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Accountability - correct answer ✔✔Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
advocate - correct answer ✔✔a person who acts on behalf of another person
deposition - correct answer ✔✔out-of-court, under-oath statement of a witness
doctrine of informed consent - correct answer ✔✔the requirements on a physician to provide
information to the patient about a procedure that will include both the risks and benefits of the
intervention planned
ethical dilemmas - correct answer ✔✔situation that does not have a clear correct or incorrect answer
ethics - correct answer ✔✔the way one should behave; how a person ought to act
euthanasia - correct answer ✔✔deliberately bringing about the death of an individual suffering from an
incurable disease or condition; can be done actively or passively
laws - correct answer ✔✔the reference of a rule, principle, or regulation established and made known
by a government to protect or restrict the people affected
liability - correct answer ✔✔a legal concept that holds a person legally responsible for harm caused to
another person or property
malpractice - correct answer ✔✔professional negligence; behavior that fails to meet the standard of
care
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔✔ethical principle "do no harm"
, standards of care - correct answer ✔✔legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum
acceptable nursing care
value clarification - correct answer ✔✔the process of self-evaluation that helps gain insight into personal
values
values - correct answer ✔✔the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the
way you live
verdict - correct answer ✔✔decision rendered based on facts of a case, evidence and testimony
presented, credibility of witnesses, and laws pertaining to the case
auditors - correct answer ✔✔People appointed to examine patient charts and health records to assess
quality of care
chart - correct answer ✔✔legal record that is used to meet many demands of the health accreditation,
medical insurance, and legal systems
charting - correct answer ✔✔process of recording information on a patients chart
Charting by exception (CBE) - correct answer ✔✔Recording only new data or changes in patient status or
care; charting the exceptions to the previously recorded data.
Computer on Wheels (COW) - correct answer ✔✔point-of-care systems housed on wheel carts
database - correct answer ✔✔Large store or bank of information, as in forming the patient's nursing
diagnosis
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answer ✔✔System that classifies patients by age, diagnoses,
and surgical categories; used to predict the use of hospital resources, including the length of stay.
Accountability - correct answer ✔✔Willingness to take credit and blame for actions.
advocate - correct answer ✔✔a person who acts on behalf of another person
deposition - correct answer ✔✔out-of-court, under-oath statement of a witness
doctrine of informed consent - correct answer ✔✔the requirements on a physician to provide
information to the patient about a procedure that will include both the risks and benefits of the
intervention planned
ethical dilemmas - correct answer ✔✔situation that does not have a clear correct or incorrect answer
ethics - correct answer ✔✔the way one should behave; how a person ought to act
euthanasia - correct answer ✔✔deliberately bringing about the death of an individual suffering from an
incurable disease or condition; can be done actively or passively
laws - correct answer ✔✔the reference of a rule, principle, or regulation established and made known
by a government to protect or restrict the people affected
liability - correct answer ✔✔a legal concept that holds a person legally responsible for harm caused to
another person or property
malpractice - correct answer ✔✔professional negligence; behavior that fails to meet the standard of
care
Nonmaleficence - correct answer ✔✔ethical principle "do no harm"
, standards of care - correct answer ✔✔legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum
acceptable nursing care
value clarification - correct answer ✔✔the process of self-evaluation that helps gain insight into personal
values
values - correct answer ✔✔the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the
way you live
verdict - correct answer ✔✔decision rendered based on facts of a case, evidence and testimony
presented, credibility of witnesses, and laws pertaining to the case
auditors - correct answer ✔✔People appointed to examine patient charts and health records to assess
quality of care
chart - correct answer ✔✔legal record that is used to meet many demands of the health accreditation,
medical insurance, and legal systems
charting - correct answer ✔✔process of recording information on a patients chart
Charting by exception (CBE) - correct answer ✔✔Recording only new data or changes in patient status or
care; charting the exceptions to the previously recorded data.
Computer on Wheels (COW) - correct answer ✔✔point-of-care systems housed on wheel carts
database - correct answer ✔✔Large store or bank of information, as in forming the patient's nursing
diagnosis
Diagnosis-related groups (DRGs) - correct answer ✔✔System that classifies patients by age, diagnoses,
and surgical categories; used to predict the use of hospital resources, including the length of stay.
