Test 5

Question 1

What is ethics?

Answer 1

The study of right and wrong in our conduct.

Concerns our obligations to individuals groups and society

Question 2

What are morals

Answer 2

Usually refer to judgement about behavior, based on specific beliefs.

Question 3

What is value

Answer 3

A deeply held personal belief about the worth a person holds for an idea, a custom, or an object.

Question 4

What are bioethics

Answer 4

A branch of ethics within the field of healthcare

Question 5

What is autonomy

Answer 5

freedom from external control; I healthcare the concept apply to respect for the autonomy of the patients

Question 6

What does autonomy include?

Answer 6

It includes patients in decision regarding their healthcare.

Explaining nursing procedures, supporting patients who raise questions about procedures. Respect for professional autonomy refers to the relationships between members of the health care team and the institutions in which they work.

Question 7

What is beneficence

Answer 7

taking positive actions to help others; the best interest of the patient remain more important than self-interest.

Question 8

What is non maleficence

Answer 8

To do no harm

Question 9

What is justice

Answer 9

Fairness and distribution of resources

Question 10

What is just culture

Answer 10

refers to the promotion of open discussion without the fear of recrimination whenever mistakes, especially those involving adverse events occur or nearly occur..

Question 11

What is fidelity

Answer 11

• Faithfulness or the agreement to keep promises

- Honored when we strive to provide excellent care to all patients, including those whose values differ from our own.

Question 12

What is the professional nursing code of ethics?

Answer 12

A set of guiding principles that all members of a profession accept; it is a statement about the group’s expectations and standards of behavior.

Question 13

Describe advocacy

Answer 13

the application of one’s skills and knowledge for the benefit of another person.

As nurses we advocate for the health, safety, and rights of our patients, including their right to privacy and their right to refuse treatment.

Question 14

Explain nursing responsibility

Answer 14

a willingness to respect one’s professional obligations and to follow through.

Actions, the care you provide, and the task you delegate

Maintaining competency to provide care and seek guidance when you are uncertain of your skills and knowledge.

Question 15

What is accountability

Answer 15

Answering for your own actions.

Professional actions are explainable to your patients and your employer.

Health care institutions exercise accountability by monitoring individual and institutional compliance with national standards established by agencies such as the TJC

Question 16

Describe Values

Answer 16

A deeply held belief about the worth of an idea, attitude, custom, or object that affects choices and behaviors

Reflect cultural and social influences, they can change over time as individuals become art of different groups.

Ethical dilemmas almost always occur in the presence of conflicting values.

Question 17

What is deontology:

Answer 17

Defines actions as right or wrong based on their adherence to rules and principles such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice; looks at the act itself and judges it “rightfulness” by the principles it upholds.

Question 18

What is utilitarianism

Answer 18

The value of something is determined by its usefulness; the effect the act will have

consequentialism- main emphasis is on the outcome or consequences of action.

Question 19

What is casuistry?

Answer 19

case-based reasoning, turns away from conventional principles of ethics as a way to determine best actions and focuses instead on the details of the situation.

Question 20

What is feminist ethics?

Answer 20

looks to the nature of relationships to guide participants in making difficult decision, especially in relationships in which power is unequal or in which a point of view had become ignored or invisible

Question 21

What is ethics of care

Answer 21

care based ethics focused on understanding relationships, personal narratives and the context in which the ethical problems arises. Emphasizes the role of the decision maker in the situation

Question 22

What is ethical dilemma

Answer 22

When two opposing courses of action can both be justified by ethical principles

Question 23

What is moral distress

Answer 23

Instead of competing options for action, the nurse feels the need to take a specific action while believing that action to be wrong

Question 24

Processing an ethical dilemma

Answer 24

Step 1: Ask if this is an ethical problem.
Step 2: Gather all relevant information.
Step 3: Identify the ethical elements in the problem and examine your values.
Step 4: Name the problem.
Step 5: Consider possible courses of action.
Step 6: Create an action plan and carry it out.
Step 7: Evaluate the action plan.
Ethics committees

Question 25

What are the scope and standards of nursing

Answer 25

Defines nursing and reflects the values of the nursing profession.

Standards of nursing care reflect the knowledge and skill ordinarily possessed and used by nurses.

Question 26

Explain standard of proof

Answer 26

what a reasonably prudent nurse would do under similar circumstances in the geographic area in which the alleged breach occured

Question 27

What is the PPACA

Answer 27

Consumer rights and protections
Affordable health care coverage
Increased access to care
Quality of care that meets the needs of patients

Question 28

What is the Emergency Medical treatment and active labor act

Answer 28

When a patient presents to an emergency department, they must be treated

Question 29

Mental Health parity and addiction equity act

Answer 29

Requires health insurance companies to provide coverage for mental health and substance use disorder SUD treatment

Question 30

What is the patient self-determination act

Answer 30

Requires health care institutions to provide written information to patients concerning their rights to make decisions about their care, including the right to refuse treatment and to formulate and advance directive.

Question 31

What is the purpose of the Nurse Practice Act

Answer 31

State laws intended to protect citizens, make nurses accountable and assure that care is consistent with best practice within the scope and standards of nursing.

Licensure

Enhanced nurse licensure compact

Question 32

Explain Good samaritan laws

Answer 32

Limit liability and offer legal immunity if a nurse helps at the scene of an accident, performing procedures within your scope of practice; once you have committed to provide emergency care you must remain with the patient until you can safely transfer the care to someone who can provide needed care, such as an EMT.

Question 33

What is the uniform determination of Death Act

Answer 33

Determines actual death. Cardio-irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions.
Whole brain irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brainstem.
Nurses have a specific legal obligation to treat the deceased person’s remains with dignity

Question 34

What is torts

Answer 34

wrongful acts or omissions made against a person or property
Intentional: Assault, Battery, False imprisonment (restrain)

Quasi-intentional: acts in which a person may not intend to cause harm to another but does.