Clone of Week 2 Ethics/Legal

Values

100

Values Clarification becomes a clinical aim...(when?)

When an individuals' values lead to behaviors that  conflict with the nurse's value of promoting health

200

What are some questions one could ask themselves to improve the ability of self-reflection

What am I feeling now, what events led to these thoughts and feelings, was I aware of my reactions at the time they occurred, how have I responded in clinical situations lately..etc.

300

What are the 3 steps in the goal of high self awareness?

1. Listening to oneself and paying attention ato emotions, thoughts, memories, reactions, and impulses.

2. Listening to and learning from others.

3. Self-disclosure (sharing aspects of the self enriches interpersonal life) **clinicians are traditionally wary of this, but nurses are not robots and evidence supports interactions and the appropriate, thoughtful sharing of information)

400

True or False:

Values do not change, they tend to be the same from childhood on. 

False.

Values change over time.

Motivation

300

Give some examples of what a patient might say if they are motivated to change behaviors vs. not motivated or resistant.

Words like:

Not interested, cant do it, no time, money etc.

Vs.

Hopeful, looking forward to, excited to share with friends/family etc.

Ethics

100

The two major classifications of ethical principles and ethical thought are :

Utilitarianism and Deontology 

Deontology is the ethical school of thought that requires that both the means and the end goal must be moral and ethical

Utilitarian school of ethical thought states that the end goal justifies the means even when the means are not moral.  

200

Ethical principles :

Difference between Justice and Beneficence?

• Justice is fairness. Nurses must be fair when they distribute care, for example, among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking care of. Care must be fairly, justly, and equitably distributed among a group of patients.
• Beneficence is doing good and the right thing for the patient.

300

Ethical principles :

Difference between Veracity and Nonmaleficence

• Veracity is being completely truthful with patients; nurses must not withhold the whole truth from clients even when it may lead to patient distress.
• Nonmaleficence is doing no harm, as stated in the historical Hippocratic Oath. Harm can be intentional or unintentional.

400

Ethical principles :

Difference between Autonomy and Fidelity

• Fidelity is keeping one's promises. The nurse must be faithful and true to their professional promises and responsibilities by providing high quality, safe care in a competent manner.
• Autonomy and patient self-determination are upheld when the nurse accepts the client as a unique person who has the innate right to have their own opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs. Nurses encourage patients to make their own decision without any judgments or coercion from the nurse. The patient has the right to reject or accept all treatments.