Professional and Ethical Practice Flashcards
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A nurse disagrees with a physician's plan that may harm the patient. The first step is to:
Answer: Discuss the concern directly with the physician using the chain of command
Communicating concerns and using the chain of command protects the patient and resolves conflict.
Withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from a terminally ill patient is ethically permissible when:
Answer: It aligns with the patient's autonomous, informed wishes
Withdrawal is justified when it honors the patient's informed and autonomous decision.
Confidentiality may be ethically breached when:
Answer: There is a serious threat of harm to the patient or others
Duty to warn or protect can override confidentiality when serious harm is threatened.
The principle of double effect may justify:
Answer: Giving opioids for pain even if they may hasten death
Double effect permits a good action with a foreseen but unintended harmful side effect.
A nurse who delegates a task remains accountable for:
Answer: Ensuring the task is appropriate and the delegatee is competent
The delegating nurse retains accountability for appropriate delegation and supervision.
An advance directive becomes effective when:
Answer: The patient loses decision-making capacity
Advance directives guide care only once the patient can no longer make decisions.
Cultural competence in ethical practice requires the nurse to:
Answer: Respect the patient's cultural and religious values in care decisions
Ethical, patient-centered care incorporates respect for cultural and religious values.