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Legal And Ethical Aspects Flashcards

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Bioethics definition

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Term applied to these principles when they refer to concepts within scope of Medicine, nursing, and allied health

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Ethics definition

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Branch of philosophy dealing with values related to human rights, right and wrong, good and bad

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Moral behavior definition

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Conduct that results from serious critical thinking about how individuals should treat each other

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Values definition

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Personal beliefs about truth, beauty, or worth of a thought, object or behavior

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Values classification

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Process of self discovery by which people identify their personal values

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Rights definition

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That which an individual is entitles to have within limits of law

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Absolute right definition

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No restriction upon individuals entitlement

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Legal right definition

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Society has agreed and formalized into law

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Utilitarianism

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End justifies mean- nurses don’t use this

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Kantianism

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Decisions made because they’re right, not possible outcome. Don’t use this in hc

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Christian ethics

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Treat others as you want to be treated- nurses use this

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Natural law

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Do good and avoid evil- follow this

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Ethical dilemmas

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Two beliefs and neither are totally right nor wrong

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Ethical principles

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Fundamental guidelines that influence decision making

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Autonomy

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Respect persons right to determine destiny

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Persons incapable of making choices

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Children, comatose pts, seriously mentally ill

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Beneficence

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Duty to benefit or promote the good of others

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Nonmalficence

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Do no harm to patients

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Justice

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Fairness

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Veracity

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Duty to be truthful

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Model for ethical decisions

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Assessments, problem, plan, implementation, evaluation

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Ethical issues in mental health nursing

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Right to refuse treatment- violence is an exception

Right to least restrictive treatment

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Laws to remember

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Mental health systems act, patients bill of right, nurse practice act

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Statutory law

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Those enacted by legislative body

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Common law

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Decisions of previous care

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Civil law

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Protects private property

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Tort

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Person is wronged
Unintentional- negligence or malpractice
Intentional- treat without client consent

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Criminal law

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Assault, battery, stealing

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Confidentiality and right to privacy

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Only those caring for patient should access info

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Doctrine of privileged communication

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Applies to psychiatrist and attorney, they can’t talk about what pt says in court of law

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Informed consent

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People have right to refuse treatment except when mentally incompetent

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When a pts refusal can be challenged

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Mentally incompetent, emergency, when refusal may effect others safety, when pt is a child

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Restraints can never be used as

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Punishment

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Voluntary commitment

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May sign out every time unless harmful to self or others; 201

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Involuntary commitment

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In emergency or unable to care for their own needs; 302

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Emergency commitment justifications

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Pt exhibits danger to self or others, time is limited

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Negligence

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Action is contrasted with what a reasonable professional would have done

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Malpractice

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Action of nurse weighed against professional standard

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Lawsuit- defamation of character

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When info shared is detrimental to pts reputation

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Liable is in

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Writing

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Slander is

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Oral

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Invasion of privacy lawsuit

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When pt is searched without probable cause

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Assault

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An act that results in persons fear of being touched without consent

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Battery

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Unconsented touching against persons will

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False imprisionment

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Holding against their will

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5 ways to avoid liability

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Practice within scope
Observe policy manual
Meet practice standards
Always put pts health first
Develop a good relationship

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