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Nursing 211 Final Exam Review Autonomy The right to make one's own personal decisions, even when those decisions might not be in that person's own best interest; ability to speak for self Beneficence Positive actions to help others; want to do good Non maleficence Avoidance of harm or injury Confidentiality Protection of privacy without diminishing access to high-quality care Double Effect Action produces another unintended action (ethically acceptable) Fidelity Faithful; Agreemen...

The nursing process consists of 5 steps. 1. Assessment if the first step. Data is collected during this step so that the rest of the nursing process may be efficiently carried out.  Nursing assessments focus on the patient’s responses to health problems, not the data based from the patient’s diagnosis.  Initial Assessment – preformed by the nurse shortly after the patient is admitted to a facility. This assessment typically follows the guidelines set by the standards of the fa...