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| moral decisions require persons to think & reason; reasoning is a cognitive function, ability to make decisions develops over lifespan. |
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| Explain how nurses use knowledge of values to make ethical decisions & facilitate ethical decision making by clients |
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| Values are enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea or action. they underlie all moral dilemmas. |
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| When presented with an ethical situation, identify the moral issues and principles involved |
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| Autonomy, nonmaleficence, beneficence, justice, fidelity, veracity |
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| Explain the uses and limitations of professional codes of ethics |
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| Outline major ethical considerations of the profession; provide ethical standards for professional behavior; guide the profession in self-regulation; remind nurses of special responsibility assumed when caring for the sick. |
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| Discuss common ethical issues currently facing health care professionals |
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| Issues in care of HIV/AIDS clients, abortion, organ transplantation, end-of-life decisions, cost-containment issues (resource allocation), breaches of client confidentiality |
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| Describe ways in which nurses can enhance their ethical decision making and practice |
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| becoming aware of personal values & ethical aspects of nursing; becoming familiar w/nursing code of ethics; seeking conning education to remain knowledgable about ethical issues in nursing; respecting values, opinions & responsibilities of other health care professionals; participating in or estab. ethic rounds; serving on institutional ethics committees, collaborative practice |
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| Discuss the advocacy role of the nurse |
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| Client has right to expect a nurse-client relationship that is based on shared respect, trust & collaboration; our responsibility to ensure client has access to health care services that meet health needs; Nurse should be assertive, recognize client's right & values must take priority when they conflict with those of HCPs; must work w/community agencies and lay practitioners; know that advocacy may require political action |
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| enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea or action; may be spoken or unspoken, underlie all moral dilemmas; influence decisions & actions including nurses' ethical |
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| process of learning difference btwn right & wrong; begins in childhood & continues throughout life |
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| formal statement of a group's ideals & values; serves as a standard for professional actions; provides ethical standards for professional behavior |
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