F. Ethico-Moral Foundations of Client Education Flashcards
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___ refers to the guiding principles of behavior
Ethics
___ refers to norms or standards of behavior accepted by the society to which a person belongs
Ethical
___ refer to an internal belief system (what one believes to be right)
Moral values
___ are a “specific type of moral conflict in which two or more ethical principles apply but support mutually inconsistent courses of action
Ethical dilemmas
SIX MAJOR ETHICAL PRINCIPLES
autonomy
veracity
confidentiality
beneficence
nonmaleficence
justice
Right to self-determination, which is the freedom to choose and implement one’s decision, free from deceit, duress, constraint or coercion
autonomy
Capacity to have to say about one’s own well-being
autonomy
Nurse’s responsibility to ensure informed decision-making by patients
autonomy
With autonomy, Nurses may inform clients about advance directives like ___
living wills
durable power of attorney for healthcare designation of a healthcare agent
Four elements of informed consent that are vital aspects of patient education:
Competence
Disclosure of information
Comprehension
Voluntariness
refers to the capacity of the patient to make a reasonable decision
competence
requires that sufficient information regarding risks and alternative treatments including no treatment at all be provided to the patient to enable him or her to make a rational decision
disclosure of information
speaks to the individual’s ability to understand or to grasp intellectually the information being provided
comprehension
A child for example, may not yet be of age to understand any ramifications of medical treatment and must, therefore depend on his or her parents to make a decision that will be in the child’s best interest
example of comprehension
indicates that the patient can make a decision without coercion or force from others
voluntariness
Truth telling
veracity
Nurses must be truthful in order to ___ so that patients will likewise continue to trust nurses
communicate effectively with patients
Violating this principle shows lack of respect
veracity
Physician will tell the patient and his family his ___ and other options they make take if there be any
diagnosis
plan of care
treatment and possible risks involved
length of treatment
possible expenses
Patient has the responsibility to provide, to the best of his knowledge, accurate and complete information about his ___ and other matters relevant to his health
complaints
past illness
previous hospitalizations
medications being taken
allergies
religious restrictions,
Refers to personal information that is entrusted and protected as privileged information
confidentiality
Requires that one maintain the privacy of another person
confidentiality
Healthcare providers should not disclose any information without ___ from the patient
consent
Only under special circumstances may secrecy be ethically broken, such as ___
when a patient has been victim or subject of a crime to which the nurse or doctor is a witness