NUR 221 Test 5
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NUR 221 Test 5 Questions & Answers
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difference between morals and ethics - ✔✔✔-morals refers to private, personal, or
group standards of right and wrong
Ethics: the study of a system of moral principles and standards, or the process of using
them to decide your conduct and actions
refers to the application of ethical principles to every aspect of healthcare - ✔✔✔-
bioethics
difference between moral distress and moral outrage - ✔✔✔-moral distress can occur
when nurses *themselves* are unable to act as moral agents
moral outrage is when they perceive that *others* are behaving immorally
a nurse may respond to moral outrage by becoming a whistleblower: - ✔✔✔-a person
who reveals information about practices of others that are perceived as wrong,
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fraudulent, corrupt, illegal, or a detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the clients
they serve
ideals, beliefs, customs, modes of conduct, qualities, or goals that are highly prized or
preferred by individuals, groups, or society - ✔✔✔-values
something that one accepts as true - ✔✔✔-belief
Concern for the welfare and well-being of others.
reflected by the nurse's concern for the welfare of patients, other nurses, and other
healthcare providers.
Includes patient advocacy. - ✔✔✔-altruism
The ________________________ states that an act must result in the greatest good (positive
benefit) for the greatest number of people - ✔✔✔-principle of utility
the right of competent patients to decide whether to agree to a proposed treatment -
✔✔✔-informed consent
The principle of nonmaleficence is the twofold duty to: - ✔✔✔-(1) do no harm and to (2)
prevent harm
the duty to tell the truth - ✔✔✔-Veracity
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,NUR 221
NUR 221 Test 5 Questions & Answers
Latest Update.
difference between morals and ethics - ✔✔✔-morals refers to private, personal, or
group standards of right and wrong
Ethics: the study of a system of moral principles and standards, or the process of using
them to decide your conduct and actions
refers to the application of ethical principles to every aspect of healthcare - ✔✔✔-
bioethics
difference between moral distress and moral outrage - ✔✔✔-moral distress can occur
when nurses *themselves* are unable to act as moral agents
moral outrage is when they perceive that *others* are behaving immorally
a nurse may respond to moral outrage by becoming a whistleblower: - ✔✔✔-a person
who reveals information about practices of others that are perceived as wrong,
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, NUR 221
fraudulent, corrupt, illegal, or a detriment to the health, safety, and welfare of the clients
they serve
ideals, beliefs, customs, modes of conduct, qualities, or goals that are highly prized or
preferred by individuals, groups, or society - ✔✔✔-values
something that one accepts as true - ✔✔✔-belief
Concern for the welfare and well-being of others.
reflected by the nurse's concern for the welfare of patients, other nurses, and other
healthcare providers.
Includes patient advocacy. - ✔✔✔-altruism
The ________________________ states that an act must result in the greatest good (positive
benefit) for the greatest number of people - ✔✔✔-principle of utility
the right of competent patients to decide whether to agree to a proposed treatment -
✔✔✔-informed consent
The principle of nonmaleficence is the twofold duty to: - ✔✔✔-(1) do no harm and to (2)
prevent harm
the duty to tell the truth - ✔✔✔-Veracity
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