NUR 134 Test 3 (scope of practice,
legal/ethical, mobility, elimination,
infection, and inflammation) complete
answers
integrity - Answer-acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and
accepted standards of practice
-nurse is honest and provides care within framework
-doccument care accurately and honestly
-seeks to remedy errors
-accountability for own actions
Social Justice - Answer-upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles
-working to assure equal treatment under the law
-support fairness
-non discirmination
-encourages legislation and policy advancement
Ethics - Answer-systematic study of right and wrong conduct, good vs. evil
morals - Answer-personal or communal standards of right and wrong
Bioethics - Answer-The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
"the life sciences"
-What kind of person should i be in order to live a moral life and make good ethical
decisions?
-what are my duties and obligations to other individuals whose lives and well being
are affected by my actions?
-What do i owe to the common good oe public interest in my life as a member of
society?
Action guided theories - Answer--Ulitarian: right/wrong depends of the consequences
-Denotolgic: right and wrong is based on set rules
Nonmaleficence - Answer-duty to do no harm
-speak not to inflict harm
-seek to prevent harm
-prevent risk of harm
Beneficence - Answer-Doing good or causing good to be done
-benefit the pt
-balance benefits against risk
-promote pt benefit over your own
, -be sensitive to others beliefs of what is harmful or risky
-a benefit to one may be a burden to another
justice - Answer-fairness
fidelity - Answer-keep promises
-be faithful and consistent
-never abandon
ethical delimma - Answer-a situation in which ethical principles conflict or when there
is no one clear course of action in a given situation
(both choices could be "right")
care-based approach - Answer-approach to bioethics that directs attention to the
specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life
narrative
how to "be" and act in each situation
-centraility of a caring relationship
-promote dignity respect
-attention to individuals
-responsiveness
Feminist Ethics - Answer-type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing
patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women
and the poor
ethical agency - Answer-the ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically
right thing because it is the right thing to do
code of ethics - Answer-a set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and
obligations of the profession
-duties of a nurse
-nonnegotiable
-expression of a nurses own commitment to society
ethical distress - Answer-occurrence when the nurse knows the right thing to do but
either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of
action
Advocacy - Answer-protect and supports someones right
Law - Answer-standard or rules of conduct established and enforced by the
government that is intended chiefly to protect rights of the public
Public law -government is directly involved
Private law (civil law)- regulates relationship among people
Criminal law (a type of public law)- defines criminal acts
legal/ethical, mobility, elimination,
infection, and inflammation) complete
answers
integrity - Answer-acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and
accepted standards of practice
-nurse is honest and provides care within framework
-doccument care accurately and honestly
-seeks to remedy errors
-accountability for own actions
Social Justice - Answer-upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles
-working to assure equal treatment under the law
-support fairness
-non discirmination
-encourages legislation and policy advancement
Ethics - Answer-systematic study of right and wrong conduct, good vs. evil
morals - Answer-personal or communal standards of right and wrong
Bioethics - Answer-The study of ethics related to issues that arise in health care.
"the life sciences"
-What kind of person should i be in order to live a moral life and make good ethical
decisions?
-what are my duties and obligations to other individuals whose lives and well being
are affected by my actions?
-What do i owe to the common good oe public interest in my life as a member of
society?
Action guided theories - Answer--Ulitarian: right/wrong depends of the consequences
-Denotolgic: right and wrong is based on set rules
Nonmaleficence - Answer-duty to do no harm
-speak not to inflict harm
-seek to prevent harm
-prevent risk of harm
Beneficence - Answer-Doing good or causing good to be done
-benefit the pt
-balance benefits against risk
-promote pt benefit over your own
, -be sensitive to others beliefs of what is harmful or risky
-a benefit to one may be a burden to another
justice - Answer-fairness
fidelity - Answer-keep promises
-be faithful and consistent
-never abandon
ethical delimma - Answer-a situation in which ethical principles conflict or when there
is no one clear course of action in a given situation
(both choices could be "right")
care-based approach - Answer-approach to bioethics that directs attention to the
specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life
narrative
how to "be" and act in each situation
-centraility of a caring relationship
-promote dignity respect
-attention to individuals
-responsiveness
Feminist Ethics - Answer-type of ethical approach that aims to critique existing
patterns of oppression and domination in society, especially as these affect women
and the poor
ethical agency - Answer-the ability to behave in an ethical way; to do the ethically
right thing because it is the right thing to do
code of ethics - Answer-a set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and
obligations of the profession
-duties of a nurse
-nonnegotiable
-expression of a nurses own commitment to society
ethical distress - Answer-occurrence when the nurse knows the right thing to do but
either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of
action
Advocacy - Answer-protect and supports someones right
Law - Answer-standard or rules of conduct established and enforced by the
government that is intended chiefly to protect rights of the public
Public law -government is directly involved
Private law (civil law)- regulates relationship among people
Criminal law (a type of public law)- defines criminal acts
