Nurs 200 - Quiz 2 Actual study
Questions and verified solutions
Ethics - ANSW-- Study of conduct and character
- It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and society at large
- Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to meet
As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote resolution when
an ______ dilemma develops - ANSW-ethics; ethical
Nursing Ethics - ANSW-- A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of
nursing
- Shares many principles with medical ethics
- Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Bioethics - ANSW-The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care.
Ex. Euthanasia
Fundamental to Nursing Practice - ANSW-- Protecting patients' rights
- Respecting patients' dignity
- Guarding patients' privacy
- Taking patients' wishes into consideration
____ hold people and society together - ANSW-Morals
Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines - ANSW-
longer
Code of Nursing Ethics - ANSW-- A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
- Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
- Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
HIPPA - ANSW-- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Confidentiality
- Mandates the protection of patients' personal/health information
- Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information be limited to the minimum necessary
Belmont Report - ANSW-- Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974.
- Report consists of 3 principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons
- Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
National Research Act - ANSW-- 1974
- Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the stage for the
issuance of the Belmont Report
What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.? - ANSW-
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Autonomy - ANSW-- commitment to include patients in decisions
- the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined manner
, - advanced directives
- spiritual needs assessment
- right to refuse treatment
Beneficience - ANSW-- taking positive actions to help others
- the interest of the patients are more important than self interest
- a responsibility to act
- consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Nonmaleficence - ANSW-- avoidance of harm or hurt
- must be balanced with beneficence
- involves an ethical and legal duty to avoid harming others
- involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the rights of patients
Justice - ANSW-- being fair
- treating people equally and without prejudice
- equitable distribution of benefits and burdens
Social Justice - ANSW-Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed
fairly among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights,
benefits, and opportunities
fidelity - ANSW-- agreement to keep promises
- not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
Informed Consent - ANSW-- Respecting a person's autonomy to make personal choices based on the
appropriate appraisal of information about the actual and/or potential circumstances of a situation
(ethically)
- Requires that the patient, or his/her surrogate, is informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a
treatment (legally)
- Persons must be competent
- Consent for the treatment must be voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time
- Receipt of information
- The consent process can be affected by complexity of the treatment, patient condition and ability to
understand information, and if treatment is emergent or elective.
A _______ on the consent form provides legal documentation of consent. - ANSW-signature
Nurses and Informed Consent - ANSW-- Process to assure patient understanding and agreement, not just
signing a form.
- Informed consent should be a collaborative activity between the health care provider and the patient.
- Patient teaching- check patient understanding when obtaining written consent.
- Use the teach-back method, asking the patient to repeat back what he/she understands.
- Assess for paternalism
Paternalism - ANSW-Deliberate overriding of a patient's opportunity to exercise autonomy because of a
perceived obligation of beneficence.
Questions and verified solutions
Ethics - ANSW-- Study of conduct and character
- It asks, what is good or valuable for individuals, groups, and society at large
- Reflect a commitment to standards that individuals, professions, and societies strive to meet
As nurses, we must embrace the role of _______ in our professional lives and promote resolution when
an ______ dilemma develops - ANSW-ethics; ethical
Nursing Ethics - ANSW-- A branch of applied ethics specifically related with activities in the field of
nursing
- Shares many principles with medical ethics
- Emphasis on relationships, human dignity, and collaborative care
Bioethics - ANSW-The study of ethics related to moral issues that arise in health care.
Ex. Euthanasia
Fundamental to Nursing Practice - ANSW-- Protecting patients' rights
- Respecting patients' dignity
- Guarding patients' privacy
- Taking patients' wishes into consideration
____ hold people and society together - ANSW-Morals
Nurses generally engage with patients over _______ periods of time than other disciplines - ANSW-
longer
Code of Nursing Ethics - ANSW-- A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
- Helps professional groups settle questions about practice or behavior
- Includes advocacy, responsibility, accountability, and confidentiality
HIPPA - ANSW-- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
- Confidentiality
- Mandates the protection of patients' personal/health information
- Requires that disclosure or requests regarding health information be limited to the minimum necessary
Belmont Report - ANSW-- Released in 1978 in accordance with the National Research Act of 1974.
- Report consists of 3 principles - beneficence, justice, and respect for persons
- Provided guidelines for protecting human subjects
National Research Act - ANSW-- 1974
- Codified the requirement that human subjects in research must be protected and set the stage for the
issuance of the Belmont Report
What was the worst case of unethical human subjects research in the history of the U.S.? - ANSW-
Tuskegee Syphilis Study
Autonomy - ANSW-- commitment to include patients in decisions
- the freedom and ability to act in a self-determined manner
, - advanced directives
- spiritual needs assessment
- right to refuse treatment
Beneficience - ANSW-- taking positive actions to help others
- the interest of the patients are more important than self interest
- a responsibility to act
- consists of deeds of "mercy, kindness, and charity"
Nonmaleficence - ANSW-- avoidance of harm or hurt
- must be balanced with beneficence
- involves an ethical and legal duty to avoid harming others
- involves areas of healthcare practice including treatment procedures and the rights of patients
Justice - ANSW-- being fair
- treating people equally and without prejudice
- equitable distribution of benefits and burdens
Social Justice - ANSW-Usually thought of in terms of how benefits and burdens should be distributed
fairly among members of a society, or ideally, how all people in a society should have the same rights,
benefits, and opportunities
fidelity - ANSW-- agreement to keep promises
- not abandoning one's patients regardless of the circumstances
Informed Consent - ANSW-- Respecting a person's autonomy to make personal choices based on the
appropriate appraisal of information about the actual and/or potential circumstances of a situation
(ethically)
- Requires that the patient, or his/her surrogate, is informed of the risks, benefits, and alternatives to a
treatment (legally)
- Persons must be competent
- Consent for the treatment must be voluntary and can be withdrawn at any time
- Receipt of information
- The consent process can be affected by complexity of the treatment, patient condition and ability to
understand information, and if treatment is emergent or elective.
A _______ on the consent form provides legal documentation of consent. - ANSW-signature
Nurses and Informed Consent - ANSW-- Process to assure patient understanding and agreement, not just
signing a form.
- Informed consent should be a collaborative activity between the health care provider and the patient.
- Patient teaching- check patient understanding when obtaining written consent.
- Use the teach-back method, asking the patient to repeat back what he/she understands.
- Assess for paternalism
Paternalism - ANSW-Deliberate overriding of a patient's opportunity to exercise autonomy because of a
perceived obligation of beneficence.
