Chapter 3 Nursing Ethics And Law
Exam Study Set
professional ethics - answer are published formal statements indicating the profession's
expectations for its members
# one principle - answer Never do anything that you know is not in the patient's best
interest
value - answer is related to you belief of something's worth and may differ from the values
of others around you
ethics - answer made up of values that influence your decisions and behavior
ethical dilemma - answer is a situation in which a decision must be made between two
opposing alternatives when there is not an exact right or wrong answer
ethical decisions - answer are not made with one's emotions of feelings but are based on
principles and logical reasoning
advocate - answer to stand up for that which is in the patien's best interest as opposed to
that which is in the best interest of the physician, hospital, or coworker
who served as the patients primary advocate - answer the nurse is
what is maintaining patient's dignity - answer allowing and honoring the patient's
possession of self respect
honesty - answer being completely truthful about patient's condition, test results,
treatment options, and potencial recovery
; acknowledging when the nurse makes a mistake rather than hiding the fact
compassion - answer delivering nursing care with a gentile and caring attitude
emapthy - answer is the ability to intellectually or emotionally understand the feelings of
another person without actually experiencing or even agreeing with their situation,
thought, feelings, distress, or pain
