Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Issues

Question 1

distinguish right from wrong

Answer 1

ethics

Question 2

ethics applied with concepts within scope of medicine

Answer 2

bioethics

Question 3

serious critical thinking about how individuals should treat others

Answer 3

moral behavior

Question 4

personal beliefs about what is important and desirable

Answer 4

values

Question 5

valid, legally recognized claim or entitlement, both freedom from government interference or discriminatory treatment

Answer 5

right

Question 6

no restriction whatsoever on individuals entitlement

Answer 6

absolute right

Question 7

right where society has agreed and formalized into law

Answer 7

legal right

Question 8

promotes action based on end result that produces MOST good (greatest happiness principle)

Answer 8

utilitarianism

Question 9

decisions and actions are bound by sense of duty
principle/motivation on which action is based
“deontology”

Answer 9

kantianism

Question 10

“do unto others as you would have them unto you”

centered in love for God & in treating others as we ourselves

Answer 10

christian ethics

Question 11

do good and avoid hell. human knowledge of difference between good and bad
St. Thomas Aquinas –> decision making

Answer 11

Natural Law theories

Question 12

decision based on whats best for INDIVIDUAL

Answer 12

ethical egoism

Question 13

situation to choose between 2 equally unfavorable alternatives

Answer 13

ethical dilemma

Question 14

independent choices for themselves

Answer 14

autonomy

Question 15

one’s duty to benefit or promote the good of others;

Answer 15

beneficence

Question 16

DO NO HARM

Answer 16

nonmaleficence

Question 17

duty to treat all individuals equally and fairly

Answer 17

justice

Question 18

truthful

Answer 18

veracity

Question 19

Gather sub/obj data

consider personal values & values of others in ethical dilemmas

Answer 19

assessment

Question 20

identify conflict

Answer 20

problem identification

Question 21

• explore benefits & course of each alternative
• consider principles of ethical theories
• select alternative

Answer 21

Plan

Question 22

act on decision made and communicate with others

Answer 22

implementation

Question 23

what you see from the outcomes

Answer 23

evaluation

Question 24

Clients rights

Answer 24

right to treatment
right to refuse treatment (and medication)
right to least restrictive treatment alternative

Question 25

Forced medication reasons

Answer 25

- client dangerous to self/others - med has reasonable change of providing help - client refusal must be judged incompetent

Question 26

type of aw enacted by legislature Ex: Nurse Practice act

Answer 26

statutory law

Question 27

law applied to body of principles evolve from court decisions Ex: how different states deal with nurses refusal to provide care for a specific client

Answer 27

common law

Question 28

law that protects the private and property rights of individuals and business

Answer 28

civil law

Question 29

individual has been wronged

Answer 29

tort

Question 30

fail to fulfill obligation | Ex: HC professional clinic privileges terminated/reduced

Answer 30

contract

Question 31

provide protection from conduct deemed injurious to the public EX: theft of hospital drugs

Answer 31

criminal law

Question 32

type of tort malpractice and negligence

Answer 32

unintentional tort

Question 33

type of tort - touching someone w/o consent | Ex: charged with battery

Answer 33

intentional tort

Question 34

3 elements of Informed consent

Answer 34

knowledge competency free will

Question 35

type of involuntary commitment: admission instigated by family, friends, police officers, the court, or HCP. time limited of a scheduled court hearing within 72 hours

Answer 35

emergency commitment

Question 36

type of involuntary commitment: longer than emergency commitments. - unable to make informed decisions concerning treatment - likely to cause harm to self or others - unable to fulfill basic personal needs necessary for health and safety

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mentally ill person in need of treatment

Question 37

type of involuntary commitment: court-ordered mechanism used to compel person with mental illness to submit to treatment on an outpatient basis. criteria : - history of repeated decompensation requiring involuntary hospitalization - likelihood that w/o treatment the individual will deteriorate - presence of severe and persistent mental illness and limited awareness of illness - risk for being homeless, incarcerated, violent, or committing suicide -

Answer 37

involuntary outpatient comittment

Question 38

type of involuntary commitment: individual in danger of serious physical harm resulting in inability to provide for basic needs such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care, and personal safety

Answer 38

gravely disabled client

Question 39

Avoiding liability

Answer 39

``` responding to patient educating complying with standard of care supervising care adhering to the nursing process documenting carefully following up on evaluation the care that was given ```