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When a nurse is able to recognize that an ethical moment has occurred with a patient he or she is experiencing the following ethical abilities.
a. Ethical responsiveness b. Ethical reasoning c. ethical sensibility d. Ethical valuing |
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A nurse who is carring for a new mother realizes that the woman is not prepared to go home with her newborn after a hospital stay of only 24hrs but hospital policy dictates that the mother be discharged. The nurse may be faced with with of the following moral problems?
a. Ethical uncertainty b. Ethical distress c. Ethical Dilemma d. Ethical dissatisfaction. |
b
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Which of the following principles applies to utilitarian action guiding theory?
a. The rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences the action produces. b. An action is right or wrong independent of the consequences it produces. d. An action is right or wrong depending on the process used to arrive at the action. d. the rightness or wrongness of an action is not dependent on the process used to arrive at the action. |
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Which of the following guidelines was developed by the American hospital Association to enumerate the rights and responsibilities of patients while receiving hospital care?
a. Code of ethics b. Patient bill of rights c. Biomedical ethics d. Hospital patient advocacy |
b
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Which of the following elements of ethical agency could be described as the cultivated dispositions that allow one to act as one believes one ought to act?
a. Ethical sensibility b. Ethical responsiveness c. Ethical character d. Ethical valuing |
c
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When a nurse provides the information and support that patients and their families need to make the decision that is right for them he or she is practicing which of the following principles of bioethics?
a. Autonomy b. Nonmaleficence c. Justice d. Fidelity |
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Nurses who value patient advocacy follow which of the following guidelines?
a. They value their loyalty to an employing institution or to a colleague over their commitment to their patient. b. they give priority to the good of the individual patient rather then to the good of the society in general. c. They choose the claims of the patients well-being over the claims of the patients autonomy. d. They make decisions for patients who are uninformed concerning their rights and opportunities. |
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Which of the following statements reflect the mode of value transmission known as laissezfaire? (select all that apply)
a. A boy says a prayer before meals that he learned from his parents. b. A boy is taken for ice cream to celebrate his good report card. c. A teenage boy explores the religions of his friends in hopes of developing his own faith. d. A boy is taught how to behave in public by his schoolteacher. e. A teenage girl is punished for staying out too late with her friends. f. A teenage girl tries alcohol at a party with her friends. |
c, f
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Which of the following actions best describe the use of the professional value of autonomy?
(select all that apply) a. A nurse stays later than his or her shift to continue caring for a patient in critical condition. b. A nurse researches a new procedure that would benefit his or her patient. c. A nurse keeps her promise to call a patients doctor regarding pain relief. d. A nurse reads the patient bill of rights to a visually impaired patient. e. A nurse collaborates with other healthcare team members to ensure the best possible treatment for his patient. f. A novice nurse seeks the help of a more experienced nurse to insert a catheter in a patient. |
d, e
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Which of the following actions best describe the use of the professional value of altruism? (select all that apply)
a. A nurse demonstrates an understanding of the culture of his or her patient. b. A nurse becomes a mentor to a student nurse working on her floor. c. A nurse is accountable for the care provided to a mentally challenged patient. d. A nurse lobbies for universal access to health care. e. A nurse respects the right of the Native American to call in a shaman for a consultation. f. A nurse protects the privacy of a patient with AIDS. |
a, c, e
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Which of the following actions best describes the use of the professional value of human dignity? (select all that apply)
a. A nurse plans nursing care together with his or her patient. b. A nurse provides honest information to a patient about his or her illness. c. A nurse provides privacy for an elderly patient. d. A nurse reports an error made by an incompetent co worker. e. A nurse plans individualized nursing care for his or her patients. f. A nurse refuses to discuss a patient with a curious friend. |
c, e, f
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Which of the following statements accurately represent the basic principles of ethics? (select all that apply)
a. The term "ethics" generally refers to personal or communal standards of right or wrong. b . The ablility to be ethical begins in childhood and develops gradually. c. An action that is legal or customary is ethically right. d. Ethics is a systematic inquiry into the principles of right and wrong conduct of virtue and vice and of good and evil as they relate to each other. e. A commitment to developing ones ability to act ethically is known as ones ethical agency. f. Most nurses are born with a natural ability to behave in an ethically professional way. |
b, d, e
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Which of the following are key principles of the Beauchamp / Childeress principle based approach to bioethics? (select all that apply)
a. Autonomy b. Nonmaleficence c. Human dignity d. Beneficence e. Altruism f. Justice |
a, b, d, f
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When a young boy is left to explore values on his own with no guidance from his parents, the parents are using a ___________________ approach to value transmission.
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Laissez - faire
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Parents who encourage their childer to seek more than one solution to a problem and weigh the consequences of each are practicing the _________________ mode of value transmission
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Responsible choice
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When a nurse analyzes her feelings regarding choices that need to be made when several alternative are presented and decides whether these choices are rationally made she is engaging in the practice of ____________
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Values clarification
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A nurse who is proud and happy about his decision to further his education is involved in the ___________ step of the process of valuing.
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Prizing
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A ___________ is an organization of values in which each value is ranked along a continuum of importance.
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Value System
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___________ is the protection and support of another rights
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Advocacy
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When a nurse is able to recongnize that an ethical moment has occurred with a patient he or she is experiencing which of the following ethical abilities?
a. Ethical responsiveness b. Ethical reasoning c. Ethical sensibility d. Ethical valuing |
c
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A nurse who is caring for a new mother realizes that the woman is not prepared to go home with her newborn after a hospital stay of only 24hrs but hospital policy dictates that the new mother be discharged this nurse may be faced with which of the following moral problems?
a. Ethical uncertainty b. Ethical distress c. Ethical dilemma d. Ethical dissatisfaction |
b
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Which of the following principles applies to utilitarian action guiding theory?
a. The rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences the action produces b. An action is right or wrong independent of the consequences it produces. c. An action is right or wrong depending on the process used to arrive at the action. d. The rightness or wrongness of an action is not dependent on the process used to arrive at the action. |
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Which of the following guidelines was developed by the American Hospital Association to enumerate the rights and responsibilities of the patients while receiving hospital care?
a. code of ethics b. patient bill of rights c. Biomedical ethics d. Hospital patient advocacy. |
b
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Which of the following elements of ethical agency could be described as the cultivaed dispositions that allow one to act as one believes one ought to act?
a. Ethical sensibility b. Ethical responsiveness c. Ethical character d. Ethical valuing |
c
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When a nurse provides the information and support that patients and their families need to make the decision that is right for them he or she is practicing which of the following principles of bioethics?
a. Autonomy b. Nonmaleficence c. Justice d. Fidelity |
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Nurses who value patient advocacy follow which of the following guidelines?
a. They value their loyalty to an employing institution or to a colleague over their commitment to their patient. b. They give priority to the good of the individual patient rather than to the good of society in general. c. They choose the claims of the patients well being over the claims of the patients autonomy. d. They make decisions for patients who are uninformed concerning their rights and opportunities. |
b
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Two or more clear moral principles apply but they support mutually inconsistent courses of action.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
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A process of discovery allowing a person to discover what choices to make when alternative are presented and to identify whether these choices are rationally made or the result of previous conditioning.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
d
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A personal belief about worth that acts as a standard to guide ones behavior.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
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Personal or communal standards of right and wrong.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
f
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Ethical problem in which the person knows the right thing to do but institutional constraints make it nearly impossible to pursue the right actions.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
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A commitment to developing one's ability to act ethically
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
b
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A system inquiry into the principles of right and wrong conduct of virtue and vice, and of good and evil as they relate to conduct.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
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The protection and support of another's rights.
What is this ? a. Value b. Ethical agency c. Advocacy d. Values Clarification e. Ethics f. Morals g. Ethical dilemma h. Value system i. Ethical distress |
c
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A boy receiving good grades in school is taken to a video arcade to celebrate.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
d
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A girl is encouraged by her parents to explore all aspects of her own personal code of ethics.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
e
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A child whose parents smoke decides to give it a try.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
a
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A boy is left to his own devices when confronted with moral issues.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
c
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A child is taught by teacher and parents that premarital sex is sinful.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
b
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A child is encouraged to interact with people of various cultures to explore different values.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
e
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A boy is sent to his room following an altercation with his sibling.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
d
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A boy learns to eat a healthy diet by following his parents example.
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
a
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A boy is allowed to determine his own bedtime
What is the value transmission? a. Modeling b. Moralizing c. Laissez faire d. Rewarding and punishing e. Responsible choice |
c
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values
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a belief about the worth of something, about what matters, that acts as a standard to GUIDE one's behavior
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ethics
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is a systematic inquiry into principles of right and wrong conduct, of virtue and vice, and of good and evil as they relate to conduct and human flourishing.
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advocacy
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the protection and support of another's rights.
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When a nurse attempts adherence to basic ethical principles that results in two conflicting courses of action this is said to be a(n) _____
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dilemma
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The study of ethics within a field of healthcare
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bioethics
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The agreement to keep promises- means you are faithful to your communication as well as promises
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Fidelity
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Issues are determined by law or government
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legal issues
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Telling the truth
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veracity
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acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice
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integrity
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the fundamental agreement to do no harm
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nonmalifesence
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Involves giving patients the information needed to make a decision and supporting that decision. The protection and support of another's right
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advocacy
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One's independence and the ability to be self directed
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autonomy
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Defined as the study of the ideals of right and wrong behavior
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ethics
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the principle of fairness- it is the obligation to treat all clients equally and fairly
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justice
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The specific skills needed to perform a task
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competency
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The ability to answer for your actions
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accountability
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a concern for the welfare and well being of others (feeding the homeless is an example)
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altruism
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Promoting taking positive active steps to help others and encourages you to do good for the patient (Ex- nurse helps CNA even though she doesn't "have to")
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beneficence
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The nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action
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distress
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altruism
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the principle or practice of unselfish concern for or devotion to the welfare of others
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human dignity
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is a term used in moral, ethical, and political discussions to signify that a being has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment
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integrity
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acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice
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social justice
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the idea of creating an institution that is based on the principles of equality and solidarity, that understands and values human rights, and that recognizes the dignity of every human being.
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Which of the following values involves acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice?
A. Altruism B. Autonomy C. Human dignity D. Integrity E. Social justice |
D. Integrity
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Bio ethics
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Ethics that encompasses all those perspectives that seek to understand human nature and behavior, the domain of social science, and the natural world
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Clinical Ethics
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Branch of bioethics concerned with ethical problems that arise within the context of caring for patients
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Nursing Ethics
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A subset of bioethics: formal study of ethical issues that int eh practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make ethical judgements
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Nonmaleficence
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principal of avoiding evil
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Beneficence
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principal of doing good
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Justice
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process that distributes benefits, risks, and costs fairly
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Fidelity
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keeping promises and commitments made to others
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Veracity
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telling truth
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Accountability
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The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account; accountableness; responsible for; answerable for.
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Responsibility
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a person or thing for which one is responsible
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What are Nursing Codes of Ethics and who establishes them?
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ANA establishes defining characteristics of right and wrong, they are GUIDELINES of care
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What is a code of ethics?
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a set of principles that reflect the primary goals, values, and obligations of the profession.
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What are Standards of Practice and who establishes them?
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ANA establishes basic standards of care we must provide for our patients. These are MANDATORY
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What Are the Purposes of the Bill of Rights for RN?
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to aid in improving work places and ensuring nurses' ability to provide safe, quality patient care. It empowers nurses by making clear what is absolutely nonnegotiable in the workplace.
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Two Type of Ethical Problems
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Ethical dilemma
Ethical distress |
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Ethical dilemma
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two or more clear moral principles apply but support mutually inconsistent courses of action
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Ethical distress
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the nurse knows the right thing to do but factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action
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Paternalism
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an action that is based on what a parent would do
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Advocacy in Nursing Practice -Primary commitment to the patient
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Make sure that nurses’ loyalty to an employing institution or colleague does not compromise their primary commitment to the patient
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