Nursing 221 Exam 3 questions with complete solutions

Nursing 221 Exam 3Autonomy - correct answer commitment to include patients in decisions, the right to make one's own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be in that person's own best interest Beneficence - correct answer taking positive harm or hurt, avoidance of harm or injury Non-maleficence - correct answer avoid of harm or hurt, avoidance of harm or injury Justice - correct answer being fair; fairness in care delivery and use of resources Fidelity - correct answer agreement to keep promises (don't abandon them) Accountability - correct answer ability to answer for one's own actions Advocacy - correct answer support of client's health, safety, and personal rights Libel - correct answer is the written defamation of character (charting false entries in a medical record) slander - correct answer occurs when one speaks falsely about another negligence - correct answer a nurse fails to implement safety measures for a client at risk for falls assault - correct answer the conduct of one person makes another person fearful and apprehensive battery - correct answer the intentional and wrongful physical contact with a person that involves an injury or offensive contact