Chapter 6: Ethics, Standards and Nursing Frameworks Flashcards
Exam 1
Beneficence:
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.
Fidelity
Faithfulness to obligations and duties.
Justice:
Duty to treat all fairly, distributing the risks and benefits equally.
Nonmaleficence:
The duty to cause no harm, both individually and for all.
Paternalism:
The belief that knowledge and education authorizes professionals to make decisions for the good of the patient.
veracity:
The duty to tell the truth.
PMH nursing practice is guided by
Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements
The Code communicates nursing’s ethical values, obligations, duties, and professional ideals; establishes ethical standards; and confirms the profession’s commitment to society
Four primary health care ethical principles
- respect for autonomy,
- beneficence,
3.nonmaleficence, and
- justice—guide nurses’ consideration of ethical concerns.
respect for autonomy
is based on the understanding that each person has the fundamental right to make voluntary decisions about their health care and life decisions.
Scope and standards of practice
describe the responsibilities to which nurses are legally, professionally, and ethically held accountable.
Six standards of practice define the parameters of PMH nursing
assessment,
diagnosis,
outcome
identification,
planning,
implementation, and evaluation
The nursing process
serves as a framework for clinical judgment decision-making and nursing practice.
The biopsychosocial framework
holistic model for organizing nursing practice.
The biopsychosocial framework
three domains—biologic, psychological, and social
