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Ethics/health law
Fundamentals of nursing
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
02/02/2010

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What is ethics in relationship to professional practice?
Definition
The responsibility to provide and to fulfill the requirements of standard care to others.
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What is the ethical principle of autonomy?
Definition
Independence and the ability to be self-directed.
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What is the ethical principle of beneficence?
Definition
doing or promoting good.
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What is the ethical principle of nonmaleficence?
Definition
avoid doing harm.
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What is the ethical principle of justice?
Definition
fairness
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What is the ethical principle of fidelity?
Definition
keeping promises and following through.
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What is the ethical principle of veracity?
Definition
telling the truth.
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what is the code of ethics specifically for nurses?
Definition
The code of ethics provides guidelines for the provision of safe and compassionate care.
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What is negligence?
Definition
Not knowing about a patient's condition or part of care. (ex. not knowing to give the patients 10am meds)
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What is malpractice?
Definition
Malpractice is an action performed by a nurse that contains four pieces of criteria: duty, breach of duty, cause, and injury.
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What is the purpose of an advanced directive?
Definition
The purpose of an advanced directive is in the case of a patient being unable to speak for them self about their care, someone else or a DNR will.
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What is the role of the nurse in obtaining informed consent?
Definition
the role of the nurse is to be a patient advocate, comforter, and educator.
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