NURS 305 EXAM 1: PROFESSIONAL
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, QSEN Nursing Core Competencies patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, safety, quality improvement,
informatics and healthcare technology, evidence-based practice
Basic principles of ethics advocacy, responsibility, accountability, confidentiality
Ethical Principles for Client Care -autonomy
-beneficence
-fidelity
-justice
-nonmaleficence
-veracity
Ethical Principle: Autonomy The patient's right to make their own personal decisions. Example: A patient deciding to
stop treatment for a progressive disease.
Ethical Principle: Beneficence Action that promotes good for others without self-interest. Example: Administering pain
medication on time so the patient does not experience breaks in relief.
Ethical Principle: Fidelity Fulfillment of promises. Example: Returning to the patient's room when you said you
would.
Ethical Principle: Justice Fairness in care delivery and use of resources. Example: Advocating for a patient to go to
a rehabilitation facility after hip replacement.
Ethical Principle: Nonmaleficence Commitment to do no harm. Example: Reviewing the 5 rights of medication
administration before giving a medication.
Ethical Principle: Veracity Commitment to tell the truth. Example: Being honest with a patient's family about the
prognosis.
Ethical Dilemma A situation in which scientific data alone is not enough to solve the problem, there is a
conflict between two moral imperatives, and the answer has a profound effect on the
situation/client.
Therapeutic Relationship A dynamic, goal-oriented, needs-focused relationship between nurse and patient.
Professional Boundaries Protect nurses and patients; nurses must recognize the power imbalance and maintain
the professional/personal boundary.
NURSING FOUNDATIONS | STUDY GUIDE |
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Updated Questions and Answers | 100% Verified Exam Prep
, QSEN Nursing Core Competencies patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, safety, quality improvement,
informatics and healthcare technology, evidence-based practice
Basic principles of ethics advocacy, responsibility, accountability, confidentiality
Ethical Principles for Client Care -autonomy
-beneficence
-fidelity
-justice
-nonmaleficence
-veracity
Ethical Principle: Autonomy The patient's right to make their own personal decisions. Example: A patient deciding to
stop treatment for a progressive disease.
Ethical Principle: Beneficence Action that promotes good for others without self-interest. Example: Administering pain
medication on time so the patient does not experience breaks in relief.
Ethical Principle: Fidelity Fulfillment of promises. Example: Returning to the patient's room when you said you
would.
Ethical Principle: Justice Fairness in care delivery and use of resources. Example: Advocating for a patient to go to
a rehabilitation facility after hip replacement.
Ethical Principle: Nonmaleficence Commitment to do no harm. Example: Reviewing the 5 rights of medication
administration before giving a medication.
Ethical Principle: Veracity Commitment to tell the truth. Example: Being honest with a patient's family about the
prognosis.
Ethical Dilemma A situation in which scientific data alone is not enough to solve the problem, there is a
conflict between two moral imperatives, and the answer has a profound effect on the
situation/client.
Therapeutic Relationship A dynamic, goal-oriented, needs-focused relationship between nurse and patient.
Professional Boundaries Protect nurses and patients; nurses must recognize the power imbalance and maintain
the professional/personal boundary.
