NFDN 2008 Final exam verified questions and correct answers

emotional intelligence regulate your own emotions without them affecting others ethics rules of conduct towards a specific group morals personal compass what is right vs wrong ethical dilemma only one right answer ethical distress your values are impacted by the choice you make 3 elements guiding nursing practice - ethical principles - the law - professional accountability ethical principles - beneficence - autonomy - truthfulness - confidentiality - justice - integrity liability obligation or duty towards something civil liability your practice cause injury or death resulting in the patient or family allowing to sue health professions act -makes the public notified of what we are allowed to do - tells you what you can and cannot do protection for persons in care act (PPICA) -prevent or protect from abuse Negligence failure to take reasonable care or steps to prevent loss or injury to another person malpractice failure of a professional to act in accordance with the prevalent professional standard Confidentiality hold private information and prevent release to unauthorized people privacy the right to determine when and what personal information is released duty to report inappropriate conduct of a health care professional when he or she is potentially dangerous to the public characteristics of leader empowering behavior (LEB) - enhance meaningfulness of work - fostering participatory decision making - autonomy from bureaucratic restraints - facilitating goal accomplishment - expressing confidence in high performance how does LEB support new nursing grads? encourage the involvement of everyone 8 characteristics of effective leaders - engage in life long nursing - service oriented (research and mentoring) - concerned with the common good - radiate positive energy - believe in others - lead balanced lives - are synergistic - engage themselves in self-renewal engaged leadership - encouraging new ways of thinking and promoting change nursing delegation