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16 Cards in this Set
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advocacy |
support of clients' health, wellness, safety, and personal rights, including privacy |
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responsibility |
willingness to respect obligations and follow through on promises |
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accountability |
ability to answer for one's own actions |
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confidentiality |
protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-quality care |
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autonomy |
the right to make one's own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be in that person's own best interest |
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beneficence |
action that promotes good for others, without any self-interest |
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fidelity |
fulfillment of promises |
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justice |
fairness in care delivery and use of resources |
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nonmaleficence |
a commitment to do no harm |
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veracity |
a commitment to tell the truth |
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when making an ethical decision |
- identify whether the issue is indeed an ethical dilemma - gather as much relevant information as possible about the dilemma - reflect on your own values as they relate to the dilemma - state the dilemma with all issues and individuals involved - list an analyze all possible options for resolving |
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a nurse is caring for a client who decides not to have surgery despite significant blockages in his coronary arteries. The nurse understands that this client's choice is an example of which ethical principle? |
- autonomy - in this situation, the client is exercising his right to make his own personal decision about surgery, regardless of others' opinions of what is "best" for him |
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a nurse offers pain medication to a client who is postoperative prior to ambulation. The nurse understands that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles? |
- beneficence - by administering medication before the patient experiences pain, the nurse is taking a specific and positive action to help the client |
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a nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about the responsibilities of organ donation and procurement involve. When the nurse explains that all clients waiting for a kidney transplant have to meet the same qualifications, the students should understand that this aspect of care delivery is an example of which of the following ethical principles? |
- justice - by applying the same qualifications to all potential kidney transplant recipients, organ procurement organizations demonstrate justice in determining the allocation of these scarce resources |
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a nurse questions a medication prescription as too extreme in light of the client's advanced age and unstable status. The nurse understands that this action is an example of which of the following ethical principles? |
- nonmaleficence - administering the medication could harm the client, by questioning it the nurse demonstrates nonmaleficience |
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a nurse is instructing a group of nursing students about how to know and what to expect when ethical dilemmas arise. Which of the following situations should the students identify as an ethical dilemma? |
- a family has conflicting feelings about the initiation of enteral tube feedings for their father, who is terminally ill |
