Nursing Ethics
A conflict between 2 or more standards of right and wrong.
What is ethical dilemma?
Clients privileges that are protected by law.
What is the clients bill of rights?
Unlawful touching of another person without consent.
What is battery?
It is necessary for the nurse to be ______________ about legal choices and rights of clients.
What is non-judgmental?
A system of beliefs based on social moral principles or values.
What is ethics?
This right states that clients should communicate with health care providers in confidence.
What is Right to Privacy?
Untrue spoken words about another person.
What is slander?
Being responsible for one's own actions.
What is accountability?
The first most fundamental principle in the nursing practice.
What is respect for people?
This right states that the dying client should continue to believe in the best, regardless of changes with each moment.
What is Right to Hope?
Professional negligence.
What is malpractice?
One who defend or pleads a cause or issue on behalf of another (what nurses are to their patient's).
What is an advocate?
This order states whether or not to revive someone from unconsciousness.
What is a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)?
In 1972 this organization developed the Patient's Bill of Rights.
What is AHA (American Hospital Association)?
The four elements that need to be present for malpractice to occur.
What is duty, breach of duty, harm, and proximate cause of harm?
Lying or failing to mention about a prior conviction on your application to test for your NCLEX.
What is fraud?