Ethics & Legal Values

Question 1

values

Answer 1

help you make life decisions

-personal level

Question 2

ethics

Answer 2

societies view of whats good & bad

Question 3

values are abstract ideas that involve

Answer 3

• thinking
• choosing
• feeling
• behaving

Question 4

value system

Answer 4

lens through which you see the world

Question 5

value system influences a person’s (3)

Answer 5

1) attitude
2) beliefs
3) behavior

Question 6

attitude

Answer 6

mental/emotional mindset

-positive or negative

Question 7

beliefs

Answer 7

things you accept to be true

Question 8

behavior

Answer 8

outcome of attitude & beliefs

Question 9

professional nursing values

Answer 9

• in ANA (legislative arm for nursing)
• compassion (empathy)
• respect
• commitment (pledge)
• advocacy (being their voice, putting them first)
• responsibility
• accountability
• dignity (value them as ppl)
• competency (knowledge, skills & attitude)
• collaboration
• integrity***

Question 10

integrity**

-most important to a nurse

Answer 10

adherence to moral & ethical principles; soundness of moral character
ex/ HONESTY

Question 11

ANA Code of Ethics

Answer 11

• nurse practices w/ compassion, respect for every patient
• respect for all colleagues
• need to be professional

Question 12

altruistic

Answer 12

unselfish = not looking for a personal gain

Question 13

autonomy

Answer 13

respect for a persons right to make their own decisions

Question 14

human dignity

Answer 14

respect & appreciation for other individuals seriousness to the situation

Question 15

social justice

Answer 15

making sure distribution of healthcare is fair to all

Question 16

core nursing values (5)

Answer 16

1) altruism
2) autonomy
3) human dignity
4) integrity
5) social justice

Question 17

value development (4)

Answer 17

• family
• organizations/institutions
• individual experiences
• culture

Question 18

value clarification

-prevents what

Answer 18

prevents moral distress when faced with ethical and patient care concerns
-essential for nurses
ex/ reflection: decompress & think what could I do differently

Question 19

ethics (4)

Answer 19

code of conduct for what is right and wrong

• personal morality
• personal values
• institutional policies
• legal guidelines (by gov’t & law)

Question 20

professional ethics

Answer 20

principles and values w/ UNIVERSAL APPLICATION and standard of conduct to be maintained in ALL SITUATIONS

Question 21

ethical theory:

utilitarianism

Answer 21

-greatest good for the greatest number of ppl
-focus on the effect of an action
ex/ get shot for nursing school, its painful but don’t want to spread diseases

Question 22

ethical theory:

deontology

Answer 22

-focuses on the right of the individual
-doesn’t consider greater good
ex/ dude went to Africa, got TB, can’t come back into US

Question 23

beneficence

Answer 23

doing good or promoting good on behalf of others

ex/ vaccines for nursing

Question 24

nonmaleficence

Answer 24

avoidance of doing harm; preventing harm to others

-benefit outweighs harm

Question 25

autonomy

Answer 25

a persons right to make their own decisions

Question 26

justice

Answer 26

fairness

Question 27

veracity*

Answer 27

telling the TRUTH; honestly

ex/ admitting you broke sterile technique

Question 28

fidelity*

Answer 28

commitment to keeping promises

ex/ cheating on wife = infidelity

Question 29

privacy & confidentiality is what kind of principle

Answer 29

ethical

Question 30

biomedical ethical decisions:

double effect

Answer 30

causes 2 effects

ex/ morphine: eases pain but increases likeliness to die

Question 31

medical futility

Answer 31

useless, no purpose

-identical twin has gallbladder prob, twin asks to get his out too

Question 32

informed consent

Answer 32

having knowledge to make a sound decision

Question 33

nursing shortage

Answer 33

which nurses get 3 patients and which get 6

Question 34

statutory law

Answer 34

• elected officials & they make laws

- Nurse Practice Acts

Question 35

Regulatory Law

Answer 35

• created by administrative body
• APPOINTED NOT ELECTED
• regulations to enforce stat. law

Question 36

common law

Answer 36

judge in courtroom makes a decision

Question 37

statutory law (2 kinds)

Answer 37

1) criminal law
ex/ speeding ticket
-prevent harm to society
-felony
-misdemeanor
2) civil law or TORT
-protect rights of individuals 
-provide monetary settlements

Question 38

civil law torts:

INTENTIONAL (6)

Answer 38

1) assault: verbal threat/harm
2) battery: physical
3) defamation of character (smearing someones name)
-slander: oral
-libel: printed
4) fraud (being someone else)
5) invasion of privacy
6) false imprisonment
ex/ restraining a patient w/ out an order

Question 39

civil law torts:

UNINTENTIONAL (2)

Answer 39

1) negligence: practice below standard of care
- neg of omission: didn’t do something usually do
- neg of comission:doing something another nurse WOUDN’T do
2) malpractice: professional negligence
- nurse has a duty to patient/client
- nurse failed to meet standards of care
- patient was injured
- nurse’s actions caused the injury

Question 40

how to determine death: what two things do you need

Answer 40

• cardiopulmonary dead

- brain dead

Question 41

physician-assisted suicide legal in what state

Answer 41

oregon

Question 42

terminal sedation

Answer 42

assist w/ pain, side-effect death

Question 43

euthanasia

Answer 43

speeding up death on purpose