Healthcare Trends And Nursing Issues Definitons Flashcards
Beneficence
The ethical principle of doing good or acting in the best interest of the patient
Autonomy
The right of competent adults to make informed decisions about their own medical care
Justice
Just behavior or treatment
All pt treated fairly
Fidelity
The consistent delivery of interventions which ensures that all participants are provided the same info , guidance and or materials
Nonmaleficence
The obligation of a physician not to harm the pt
veracity
Requires that health care providers be honest in their interactions with the pt
Confidentiality
The state of keeping or being kept secret or private
Mandatory reporting
Communicable diseases
Criminal activity (child elderly abuse domestic violence)
Animal bites including bed bugs
Gun shot or stab wounds
Assaults homicide suicides
HIPPA
Incident reports
Are not documentation in pt report
When incident happens ad what you report
Often used as a quality improvement tool n facility
We want to see why pt failed-delegation, malfunction with equipment
When do you report to a physician
Change in pt condition
Change in LOC
Change in VS
If pt is symptomatic and not symptomatic
Give wrong medication
What if you stick yourself with a needle
Follow chain of command
Let doctor know
TPAPN
For nurses that have drug and alcohol problems
If you see a student nurse or nurse do something wrong
You report to charge nurse , manager
Do have to do reporting not any one else
Follow chain of command
Whistle blowing
Reporting in good faith
Protects from backlash against nurse
Safe harbor
Report if do not feel safe to take patient and before you take assigment , protects you if anything happens
