Key terms of CH 3 Ethics, Law & Delegation

Question 1

abandonment

Answer 1

premature cessation of patient care with adequate notice

Question 2

advance directive

Answer 2

written document that provide guidelines for making medical decisions in the event a person becomes incapacitated and is unable to make their wishes known

Question 3

assault

Answer 3

threatening a patient or showing intent to touch a patient without patient permission

Question 4

battery

Answer 4

intentional or wrongful physical contact without consent that causes injury

Question 5

ethics

Answer 5

values that influence your behavior

Question 6

negligence

Answer 6

patient injury resulting from nurse’s failure to meet responsibility to the patient

Question 7

empathy

Answer 7

ability to intellectually understand another’s feelings

Question 8

informed consent

Answer 8

voluntary agreement made by a well-advised, mentally competent patient to be treated by health-care provider or institution

Question 9

value

Answer 9

your belief of something’s worth

Question 10

advocate

Answer 10

to stand up for the patient’s best interest

Question 11

standards of care

Answer 11

statements of actions consistent with minimum safe professional conduct under specific conditions

Question 12

malpractice

Answer 12

nurses action fails to meet standard of care and results in patient injury

Question 13

civility

Answer 13

treating others with courtesy, politeness, and respect, even if you disagree with what they think or believe