CHAPTER 3 (ETHICS, LAW, AND
DELEGATION IN NURSING) QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS 2024
what is values? - ANSWER personal beliefs about what is important and desirable
What is ethics? - ANSWER values that influence your decisions and behavior
What is ethical dilemma? - ANSWER a decision must be made between opposing alternatives when
there is no clear right or wrong answer
How to provide ethical care? - ANSWER -Advocating for the patient
-Patient Care Partnership (PCP)
Expectations, rights, and responsibilities of the patient
-Develop empathy for patients, families, and coworkers
Abandonment of patient - ANSWER To desert or forsake a patient in your charge; to leave a patient in
your charge without appropriate nursing replacement; wrongful termination of care
advance directive - ANSWER A written statement indicating a patient's wishes regarding future medical
care in the event the patient becomes unable to voice his or her decisions; it may give consent for
certain aspects of care, as well as refusal of specific care
appeal - ANSWER To challenge the decision of a court to a higher court, where the decision will be either
confirmed or reversed
assault - ANSWER To purposely threaten physical harm to an individual
battery - ANSWER To touch an individual without consent
, civil law - ANSWER The individual or personal rights guaranteed by federal law, such as the Constitution
and the Bill of Rights
competency - ANSWER The legal qualification to make one's own decisions
consent - ANSWER To give permission for, to agree to; the consent generally must be written
controlled substances - ANSWER Drugs regulated by laws; drugs that have potential for abuse, such as
narcotics
criminal law - ANSWER Laws that protect the public or society
damages - ANSWER Money awarded to a plaintiff upon proving injury by the defendant
defendant - ANSWER The one accused of breaking criminal or civil law
durable medical power of attorney - ANSWER Legal written designation making another person
responsible for one's medical decisions
emancipated minor - ANSWER Legal consideration of one younger than age 18 years as an adult because
he or she lives alone and is self-supporting, has joined the military, is married, or is a parent
Liabilitiy - ANSWER One's responsibility for his or her own actions, such as acts of negligence
libel - ANSWER False written statements about another that are made publicly known, with intent to
harm
malpractice - ANSWER Injury, loss, or damage to a patient because of failure to provide a reasonable
standard of care or demonstrate a reasonable level of skill
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