Chapter 6: Ethics, Standards and Nursing Frameworks Flashcards

Exam 1

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Beneficence:

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The health care provider uses knowledge of science and incorporates the art of caring to develop an environment in which individuals achieve maximum health care potential.

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Fidelity

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Faithfulness to obligations and duties.

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Justice:

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Duty to treat all fairly, distributing the risks and benefits equally.

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Nonmaleficence:

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The duty to cause no harm, both individually and for all.

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Paternalism:

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The belief that knowledge and education authorizes professionals to make decisions for the good of the patient.

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veracity:

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The duty to tell the truth.

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7
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PMH nursing practice is guided by

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Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

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Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements

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The Code communicates nursing’s ethical values, obligations, duties, and professional ideals; establishes ethical standards; and confirms the profession’s commitment to society

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Four primary health care ethical principles

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  1. respect for autonomy,
  2. beneficence,

3.nonmaleficence, and

  1. justice—guide nurses’ consideration of ethical concerns.
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respect for autonomy

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is based on the understanding that each person has the fundamental right to make voluntary decisions about their health care and life decisions.

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Scope and standards of practice

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describe the responsibilities to which nurses are legally, professionally, and ethically held accountable.

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Six standards of practice define the parameters of PMH nursing

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assessment,
diagnosis,
outcome
identification,
planning,
implementation, and evaluation

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The nursing process

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serves as a framework for clinical judgment decision-making and nursing practice.

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14
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The biopsychosocial framework

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holistic model for organizing nursing practice.

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The biopsychosocial framework

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three domains—biologic, psychological, and social

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16
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The ANA’s code of ethics

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Establishes the ethical standards used by nurses in all areas of practice and communicates those standards to others.