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Chap six
Fundamentals of nursing
Question | Answer |
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concern for the welfare and well-being of others -in professional practice, it's refelected by the nurse's concern for the welfare of patients, other nurses and healthcare providers | Altruism |
is the right to self-determination. Reflects when the nurses respect patient's right to make decisions about their healthcare | Autonomy |
process by which people come to understand their own values and value system. It is process of discovery and allows the person to discover through feelings and analysis of behavior what choices to make when alternatives are presented. | Values Clarification |
taught a complete value system by parents or an institution; that allows little opportunity for them to weigh different values. | Moralizing |
children learn what is of high or low value by observing parents, peers, and significant others. This may lead to socially acceptable or unacceptable bahavior. | Modeling |
this value transmission leave children to explore values on their own (no set of values is presented as best for all) and to develop a personal value system. | Laissez-faire |
is an organization of values in which each is ranked along a continuum of importance, often leading to a personal code of conduct. | Value System |
avoid causing harm | Nonmaleficence |
benefit the patient and balance benefits against risks and harms | Beneficence |
occurs when the nurse knows the right thing to do but either personal or institutional factors make it difficult to follow the correct course of action. | Ethical distress |
Ethical decision making process. Name 5 of them | 1.Asses the situation 2. Diagnosis 3. Plan 4. Implement your decision 5. Evaluate your decision |
Acting for patients without their consent to secure good or prevent harm. | Paternalism |
Is the protection and support of another's rights | Advocacy |
Give each his/her due. And to act fairly. | Justice |
To keep promises | Fidelity |
The nurse-patient relationship is central on this. It directs attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative. | Care-base approach |
Is a particular type of ethical approach popular among nurses. It aims to critique existing patterns of oppression and domination in society especially as these affect women and th poor. | Feminist ethics |
Name 5 principles of bioethics | 1. autonomy 2. nonmalificence 3. beneficence 4. justice 5. fidelity |
Arise when attempted adherence to basic ethical principles results in two conflicting courses of action. " quandary ethics" | Ethical dillemas |
Doing ethics combbines elements of both utilitarian and deontologic theories and offers specific action guides for practice. | Principle-base approach |
An action is right or wrong independent of its consequences. | Deontologic |
The rightness or wrongness of an action depends on the consequences of the action | Utilitarian |
Subset of bioethics that has formal studies of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing. | Nursing ethics |
Personal or communal standards of right and wrong. | Morals |
Is the systematic inquiry into principles of right and wrong conduct. It begins in childhood and develops gradually. | Ethics |
Upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles. This value is reflected in professional practice when the nurse works to assure equeal treatment under the law and equal access to quality healthcare. | Social Ethics |
Acting in accordance with the appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. In professional practice, nurse is honest and provides care based on an ethical framework that is acceptable within the profession. | Integrity |
Respect for te inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations. In professional practice, it reflects when the nurse values and respects all patients colleagues. | Human dignity |
Belief about the woth of something, about what matters, acts as a standard to guide one's behavior. | Value |
Nurse cultivate the ability to do the significantly right thing in response to a physiologic alteration. | Ethical Agency |
Name 7 essential elements of ethical agency | 1. Ethical sensibility 2. Ethical responsiveness 3. Ethical accountability 4. Ethical reasoning and discernment 5. Ethical Character 6. Ethical Valuing 7. Transformative ethical leadership |
Nurse had cultivate the virtues of responsibilities and fidelity, the nurses course of action was natural | Ethical Character |
When the nurse senses personal discomfort about patients' disregards for his wishes | Ethical sensibility |
burdensome and ethically justified action. | Ethical reasoning and discernment |
The nurse initiated the ethics consult because she believed that she could not be an advocate for this patient and merely provide good physical care. The prides herself on being responsible and accountable | Ethical Accountability |
The nurse can decide to ignore her discomfort and simply provide excellent technologic care or acknowledge her discomfort and respond. | Ethical Responsiveness |