Session 7 + 8 Flashcards
What is dignity?
Nurses recognize and respect intrinsic worth of each person. They relate to them with respect, provide them with respect, support family and population with integrity, and they don’t exploit trust.
What is othering?
How we see others and how we are raised. We put people into categories.
What is informed consent and the 3 main parts?
Persons agreement to allow medical action to happen based on disclosure of likely risks/benefits/alternatives/consequences of refusal. As nurses we promote and respect informed decision making. 1. capacity to consent, 2. information, 3. voluntariness.
What is negligence?
Conduct that doesn’t meet standards of care established by law. Concerned with recklessness, inattention, carelessness. Criteria: a) duty of care- nurse owe patient expected level of care, b) breach standard of care- nurse didn’t carry out care, c) foreseeable harm caused by breech- patient injured, d) damages- nurses failure to provide level of care caused by injury
Nursing values of privacy and confidentiality?
Nurses safeguard personal, family, and community information. Only members of health team who are directly involved in patient care have access to medical records and information (need to know basis). Don’t indentify person unless appropriate.
What are ways privacy and confidentiality are compromised?
Discuss info in public places, social media posts on patients/workplace/colleague, look at charts and access info that is for a patient you don’t care for, and not using de-indemnifying information.
How will we be accountable in our nursing practices?
By documentation because our charting should be careful, complete, and thorough. If it isn’t charted then it isn’t done. Nurses also maintain fitness to practice (have necessary physical, mental, emotional capacity) to practice safely.
Legal responsibilities in nursing?
Have knowledge of legal boundaries for safe/competent care. Have a fiduciary relationship where nurse provides serve that patient trust in the nurses knowledge and integrity. Also have legal ability to provide informed consent.
