Chapter 11

Question 1

Potential violations of nurse-patient boundaries

Answer 1

involve gifts, intimacy, limits, neglect, abuse and restraints.

Question 2

Being in a position to use their capabilities.

Answer 2

Dignity

Question 3

The right to perform certain activities because they conform to the accepted standard or ideas of a community or because they will not harm, coerce, restrain or infringe on the interest of others.

Answer 3

moral right

Question 4

Meaningful information must be disclosed even if the clinical does not believe that it will be beneficial.

Answer 4

informed consent

Question 5

A patient can decide about the types and extent of medical care they want to accept or refuse if they become unable to make those decision due to illness.

Answer 5

patient self determination act

Question 6

A written expression of a persona wishes about medical care, especially care during a terminal or critical illness

Answer 6

advance directive

Question 7

is not a formal legal document but provides specific written instructions concerning the type of care and treatment that individual want to receive if they become incapacitated.

Answer 7

medical directive

Question 8

The legal document with the most strength is a written directive in which a designated person is allowed to make either general or healthcare decisions for a patient.

Answer 8

durable power of attorney

Question 9

A formal legal document that provides written directions concerning medical care that is to be provided in a specific circumstances.

Answer 9

living will

Question 10

Occurs when a person takes an action to end a life. Can include a lethal does of medication such as in physician assisted suicide.

Answer 10

Active euthanasia

Question 11

Means that a person allows another person to die by not acting to stop death or prolong life. EX: withholding treatment that can prevent death.

Answer 11

Passive euthanasia

Question 12

Occurs when persons with a sound mind authorize another person to take their life or to assist them in achieving death. (taking ones life)

Answer 12

voluntary euthanasia

Question 13

Occurs when persons are not able to express their decision about death.

Answer 13

non voluntary euthanasia

Question 14

Providing comfort rather than curative measures for terminally ill patients. In dying patients

Answer 14

palliative care

Question 15

using high doses of pain medication to lessen the chronic and intractable pain of terminally ill patients.

Answer 15

rule of double effect

Question 16

are made on behalf of an incompetent person and are based on decisions that are formerly competent person made

Answer 16

pure autonomy standard

Question 17

based on the goal of the surrogates doing what is best for the patient or what is in the best interest of the patient.

Answer 17

best interest standard

Question 18

When a treatment has no physiologic benefit for a terminally ill person.

Answer 18

futile care