Chapter 2

Question 1

professional integrity

Answer 1

integrity: integration of beliefs about values and purposes by which lives are conducted

• important role in determining whether tx/care requested by pts/surrogates is ethically appropriate
• clinicians have no responsibility to offer/provide medically inappropriate tx

“integrity is the hallmark of moral life”

Question 2

nursing code of ethics

Answer 2

• practice w/ compassion and respect for the dignity/worth/uniqueness of each pt
• primary commitment is to pt (+ family, group, community)
• protects health, safety, rights of pt - optimum pt care
• duties to self: preserve integrity and safety, maintain competence, continued personal/professional growth
• establish/maintain/improve healthcare environment
• advancement of profession: practice/educ/admin/knowledge development
• collaborate w/ other professionals
• articulate nursing values, maintain integrity of profession