Ethics

principles governing right/wrong

Morals

personal beliefs

values

what one finds important

professional ethics

standards of a profession

personal ethics

shaped by upbringing, culture, beliefs

why ethics matter In nursing

• ethical dilemmas occur daily
• trust, safety, and leadership depend on ethical behavior
• leaders set the ethical tone

nursing ethics

the values and principles governing nursing practice, conduct and relationships

legal aspects

state statues that apply to licensed persons and the situations. in patient care that could result in legal action

autonomy

respecting patient decisions

beneficence

doing good

nonmaleficence

do no harm

justice

fairness to all

ethics

what you ought to do

law

what you must do

delegation

assigning tasks safetly

supervision

ensuring completion

intentional tort

intended to cause harm to the client (threat or actual physical harm)

unintentional tort

an action that is not meant to cause harm to the client, but does

assult

an unjustified attempt or threat to touch someone

battery

means to cause physical harm to someone

defamation

damage to someones reputation through false communication or communication without their permission

negligence

falling to act as a resonably careful and prudent nurse would act

PIE documentation

• problem
• intervention
• evaluation

culture

generational groups of individuals within structured or non structured societies

subcultures

these are groups within dominant cultures. they form because individuals share characteristics that belong to an identifiable group

attributes such as skin, hair, or eye color are accurate indicators of race

false

prejudice

belief based on preconceived notions about certain groups of people

ethnocentrism

belief that ones own culture is the best and only acceptable culture

stereotyping

categorizing people and believing that all those belonging to a certain group are alike

cultural sensitivity

understanding and tolerance of all cultures and lifestyles

taboos

refers to a behavior, practice topic or action that is socially or culturally prohibited

rituals

formal, repeated and strutted actions or behaviors that hold symbolic, cultural, religious or personal meaning for an individual or group

when caring for a Arab client, it is preferable to avoid direct eye contact, especially if the client is a women

true