Nursing Professional Issues Flashcards
1
Q
What is autonomy?
A
This is the duty to allow patient to make independent decisions
2
Q
What is veracity?
A
Duty to tell the truth
3
Q
What is Fidelity?
A
Duty to keep promises and commitments
4
Q
What is justice?
A
Duty to provide equal and fair resources
5
Q
What is beneficence?
A
Duty to promote good and positive actions
6
Q
What is nonmalficence?
A
Duty to do no harm
7
Q
What is confidentiality?
A
duty to keep information from disclosure without consent.
8
Q
What are Standards of Care?
A
How similar qualifies professional would act to prevent injury to harm to another
9
Q
What is duty?
A
this is standards of care
10
Q
What is breach of duty?
A
this is what a reasonably prudent provider would have done.
11
Q
What is malpractice?
A
Failure to act or a professional act causes injury or harm to a patient
