Ethical & Legal / Delegation Flashcards
Fairness, to provide care that is just, and equitable, and evenly distributed
Justice
Doing good for the client, doing the right thing
Beneficence
Doing no harm (intentional or unintentional)
Nonmaleficence
Accepting responsibility for actions, nursing care, and the consequences of actions
Accountability
Keeping promises, remaining true to professional responsibilities
Fidelity
Accepting the client is their own person with own perspectives, values, and beliefs, allowing client to make own decisions without judgement or coercion
Autonomy
An act, criminal or tortious, that threatens physical harm to a person (whether or not actual harm occurs)
Assault
Telling the complete truth, not witholding any part of the truth, even if it is upsetting
Veracity
Improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment
Malpractice
A wrongful act or infringement of a right
Tort
Failure to take proper care in doing something
Negligence
The state of being imprisoned without legal authority
False Imprisonment
Unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive
Battery
a set of instructions someone prepares in advance of ill health that determines his healthcare wishes
Advanced Directive
one type of advance directive that becomes effective when a person is terminally ill
Living will