Chapter 2 Flashcards

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professional integrity

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integrity: integration of beliefs about values and purposes by which lives are conducted

  • important role in determining whether tx/care requested by pts/surrogates is ethically appropriate
  • clinicians have no responsibility to offer/provide medically inappropriate tx

“integrity is the hallmark of moral life”

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nursing code of ethics

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  • practice w/ compassion and respect for the dignity/worth/uniqueness of each pt
  • primary commitment is to pt (+ family, group, community)
  • protects health, safety, rights of pt - optimum pt care
  • duties to self: preserve integrity and safety, maintain competence, continued personal/professional growth
  • establish/maintain/improve healthcare environment
  • advancement of profession: practice/educ/admin/knowledge development
  • collaborate w/ other professionals
  • articulate nursing values, maintain integrity of profession
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