Nursing Homework

Instructions:Complete this document either in Word. All of this information is found in the PowerPoint presentations(use a different color for responses, for example). You may use word for word or reword the powerpoint in the answer.Chapter 4—Ethical IssuesCompare and contract legal and ethical issues.What determines how a person approaches and solves ethical dilemmasDefine moral indifference—provide an exampleDefine moral uncertainty—provide an example from your own healthcare experienceMoral distress—provide an example from your own health care experiencesWhat is an ethical dilemma? Give an exampleDescribe deontological approach to ethical decision making? What does this mean?Describe a teleological approach to ethical decision making? What does this mean?Compare and contrast the 4 different frameworks for ethical decision makingWhat is autonomy—give an example from your experienceDefine the following terms—how have you used/understood these principles in your nursing practice?BeneficencePaternalismUtilityJusticeVeracityFidelityConfidentialityWhat is the MORAL decision-making model—how does this work?Name important strategies to promote ethical behavior in healthcare.Chapter 5—Legal and Legislative IssuesDefine civil law and what is involved in civil casesWhat are the reasons that nurses are at increased risk for legal liability in nursing practice?What does the term Standard of Care mean in nursing? Why is this so important?Define malpractice and the term professional negligence (the 5 criteria needed to fulfill this definition)….provide examples of each criteria to deepen your understandingWhat does the term “under ordinary circumstances” means as it relates to professional negligence?Define these legal terms that are pertinent to nursing practice—be sure you can relate these term to nursing practiceStare decisisLiabilitytortrespondeat superiorvicarious liabilityproduct liabilityres ipsa loquiturDefine intentional torts and give as many examples as you can related to nursing practiceWhat are some common reasons nurses are sued (claims filed against them)BON—Board of Nursing—what is their responsibility to the public?Define the Nurse Practice Act and its role in your ability to practice nursing?Define, compare and contrast the three forms of consent:Informed consentImplied consentExpress consentWhat is HIPAA and what is its importance to healthcare/your nursing practice?What are the parameters of Good Samaritan Immunity?Describe the Patient Self-Determination Act (PSDA) of 1991 and how it changed healthcareList the common causes of nursing license revocation

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