Vocabulary
Code of Ethics for Nurses
Ethical Principles
True or False
100

"Legal document in which a person expresses in advance his or her wishes concerning the use of artificial life support and other medical treatment should the person be unable to communicate such wishes due to the effects of illness, injury, or another cause of incapacit"

What is: Advanced Health Directive

100

Which provision states "The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person"

What is: Provision 1

100

"Self-determination, freedom"

What is: Autonomy

100

An ethical dilemma always has a good option to act on.

What is: False

200

"Not according to nature; not by natural means"

What is: Artificial Means

200

Which provision states "The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient"

What is: Provision 3

200

"Doing good"

What is: Beneficence

200

Morals and ethics are two different principles.

What is: True

300

"Irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem. A person who is brain dead is dead, with no chance of revival" 

What is: Brain Dead

300

Which provision states "The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy"

What is: Provision 7

300

"Truthfulness"

What is: Veracity

300

Ethics committees within hospitals and other facilities are not there to help nurses should a difficult ethical situation arise.

What is: False

400

"Treatment intended to prolong life without curing or reversing the underlying medical condition. This can include mechanical ventilation, artificial nutrition or hydration, kidney dialysis, chemotherapy, and antibiotic"

What is: Life-sustaining Treatment

400

Which provision states "The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities"

What is: Provision 8

400

"Fairness to all people, equal treatment"

What is: Justice

400

Morality can be defined as "beliefs and traditions we hold in how we conduct ourselves towards others"

What is: True

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