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Ethics
Do "Know" Harm
Terminology
Immigrants
Cultural Concepts
100
This happens when a person is not able to act in an ethical manner. Symptoms may include fatigue, frustration, feeling powerless, and overwhelmed when dealing with ethical issues.
What is MORAL DISTRESS
100
One of the oldest binding documents in history and is still held sacred by physicians: to treat the ill to the best of one's ability, to preserve a patient's privacy, to teach the secrets of medicine to the next generation, and so on.
What is HIPPOCRATIC OATH
100
A branch of philosophy concerned with determining right and wrong in relation to people's decisions and actions.
What is ETHICS (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 52)
100
Religious and political freedom and economic opportunities.
WHY DO PEOPLE WANT TO COME TO AMERICA?
100
A combination of culturally congruent behaviors, practice attitudes, and policies that allow nurses to work effectively in cross-cultural situations.
What is CULTURAL COMPETENCE
200
The act of pleading for or supporting a course of action on behalf of a person, group, or community.
What is ADVOCACY
200
Making decisions in an orderly process that considers: ethical principles, client values, and professional obligations
What is ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
200
The greatest good for the greatest number of people. Moral value is determined by the overall benefit to society.
What is UTILITARIANISM
200
A lawful permanent resident that is not a US citizen but is allowed to live and work in the USA. After 10 years, they are eligible for all entitlements (food stamps, temporary aid for needy families, Medicaid, and unemployment insurance).
What is A LEGAL IMMIGRANT
200
Self-examination and exploration of your own beliefs and values
What is CULTURAL AWARENESS (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 76)
300
Oriented to an individual person with key values of self-determination, self-discipline, self-interest, and personal efforts.
What is MARKET JUSTICE
300
Puzzling moral problems in which a person, group, or community can envision morally justified reasons for both taking and not taking a certain course of action. For example: how to allocate limited resources to two equally needy populations.
What is ETHICAL DILEMMA
300
A set of beliefs, values, and assumptions about life that are widely held among a group of people and that are transmitted across generations.
What is CULTURE
300
People who are allowed to enter the USA outside the usual quota restrictions. Entry is likely based on fear of persecution due to their race, religion, nationality, social group, or political views. They may receive temporary assistance for needy families, supplemental security income, and Medicaid.
Who are REFUGEES
400
Community well-being is more important than individual well-being. Emphasis is on shared responsibility, interconnection, and cooperation among individuals in a community. Government involvement is necessary.
What is SOCIAL JUSTICE
400
The ethical branch that leads people to think critically about the connection among gender, the disadvantaged, health, and the distribution of power. Theorists reject knowledge that overtly oppresses women, minorities, and vulnerable populations.
What is FEMINISM or FEMINIST ETHICS
400
A form of cultural prejudice; one's own group determines standard behaviors by which all other people groups are to be judged.
What is ETHNOCENTRISM
400
Tendency to ignore all differences among cultures and treat everyone the same.
What is CULTURAL BLINDNESS
500
An ethical theory wherein everyone is entitled to equal rights and equal treatment in society. Government has the authority to redistribute resources to ensure social needs (food, housing, education, police, & fire protection) are met.
What is EGALITARIANISM
500
This document serves three purposes: 1) demonstrates ethical obligations and duties of every nurse 2) to be the non-negotiable ethical standard for our profession 3) to express nursing's understanding of its commitment to society
What is ANA CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES (Stanhope & Lancaster, 2014, p. 61-62)
500
Competent people have the right to control what happens to their bodies unless these actions harm other people. And these decisions must be respected by everyone, even if those decisions aren’t in the best interest of the patient.
What is AUTONOMY
500
People who have crossed a US border illegally or their legal permission has expired. These people are eligible only for emergency medical services, immunizations, treatment for communicable diseases, and access to school lunches.
What is AN UNAUTHORIZED IMMIGRANT
500
Feeling helpless, discomfort, and disorientation experienced by individuals attempting to understand or effectively adapt to another culture different from their own.
What is CULTURE SHOCK