EBP & Ethico-Moral Considerations Flashcards
The documents that describe a profession’s scope of practice is:
Nurses Practice Acts
When a nurse fails to competently perform his or her medical duties and that failure harms the patient is:
Malpractice
It represents an articulation of nine provisions for professional values and moral obligations with respect to the nurse-patient relationship and with respect to the profession and its mission.
Code of Ethics
TRUE OR FALSE Patients do not have the right to make advance wishes to refuse treatment if they are not able to communicate.
False
Failure to instruct the patient properly relative to invasive procedures is equivalent to
Battery
Which of the following ethical principle that says not to inflict intentional harm to your patients?
Non-maleficence
The principle of _______________means that information regarding patients should not be disclosed to others.
Confidentiality
If you are honest in your interactions, without telling a lie to your clients/patients , you are applying what principle ?
Veracity
Which of the following is a common example of tort in health care?
Negligence
Threatening the patient verbally but no harm yet is an example of
Assault
TRUE OR FALSE Torts are wrongful acts that cause a client or patient to suffer.
True
Respondent superior provides that the employer may be held liable for negligence, assault and battery, or any other tort committed by a healthcare provider.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE Students are responsible for speaking up when they experience problems with or obstacles of their learning. Otherwise, their teachers may make overly ambitious demands on and have unrealistic expectations for students in the learning process.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Nursing students who are experiencing personal difficulties can interfere with their studies or with their goals in pursuing a degree in the health profession.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Failure of a nurse to provide nursing care including educational services can result in liability for breach of contract.
TRUE
The evidence that reflects facts for the purpose of generalizable or transferrable beyond the specific study setting is which of the following?
EXTERNAL EVIDENCE
The significance of evidence -based practice in nursing education are the following, except
Increased health care cost
TRUE OR FALSE Evidence-based practice is based on scientific evidence.
True
The evidence from research which reflects the facts that is intended to be generalizable or transferrable beyond the specific study setting or sample is:
EXTERNAL EVIDENCE
The purpose of an evaluation is to measure whether a practice change is effective in a setting with a specific group of individuals -learners or teachers.
TRUE
Which of the following states that, the key principle of medicine is based on solid research adhering to standards for high quality and safety while focusing on patient’s needs ?
Evidenced - Based Practice
The evidence reflecting facts for the purpose of generalizable or transferrable beyond the specific study setting or sample is :
External evidence
The significance of evidence- based practice in nursing education are the following, except:
Lower quality of care
The evidence from research studies which reflects the fact that is intended to be generalizable or transferrable beyond the specific study setting or sample is:
External evidence
TRUE OR FALSE The purpose of an evaluation is to measure whether a practice change is effective in a setting with a specific group of individuals learners or teachers.
TRUE
Data that is expressed in numbers and generally are stated as statistics such as frequency, mean, median, ration or chi square refers to qualitative data.
FALSE
It refers to the guiding principles of behavior
ETHICS
It refers to an internal belief system or what one believes to be right.
MORAL VALUES
TRUE OR FALSE Disclosure of information refers to sufficient information regarding risks and alternative treatments- including no treatment at all- be provided to the patient to enable him or her to make a rational decision.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE Documentation is vehicle of communication that provides critical information to other health professionals involved with the patient’s care.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Respondeat superior provides that the employer may not be held liable for negligence, assault and battery, slander, libel committed by an employee.
FALSE
TRUE OR FALSE
Patient’s are autonomous agents, so they can follow the course of their treatment for they trust their health professional that their health will improve
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE
Healthcare practitioners of the past-who were primarily physicians and nurses- were not regarded as Good Samaritans who never acted in good faith .
FALSE
Greek word, “ duty”
Deon
