Nclex-Pn Legal And Ethical Practice Ch 4

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Beneficence

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to act in the best interest of others; to contribute to the well being of others. 3 components-to promote good, prevent harm or eveil, remove from evil or harm

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Justice

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fair, equitable, and appropriate treatment; resources are distributed equally to all

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Fidelity

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remaining faithful to ethical principles and ANA Code of Ethics for Nurces, keeping commitments or promises

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Virtues

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compassion, discernment, thrustworthiness, and integrity; virtue ethics empahsize character or moral agent

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Autonomy

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freedom to make decisions that affect self and to take action for self, is self governing, includes 4 basic elements of respect for others, ability to determine personal goals, complete understanding of choice, and freedom to implement plan or choice

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Confidentiality

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to maintain privacy of client and family; nondisclosure of data or personal information; is a component of ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses as well as HIPPA

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Nurse Practice Act

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determines the scope of practice for a professional nurse in a specific state.

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Negligence

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unintentional failure to act as a reasonable person in similar circumstance would act that results in injury to another

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Proximate cause

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there is reasonably close causal connection between nurse's conduct and resulting injury

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Malpractice

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negligence by a professional; professional failure to carry out or perform duties that result in injury of another; socpe of practice should be delineated in order to operate within

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Assault

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threat of harm or unwanted contact with client that causes the client fear

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Battery

Back 12

a purposeful touching of client without that client's consent

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Patient's Bill of Rights

Back 13

communicates to clients and health care workers that clients are entitled to specific rights during care

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Informed Consent Requirements

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3-client has the mental capacity to consent, it is voluntarily done, and client understands treatment and information presented by provider of treatment

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Health Care Proxy

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a competant individual named by a client to have the authority to make health care decisions on behalf of the client during specified circumstnaces

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Name the act all 50 states use to procure cadaver organs

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Uniform Anatomical Gift Act

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Risk Management

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a program designed to protect client and nurse form harm and protect organization form liability related to harm

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Unsafe working conditions are reported to which organization?

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OSHA

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voluntary admission

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occurs when a client consents to confinement in the hospitaland signs a document indicating as such.

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Competency

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a legal determination that a client can make reasonable judgements and decisions about treatment and other signifigant areas of personal life

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Commitment

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involuntary admission, may be implemented on basis of being a danger to self or others, some states also have specific criterion or preventing signifigant physical or mental deterioration for involuntary admission