quiz 1 Flashcards
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accountability
the responsibility professionally and legally, the type and quality of nursing care provided
advocacy
protect patients human and legal rights and provide assistance in asserting those rights if the need arises
autonomy
initiation of independent nursing intervention without medical orders
beneficence
taking positive actions that help others
bioethics
branch of ethics within science and medicine
casuistry
turns away from conventional principles of ethics as a way to determine best way of practice
nursing code of ethics
set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept
key principles of code of ethics for nursing
advocacy
responsibility
accountability
confidentiality
confidentiality
healthcare team’s obligation to protect pt’s privacy
deontology
defines actions as right or wrong based on their adherence and to rules and principles such as truthfulness, fidelity to promises, and justice
ethics
study of what is right or wrong with our conduct
ethics of care
offers an alternative view to utilitarianism and deontology
feminist ethics
view holds that the natural caring of others is the basis for moral behavior; places emphasis on caring relationships, and a strong sense fo responsibility, focuses more on practical solutions
fidelity
faithfullness on the agreement to keep promises
justice
treating everyone fairly
morals
judgment about behavior based on specific beliefs
nonmaleficence
do not harm
utilitarianism
measures the effect and act will have
value
deeply held belief of the worth of an idea, custom, or attitude, or objects, that affects behavior
values clarification
to resolve ethical conflicts one needs to distinguish among value, fact and opinion
approaches to ethics
- deotonology
- utilitarianism
- casuistry
- feminist ethics
- ethics of care
types of ethical problems
ethical dilemma
moral distress
ethics comitees
make informed decisions that may be difficult for nurse
processing an ethical problem
- aks is this an ethical problem?
- gather information that is relevant to the case
- identify the ethical elements in the problem and examine your values
- name the problem
- identify possible cours eof action
- create-implement an action plan and carry it out
- evaluate the action plan