Ethics And Values Flashcards

1
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Values

A

Personal beliefs about worth of a given idea, attitude, custom, or object.

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2
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Autonomy

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Commitment to include patients in decisions

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3
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Beneficence

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Taking positive actions to help others

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4
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Nonmaleficence

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Avoidance of harm or hurt

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5
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Justice

A

Being fair

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6
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Fidelity

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Agreement to keep promises

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7
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Professional nursing code of ethics includes…

A

Advocacy
Responsibility
Accountability
confidentiality

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8
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Ethics

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The study of conduct and character, used to decide what is good for characters and society at large

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9
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7 steps if how to process an Ethical Dilemma

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  1. Ask if this is an Ethical dilemma
  2. Gather all relevant information
  3. Clarify your and patients values
  4. Verbalized the problem
  5. Identify possible courses of action
  6. Negotiate a plan
  7. Evaluate the plan
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10
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Uninsured population

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15%

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11
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Informed consent

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Awareness of risks and benefits

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12
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Incident report

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Documentation of an unusual event

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13
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Liability

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Legal responsibility to account for wrongful acts by making financial restitution

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14
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Negligence

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Careless act of omission or commission that results in injury to another

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15
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Abandonment

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Premature termination of the professional treatment relationship by the health care provider without notice to the patient or the patients consent.

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16
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Assault

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Any intentional threat to bring about harmful or offensive contact.

17
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Battery

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Intentional touching without consent

18
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Breach of promise any failure to live up to the obligations created by am agreement or contract between oneself and another person.

A

Any failure to live up to the obligations created by am agreement or contract between oneself and another person.

19
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Conversion

A

A legal term for stealing

20
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Defamation

A

Communication to a third party false information that injures a persons reputation.

  • Libel is written
  • Slander is spoken
21
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False Imprisonment

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Unjustified restraining of a person with out legal warrant.(includes chemical restraints)

22
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Fraud

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Any intentional misinterpretation of factual information

23
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Invasion of Privacy

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Violation of a person’s right to be left alone and not subjected to unreasonable interference with his personal life.

24
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Infliction of Emotional Distress

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Any extreme and outrageous conduct aimed at attacking a persons peace of mind.