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Potential violations of nurse-patient boundaries

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involve gifts, intimacy, limits, neglect, abuse and restraints.

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Being in a position to use their capabilities.

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Dignity

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The right to perform certain activities because they conform to the accepted standard or ideas of a community or because they will not harm, coerce, restrain or infringe on the interest of others.

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moral right

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Meaningful information must be disclosed even if the clinical does not believe that it will be beneficial.

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informed consent

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A patient can decide about the types and extent of medical care they want to accept or refuse if they become unable to make those decision due to illness.

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patient self determination act

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A written expression of a persona wishes about medical care, especially care during a terminal or critical illness

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advance directive

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is not a formal legal document but provides specific written instructions concerning the type of care and treatment that individual want to receive if they become incapacitated.

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medical directive

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The legal document with the most strength is a written directive in which a designated person is allowed to make either general or healthcare decisions for a patient.

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durable power of attorney

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A formal legal document that provides written directions concerning medical care that is to be provided in a specific circumstances.

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living will

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Occurs when a person takes an action to end a life. Can include a lethal does of medication such as in physician assisted suicide.

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Active euthanasia

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Means that a person allows another person to die by not acting to stop death or prolong life. EX: withholding treatment that can prevent death.

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Passive euthanasia

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Occurs when persons with a sound mind authorize another person to take their life or to assist them in achieving death. (taking ones life)

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voluntary euthanasia

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Occurs when persons are not able to express their decision about death.

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non voluntary euthanasia

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Providing comfort rather than curative measures for terminally ill patients. In dying patients

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palliative care

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using high doses of pain medication to lessen the chronic and intractable pain of terminally ill patients.

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rule of double effect

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are made on behalf of an incompetent person and are based on decisions that are formerly competent person made

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pure autonomy standard

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based on the goal of the surrogates doing what is best for the patient or what is in the best interest of the patient.

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best interest standard

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When a treatment has no physiologic benefit for a terminally ill person.

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futile care