NURS 3105 Exam 1 Study Guide
Solutions
Ethics - ANSWER✔✔-Study of conduct and character
Values - ANSWER✔✔-Personal beliefs about worth
Autonomy - ANSWER✔✔-Freedom from external control
Beneficence - ANSWER✔✔-taking positive actions to help others
Normaleficence - ANSWER✔✔-Avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - ANSWER✔✔-Fairness
Fidelity - ANSWER✔✔-Agreement to keep promises
What is the code of ethics? - ANSWER✔✔-Set of guiding principles that all members
accpe
What does the code of ethics do? - ANSWER✔✔-help answer questions about
practice and behavior
What is responsible for nursing practice and delegation of tasks? - ANSWER✔✔-
ANA code of ethics
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,What is advocacy? - ANSWER✔✔-Support of cause
What is responsibility? - ANSWER✔✔-Willingness to respect ones professional
obligation and to follow through
Accountability - ANSWER✔✔-Ability to answer for one's actions
What is confidentiality? - ANSWER✔✔-protection of pt's health information
What is the Nurse Practice Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Describes and prescribes legal
boundaries and conduct of nursing practice
T/F all states have their own Nurse Practice Act. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What are some safeguards to competent practice? - ANSWER✔✔--Respect legal
boundaries of practice
-Follow procedures and policies
-Own strengths and weaknesses
-Keep current
-Respect pt's rights and develop rapport with pts
-Work within agency for management policies
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Can't refuse treatment
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, also includes people with AIDS, drugs, and alcohol
What is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (Patient Dumping
Act) - ANSWER✔✔-Must treat pt and stabilize before transport or pt or discharge of
pt regardless of their ability to pay
What is the Mental Health Parity Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Forbids healthcare plans from
placing lifetime/annual limits on mental heath coverage that are less generous than
medical/surgical benefits
What is the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Individual that is 18 years
or older have right to be organ donor but wishes must be IN WRITING.
What are living wills? - ANSWER✔✔-Wills written documents that direct treatment
in accordance of pt's wishes
What is the Durable power of attorney? - ANSWER✔✔-POA when pt designates
person to make decisions for them if they are unable to
What are advance directives? - ANSWER✔✔-Must be written in pt's chart
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? - ANSWER✔✔-
Protects rights of pts (pt confidentiality)
When you apply restraints what must you document? - ANSWER✔✔-That all other
"paths crossed"
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Solutions
Ethics - ANSWER✔✔-Study of conduct and character
Values - ANSWER✔✔-Personal beliefs about worth
Autonomy - ANSWER✔✔-Freedom from external control
Beneficence - ANSWER✔✔-taking positive actions to help others
Normaleficence - ANSWER✔✔-Avoidance of harm or hurt
Justice - ANSWER✔✔-Fairness
Fidelity - ANSWER✔✔-Agreement to keep promises
What is the code of ethics? - ANSWER✔✔-Set of guiding principles that all members
accpe
What does the code of ethics do? - ANSWER✔✔-help answer questions about
practice and behavior
What is responsible for nursing practice and delegation of tasks? - ANSWER✔✔-
ANA code of ethics
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,What is advocacy? - ANSWER✔✔-Support of cause
What is responsibility? - ANSWER✔✔-Willingness to respect ones professional
obligation and to follow through
Accountability - ANSWER✔✔-Ability to answer for one's actions
What is confidentiality? - ANSWER✔✔-protection of pt's health information
What is the Nurse Practice Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Describes and prescribes legal
boundaries and conduct of nursing practice
T/F all states have their own Nurse Practice Act. - ANSWER✔✔-True
What are some safeguards to competent practice? - ANSWER✔✔--Respect legal
boundaries of practice
-Follow procedures and policies
-Own strengths and weaknesses
-Keep current
-Respect pt's rights and develop rapport with pts
-Work within agency for management policies
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Can't refuse treatment
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, also includes people with AIDS, drugs, and alcohol
What is the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (Patient Dumping
Act) - ANSWER✔✔-Must treat pt and stabilize before transport or pt or discharge of
pt regardless of their ability to pay
What is the Mental Health Parity Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Forbids healthcare plans from
placing lifetime/annual limits on mental heath coverage that are less generous than
medical/surgical benefits
What is the Uniform Anatomical Gift Act? - ANSWER✔✔-Individual that is 18 years
or older have right to be organ donor but wishes must be IN WRITING.
What are living wills? - ANSWER✔✔-Wills written documents that direct treatment
in accordance of pt's wishes
What is the Durable power of attorney? - ANSWER✔✔-POA when pt designates
person to make decisions for them if they are unable to
What are advance directives? - ANSWER✔✔-Must be written in pt's chart
What is the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act? - ANSWER✔✔-
Protects rights of pts (pt confidentiality)
When you apply restraints what must you document? - ANSWER✔✔-That all other
"paths crossed"
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