FNP - Ethics Moral and Legal Responsibilities in Nursing Flashcards
A method of inquiry that assists people
to understand the morality of human
behavior; The beliefs and practices of a certain
group
ethics
formal statement of the group’s ideals and values
code of ethics
Refers to private, personal standards of what is right and wrong in conduct, character, and attitude
morality
moral principles; Right to make one’s own decision
autonomy
moral principles; The duty to do “no harm”, You should know what you are doing
nonmalificence
moral principles; You are doing what is best for the patient
beneficence
moral principles; treat other equally and fairly
justice
moral principles; Means to be faithful to agreements and promises (contracts)
fidelity
moral principles; Refers to telling the truth
veracity
moral principles; “Answerable” to oneself and to other for one’s one action”
accountability
moral principles; Specific accountability or liability associated with the performance of duties of a particular role
responsibility
type of law; Body of law that deals with relationships between individuals and the government agencies
public law
type of law; Body of law that deals with
relationships among individuals
private or civil law
type of law; Criminal Law (deals with actions against the safety and welfare of the public
public law
type if law; contract law and tort law
private or civil law
Is an agreement by a client to accept a course of treatment or a procedure after being provided complete information; signed by client
informed consent
Is a violation of the individual’s rights and a form of discrimination
sexual harassment
is an act committed in violation of public law and punishable by a fine or imprisonment
crime
crime of a serious nature, e.g., murder
felony
an offense of less serious nature, punishable buy fine or short-term jail sentence of both, e.g. vandalism
misdeamenor
Civil wrong made against a person
or property
torts
what are intentional torts (5)
assault
battery
fraud
invasion of privacy
defamation of character
what are unintentional torts (2)
negligence
malpractice
Is any intentional threat to bring about harmful or offensive contact
assault
Is any intentional touching
without consen
battery
Is false presentation of some
facts with the intention that it will be acted upon by another person
fraud
Breach of confidentiality;
gossips made re information
about the client
invasion of privacy
False communication resulting to injury to the reputation of a person
defamation of character
type of defamation of character; If information is printed
libel
type of defamation of character; if spoken
slander
Is conduct that falls below the standard of care, Is omission to so something that a reasonable person guided by ordinary considerations would do
negligence
An act of negligence committed by a professional, Any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of professional skills
malpractice
Are laws designed to protect those who give assistance at the scene of an emergency/ accident
Good Samaritan acts
Exchange of information and/or
feelings
communication
enables the sender to know if they have sent a clear message and if receiver understood the true meaning
feedback
therapeutic communication; facilitates
verbalization
general leads
therapeutic communication; invites elaboration
open -ended question
therapeutic communication; repetition thoughts/ feelings conveyed
restating/ paraphrasing
therapeutic communication; making
client’s broad message more understandable; asking the client to repeat the message
seeking clarification
therapeutic communication; “is it after eating? or after hours? asking when it happened
Clarifying time and sequence
therapeutic communication;
therapeutic communication; “wala ka po sa blog, nasa hospital ka po”
presenting reality
therapeutic communication; client is distracted by different things, four the patient
focusing
therapeutic communication; directing ideas back to the client
reflecting
therapeutic communication; ‘‘ll stay with you until your daughter arrives.” “We can sit here quietly for awhile; we don’t need to talk unless you would like to.” “I’ll help you to dress to go home, if you like.”
offering self
therapeutic communication; Giving
recognition, in a non-judgemental
way
acknowledging
therapeutic communication; stating the main
points of discussion
summarizing
therapeutic communication; identifies specific problem by focusing on the statements made by the client
Problem seeking question
therapeutic communication; assures the client and encourages client
back channeling
How close people are to each other
while communicating
proxemics
types of proxemics; 0-2ft
Intimate Distance
types of proxemics; Confidential Communications
Intimate Distance
types of proxemics; m Example: Hugging, holding hands, or standing side-by-side
Intimate Distance
type of proxemics; 2-4ft
personal distance
type of proxemics; Used for talking with family and close friends
personal distance
type of proxemics; To communicate, 4ft is the
suggested
personal distance
type of proxemics; Used in business transactions, meeting new people and
interacting with groups of people
social distance
type of proxemics; People do not engage in physical contact with one another
social distance
type of proxemics; Strangers to one another
public distance
type of proxemics; Example: giving seminars, health teachings to a group, lectures
public distance
type of proxemics; 4ft -12 ft
social distance
type of proxemics; >12 ft
public distance
Refers to how people use space to communicate ownership or occupancy of areas and possessions
territoriality
