NURS 2750 Exam 1 Questions and Correct
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Question: the study of what is right and wrong in our conduct
Ans: ethics
Question: a deeply held personal belief about the worth a person
holds for an idea, a custom, or an object
Ans: value
Question: freedom from external control
Ans: autonomy
Question: describe respect for patient autonomy
Ans: the commitment to include patients in decisions about all aspects of care
includes explaining nursing procedures (getting BP, meds, etc), answering
questions, etc
Question: describe respect for professional autonomy
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Ans: the relationship between members of health care team and the institutions
in which they work
Question: taking positive actions to help others
Ans: beneficence
Question: the avoidance of harm or hurt
Ans: nonmaleficence
Question: fairness and distribution of resources
Ans: justice
Question: faithfulness or agreement to keep promises
Ans: fidelity
Question: a set of guiding principles that all members of a
profession accept; a collective statement about the group's
expectations and standards of behavior
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Ans: code of ethics
Question: some of the key principles in the code of ethics include:
Ans: advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
Question: the application of one's skills and knowledge for the
benefit of another person
Ans: advocacy
Question: a willingness to respect one's professional obligations and
to follow through
Ans: responsibility
Question: answering for your own actions
Ans: accountability
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Question: the health care team's obligation to respect patient
privacy
Ans: confidentiality
Question: _______ mandates confidentiality and protection of
patients' personal health information
Ans: HIPPA (health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996)
Question: a deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude,
custom, or object that affects choices and behaviors
Ans: value
Question: describe deontology and why it is most familiar to health
care practitioners
Ans: it defines actions as right or wrong based on their adherence to rules and
principles such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice
Question: describe utilitarianism and why is it sometimes called
consequentialism
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