ATI ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS
5 professional values of nursing - -altruism, human dignity, integrity, autonomy, social justice
-advance directives - -legal documents in which a client's decisions related to health care are
documented
-altruism - -to do something, or take action, for the sake of benefiting someone else
-assault - -threat or attempt to injure
-autonomy - -the right to make ones own decision
-Battery - -unlawful touching of another person without consent
-beneficence - -doing good for others
-breach of confidentiality - -Disclosure of information without proper authorization.
-code of ethics - -a guide of principles designed to help nurses perform honestly with integrity
- refers to the ideals, duties, and obligations
-Confidentiality - -The obligation to observe the privacy of another and maintain strict confidence
-defamation of character - -wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation
-Durable power of attorney for health care - -a legal document that designates a person to make health
care decisions on behalf of a patient in the event the patient becomes incapacitated
-emergency consent - -generally presumed when immediate action is required to prevent death or
permanent impairment of a patients health.
-ethical dilemmas - -situation where a critical role must be made, but the solution may not be ethically
acceptable
-False Imprisonment - -restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom
-fidelity - -the obligation to be faithful to an agreement and responsibility; to keep PROMISES
-general consent - -consent given for all routine services, general diagnostic procedures, medical
treatment, & other normal & routine touching
-Good Samaritan laws - -provides for protection from claims of negligence for those who provide care
without expectation of payment
5 professional values of nursing - -altruism, human dignity, integrity, autonomy, social justice
-advance directives - -legal documents in which a client's decisions related to health care are
documented
-altruism - -to do something, or take action, for the sake of benefiting someone else
-assault - -threat or attempt to injure
-autonomy - -the right to make ones own decision
-Battery - -unlawful touching of another person without consent
-beneficence - -doing good for others
-breach of confidentiality - -Disclosure of information without proper authorization.
-code of ethics - -a guide of principles designed to help nurses perform honestly with integrity
- refers to the ideals, duties, and obligations
-Confidentiality - -The obligation to observe the privacy of another and maintain strict confidence
-defamation of character - -wrongfully hurting a person's good reputation
-Durable power of attorney for health care - -a legal document that designates a person to make health
care decisions on behalf of a patient in the event the patient becomes incapacitated
-emergency consent - -generally presumed when immediate action is required to prevent death or
permanent impairment of a patients health.
-ethical dilemmas - -situation where a critical role must be made, but the solution may not be ethically
acceptable
-False Imprisonment - -restraining an individual or restricting an individual's freedom
-fidelity - -the obligation to be faithful to an agreement and responsibility; to keep PROMISES
-general consent - -consent given for all routine services, general diagnostic procedures, medical
treatment, & other normal & routine touching
-Good Samaritan laws - -provides for protection from claims of negligence for those who provide care
without expectation of payment
