Ethics
This ethical principle involves respecting patient independence and their right to make their own decisions
What is Autonomy?
This document outlines medical wishes at the end of life.
What is a living will?
This process ensures a patient understands a procedure before agreeing to it.
What is informed consent?
true or false: you must have evidence of abuse or neglect before reporting it to the proper authorities
What is False?
This progressive brain disorder causes memory loss, confusion, and impaired thinking.
What is Alzheimer’s disease?
This ethical principle involves doing good for clients and promoting their well-being
What is Beneficence?
A medical order that prevents CPR is called this.
What is a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate)?
This federal law protects a patient’s private health information and limits who can access or share it without permission.
What is HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)?
Keeping pathways clear, ensuring good lighting, and removing loose rugs help prevent this common safety risk.
What are falls?
Healthcare professionals are required to report
Who is child and elder abuse/neglect, diseases?
This ethical principle involves being fair and treating people equally
What is Justice?
True or False, an NP can sign a MOLST ORDER.
What is True, MD, NP’s and PA’s can sign a MOLST order?
The intentional confinement or restraint of a person without their consent and without legal justification.
What is false imprisonment?
These individuals are the most common perpetrators of elder abuse or neglect.
Who are family members, caregivers, and healthcare workers?
Where suspected child abuse is reported
What is CPS?
A situation in which there is a difficult choice to make about what is the right thing to do
What is a moral dilemma?
What is a durable power of attorney called in NYS?
What is a Healthcare proxy?
This healthcare professional is responsible for obtaining informed consent by explaining the procedure, while this team member verifies the patient’s signature and understanding.
Who is the physician (or primary provider) and the nurse as the witness?
What are the top three things people with Alzheimer’s are vulnerable to?
What is falls, neglect/abuse, inadequate self-care
If a patient becomes suddenly short of breath, the nurse’s priority intervention follows this principle.
What is ABC (Airway, Breathing, Circulation)?
The ethical principle that you would be breaking if you shared personal information about other patients to Jenny
What is confidentiality?
What key difference does a living will focus on versus a durable power of attorney?
What is specific treatments?
Name, Date of Birth, Phone Number
What is PHI (Protected Health Infomation)?
What are three signs of elder abuse ?
What is withdrawal/agitation, unexplained bruises/injuries, poor hygiene (missing personal items, sudden financial losses)
This type of unexpected healthcare event results in death, serious physical or psychological injury, or risk of serious harm and requires immediate investigation.
What is a sentinel event?