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NURS 201 - Chapter 6
Values, Ethics, and Advocacy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Modeling | Doing what we see is done (a child either lying or telling the truth based on how they have learned to either lie or tell the truth from their parents) |
| Moralizing | Taught a set of values from family, school, religion (shows little opportunity for children to weigh out differing values) |
| Laissez-faire | No set of rules are best for all (leaves children to explore their own values) |
| Rewarding and punishing | Being rewarded or punished based on how parents value certain behaviors or actions |
| Responsible choice | Allows children to explore other values to see what kinds of consequences are out there |
| Altruism | Concern for welfare and well-being of others (doing something and expecting nothing in return simply because you care about that person) |
| Autonomy (bioethics principle) | Right to self-determination (respecting and honoring patient's and their family's rights) |
| Human Dignity | Respect for inherent worth and uniqueness of individuals and populations (protecting patient privacy) |
| Integrity | Acting according to Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice (providing honest info to the patient and the public) |
| Social Justice | Upholding moral, legal, and humanistic rights (supporting fairness and not discriminating during care) |
| Bioethics | Concerns itself with addressing ethical issues in healthcare, medicine, research, biotechnology, and the environment |
| Nursing Ethics | A subset of bioethics ; the formal study of ethical issues that arise in the practice of nursing and of the analysis used by nurses to make and evaluate ethical judgments |
| Examples of Nursing Ethics | -Cost containment issues -Beginning and end of life issues -Breaches of patient confidentiality -Incompetent, unethical, or illegal practice of colleagues |
| Nonmaleficence (bioethics principle) | Duty to do no harm |
| Beneficience (bioethics principle) | Benefit for the patient and balance benefits against risks and harms |
| Justice (bioethics principle) | Doing what is right/fair for all |
| Fidelity (bioethics principle) | Keeping a promise |
| Care-Based Approach | Approach to bioethics that directs attention to the specific situations of individual patients viewed within the context of their life narrative |
| Purposes of the Code of Ethics for Nurses | -It is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every person who enters the nursing profession -It is the profession’s nonnegotiable ethical standard -It is an expression of nursing’s own understanding of its commitment to society |
| Nursing Process in ethical decisions | -Asses situation -Diagnose ethical problem -Plan (identify options, think problem through, make decision) -Implement decision -Evaluate decision |
| Paternalism | The nurse acts as a parent, thinking they know what is best for patient |
| Deception | Not telling the truth to the patient |
| Distress | Not being able to do the right thing when you know it's the right thing because of laws, rules, etc. |
| Advocacy | The protection and support of another’s rights |
| Areas of Concern for Patient Advocates | -Representation of patients -Promoting self-determination -Whistle-blowing -Being politically active |
| Using the nursing process to make ethical decisions involves following several steps. Which step is the nurse implementing when reflecting on the decision-making process and the role it will play in making future decisions? | Evaluating, because it involves reflecting on the process and evaluating those elements that will be helpful in the future |
| Which is the best definition of ethics? | The formal, systematic study of moral beliefs |
| What is the term for the beliefs held by the individual about what matters? | Values |
| Which action most clearly demonstrates a nurse's commitment to social justice? | Lobbying for an expansion of healthcare resources and benefits to those in poverty |
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