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accountability
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being responsible for one's actions and accepting the consequences of one's behavior
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active euthanasia
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actions that directly bring about the client's death with or without consent
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advocate
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individual who pleads the cause of another or argues or plead for a cause or proposal
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assissted suicide
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form of active euthanasia in which clients are given the means to kill themselv
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attitudes
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mental stance that is composed of many different beliefs; usually involving a positive or negative judgment toward a person, object, or idea
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autonomy
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the state of being independent and self-directed without outside control, to make one's own decisions
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beliefs
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interpretations or conclusions that one accepts as true
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benefience
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the moral obligation to do good or to implement actions that benefit clients and their support persons
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bioethics
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ethical rules or principles that govern right conduct concerning life
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client advocate
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an individual who pleads the cause of clients’ rights
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code of ethics
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a formal statement of a group's ideals and values; a set of ethical principles shared by members of a group, reflecting their moral judgments and serving as a standard for professional actions
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teleological theories
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the ethics of judging whether an action is moral
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ethics
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the rules or principles that govern right conduct
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fidelity
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a moral principle which obligates the individual to be faithful to agreements and responsibilities one has undertaken
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justice
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fairness
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moral development
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process of learning to tell the difference between right and wrong and of learning what ought and ought not to be done
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moral rules
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specific prescriptions for actions
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morality
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a doctrine or system denoting what is right and wrong in conduct, character, or attitude
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nonmalfiecence
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the duty to do no harm
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nursing ethics
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ethical issues that occur in nursing practice
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passive euthansia
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allowing a person to die by withholding or withdrawing measures to maintain life
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personal values
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values internalized from the society or culture in which one lives
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deontological values
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emphasize individual rights, duties, and obligations
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professional values
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values acquired during socialization into nursing from codes of ethics, nursing experiences, teachers, and peers
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relationship-based (caring) theories
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stress courage, generosity, commitment, and the need to nurture and maintain relationships
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Responsibility
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the specific accountability or liability associated with the performance of duties of a particular role
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Utilitarianism
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a specific, consequence-based, ethical theory that judges as right the action that does the most good and least amount of harm for the greatest number of persons; often used in making decisions about the funding and delivery of health care
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Utility
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the principle of utilitarianism
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Value set
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all the values (eg, personal, professional, religous) that a person holds
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Value system
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the organization of a person's values along a continuum of relative importance
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Values
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something of worth; a belief held dearly by a person
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Values clarification
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a process by which individuals define their own value
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Veracity
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a moral principle that holds that one should tell the truth and not lie
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aerobic
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requiring oxygen
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Anaerobic
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involves activity in which the muscles cannot draw out enough oxygen from the blood stream; used in endurance training
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Approximated
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closed tissue surfaces
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Bandage
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a strip of cloth used to wrap some part of the body
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Binder
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a type of bandage applied to large body areas (abdomen or chest) or for a specific body part (arm sling); used to provide support
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Collagen
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a protein found in connective tissue; a whitish protein substance that adds tensile strength to a wound
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Compress
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a moist gauze dressing applied frequently to an open wound, sometimes medicated
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Debridement
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removal of infected and necrotic tissue
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Dehiscence
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the partial or total rupturing of a sutured wound; usually involves an abdominal wound in which the layers below the skin also separate
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Eschar
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thick necrotic tissue produced by burning, by a corrosive application, or by death of tissue associated with loss of vascular supply, bacterial invasion, and putrefaction
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Evisceration
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extrusion of the internal organs
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Excoriation
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loss of the superficial layers of the skin
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Exudate
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material, such as fluid and cells, that has escaped from blood vessels during the inflammatory process and is deposited in tissue or on tissue surfaces
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Fibrin
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an insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen during the clotting of blood
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Friction
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rubbing; the force that opposes motion
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Granulation tissue
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young connective tissue with new capillaries formed in the wound healing process
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Hematoma
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a collection of blood in a tissue, organ, or space due to a break in the wall of a blood vessel
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Hemorrhage
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excessive loss of blood from the vascular system
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Hemostasis
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cessation of bleeding
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Immobility
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prescribed or unavoidable restriction of movement in any area of a person's life
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Irrigation (lavage)
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a flushing or washing-out of a body cavity, organ, or wound with a specified solution
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Ischemia
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deficiency of blood supply caused by obstruction of circulation to the body part
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Keloid
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hypertrophic scar containing an abnormal amount of collagen
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Lavage
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an irrigation or washing of a body organ, such as the stomach
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Maceration
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the wasting away or softening of a solid as if by the action of soaking; often used to describe degenerative changes and eventual disintegration
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Packing
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filling an open wound or cavity with a material such as gauze
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Phagocytosis
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the process by which cells engulf microorganisms, other cells, or foreign particles
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Pressure
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a compressing downward force on a body area
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Pressure ulcers
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any lesion caused by unrelieved pressure that results in damage to underlying tissue; formerly called decubitus ulcers, bed sores, pressure sores
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Primary intention healing
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tissue surfaces are approximated (closed) and there is minimal or no tissue loss, formation of minimal granulation tissue and scarring
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Purulent exudates
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an exudate consisting of leukocytes, liquefied dead tissue debris, and dead and living bacteria
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pus
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a thick liquid associated with inflammation and composed of cells, liquid, microorganisms, and tissue debris
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Pyogenic bacteria
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bacteria that produce pus
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Reactive hyperemia
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a bright red flush on the skin occurring after pressure is relieved
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Regeneration
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renewal, regrowth, the replacement of destroyed tissue cells by cells that are identical or similar in structure and function
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Sanguineous exudates
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an exudate containing large amounts of red blood cells
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Secondary intention healing
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wound in which the tissue surfaces are not approximated and there is extensive tissue loss; formation of excessive granulation tissue and scarring
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Serous exudates
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inflammatory material composed of serum (clear portion of blood) derived from the blood and serous membranes of the body such as the peritoneum, pleura, pericardium, and meninges; watery in appearance and has few cells
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Shearing force
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a combination of friction and pressure which when applied to the skin results in damage to the blood vessels and tissues
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Sitz bath
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referred to as a hip bath, is used to soak a client’s pelvic area
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Suppuration
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the formation of pus
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Vasoconstriction
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a decrease in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels
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Vasodilation
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an increase in the caliber (lumen) of blood vessels
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