Basic Nursing 6Th Edition Chapter 5

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LAW

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Guides public behavior that will affect others & that will preserve community.

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VALUE

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a personal belief about the worth you hold for an idea, a custom, or an object

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MORALS (sometimes used interchangeably with ethics)

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usually refers to judgment about behavior.

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ETHICS

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The study of the ideals of right and wrong behavior.

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BIOETHICS

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Represents a particular branch of ethics, namely, the study of ethics within the field of HEALTH CARE.

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AUTONOMY

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Refers to a person's: INDEPENDENCE, SELF-DETERMINATION,
SELF-RELIANCE

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JUSTICE

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Refers to the principle of:
FAIRNESS OR EQUITY.

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FIDELITY

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Refers to:
FAITHFULNESS
STRIVING TO KEEP PROMISES

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BENEFICENCE

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Promotes taking positive, active steps to help others.
ACTIVELY SEEKING BENEFITS,
PROMOTION OF GOOD

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NONMALEFICENCE

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Refers to the fundamental agreement to:
ACTIVELY SEEK TO DO NO HARM

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CODE OF ETHICS

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A set of ETHICAL PRINCIPLES that all members of a profession generally accept.
(It states the group's expectations and standards of behavior.)

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RESPONSIBILITY

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Refers to the the execution of duties associated with a nurse's particular role.

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CONFIDENTIALITY in health care

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Federal legislation known as HIPAA.
Requires that those with access to personal health information not disclose the information to a third party without patient consent.

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COMPETENCE

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Refers to specific knowledge and skill necessary to perform a task.

In nursing, it insures the provision of safe nursing care.

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JUDGMENT

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Refers to the ability to form an opinion or draw sound conclusions.

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ADVOCACY

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Involves giving patients the information they need to make decisions and then supporting those decisions.

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POINT OF VIEW

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You need to have the ability to clarify and express your own and then to assess and support the point of view of your patients.

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ETHICAL DILEMMA

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Exists when the right thing to do is not clear or when members of the health care team cannot agree on the right thing to do.

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DEONTOLOGY

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Defines actions as right or wrong based on their "right-making characteristics such as fidelity to promises, truthfulness, and justice".

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UTILITARIANISM

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Measures the effect that an act will have; deontology looks to the pure presence of principle.

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FEMINIST ETHICS

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Proposes asking routinely how ethical decisions will affect women.

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CARE

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Generally implies feelings of concern or interest in one who has sorrow or perhaps even sharing that concern. It also means taking care of in the sense of providing for or protecting from trouble.

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ETHICS OF CARE

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Suggest that health care workers will solve ethical dilemmas by paying attention to relationships and stories of the participants and by the examination and promotion of any fundamental act of caring.

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INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE

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Processes ethical dilemmas. The committee is generally multidisciplinary, with representatives from nursing, medicine, other professional disciplines and the community.

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HOW TO PROCESS AN ETHICAL DILEMMA

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1. Is this an ethical dilemma?
2. Gather all information relevant to the case.
3. Examine and determine your own values and opinions about the issues.
4. State the problem clearly
5. Consider possible courses of action
6. Negotiate the outcome
7. Evaluate the action.