1. Autonomy The ethical tenet that the physician has the responsibility to respect patients'
choices about their own healthcare.
Right to choose, self freedom
2. Confidentiality protection of privacy without diminishing access to quality care
A legal and ethical concept that establishes the healthcare provider's responsibility
for protecting health records and other personal and private information from
unauthorized use or disclosure
3. Veracity Adherence to the truth; truthfulness
4. Fidelity Faithfulness; loyalty
5. Nonmaleficence Avoid causing harm or pain as much as possible when giving treatments. Principle
of avoiding harm
6. Beneficence The ethical tenet that the physician has a responsibility to act in the patient's best
interest.
7. Watson Theory Human caring Theory- caring to meet human needs
Watson sees caring as central to nursing and only able to be demonstrated
interpersonally. Caring depends on certain factors that satisfy human needs.
Ettective caring promotes health and growth.
Show unconditional acceptance.
Use a holistic treatment approach—one that includes treating the mind, soul,
and spirit as well as the body).
Spend uninterrupted time with patients - something Watson calls "caring mo-
ments."
Promote health through knowledge and intervention
8. Leininger's Theo- Transcultural nursing focuses on the analyses of ditterent cultures in the world
ry regarding their caring behavior, nursing care, health-illness values, with the goal
of developing a scientific and humanistic body of knowledge from which to derive
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culture-specific and culture universal nursing care practices.
Madeleine Leininger involves knowing and understanding ditterent cultures with
respect to nursing and health-illness caring practices, beliefs and values with
the goal to provide meaningful and eflcacious nursing care services to people
according to their culture beliefs.
9. Orems Theory patient should do what they can independently, we ASSIT and SUPPORT patient
where they have trouble
10. Health Promo- Extends the health belief model to include determinants of health promoting
tion Model behaviour and includes self-eflcacy theory
Pender
11. Transtheoretical six stages in the change process: precontemplation, contemplation, preparation,
Model action, maintenance, and termination
12. Health Belief likelihood of engaging in health-promoting behavior
-Suggests that an individual's decision to adopt healthy behaviors is based upon
their perception of susceptibility to an illness (& severity of illness
13. Basic Human The fundamental needs of people for adequate food, shelter, health care, sani-
Needs tation, and education. Meeting such needs may be thought of as both a moral
imperative and a form of investment in "human capital" essential for economic
growth.
14. Holistic Health Attempts to create conditions that promote optimal health, and consider clients
Model the ultimate expert on their own health.
15. Self-Determina- The Patient Self-Determination Act guarantees that all competent adults have the
tion and right to complete an Advance Directive (living will) to state whether or not they
Advance want treatment, how they want to treat end-of-life choices, and who they want to
Directives make their decisions
16.
, The Pa- - an attempt to ensure that people's rights were honored
tient Self-De- - to improve communication related to end-of-life care issues
termination Act - to improve preferences among individuals, health care providers and proxies
(PSDA)
17. Advanced Direc- - a way for people to ensure that the treatment and care matches their wishes
tives when they become incapacitated
18. Loved Ones potentially to relieve
them the strain as they strive to
make the "right" treatment choices
for a friend or relative
19. Healthcare Pro- will be guided in their decision making
fessionals regarding the person in question
20. Type of Ad- written document; can be very specific or tailored to
vanced Deriva- order or may be a form document that can be downloaded from the
tive: Instructional internet. Types:
Living will
Terminal Care document
21. Type of Ad- allows a competent person to designate a
vanced Deriva- decision maker in the event of incapacity.
tive: Health care Durable Power of Attorney
proxy
22. Best advance di- combination of proxy and written directions.
rective:
23. Least advanced living will
directive:
24.