Ethics & Legal Values Flashcards
values
help you make life decisions
-personal level
ethics
societies view of whats good & bad
values are abstract ideas that involve
- thinking
- choosing
- feeling
- behaving
value system
lens through which you see the world
value system influences a person’s (3)
1) attitude
2) beliefs
3) behavior
attitude
mental/emotional mindset
-positive or negative
beliefs
things you accept to be true
behavior
outcome of attitude & beliefs
professional nursing values
- 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***
integrity**
-most important to a nurse
adherence to moral & ethical principles; soundness of moral character
ex/ HONESTY
ANA Code of Ethics
- nurse practices w/ compassion, respect for every patient
- respect for all colleagues
- need to be professional
altruistic
unselfish = not looking for a personal gain
autonomy
respect for a persons right to make their own decisions
human dignity
respect & appreciation for other individuals seriousness to the situation
social justice
making sure distribution of healthcare is fair to all
core nursing values (5)
1) altruism
2) autonomy
3) human dignity
4) integrity
5) social justice
value development (4)
- family
- organizations/institutions
- individual experiences
- culture
value clarification
-prevents what
prevents moral distress when faced with ethical and patient care concerns
-essential for nurses
ex/ reflection: decompress & think what could I do differently
ethics (4)
code of conduct for what is right and wrong
- personal morality
- personal values
- institutional policies
- legal guidelines (by gov’t & law)
professional ethics
principles and values w/ UNIVERSAL APPLICATION and standard of conduct to be maintained in ALL SITUATIONS
ethical theory:
utilitarianism
-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
ethical theory:
deontology
-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
beneficence
doing good or promoting good on behalf of others
ex/ vaccines for nursing
nonmaleficence
avoidance of doing harm; preventing harm to others
-benefit outweighs harm
autonomy
a persons right to make their own decisions
justice
fairness
veracity*
telling the TRUTH; honestly
ex/ admitting you broke sterile technique
fidelity*
commitment to keeping promises
ex/ cheating on wife = infidelity
privacy & confidentiality is what kind of principle
ethical
biomedical ethical decisions:
double effect
causes 2 effects
ex/ morphine: eases pain but increases likeliness to die
medical futility
useless, no purpose
-identical twin has gallbladder prob, twin asks to get his out too
informed consent
having knowledge to make a sound decision
nursing shortage
which nurses get 3 patients and which get 6
statutory law
- elected officials & they make laws
- Nurse Practice Acts
Regulatory Law
- created by administrative body
- APPOINTED NOT ELECTED
- regulations to enforce stat. law
common law
judge in courtroom makes a decision
statutory law (2 kinds)
1) criminal law ex/ speeding ticket -prevent harm to society -felony -misdemeanor 2) civil law or TORT -protect rights of individuals -provide monetary settlements
civil law torts:
INTENTIONAL (6)
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
civil law torts:
UNINTENTIONAL (2)
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
how to determine death: what two things do you need
- cardiopulmonary dead
- brain dead
physician-assisted suicide legal in what state
oregon
terminal sedation
assist w/ pain, side-effect death
euthanasia
speeding up death on purpose
