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Class 22- Ethical Legal Concepts Flashcards

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Veracity

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Duty to tell the truth

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Autonomy

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Client’s right to make own decision

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Beneficence

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Caring for clients

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Justice

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Treat all fairly

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Fidelity

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Faithful to commitments

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Ethics

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Formal, systematic study of moral beliefs

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Morality

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Adherence to personal values

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SOP

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Standards of practice

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The Code of Ethics for Nurses

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Developed as a guided for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession

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Deontology

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Bilked that an act is good or bad based upon the act itself, regardless of the consequences of the act

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Teleology

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The value of a situation is determined by its consequences

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What do the principles of utility state about an ethical act?

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Must results in the greatest good for the greatest number

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Examples of professionalism?

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Confidentiality, practice per SOC, competencies, pressed uniform, nice shoes

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Examples of resonsibility?

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Shift assessment, shift report, documentation, MAR, incident/occurrence reports

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Examples of accountability?

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Medication errors, sentinel events (results in death or change of status of a patient), documentation, reporting, whistle blowing

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Examples of caring?

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Letting your clients know that you will be looking in on them, inspiring someone and/or installing hope, showing patience or compassion, offering your presence/being truly with your client, bending the rules when it really counts, showing your human side by humor and sharing stories when appropriate

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Examples of advocacy?

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MD not educating the family, acceptance of a health care case that does not match your moral attitude, supporting the client’s right to healthcare

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What are some examples of nursing ethics?

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ANA Code of Ethics, State Nurse Practice Act, professional nursing association position statements ( AWHONN, AORN, CCNA, etc)

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What are some examples of preventative ethics?

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Advance directives

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Criminal law vs civil law?

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Unlawful behavior that threatens society vs issues between individuals

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Examples of intentional civil torts?

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Battery, assault, defamation of character, privacy, confidentiality, false

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What are some examples of unintentional civil torts?

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Negligence, malpractice

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What are the four elements of malpractice?

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1) owed that person a duty
2) breach caused an injury
3) can prove damage
4) duty was breached

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What are the sources of the law?

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Constitution, statutes, administrative law, common law

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What are some laws related to nursing?

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Nurse Practice Act
Impaired Nurse
Good Samaritan Laws- protects nursing from helping as a bystander (as long as within scope of practice)
National Practitioner Data Bank
Occupational Safety and Health Act
Child Abuse Laws
Controlled Substance Acts
Advance Directives
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Nurse Practice Acts

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Define scope of nursing practice in that specific state
Control who uses nursing titles
Outline educational requirements for entry and licensure
Identify causes for disciplinary action

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TJC

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The Joint Commission

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Informed consent

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Client’s understanding of the risks, benefits, potential complications, costs, and alternatives prior to any procedure

1) must be given voluntarily
2) consenter must have mental capabilities to understand

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“time out”

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A specifically allocated period where no clinical activity is taking place (members independently verify the impending clinical action)

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Incident reports

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Difficulties in care
NEVER placed in or on chart
Goes to risk management

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Malpractice

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1) Duty to care for client
2) breached duty by failing to meet standard of care
3) client was harmed because of breach
4) cause-and-effect relationship exists because of the breach and injury

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Litigation

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Taking legal charge (burden of proof is in the plaintiff)

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Assault

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Intent to cause apprehension in the plaintiff of harmful or offensive contact; implies plaintiff is aware of situation

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Battery

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Actual harmful or offensive contact with the plaintiff or their immediate personage (aware or unaware)

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False imprisonment

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Detention or confinement of a person by use of fore or restraint

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Malpractice or negligence

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Acts of omission- not doing what should be done, mistakes, no following orders in timely fashion
Acts of commission- doing what should not be don (administering meds, etc)

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