T2 - Ethical/Legal Notes (Josh)

Question 1

— — is a process of self-exploration by which people identify and rank their own personal values.

Answer 1

Values Clarification

Question 2

— is a valid, legally recognized claim or entitlement encompassing both freedom from gov. interference and entitlement to a benefit/service.

Answer 2

Right

Question 3

— —- is when there is no restriction whatsoever on the individual’s entitlement.

Answer 3

Absolute Right

Question 4

— — is a right on which the society has agreed and formalized into law.

Answer 4

Legal Right

Question 5

— is an ethical theory that promotes action based on the end result that produces the most good (happiness) for the most people.

Answer 5

Utilitarianism

Question 6

—- suggests that decisions and actions are bound by a sense of duty.

Answer 6

Kantianism

Question 7

— —- —- refer to doing good and avoiding evil. Human knowledge of the difference between good and evil directs decision making.

Answer 7

Natural law theories

Question 8

— — refers to decisions that are based on what is best for the individual making the decision.

Answer 8

Ethical egoism

Question 9

An operating room nurse asks a psychiatric nurse, “How can you work with the mentally ill day in and day out?” The psychiatric nurse replies, “It’s just the right thing to do.” The psychiatric nurse is operating from which ethical framework?

A. Kantianism
B. Christian ethics
C. Ethical egoism
D. Utilitarianism

Answer 9

A. Kantianism

• Kantianism focuses on the morality of actions. Actions are judged as right or wrong based on ethical principles. The nurse’s response indicates a Kantian perspective.

Question 10

As a last resort, an agitated, physically aggressive client is placed in four-point restraints. The client yells, “I’ll sue you for assault and battery.” The unit manager determines that the nurses are protected under which condition?

A. The client is voluntarily committed and poses a danger to others on the unit.
B. The client is voluntarily committed and has a history of being a danger to others.
C. The client is involuntarily committed because of a history of violent behavior.
D. The client is involuntarily committed and is refusing treatment.

Answer 10

A. The client is voluntarily committed and poses a danger to others on the unit.

• As a threat to others, the client can be restrained despite objections and voluntary commitment.

Question 11

A nurse gave a client 5 mg of haloperidol (Haldol) for agitation. The client’s chart was clearly stamped “Allergic HALDOL.” The client suffered anaphylactic shock and died. How would the nurse’s actions be labeled?

A. Intentional tort
B. Negligence
C. Battery
D. Assault

Answer 11

B. Negligence

• The nursing action was an unreasonable and careless act. The nurse was negligent and could be held liable for the client’s death.