, Chapter 6 & 7 Success in
Practical/Vocational Nursing 2024
Assessment Questions and Answers
Ethics - answer system of standards or moral principles that direct actions as being
right or wrong
Law - answer thought of as a minimum ethic that is written and enforced
Morals - answer concerned with dealing with right or wrong behavior and character
Values - answer involve the worth you assign to an idea or an action
Nurse Practice Act - answer final authority on what you are legally obligated to do as a
nurse regardless of where you are employed
Medical Ethics (Mosby Medical Dictionary 2012) - answer the science of moral values
or principles, including the ideals of autonomy, beneficence, and justice
Are you legally expected to care for a patient regardless of their lifestyle? - answer Yes
Autonomy - answer free to choose
Individual Autonomy - answer patients freedom to choose; self-rule
Individual Rights - answer ability to assert one's rights
4 Rights of Patients - answer Right to consent to care, right to choose between
alternative treatments, right to consent or refuse treatment, women's rights over their
own bodies
Patient Advocacy - answer The act of speaking and acting on behalf of the patient's
needs and well-being.
Accountability - answer Being held responsible for your nursing actions, being held to
the standard of a nurse with the same education and experience in a similar situation as
you.
Colleague Reporting - answer Report peers, supervisors, or any team members for
behaviors that are potentially harmful to patients.
System Based Issues - answer Essential to providing safe high quality care.
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