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| What is ethics in relationship to professional practice? |
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| The responsibility to provide and to fulfill the requirements of standard care to others. |
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| What is the ethical principle of autonomy? |
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| Independence and the ability to be self-directed. |
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| What is the ethical principle of beneficence? |
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| What is the ethical principle of nonmaleficence? |
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| What is the ethical principle of justice? |
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| What is the ethical principle of fidelity? |
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| keeping promises and following through. |
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| What is the ethical principle of veracity? |
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| what is the code of ethics specifically for nurses? |
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| The code of ethics provides guidelines for the provision of safe and compassionate care. |
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| Not knowing about a patient's condition or part of care. (ex. not knowing to give the patients 10am meds) |
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| Malpractice is an action performed by a nurse that contains four pieces of criteria: duty, breach of duty, cause, and injury. |
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| What is the purpose of an advanced directive? |
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| The purpose of an advanced directive is in the case of a patient being unable to speak for them self about their care, someone else or a DNR will. |
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| What is the role of the nurse in obtaining informed consent? |
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| the role of the nurse is to be a patient advocate, comforter, and educator. |
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