Examples Flashcards
The surgeon’s obligations to describing all risks and benefits prior to a surgery. The consent the patient will sign is respect for the patient’s _____________.
Autonomy
Providing vaccinations for the general population, encouraging a patient to quit smoking and start an exercise program, talking to the community about STI prevention.
Beneficence
Stopping a medication that is shown to be harmful, refusing to provide a treatment that has been shown to be ineffective.
Non-maleficence
Health insurance coverage, hospital locations and even organ transplants waiting lists all refer to issues of __________.
Justice
As a nurse cares for a new surgical patient, he/she must follow through with proper pain assessment, and interventions as needed by the patient.
Fidelity
patient right to refuse treatment
Constitutional law
The NPA clearly defines expectations of a nurse; protects the public and makes
nurses accountable
Nurse Practice Acts
criminal mistreatment of a vulnerable adult.
Criminal law
A nurse threatens to restrain a patient for an x-ray that he refused
Assault
An injection given without consent after patient refused
Or
A surgeon performs a tonsillectomy, but the patient consented to an
appendectomy.
Battery
Hanging wrong IV solution; not stopping at a stop sign
Negligence
Failure to check ID of patient-Administered wrong patient blood which caused reaction
Malpractice
A patient is on life support, 3 family members want to take off life support, 3 want to keep on life support. Look at the fidelity to the patient. What did that patient want?
Deontology
A patient is on life support, 3 family members want to take off life support, 3 want to keep on life support. Look at the overall outcome of the situation, what will be the best decision for the majority of people involved?
Utilitarianism
A patient is on a ventilator; 1 daughter lives locally, 1 daughter lives out of town. Include opinion of daughter who lives far away.
Feminist Ethics
