Solutions
1. Advocacy
2. Responsibility
3. Accountability
4. Confidentiality Correct Answers What are the tenets of the
code of ethics for nursing?
1. provides for a defense of the nurse and employer in lawsuit
2. insurance company pays for costs, attorney's fees, settlement,
and other related fees generated in representation of nurse
3. covers the costs to the patient Correct Answers what does
malpractice insurance provide for?
a claim of battery Correct Answers Failure to obtain consent in
situations other than emergencies can result in??
accountability Correct Answers answering for your actions.
Make sure your actions are explainable to your patients
accountability Correct Answers if a nurse decides to withhold a
medication because it might further lower the patient's blood
pressure, the nurse will be practicing the principle of?
advance directive Correct Answers a DNR order; instructions
written in advance of an event
advance directive Correct Answers a document developed by
the patient that instructs others to do tasks before, during, and
after his or her death
, -DNR
advocacy Correct Answers application of ones skill/knowledge
for the benefit of someone else
American Nurses Association (ANA) Correct Answers what
organization developed the nursing standards of care?
-also developed the scope of practice and the 17 standards of
practice that describe what nurses do
American Nurses Association (ANA) Correct Answers what
organization established the Code of Ethics for Nursing?
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Correct Answers civil
rights statute that protects the rights of people with physical or
mental disabilities
-prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity
autonomy Correct Answers freedom from external control;
independence
casuistry Correct Answers takes a look at previous similar
situations to judge what is the best course of action
-if last time this happened it worked out well for patient to have
a guest stay past visiting hours, then maybe we would consider
letting them stay
common law Correct Answers originate from decisions that
were made in the absence of law
-deals with negligence and malpractice