NR222 Week 2

Ethics

100

Equalizing benefits across society

What is Social Justice? 

200

Agreement to keep promises 

What is Fidelity

300

Avoidance of harm

What is non-maleficence? 

400

The ability to answer for one's action

What is accountability? 

500

Commitment to include the patient in decisions about all aspects of their care 

OR

the right to self determination.

What is Autonomy?

Ethics

100

The ethical principle of being completely open and honest with patients, even if the truth causes distress.

What is Veracity?

200

Always doing what’s best for the patient

What is Beneficence? 

300

True or False

When ethical principles conflict with each other, nurses must use clinical judgment to determine what is in the best interests of the patient. In each case, the nurse must act in a manner that promotes respect for human dignity and upholds the patient's rights.

What is True? 

400

Actions taken on behalf of an individual. 

What is advocacy? 

500

Guiding principles that all members of a profession accept. 

What is a Code of Ethics? 

Ethical Descision Making

100

The result of conflicting values? 

What is an Ethical Dilemma? 

200

The first step in solving an ethical dilemma. 

What is recognizing an ethical dilemma exists. 

300

A decision making tool to help nurses practice. 

What is the ANA Code of Ethics. 

400

These are examples of which code of Ethics?

• Providing patients with emotional support

• Ensuring patients’ medical needs are met

• Educating patients about healthy lifestyle choices

• Coordinating patient care with other healthcare providers

What is Beneficence? 

500

The nurse being aware of their own individual values and beliefs 

What will help the nurse clarify their own values and recognize different perspectives and keep from making assumptions?

Nursing Process

100

The first six standards of nursing practice. 

What is the nursing process? 

200

A systematic approach to processing client information. 

What is the nursing process. 

300

The observed outcome of critical thinking and decision making to identify priority client concerns and generate evidence based solutions. 

What is clinical reasoning. 

400

Assessment data based on what the patient says. 

What is subjective data? 

500

Assessment data based on measurable findings. 

What is objective data. 

Ethics

100

The following are examples of which code of Ethics

• Choosing whether to resuscitate a patient – this can result in the death or continued life of a patient but may also result in prolonging the pain of the patient and the mental and emotional suffering of their loved ones. 
• Administering medications with potential side effects 

What is Non maleficence?

200

The following are examples of this code of ethics

• Asking a nursing colleague for help due to a lack of experience with a particular task, skill, or procedure.
• Discovering and self-reporting a medication error or other nursing error.
• Telling a competent patient that they’re free to refuse or leave medical care, even when you fear they may suffer harm if they do so.
• Ensuring a patient has provided informed consent for all treatments and procedures before administering these to the patient.
• Explaining to a patient how they may be putting themselves at risk by discharging themselves from the hospital or medical care against medical advice (AMA).
• Telling your nursing supervisor or nurse manager that you don’t have the skills needed for a position you’re being transferred to fill or promoted to.
• Documenting and reporting accurate

What s Veracity?

300

This is an example of:

Letting the patient decides if he wants Chemotherapy  or wants to stop it

What is Autonomy?

400

What is the significance of code of Ethics in nursing?.

• Strengthens the nurse-patient relationship 
• Promotes patients’ autonomy 
• Promotes favorable patient outcomes 
• Demonstrates respect for patients 
• Increases patient satisfaction 
• Inspires others to demonstrate the same behaviors 

500

Difference between Job & Profession?

Job and profession are synonyms, but the fact is they are different. 

Profession is an activity that requires specialized training, knowledge, qualification and skills 

 A job refers to a specific task or role that an individual performs in exchange for compensation. It is usually temporary and can be easily changed or switched.