What does it mean to be consequentialists? Correct Answer What makes the act good is the consequence.
On what levels are nurses held to account?
... [Show More] Correct Answer Legal, professional, and civil.
Who can complain to the nurse's regulatory office? Correct Answer Anyone and everyone
What is the result of caving to the mistakes of others? Correct Answer Poor practice.
What are the 7 nursing values? Correct Answer 1. Providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care
2. Promoting health and well-being
3. Promoting and respecting informed decision-making
4. Preserving dignity
5. Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
6. Promoting justice
7. Being accountable
Beneficence Correct Answer Benefits or good consequences
Non-maleficence Correct Answer For the good, doing no harm.
8 nursing principles Correct Answer Autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, consequences, duty, rights, and character.
Does the patient have a right to refuse care? Correct Answer Yes - however nurses have a responsibility to give the care.
What is the purpose of the code of ethics? Correct Answer Provides guidance for ethical relationships, responsibilities, behaviours and decision-making.
What are nursing ethics concerned with? Correct Answer How broad societal issues affect health and well-being.
Ethical problems Correct Answer Situations where there are conflicts between one or more values and uncertainty about the correct course of action.
Ethical (or moral) uncertainty Correct Answer Occurs when a nurse feels indecision or a lack of clarity, or is unable to even know what the moral problem is, while at the same time feeling uneasy or uncomfortable.
Ethical dilemmas or questions Correct Answer Equally compelling reasons for and against two or more possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means that something else is relinquished or let go.
Ethical (or moral) distress Correct Answer Situations where nurses know or believe they know the right thing to do, but for various reasons (including fear or circumstances beyond their control) do not or cannot take the right action or prevent a particular harm.
Ethical (or moral) residue Correct Answer Nurses experience this when they seriously compromise themselves or allow themselves to be compromised. [Show Less]