Nursing Ethics
Pain
Nursing
Lung sounds
Misc
100

This ethical principle means to be honest.

What is Veracity?

100
Known as the 5th Vital Sign
What is pain?
100
Data that is observable and measurable facts
What is objective data
100
Lung sounds that are noisy like a wet snoring sound
What are rhonchi
100
When listening you hear periods of silence between gurgles
What is hypoactive bowel sounds
200
This principle of ethics means doing no harm to a client
What is Nonmaleficence
200
This varies from person to person
What is pain tolerance
200
This is determining if an nursing intervention worked (in the Nursing Process)
What is evaluation
200
Lung sounds that are light popping/crackling noises
What are crackles
200
Listening to body sounds using a stethoscope
What is auscultation
300
This principle of ethics is keeping ones promises and never abandoning a client
What is Fidelity
300
This will constrict vessels and decrease swelling therefore reducing pain
What is cold therapy
300
This is an organized sequence of problem-solving steps used to identify and treat clients problems.
What is the Nursing Process
300
Lung sounds that seem distant
What is diminished lung sounds
300
Belief that ones one ethnicity is superior
What is Ethnocentrism
400
This principle of ethics refers to giving each client their due and acting fairly
What is Justice
400
Past experiences, culture, learned behaviors, genetics, current stress level
What influences pain?
400
Nurses ask for clarifications from clients when needed. This is an example of what
What is active listening.
400

Lung sounds that are heard when there is fluid in the lungs

What are rhonchi?

400
Accrediting agency that oversees agencies in that receive Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement.
What is Joint Commission
500
This principle of ethics respects the rights of clients to make health care decisions
What is Autonomy
500
Sedation, respiratory depression, and constipation
What are the side effects of narcotics?
500
Nurses use this in choosing the best interventions to implement in caring for clients. It combines caring with science.
What is evidence-based practice
500
Establishes criteria for nursing licenses and renewal
What is the Board of Nursing
500
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
What is HIPPA
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