This principle is internal to an individual, looks to the ultimate "good" of an individual rather than sociatey as a whole, and concerns the "why" of one's actions.
What is ETHICS
100
This law sets the educational and examination requirements, provides licensing, and defines the functions of each category of nurse.
What is THE NURSE PRACTICE ACT?
100
An employee who is discharged for reporting illegal activities or actions of the employer is known as this.
What is A WHISTLEBLOWER?
100
This is defined as the "provision of guidance and oversight of a delegated nursing task.
What is SUPERVISION
100
Historically, this type of nursing was utilized that allowed LPNs and nurse's aides to function as part of the staff on nursing units.
What is TEAM NURSING
200
This ethical principle is used by nurse managers when they decide which staff members to promote based on performance and skills.
What is JUSTICE
200
This is the minimum requirements for acceptable practice or the minimum requirements for how one conducts oneself.
What is STANDARD OF CARE
200
This act, enacted in 1990, ensures that persons with disabilities will not be excluded from job opportunities for which they are qualified.
What is the AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990
200
the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a task from one individual to another while retaining the accountability for the outcome describes this concept.
What is DELEGATION
200
This person frequently emerges as the delegator when registered nurses do not delegate because of limited LPNs or UNPs.
Who is the CHARGE NURSE
300
A nurse manager who emphasizes an employee's good qualities and positive direction for growth instead of destroying the employee's self-esteem is utilizing which ethical principle?
What is NONMALEFICENCE
300
A nurse left a patient known to be at high risk of falls unattended standing next to his walker. The patient attempted to ambulate independently and fell resulting in compression fractures of his vertebra. This example describes this element of malpractice.
What is FORESEEABILITY
300
This act makes it illegal for an employer to pay lower wages to different genders as long as the jobs require equal skill, equal effort, equal responsibility, and similar working conditions.
What is THE EQUAL PAY ACT OF 1963
300
The ability to perform duties in a specific role
What is AUTHORITY
300
A component of delegation supported by The Code of Ethics for Nurses that refers to the individual's ability to explain their action(s) and the result(s).
What is INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTABILITY
400
An employee who accepts the consequences of not complying with delineated expectations is exercising this ethical principle.
What is AUTONOMY
400
Emotional harm without physical harm does not meet this element of malpractice
What is INJURY
400
A 1986 amendment to this law prohibits discrimination against persons older than 40 years and prohibits mandatory retirement.
What is THE AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT OF 1967
400
In this type of delegation, the nurse directs a UNP to perform certain tasks that the nurse has deemed appropriate after assessing the situation.
What is ACTIVE DELEGATION
400
This critical leadership skill must be learned and implemented to accomplish patient care in a timely and cost-effective manner.
What is DELEGATION
500
A nurse manager who follows through with what he/she says they are going to do is an example this ethical principle.
What is FIDELITY
500
A patient who sustained an accident in which two fingers were severed while using a power saw, permanently lost the fingers because the nursing staff failed to follow the order for an immediate orthopedist consultation is an example of this element of malpractice.
What is CAUSATION
500
This act ensures safe working conditions for the employee such as requiring isolation procedures and protection of workers from violence
What is THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT (OSHA)
500
This concept is the reliability, dependability and obligation to accomplish work.
What is RESPONSIBILITY
500
This leadership model provides a foundation for delegation decisions. The key idea is that nurses must analyze an individual's knowledge and the task before delegating.