NURS 2750 Exam 1 questions with correct
answers
the |study |of |what |is |right |and |wrong |in |our |conduct |- |answersethics
a |deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |or |an |object |- |
answersvalue
freedom |from |external |control |- |answersautonomy
describe |respect |for |patient |autonomy |- |answersthe |commitment |to |include |patients |in |decisions |
about |all |aspects |of |care
includes |explaining |nursing |procedures |(getting |BP, |meds, |etc), |answering |questions, |etc
describe |respect |for |professional |autonomy |- |answersthe |relationship |between |members |of |health |
care |team |and |the |institutions |in |which |they |work
taking |positive |actions |to |help |others |- |answersbeneficence
the |avoidance |of |harm |or |hurt |- |answersnonmaleficence
fairness |and |distribution |of |resources |- |answersjustice
faithfulness |or |agreement |to |keep |promises |- |answersfidelity
a |set |of |guiding |principles |that |all |members |of |a |profession |accept; |a |collective |statement |about |the |
group's |expectations |and |standards |of |behavior |- |answerscode |of |ethics
some |of |the |key |principles |in |the |code |of |ethics |include: |- |answersadvocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the |application |of |one's |skills |and |knowledge |for |the |benefit |of |another |person |- |answersadvocacy
a |willingness |to |respect |one's |professional |obligations |and |to |follow |through |- |answersresponsibility
answering |for |your |own |actions |- |answersaccountability
the |health |care |team's |obligation |to |respect |patient |privacy |- |answersconfidentiality
_______ |mandates |confidentiality |and |protection |of |patients' |personal |health |information |- |
answersHIPPA |(health |insurance |portability |and |accountability |act |of |1996)
,a |deeply |held |belief |about |the |worth |of |an |idea, |attitude, |custom, |or |object |that |affects |choices |and |
behaviors |- |answersvalue
describe |deontology |and |why |it |is |most |familiar |to |health |care |practitioners |- |answersit |defines |
actions |as |right |or |wrong |based |on |their |adherence |to |rules |and |principles |such |as |fidelity |to |
promises, |truthfulness, |and |justice
describe |utilitarianism |and |why |is |it |sometimes |called |consequentialism |- |answersit |is |a |system |that |
proposes |that |the |value |of |something |is |determined |by |its |usefulness |
called |that |because |its |main |emphasis |is |on |the |outcome |or |consequence |of |action; |"greatest |good |
for |greatest |number |of |people"
describe |casuistry |- |answerscase |based |reasoning |
ppl |find |similar |precedent |cases |and |determine |a |course |of |action |on |the |basis |of |what |was |done |to |
manage |that |prior |situation
describe |feminist |ethics |- |answersit |looks |to |the |nature |of |relationships |to |guide |participants |in |
making |difficult |decisions |(e.g. |unequal |power)
tend |to |focus |more |on |practical |solutions |than |on |theory
describe |ethics |of |care |- |answersemphasizes |the |role |of |the |decision |maker |in |the |situation
what |are |the |two |common |ethical |problems |nurses |face? |- |answersethical |dilemmas |and |moral |
distress
what |is |an |ethical |dilemma |that |nurses |face? |- |answersex: |a |nursing |student |feels |conflicted |lying |to |
the |patient |and |following |suggestions |of |her |nurse
describe |moral |distress |that |nurses |face |- |answerssame |situation |as |ethical |dilemma |instead |the |
nursing |student |is |ordered |by |MD |and |does |not |want |to |do |so
distinguish |between |ethical |dilemmas |and |moral |distress |- |answersdilemmas |= |two |opposing |but |
justifiable |options
distress |= |environment |contributes |to |the |problem
judgement |about |behavior, |based |on |specific |beliefs |- |answersmorals
deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |and |an |object |- |
answersvalue
process |of |ethical |decision |making: |- |answers1. |ask |is |this |an |ethical |problem
, 2. |gather |info |that |is |relevant
3. |identify |ethical |elements |in |the |problem |and |examine |your |values
4. |name |the |problem |
5. |consider |possible |courses |of |action |
6. |create |an |action |plan |and |carry |it |out
7. |evaluate |the |action |plan
what |are |some |objective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |answersage |
pt's |ability |to |live |independently |
ability |to |contribute |to |society
what |are |some |subjective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |answersasking |pt's |to |identify |their |priorities |
what |they |enjoy
what |matters |to |them
interventions |unlikely |to |produce |benefit |to |a |pt |- |answersfutile
access |to |health |care |is |an |ethical |issue |of |______ |- |answersjustice
derived |from |federal |and |state |constitutions |- |answersconstitutional |law
derived |from |statues |passed |by |US |congress |& |state |legislatures; |either |civil |or |criminal |- |
answersstatutory |law
protect |the |rights |of |individuals |and |provide |for |fair |and |equitable |treatment |when |civil |wrongs |or |
violations |occur |- |answerscivil |laws
civil |state |laws |that |define |nursing |and |the |standards |you |must |meet |within |individual |states |- |
answersnurse |practice |acts
more |clearly |defines |expectations |of |civil |and |criminal |laws |- |answersadministrative |law |AKA |
regulatory |law
nurses |who |do |not |report |unethical |or |incompetent |conduct |violates |___________ |law |- |
answersregulatory
originates |from |decisions |that |were |made |in |the |absence |of |law |- |answerscommon |law; |i.e |patient |
confidentiality
describes |decisions |made |in |legal |cases |that |were |resolved |in |courts |- |answerscase |law
defines |nursing |and |reflects |the |value |of |the |nursing |profession |- |answersscope |of |nursing |practice
reflect |the |knowledge |and |skill |ordinarily |possessed |and |used |by |nurses |- |answersstandards |of |
nursing |care
answers
the |study |of |what |is |right |and |wrong |in |our |conduct |- |answersethics
a |deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |or |an |object |- |
answersvalue
freedom |from |external |control |- |answersautonomy
describe |respect |for |patient |autonomy |- |answersthe |commitment |to |include |patients |in |decisions |
about |all |aspects |of |care
includes |explaining |nursing |procedures |(getting |BP, |meds, |etc), |answering |questions, |etc
describe |respect |for |professional |autonomy |- |answersthe |relationship |between |members |of |health |
care |team |and |the |institutions |in |which |they |work
taking |positive |actions |to |help |others |- |answersbeneficence
the |avoidance |of |harm |or |hurt |- |answersnonmaleficence
fairness |and |distribution |of |resources |- |answersjustice
faithfulness |or |agreement |to |keep |promises |- |answersfidelity
a |set |of |guiding |principles |that |all |members |of |a |profession |accept; |a |collective |statement |about |the |
group's |expectations |and |standards |of |behavior |- |answerscode |of |ethics
some |of |the |key |principles |in |the |code |of |ethics |include: |- |answersadvocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
the |application |of |one's |skills |and |knowledge |for |the |benefit |of |another |person |- |answersadvocacy
a |willingness |to |respect |one's |professional |obligations |and |to |follow |through |- |answersresponsibility
answering |for |your |own |actions |- |answersaccountability
the |health |care |team's |obligation |to |respect |patient |privacy |- |answersconfidentiality
_______ |mandates |confidentiality |and |protection |of |patients' |personal |health |information |- |
answersHIPPA |(health |insurance |portability |and |accountability |act |of |1996)
,a |deeply |held |belief |about |the |worth |of |an |idea, |attitude, |custom, |or |object |that |affects |choices |and |
behaviors |- |answersvalue
describe |deontology |and |why |it |is |most |familiar |to |health |care |practitioners |- |answersit |defines |
actions |as |right |or |wrong |based |on |their |adherence |to |rules |and |principles |such |as |fidelity |to |
promises, |truthfulness, |and |justice
describe |utilitarianism |and |why |is |it |sometimes |called |consequentialism |- |answersit |is |a |system |that |
proposes |that |the |value |of |something |is |determined |by |its |usefulness |
called |that |because |its |main |emphasis |is |on |the |outcome |or |consequence |of |action; |"greatest |good |
for |greatest |number |of |people"
describe |casuistry |- |answerscase |based |reasoning |
ppl |find |similar |precedent |cases |and |determine |a |course |of |action |on |the |basis |of |what |was |done |to |
manage |that |prior |situation
describe |feminist |ethics |- |answersit |looks |to |the |nature |of |relationships |to |guide |participants |in |
making |difficult |decisions |(e.g. |unequal |power)
tend |to |focus |more |on |practical |solutions |than |on |theory
describe |ethics |of |care |- |answersemphasizes |the |role |of |the |decision |maker |in |the |situation
what |are |the |two |common |ethical |problems |nurses |face? |- |answersethical |dilemmas |and |moral |
distress
what |is |an |ethical |dilemma |that |nurses |face? |- |answersex: |a |nursing |student |feels |conflicted |lying |to |
the |patient |and |following |suggestions |of |her |nurse
describe |moral |distress |that |nurses |face |- |answerssame |situation |as |ethical |dilemma |instead |the |
nursing |student |is |ordered |by |MD |and |does |not |want |to |do |so
distinguish |between |ethical |dilemmas |and |moral |distress |- |answersdilemmas |= |two |opposing |but |
justifiable |options
distress |= |environment |contributes |to |the |problem
judgement |about |behavior, |based |on |specific |beliefs |- |answersmorals
deeply |held |personal |belief |about |the |worth |a |person |holds |for |an |idea, |a |custom, |and |an |object |- |
answersvalue
process |of |ethical |decision |making: |- |answers1. |ask |is |this |an |ethical |problem
, 2. |gather |info |that |is |relevant
3. |identify |ethical |elements |in |the |problem |and |examine |your |values
4. |name |the |problem |
5. |consider |possible |courses |of |action |
6. |create |an |action |plan |and |carry |it |out
7. |evaluate |the |action |plan
what |are |some |objective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |answersage |
pt's |ability |to |live |independently |
ability |to |contribute |to |society
what |are |some |subjective |measures |of |quality |of |life? |- |answersasking |pt's |to |identify |their |priorities |
what |they |enjoy
what |matters |to |them
interventions |unlikely |to |produce |benefit |to |a |pt |- |answersfutile
access |to |health |care |is |an |ethical |issue |of |______ |- |answersjustice
derived |from |federal |and |state |constitutions |- |answersconstitutional |law
derived |from |statues |passed |by |US |congress |& |state |legislatures; |either |civil |or |criminal |- |
answersstatutory |law
protect |the |rights |of |individuals |and |provide |for |fair |and |equitable |treatment |when |civil |wrongs |or |
violations |occur |- |answerscivil |laws
civil |state |laws |that |define |nursing |and |the |standards |you |must |meet |within |individual |states |- |
answersnurse |practice |acts
more |clearly |defines |expectations |of |civil |and |criminal |laws |- |answersadministrative |law |AKA |
regulatory |law
nurses |who |do |not |report |unethical |or |incompetent |conduct |violates |___________ |law |- |
answersregulatory
originates |from |decisions |that |were |made |in |the |absence |of |law |- |answerscommon |law; |i.e |patient |
confidentiality
describes |decisions |made |in |legal |cases |that |were |resolved |in |courts |- |answerscase |law
defines |nursing |and |reflects |the |value |of |the |nursing |profession |- |answersscope |of |nursing |practice
reflect |the |knowledge |and |skill |ordinarily |possessed |and |used |by |nurses |- |answersstandards |of |
nursing |care