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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

100

What is HIPPA? What does it do?

Health Insurance Portability and Accounting Act.

Protects the privacy pf patients

100

What is battery?

causing bodily harm to a person without consent 

100

Who makes the healthcare decision in a DPOA (Durable Power of Attorney)?

Health care proxy

100

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. 

200

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 

200

What must you get before performing any nursing action on a patient?

informed consent

200

What is the differences between slander and libel?

slander is defamation in verbal form 

libel is defamation in written form 

200

What does NFLPN stand for?

National Federation of Licensed Practical Nurses 

200

What are the 5 ethnical principles?

Beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, justice, and autonomy 

300

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

300

If the nurse is aware of the medication's side effects, what ethic principle is she practicing?

nonmaleficenece 

300

What type of law does NPA fall under?

Statutory Law

300

A patient can revoke their consent at any time. 

TRUE OR FALSE

True 

300

What does beneficence mean ?

do good

400

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 

400

What is assault?

an attempt or threat to do violence to another person 

400

If a nurse honors a patient's rights, they are being..

respectful and considerate

400

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. 

400

What does fidelity mean?

Be true 
500

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 

500

A wrongful act that causes harm knowingly

Intentional tort 

500

Who dictates the responsibility of an LPN/LVN?

NPA guidelines

500

What is it called when you inform a reporter who you are caring for?

Breach of confidentiality 

500

What does autonomy mean?

Free to choose