NURS 440 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE 2025/2026

NURS 440 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED UPDATE 2025/2026 Terms in this set (60) Systematic study of what a person's conduct and actions should be regarding self, other human beings, and the environment; it is the justification of what is right or good and the study of what a person's life and relationships should be, not necessarily what they are. ethics Freedom of choice or accepting the responsibility for one's choice autonomy The actions one takes should be done to promote good beneficence One person assumes the authority to decide for another Limits freedom of choice paternalism What is best for the common good outweighs what is best for the individual utility Treating people fairly Equals should be treated equally and unequals should be treated according to their differences justice telling the truth veracity keeping your promises fidelity Respecting privileged information Obligation to observe the privacy of another and to hold certain information in strict confidence is a basic ethical principle and is the foundation of both medical and nursing ethics confidentiality Individual faces charges generally filed by the state or federal attorney general for crimes committed against an individual or society Always presumed to be innocent unless proven otherwise criminal cases One individual sues another for money to compensate for a perceived loss civil case Individual is sued by a state or federal governmental agency assigned the responsibility of implementing governmental programs administrative case To let the decision stand Uses precedents to guide decision making stare decisis Thing or matter settled by judgment Applies only when a competent court has decided a legal dispute and when no further appeals are possible Prevents the same people in original lawsuit from retrying the same issues involved in the first lawsuit res judicata