Ethical & legal Issues

Question 1

Bioethics

Answer 1

big picture, moral dilemmas faces
whats the right thing to do?

Question 2

Ethics

Answer 2

Philosophical ideas regarding right or wrong

Question 3

Moral Behavior

Answer 3

Conduct that results from serious critical thinking about how individuals ought to treat others.

Question 4

Right

Answer 4

Valid, legally recognized claim or entitlement encompassing both freedom from government interference or discriminatory treatment and entitlement to a benefit or service.

Question 5

Values

Answer 5

individual believes ethical and quality work by following principles and standards.

Question 6

Values Clarification

Answer 6

process of examining alternatives & deciding what is important for oneself.

Question 7

Moral

Answer 7

our own principles, distinguish as right or wrong

Question 8

Utilitarianism

Answer 8

action based on the end result that produces the greatest good for the most people.

Question 9

Kantianism

Answer 9

decisions & actions are bound by the sense of duty.

Question 10

Christian ethic

Answer 10

do unto others as you would have them done unto you.

Question 11

Natural law theories

Answer 11

humans are born with a certain moral compass that guides behavior, which distinguishes right from wrong.

Question 12

Ethical egoism

Answer 12

the promotion of ones own good is in accordance with morality/it’s always moral to promote one’s own god and never moral not to promote is = refusing to help someone

Question 13

Ethical Dilema

Answer 13

Conflict between two or more courses of action. Taking no action is considered an action taken.

Question 14

What are the 5 ethical principles?

Answer 14

Autonomy
Beneficince
Non-maleficence
Justice
Veracity

Question 15

Autonomy

Answer 15

client makes their own decision & respects decisions of others; accept consequence.

Question 16

Beneficence

Answer 16

Do good

Question 17

Non-maleficence

Answer 17

Do no harm intentionally

Question 18

Justice

Answer 18

Fair & equal

Question 19

Veracity

Answer 19

Honesty

Question 20

Whats the ethical decision-making model to make an ethical decision.

Answer 20

APPIE → Assessment, Problem identification, Plan, Implementation, Evaluation.

Question 21

Describe ethical issues relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing.

Answer 21

The right to refuse medications & to the least restrictive treatment alternative.

Question 22

Statutory law

Answer 22

enacted by federal or state legislature. It can be either civil or criminal. EX: Nurse Practice Act in each state

Question 23

Common law

Answer 23

results from judicial decisions made in court when individual legal cases are decided. EX: informed consent, patients right to refuse, negligence, malpractice.

Question 24

Civil law

Answer 24

laws & regulations that govern the interaction between practitioner and patient, deals with wrongdoing, negligence, harm of the patient

Question 25

Criminal law

Answer 25

area of law that addresses possible illegal actions taken and must be proven in court beyond reasonable doubt. EX: negligent homicide, manslaughter, theft of narcotics, insurance fraud, falsifying medical records.

Question 26

Discuss legal issues relevant to psychiatric/mental health nursing.

Answer 26

• Confidentiality & Right to Privacy; HIPPA, Doctrine of Privileged Communication, Exception: Duty to Warn (Tarasoff vs The Regents of the University of California).
• Informed Consent; treatment and medications
• Nursing Liability; malpractice, negligence, breach of confidentiality, defamation of character, restraints & seclusion, commitment issues, orders of emergency detention/admission
  o Breach of confidentiality- defamation of character, libel, slander
  o Invasion of privacy
  o Assault- threatening
  o Battery- touching in a harmful or offensive way
  o False imprisonment- confining client against will

Question 27

Malpractice

Answer 27

a misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, failure to treat, prescription drug errors.

Question 28

Negligence

Answer 28

when the wrongdoer owed a duty to the victim or breached the duty/caused the injury, the victim suffered damages.

Question 29

Identify behaviors relevant to the psychiatric/mental health setting for which specific malpractice action could be taken.

Answer 29

Client was injures, injury was directly caused, breach of duty; care rendered was not standard of care.