and a willingness to
reflect on our actions.
Ethics of Relationship - correct answerIs the nature and obligation inherent in human
relationships
3 virtues of health professionals for responding to ethically challenging situations -
correct answerCourage, Compassion, Commitment
Failure to act or respond in an ethically appropriate way has been linked to - correct
answerSerious or potentially dangerous errors, personal stress, personal burnout
Moral distress - correct answerThe anguish experienced when a person feels unable to
act according to closely held core values; own values pushed aside
Moral resilience - correct answerThe capacity of an individual to sustain or restore
integrity in response to moral complexity, confusion, distress, or setbacks; allows you to
remain open to compromises without compromising one's own moral integrity
Ethical dilemma process - correct answerStep 1: Ask if this is an ethical dilemma.
Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Clarify values.
Step 4: Verbalize the problem.
Step 5: Identify possible courses of action.
Step 6: Negotiate the outcome.
Step 7: Evaluate the action.
ANA Code of Ethics - correct answerProvides a foundation for professional nursing
Legislation - correct answerThe process of introducing, adopting, changing, or repealing
law
Regulation - correct answerThe process of putting laws into action through the
establishment of rules
Litigation - correct answerThe process of seeking help through the courts to address a
perceived wrong
, Healthcare Law - correct answerHealthcare providers, healthcare agencies, healthcare
workforce, healthcare organization, payers and payees, consumers
Constitutional Law - correct answerFrom a formal, written constitution that defines the
power of government and the responsibilities of its elected or appointed officials
Statutory law - correct answerLaw passed by the U.S. Congress or state legislatures
Statutory Law - correct answerStatutes
Nurse Practice Act - correct answerEach state legislative passes these laws; defines
the scope of nursing practice in the state
Regulatory law - correct answerFelonies and misdemeanors; how the requirements of
statutory law will be met
Case Law - correct answerDetermined by customs or social mores; common law
Types of Statutory Law - correct answerCriminal law, Civil law, Intentional Torts,
Unintentional torts, 4 D's of Negligence, Burden of Proof
Criminal Law - correct answerBody of state and federal laws written to prevent harm to
the county, state, or individual citizens; felony or misdemeanor
Civil Law - correct answerGoverns unjust acts against individuals rather than federal or
state crimes; Torts
Torts - correct answerWrongs committed against another person that do not involve a
contract
Intentional Torts - correct answerAssault, Battery, Defamation of character, False
imprisonment, Invasion of privacy
Assault - correct answerThreat or attempt to injure
Battery - correct answerActual physical harm caused to another person
Defamation of Character - correct answerWhen a public statement is made that is false
and injurious to another person; Libel, Slander
Libel - correct answerWritten defamation
Slander - correct answerSpoken defamation
False Imprisonment - correct answerUnlawful restraint or restriction of a person's
freedom of movement