Legal & Ethical Aspects of Nursing

The protection and support of another person's rights

• Advocacy

• Virtues

• Values

• utilitarian

The authority to make decisions and the freedom to act in accordance to one beliefs; governance

• Morals

• Nursing Ethics

• Principle-based approach

• Autonomy

Principle of doing good

• Moral Resilience

• Beneficence

• Moral Distress

• Justice

What principle tells us to "Do No Harm"?

• Beneficence

• Accountability

• Nonmaleficence

• Respect for Autonomy

Including patients in decision making regarding their care and respecting their choices of treatment demonstrate the principle of...

• Beneficence

• Autonomy

• Justice

• Veracity

Which action is not part of the nurse's role as patient advocate?

• Intervening if other people fail to respect the patient's dignity

• Protecting the patient's right to confidentiality and privacy

• Making nursing care decisions for the patient

• Advocating for appropriate use of interventions to minimize suffering

Threat or attempt to injure another person

• Battery

• Misdemeanor

• Assault

• Tort

The extent to which a health-care provider is permitted to perform medical procedures

• Legal

• Malpractice

• Liable

• Scope of Practice

Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances is: 

• Negligence
• Malpractice
• Libel
• Aiding and abetting

Your patient is so thrilled with your care that he offers you $50 as you leave the room.  You should: 

• Accept it immediately, you don't want to hurt his feelings
• Accept it and share with your teammates
• Refuse it gently, but thank him for the kind offer
• Tell him that is completely inappropriate and your going to report him to your manager