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The nurse states, "I like being part of the health care team caring for the traditional two-parent family during the postpartum period as they bond with their newborn." This statement reveals the nurse's...
A. values
B. duty
C. ethics
D. fidelity
Values
What is HIPPA? What does it do?
Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act.
Protects the privacy pf patients
What is battery?
causing bodily harm to a person without consent
Who makes the healthcare decision in a DPOA (Durable Power of Attorney)?
Health care proxy
What is the difference between morals and values?
Morals deal with right and wrong.
Values are freely chosen and are determined based on age, experience, and maturity.
A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to...
A. nonmaleficence
B. satisfying Medicare regulations
C. individual autonomy and rights
D. the cost-effectiveness of care
Individual autonomy and rights
What must you get before performing any nursing action on a patient?
informed consent
What is the differences between slander and libel?
slander is defamation in verbal form
libel is defamation in written form
What does NFLPN stand for?
National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses
What are the 5 ethnical principles?
Beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, justice, and autonomy
Leaving an unconscious patient exposed during a treatment or procedure is a violation of the ethical principle of...
A. nonmaleficence
B. justice
C. fidelity
D. autonomy
Autonomy
If the nurse is aware of the medication's side effects, what ethic principle is she practicing?
nonmaleficenece
What type of law does NPA fall under?
Statutory Law
A patient can revoke their consent at any time.
TRUE OR FALSE
True
What does beneficence mean ?
do good
A way of practicing fidelity to a patient would be to...
A. categorize the patient as a "down-and-out alcoholic"
B. discuss the patient with friends at a social gathering
C. document the patients expression of feelings and wishes
D. develop the care plan without patient input
Document the patient's expression of feelings and wishes
What is assault?
an attempt or threat to do violence to another person
If a nurse honors a patient's rights, they are being..
respectful and considerate
What is informed consent?
Requires all relevant information pertaining to the patient's decisions on a procedure to be told to the patient before the procedure.
What does fidelity mean?
What is the term for when members of a particular ethnic group believe that their beliefs and practices are the best...
A. prejudice
B. ethnocentrism
C. separatism
D. bias
Ethnocentrism
A wrongful act that causes harm knowingly
Intentional tort
Who dictates the responsibility of an LPN/LVN?
NPA guidelines
What is it called when you inform a reporter who you are caring for?
Breach of confidentiality
What does autonomy mean?
Free to choose