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Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Issues Flashcards

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distinguish right from wrong

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ethics

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ethics applied with concepts within scope of medicine

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bioethics

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serious critical thinking about how individuals should treat others

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moral behavior

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personal beliefs about what is important and desirable

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values

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

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right

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no restriction whatsoever on individuals entitlement

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absolute right

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right where society has agreed and formalized into law

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legal right

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

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utilitarianism

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

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kantianism

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

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

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christian ethics

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

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Natural Law theories

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decision based on whats best for INDIVIDUAL

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ethical egoism

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situation to choose between 2 equally unfavorable alternatives

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ethical dilemma

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independent choices for themselves

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autonomy

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

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beneficence

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DO NO HARM

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nonmaleficence

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duty to treat all individuals equally and fairly

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justice

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truthful

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veracity

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Gather sub/obj data

consider personal values & values of others in ethical dilemmas

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assessment

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identify conflict

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problem identification

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

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act on decision made and communicate with others

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implementation

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what you see from the outcomes

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evaluation

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Clients rights

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

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Forced medication reasons

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  • client dangerous to self/others
  • med has reasonable change of providing help
  • client refusal must be judged incompetent
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type of aw enacted by legislature Ex: Nurse Practice act

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statutory law

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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

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common law

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

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civil law

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individual has been wronged

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tort

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fail to fulfill obligation

Ex: HC professional clinic privileges terminated/reduced

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contract

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

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criminal law

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type of tort malpractice and negligence

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unintentional tort

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type of tort - touching someone w/o consent

Ex: charged with battery

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intentional tort

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3 elements of Informed consent

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knowledge
competency
free will

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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

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emergency commitment

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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

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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
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involuntary outpatient comittment

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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

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gravely disabled client

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Avoiding liability

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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

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