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Final Exam: NURS 222 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
Nurse Practice Act - ANS defines and controls nursing sets minimum educational
qualifications determines legal titles and abbreviations nurses may use provides
disciplinary action of licenses for certain causes in many states NPA is a statuatory
law affecting nursing practice within the bounds of the state
Purpose of licensure process for nurses - ANS to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare
Avoid legal risks - ANS -practice in a safe setting
-communicate with other health professionals, patients, and families including accurate
documentation
-meet the standard of care
-carry and understand professional liability insurance
-promote positive interpersonal relationships
malpractice - ANS when a professional fails to act as a resonablely prudent professional
would have
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1. commission= did something that should have not been done
2. omission= failing to do things that should have been done
3. delegation= cannot delegate responsibilities like assessment of evaluation
Informed consent - ANS 1. consent must be given voluntarily
2. consent must be given by an individual with the capacity and competence to
understand
3. the patient must be given enough information confidentiality - ANS HIPPA
(ensure the privacy and confidentiality of patients) assault - ANS a threat or attempt
that was not carried out Battery - ANS the assault was carried out code of ethics for
nurses - ANS is non-negotiable and each nurse has an obligation to uphold and adhere
to the code of ethics. the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the
inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual. Never intentionally harm
a patient
Autonomy - ANS individuals have the right to determine their own actions and freedoms
to make their own decisions
Beneficence - ANS "the doing of good"
conflicts with autonomy most often
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Nonmaleficence - ANS the duty to do no harm justice - ANS nurses must be fair when
distributing care moral distress/moral dilemma - ANS a response to a situation when
nurses are faced with ethical dilemmas but also encounter institutional constraints that
limit their actions Values - ANS attitudes, ideals, or beliefs that an individual or a group
holds and uses to guide behavior
Morals - ANS provide standards of behavior that guide an individual's actions where a
decision about right or wrong must be made fidelity - ANS honoring ones
commitments or promises
Veracity - ANS telling the truth
The Nursing Metaparagdigm - ANS consists of the major concepts of the
disciplineperson, environment, health, and nursing
Nightingale Philosophy - ANS relationship of patients to their surrondings
Virginia Henderson Philosophy - ANS all 14 basic needs
Jean Watson Phisosophy - ANS relationship of the nurses and the patient
Dorothy Orem Model - ANS patient's self-care capacities
Imogene King Model - ANS personal, interpersonal, and social
Sister Callista Roy Model - ANS patient adaptation and coping
NURS 222
NURS 222
Final Exam: NURS 222 - Mental Health (Latest Update ) Review
Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A.
Nurse Practice Act - ANS defines and controls nursing sets minimum educational
qualifications determines legal titles and abbreviations nurses may use provides
disciplinary action of licenses for certain causes in many states NPA is a statuatory
law affecting nursing practice within the bounds of the state
Purpose of licensure process for nurses - ANS to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare
Avoid legal risks - ANS -practice in a safe setting
-communicate with other health professionals, patients, and families including accurate
documentation
-meet the standard of care
-carry and understand professional liability insurance
-promote positive interpersonal relationships
malpractice - ANS when a professional fails to act as a resonablely prudent professional
would have
NURS 222
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NURS 222
1. commission= did something that should have not been done
2. omission= failing to do things that should have been done
3. delegation= cannot delegate responsibilities like assessment of evaluation
Informed consent - ANS 1. consent must be given voluntarily
2. consent must be given by an individual with the capacity and competence to
understand
3. the patient must be given enough information confidentiality - ANS HIPPA
(ensure the privacy and confidentiality of patients) assault - ANS a threat or attempt
that was not carried out Battery - ANS the assault was carried out code of ethics for
nurses - ANS is non-negotiable and each nurse has an obligation to uphold and adhere
to the code of ethics. the nurse practices with compassion and respect for the
inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual. Never intentionally harm
a patient
Autonomy - ANS individuals have the right to determine their own actions and freedoms
to make their own decisions
Beneficence - ANS "the doing of good"
conflicts with autonomy most often
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NURS 222
Nonmaleficence - ANS the duty to do no harm justice - ANS nurses must be fair when
distributing care moral distress/moral dilemma - ANS a response to a situation when
nurses are faced with ethical dilemmas but also encounter institutional constraints that
limit their actions Values - ANS attitudes, ideals, or beliefs that an individual or a group
holds and uses to guide behavior
Morals - ANS provide standards of behavior that guide an individual's actions where a
decision about right or wrong must be made fidelity - ANS honoring ones
commitments or promises
Veracity - ANS telling the truth
The Nursing Metaparagdigm - ANS consists of the major concepts of the
disciplineperson, environment, health, and nursing
Nightingale Philosophy - ANS relationship of patients to their surrondings
Virginia Henderson Philosophy - ANS all 14 basic needs
Jean Watson Phisosophy - ANS relationship of the nurses and the patient
Dorothy Orem Model - ANS patient's self-care capacities
Imogene King Model - ANS personal, interpersonal, and social
Sister Callista Roy Model - ANS patient adaptation and coping
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