Unit 3

Question 1

Value System?

Answer 1

An organization of values in which each ranked along a continuum of importance, often leading to a personal code of conduct.

Question 2

What is Ethics?

Answer 2

Is a systematic study of principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing

Question 3

What is moral?

Answer 3

Refers to personal or communal stands of right and wrong?

Question 4

What is Values?

Answer 4

A belief about the worth of something about what matters, that acts as a standard to guide one behavior

Question 5

Value Clarification is what?

Answer 5

The process by which people come to understand their own values and value system.

Question 6

What are the 3 main value systems That theorist focus on?

Answer 6

1) Choosing
2) Prizing (Treasuring)
3) Acting

Question 7

Describe Ethics?

Answer 7

Systematic study of Principles of right and wrong conduct, virtue and vice, and good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing.

Question 8

Moral is similar to ethics, but what makes moral different?

Answer 8

Usually refers to personal or communal standards of right and wrong

Question 9

BioEthics is often referred too as?

Answer 9

The life sciences

Question 10

Nursing ethics?

Answer 10

The formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgements.

Question 11

Utilitarian

Answer 11

The rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action

Question 12

Deontologic

Answer 12

An action is right or wrong based on rule independent of its consequences

Question 13

Principle based approach

Answer 13

Combines elements of both utilitarian and Deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice.

Question 14

What are 4 key elements to principle based approach?

Answer 14

1) Autonomy
2) Nonmaleficence
3) Beneficence
4) Justice

Question 15

What is an ethical dilemmas

Answer 15

It arise when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action.

Question 16

What are code of ethics

Answer 16

Is a set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession

Question 17

Ethical distress is what?

Answer 17

Occurs when the nurse knows the right thing to do, but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action

Question 18

What is advocacy?

Answer 18

Protection and support of another’s rights.

Question 19

The Nurse Practice Act is considered what law?

Answer 19

Statutory Law

Question 20

Litigation is what?

Answer 20

Bringing or trying a lawsuit

Question 21

What is a crime?

Answer 21

Violation punishable by the state.

Question 22

Tort is?

Answer 22

Subject to action in a civil court with damages usually being settled with money

Question 23

An unintentional Tort is often referred to as?

Answer 23

Negligence

Question 24

Assault is defined as?

Answer 24

Threat or an attempt to make bodily contact with another person without that person’s consent

Question 25

Battery

Answer 25

Assault that is carried out and includes willful, angry, and violent or negligent touching of another persons body or clothes or anything attached to or held by that other person.

Question 26

An intentional tort in which one party makes derogatory remarks about another that diminish the other party's reputation.

Answer 26

Defamation of character

Question 27

Listening to a nurse on an public elevator speak badly about a patient on her floor who is constantly vomiting is an example of?

Answer 27

Slander

Question 28

A written defamation of character is referred to as?

Answer 28

Libel

Question 29

Negligence is defined as?

Answer 29

Performing an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would not do or, conversely, failing to perform an act that a reasonably prudent person under similar circumstances would do

Question 30

negligence by a professional personnel is often referred to as?

Answer 30

Malpractice

Question 31

Liability has four elements established?

Answer 31

1) Duty 2) Causation 3) Breach of Duty 4) Damages

Question 32

What is a Sentinel Event?

Answer 32

An unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof

Question 33

What are examples of sentinel event?

Answer 33

Wrong-sided surgeries, suicide, operative and postoperative complications.

Question 34

What is the RN's role with informed consent

Answer 34

To witness the signature and not the fact that the client is informed

Question 35

What is an incident report?

Answer 35

An accident that occurs in which a nurse witness

Question 36

Taking care of the whole person- body, mind, and spirit, heart and soul?

Answer 36

Palliative care

Question 37

Hospice care is defined as?

Answer 37

Providing care for people with limited life expectancy, often in the their home

Question 38

There are two types of advance directives?

Answer 38

Living Will and Durable power of attorney

Question 39

Living Will is defined as

Answer 39

death-delaying procedures used if you have a | terminal condition and are unable to state your wishes.

Question 40

What is advance Directives?

Answer 40

Designates a person to make decisions about the client’s medical treatment in the event that the client is unable to do so

Question 41

A living will, unlike a health care power of attorney, only | applies if you have a

Answer 41

Terminal Illness

Question 42

Can food or water be withdrawn if it was the only means of keeping the Patient alive?

Answer 42

NO

Question 43

If a woman is pregnant can the living will be activated

Answer 43

NO

Question 44

What is the Nurse responsibility if a patient has died?

Answer 44

recognize cardiovascular death

Question 45

Being independent self govening, and self determination?

Answer 45

Autonomy

Question 46

Beneficence is defined as

Answer 46

Doing good

Question 47

Keeping your promises and commitment made to others

Answer 47

Fidelity

Question 48

Principles of Avoiding evil?

Answer 48

Nonmaleficence

Question 49

Telling the Truth

Answer 49

Veracity