DIMENSIONS OF NURSING RASMUSSEN EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS

DIMENSIONS OF NURSING RASMUSSEN EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS Beneficence - the requirement that the primary goal of health care and nursing is to do good to others nonmaleficence - the requirement that the health care provider do no harm to patients either intentionally or by accident. Nonmaleficence is the duty not to inflict, as well as to prevent and remove, harm; it is more binding than beneficence. ethical accountability - each person is responsible for his or her own actions deontology - based on the discovery and confirmation of a set of morals or rules that govern the ethical dilemma to be resolved 2 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights laws - man-made rules of conduct that protect society individuals life according to society right to life - the most fundamental and basic right of all option right - -the right to live ones life as one chooses within a set of prescribed boundaries -MAY or MAY NOT be enforceable by law right to die - the ultimate act of self determination that allows a competent person the right to refuse treatments or procedures up to and including those that would prolong life or prevent death standard of best interest - a type of decision made about an individuals health care when the individual is unable to make an informed decision for himself or herself based upon what the health care providers and/or family decide is best (beneficence vs paternalism) normative ethics - ethical decisions made in daily practice that deal with conflicts of rights and obligations between patients and health care providers, families, or physicians 3 100% Pass Guarantee Katelyn Whitman, All Rights abandonment - unilateral severance of the professional relationship with the client without adequate notice and while the need for care still exists paternalism - the attitude that the health care provider knows what is best for the patient and the patient should not question the treatments of care active euthanasia - performing some act that hastens a persons death veracity - the requirement that health care providers tell the truth and do not intentionally deceive or mislead ethical code - a framework for decision-making, usually for an identified group (primary function) -should be action oriented and usable on a daily