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Chapter 3 Nursing Ethics And Law Exam Study Set.
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professional ethics - answer are published formal statements indicating the profession's expectations for its members
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
sympathy - answer sharing the feelings and distress of the other individual negligence - answer is defined as a patient injury that occurs because the nurse fails to meet his or her responsibility to the patient Patients' Ethical Rights - answer Advocacy Respect Dignity Honesty Compassion Types of Unethical Behavior That Nurses Must Report - answer *Impairment of the nurse by alcohol, drugs, or severe *fatigue *Diverting drugs by taking a patient's meds *Known and suspected patient mistreatment or abuse *Fraudulent documentation *Unauthorized treatment outside the scope of practice *Practicing without a license *Incompetence *Failure to follow physician's orders *Failure to perform a necessary action ethics committees - answer responsible for reviewing ethical issues related to patients care what does the federal government provides two sources that govern nurses? - answer constitutional and statutory laws nurse practice act authority - answer Licensing nurses Taking disciplinary measures against nurses who fail to follow the NPA Regulating the practice of nursing as well as nursing education
defendant - answer the one accused of breaking the law durable medical power of atterney - answer legal written designation making another person responsible for one's medical decision liability - answer one's responsibility for his or her own actions libel - answer false written statements about another that are made publicly known with intent to harm plainiff - answer the one accusing another of criminal or civil law violation statute - answer a written law tort - answer a violation of s civil law; involves a wrong against and individual or his /her property HITECH ( Health information technology fro economic and clinical health act) - answer requires healthcare providers to notify patients in writing when health info has been breached Nursing and socialmedia - answer must not share confidencial information in social media mandatory reporting laws - answer Communicable diseases Immunizations
Child abuse Abuse of disabled and elderly individuals Gunshot or stab wounds Rapes and sexual assaults malpractice - answer when nurses' action fails to meet professional standards of care and injuries a patient false imprisonment - answer intencially preventing a patient from leaving a facility or restricting movement; often very harmful examples of false imprisonment - answer restraint devices : bedrails chemical restraints: sedatives and tranquilizers belts, tied sheets, wrist or ankle restraints and vest or halter restraints Assault - answer to threaten a patient with harm or to show intent to touch him/ her without permission battery - answer to intentionally cause a patient harm sexual harrassment - answer can be verbal visual or physical ; harrassement that is based on sex and is unwelcome ( hostile or offensive work environment) Good Samaritan law - answer protection to the voluntary caregiver at sites of accidents and emergencies
entries in patients charts - answer Keep in mind that it is a legal document. Make entries in a timely manner, being accurate and pertinent. Never erase an entry or use correction fluid. Record all pertinent data. Keep entries factual. Never document that you did something you did not do. informed consent - answer a written permission to allow medical treatment or surgical procedures emancipated minor - answer one whos has established his/her independence from parental control
instructional directive - answer Specifies aspects of care the person does or does not desire and the circumstances in which to apply these wishes incident reports - answer aka; unusual occurrence reports or variance reports. they are to be completed in the event of an unusual occurrence or an accident