NUR 303 EXAM 1
132 Terms in this set
,NUR 303
NUR 303 EXAM 1 (132 Terms in this set)
Latest Update.
ethics is - ✔✔✔a system of moral principles; rightness or wrongness of actions;
goodness or badness of motives and outcomes
bioethics - ✔✔✔refers to the study of ehtics as it relates to health and moral dilemmas
ethical dilemma - ✔✔✔a situation characterized by conflicting rights or obligations
consequentialism - ✔✔✔the decision is based on outcomes or consequences. that
approach to ethical decision making maintains that the right action is the one that
peoduces the greatest amount of food or the least amount of harm in a given situation
utilitarianism - ✔✔✔a well-known consequrrntialist theory that appeals exclusively to
outcomes or consequences in determining which choice to make.
deontology - ✔✔✔concluding whether an action is right or wrong in itself, regardless of
the amount of good that might come from it.
4 principles of bioethics - ✔✔✔aslso known as the starting point for making practical
decisions. autonomy: free choice. beneficence: doing good. nonmaleficence: do no
harm. justice: fairness.
ethical decision making - ✔✔✔component of theics that focuses on the process of how
ethical decisions are made
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ways to handle moral distress - ✔✔✔identify the situations that lead to distress.
communicating that concern to your manager and examining ways to work toward
addressing the stressor. seeking support from colleagues.
population - ✔✔✔collection of individuls who have one or more personal or
enviornmental characteristics
subpopulation - ✔✔✔within a larger population
public health functions - ✔✔✔assessment. policy department. assurance.
5 characteristics of public health nursing - ✔✔✔population focued. community oriented.
health and preventive focused. interventions at community level. concern for ALL
members.
barriers to becoming a publicc health nurse - ✔✔✔mindset. undesirable/inaccessible/
graduate level preparation
culture - ✔✔✔a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that are widley held
among a group of people. pervades all aspects of llife and health care. pervades all
aspects of life and health care
race - ✔✔✔biological variation w/i population groups. people can be of the same race
but different cultures
ethnicity - ✔✔✔shared feeling of poeplehood among a group. relates to cultural factors
like nationality, georgpahic region, culture, ancestry
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132 Terms in this set
,NUR 303
NUR 303 EXAM 1 (132 Terms in this set)
Latest Update.
ethics is - ✔✔✔a system of moral principles; rightness or wrongness of actions;
goodness or badness of motives and outcomes
bioethics - ✔✔✔refers to the study of ehtics as it relates to health and moral dilemmas
ethical dilemma - ✔✔✔a situation characterized by conflicting rights or obligations
consequentialism - ✔✔✔the decision is based on outcomes or consequences. that
approach to ethical decision making maintains that the right action is the one that
peoduces the greatest amount of food or the least amount of harm in a given situation
utilitarianism - ✔✔✔a well-known consequrrntialist theory that appeals exclusively to
outcomes or consequences in determining which choice to make.
deontology - ✔✔✔concluding whether an action is right or wrong in itself, regardless of
the amount of good that might come from it.
4 principles of bioethics - ✔✔✔aslso known as the starting point for making practical
decisions. autonomy: free choice. beneficence: doing good. nonmaleficence: do no
harm. justice: fairness.
ethical decision making - ✔✔✔component of theics that focuses on the process of how
ethical decisions are made
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ways to handle moral distress - ✔✔✔identify the situations that lead to distress.
communicating that concern to your manager and examining ways to work toward
addressing the stressor. seeking support from colleagues.
population - ✔✔✔collection of individuls who have one or more personal or
enviornmental characteristics
subpopulation - ✔✔✔within a larger population
public health functions - ✔✔✔assessment. policy department. assurance.
5 characteristics of public health nursing - ✔✔✔population focued. community oriented.
health and preventive focused. interventions at community level. concern for ALL
members.
barriers to becoming a publicc health nurse - ✔✔✔mindset. undesirable/inaccessible/
graduate level preparation
culture - ✔✔✔a set of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that are widley held
among a group of people. pervades all aspects of llife and health care. pervades all
aspects of life and health care
race - ✔✔✔biological variation w/i population groups. people can be of the same race
but different cultures
ethnicity - ✔✔✔shared feeling of poeplehood among a group. relates to cultural factors
like nationality, georgpahic region, culture, ancestry
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