Nursing Essentials Exam 2 Study Guide 2026/2027 Update (11pages)

values - ANS-personal belief about the worth of a given idea, attitufe, custom or object that influence behavior altruism - ANS-concern for the welfare of others autonomy - ANS-right to self-determinication human dignity - ANS-respect for worth and uniqueness of individuals integrity - ANS-practicing within a code of ethics and standards of practice social justice - ANS-upholding moral, legal, and humanistic principles T - ANS-T or F: emotions influence our ability to perceive ethical values and to make ethical judgments ANA Code of Ethics - ANS-The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems. primary - ANS-the nurse's ____ commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community respect for persons - ANS-most fundamental right justice - ANS-fairness; rightfulness informed consent - ANS-An ethical principle requiring that research participants be told enough to enable them to choose whether they wish to participate. right to refuse treatment - ANS-the legal right of patients to refuse certain forms of treatment beneficence - ANS-"the doing of good", inflict no harm or evil Nonmaleficence - ANS-DUTY TO DO NO HARM double effect - ANS-A situation in which an action (such as administering opiates) has both a positive effect (relieving a terminally ill person's pain) and a negative effect (hastening death by suppressing respiration). veracity - ANS-telling the truth without withholding information fidelity - ANS-agreement to keep promises including revising plan of care as needed patient advocacy - ANS-The act of speaking and acting on behalf of the patient's needs and well-being. accountability - ANS-Willingness to take credit and blame for actions. ethics committees - ANS-groups of psychologists or other professionals who look over each proposed research study and judge it according to its safety and consideration for the participants in the study Nurse Practice Act - ANS-statute in each state and territory that regulates the practice of nursing (purpose is to protect the health and safety of citizens) negligence - ANS-failure to act as a reasonably prudent person would have in specific circumstances; conduct that falls below a standard of care malpractice - ANS-negligence applied to acts of a professional, unintentional tort; nursing care falling below a standard of care Patient Self-Determination Act - ANS-A federal law passed in 1990 that requires hospitals and other health care providers to provide written information to patients regarding their rights under state law to make medical decisions and execute advance directives. advanced directives - ANS-Communicates a client's wishes regarding and end-of-life care should the client become unable to do so. PSDA requires that all health care facilities ask if a patient has advanced directives upon admission. assault - ANS-threat or an attempt to make bodily contact WITH ANOTHER PERSON WITHOUT THE PERSON'S CONSENT, PRODUCES "FEAR" battery - ANS-unpermissible, unprivileged touching by one person of another, assault is carried out libel - ANS-written defamation of character slander - ANS-verbal defamation of chracter against medical advice - ANS-AMA T - ANS-T or D: restraint of any kind is considered a form of imprisonment confidentiality - ANS-protection of private information, but there are some exceptions that are necessary for patient care HIPAA - ANS-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act fraud - ANS-willful and purposeful misrepresentation occurrence report - ANS-confidential document that describes any patient accident while the person is on the premises of a health care agency