When dealing with an organ transplant dilemma, which is most important: Ethics of care, Justice, Respect for autonomy, or accountability.
Justice because
... [Show More] the first and greatest question in this situation is how to determine the just distribution of resources.
The point of the ethical principal to "do no harm" is an agreement to reassure the public that in all ways the health care team not only works to heal patients but agree to do this in the least painful and harmful way possible. Which principle describes this agreement?
Nonmaleficence
A child's immunization may cause discomfort during administration, but the benefits of protection from disease, both for the individual and society, outweigh the temporary discomforts. Which principle is involved in this situation?
Beneficence
When a nurse assesses a patient for pain and offers a plan to manage the pain, which principal is used to encourage the nurse to monitor the patient's response to the pain?
Fidelity because it is requiring a return to the patient to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention exemplifies keeping a promise
What is the best example of the nurse practicing patient advocacy?
Assess the patient's point of view and prepare to articulate it
Successful ethical discussion depends on people who have a clear sense of personal values. When a group of people share many of the same values, it may be possible to refer for guidance to philosophical principals of utilitarianism. This philosophy proposes which of the following? -The value of something is determined by its usefulness to society.
- People's values are determined by religious leaders.
-The decision to perform a liver transplant depends on a measure of the moral life that the patient has led so far.
-The best way to determine the solution to an ethical dilemma is to refer the case to the attending physician or health care provider.
The value of something is determined by its usefulness to society.
The philosophy sometimes called the ethics of care suggests that ethical dilemmas can best be solved by attention to which of the following? Patients
Relationships
Ethical principles
Code of ethics for nurses
Relationships because the foundation of the ethics of care is its attention to relationships
In most ethical dilemmas in health care, the solution to the dilemma requires negotiation among members of the health care team. Why is the nurse's point of view valuable?
Nurses develop a relationship to the patient that is unique among all professional health care providers.
Ethical dilemmas often arise over a conflict of opinion. What is the critical first step in negotiating the difference of opinion?
Gather all relevant information regarding the clinical, social, and spiritual aspects of the dilemma.
The ANA code of nursing ethics articulates that the nurse "promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient." This includes the protection of patient privacy. On the basis of this principal, if you participate in a public online social network such as Facebook, could you post images of a patient's x-ray film if you deleted all patient identifiers?
No because, even though patient identifiers are removed, someone could identify the patient based on other comments that you make online about his or her condition and your place of work
When an ethical dilemma occurs on your unit, can you resolve the dilemma by taking a vote?
No because an ethical dilemma involves the resolution of conflicting values and principals rather than simply the identification of what people want to do
Resolution of an ethical dilemma involves discussion with the patient, the patient's family, and participants from all health care disciplines. What is the role of the nurse in the resolution of ethical dilemmas?
To articulate his or her unique point of view, including knowledge based on clinical and psychosocial observations [Show Less]