Nursing Ethics

Practice with the scope of your expertise

Always put the patients rights and welfare first

Observe proper documentation

All of the above

Nurses are exempt from law suites providing they are under the care of a competent supervisor

A licensed individual who in good faith renders emergency care at the scene of an emergency shall not be liable for any civil damages as the result of the act

Nurses are obligated to assist the public in emergency situations

All licensed nurses must maintain proper continuing education in their chosen discipline

Healthcare coverage for patients

Portable healthcare coverage that may be used for mental and physical health issues

Healthcare law that promises competent care from nurses and doctors

Sets rules and limits on who can look and receive health care information

Procedures used by nurses that help establish proper care and documentation

Gives nurses the ability to perform their duties in multiple locations at different times

Law that determines where a nurse can work and under what type of conditons

A document attesting that the patient has been informed and understands the nature of the procedure, the risks, possible outcome and alternatives of the said procedure

Nurses may decide on their own which is relevant documentation and which is not

Know and function within the scope of practice

Maintain patient confidence

Provide healthcare without discrimination

Do Not Repeat (procedure)

Do Not Resuscitate

Did Night Recall

Doctor Noticed Recurrence

A document that provides a foundation for global ethical practice in nursing and is a guide for nurses' actions based on social values and needs

A document used by the nursing profession that establishes proper use of coding medication

A document that determines which medications to use and for which conditions

None of the above

A theory which suggests that patients needs are based upon the financial means

A theory that suggests older patients receive less competent care

A theory wherein a nursing facilities overall morale will determine the level care patients receive

A theory wherein the end or outcome justifies the means

Accuracy, brevity and concise

Altruism, beneficence, and compassion

Autonomy, beneficence, and confidentiality

Automatic, brave, and coarse

Noncompliance of proper medical procedures

The prohibition from intentionally harming others

Systemic unethical environment

Rules and regulations practiced by only a few in a given medical environment

A process that involves direct manipulation of care that results in the intentional death of a patient

An accidental death of a patient

A patient who commits suicide while in the care of a medical professional

Occurs when people do not interfere with the normal dying process

Virtue ethics

Deontology

Rationalism

Utilitarianism

A formal process of making illogical and consistent decisions based upon one's beliefs

A formal process of making logical and random decisions based upon moral beliefs

A formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon religious beliefs

A formal process of making logical and consistent decisions based upon moral beliefs

Model for all nurses

Nurse

Social reformer

All of the above

A person who divorces his/her parents and moves in with grandparents regardless of age

Someone who was recently released from foster care and is now a ward of the state

Person younger than 18 years of age who lives independently, is totally self-supporting, is married or divorced, is a parent even if not married, or is in the military and possesses decision-making rights

None of the above