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PN 150 Facts and Terms, Hesi PN Practice Exam
What is deontology? ANS✔✔ rightness or wrongness of individual behaviors, duties, and obligations
What is utilitarianism? ANS✔✔ behaviors are determined by either right or wrong based on consequences; "greatest
amount of good for greatest amount of people"
What is autonomy? ANS✔✔ Right to make own decisions; of sound mind
What is accountability? ANS✔✔ the ability to answer for one's actions
What is advocacy? ANS✔✔ Speaking on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves.
What is beneficence? ANS✔✔ Promoting the well being of individuals and the public (do good)
Ex- doing dental screenings
What is fidelity? ANS✔✔ Keeping ones promises/commitments
What is nonmaleficence? ANS✔✔ duty to do no harm
What is veracity? ANS✔✔ Telling the truth and expecting it of others (trustfulness; integrity, determination)
What is the code of ethics for nurses? ANS✔✔ It is a succinct statement of the ethical obligations and duties of every
nurse
What is the most important piece of the code of ethics for nurses? ANS✔✔ Provision 1.5
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What is provision 1.5? ANS✔✔ "The principle of respect for persons extends to all individuals with whom the nurse
interacts."
What are ethical dilemmas? ANS✔✔ situations that result in a conflict of 2 or more fundamental values.
What are some examples of ethical dilemmas? ANS✔✔ peer reporting, end-of-life care, genetic testing, resource
allocation, professional boundaries
What is the role of the ethics committee? ANS✔✔ to prevent legal issues that often come from ethial dilemmas
What are constitutional laws? ANS✔✔ laws based on the constitution
What are statutory laws? ANS✔✔ laws created by legislative bodies such as congress and state legislatures
What are regulatory laws? ANS✔✔ state boards granted power to make laws that govern their area
What are case laws? ANS✔✔ laws determined by the outcome of court cases
What are the four D's of negligence/malpractice? ANS✔✔ Duty
Dereliction
Damages
Direct cause
What is dereliction? ANS✔✔ evidence that nurses actions did not meet standard of care
What is autocratic leadership? ANS✔✔ The leader exerts complete control; direct commands.
What is democratic leadership? ANS✔✔ it means that managers and workers work together to make a decision
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What is laissez-faire leadership? ANS✔✔ laid back with no direction
What is bureacratic leadership? ANS✔✔ driven by policy and procedures
What are the 4 steps of Fayol's functions of management? ANS✔✔ planning, organizing, directing, and controlling
What is Mintzberg's behavioral model? ANS✔✔ managers are reactive not proactive; most of their time is spent in
relations
What is Mintzberg's contemporary model? ANS✔✔ Informational, People, Action
What is theory x? ANS✔✔ Theory X assumes the average person dislikes work and will avoid it if possible. Therefore,
people must be forced, controlled, and threatened with punishment to accomplish organizational goals.
What is theory y? ANS✔✔ people want to find meaning in their work and will contribute in positive ways if the work is
well designed
What are the principles of assigning tasks? ANS✔✔ Know the nurse practice act in the state you are licensed
Cannot assign assessment, planning, evaluation, or accountability tasks
Person who it was assigned to cannot assign it to another person
What is the first principle of assigning tasks? ANS✔✔ know the nurse practice act for the state in which you are licensed
What is the second principle of assigning tasks? ANS✔✔ the nurse cannot assign tasks that involve assessment,
planning, evaluation, or accountability
What is the third principle of assigning tasks? ANS✔✔ the person to whom the assignment was given may not assign the
task to another person
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What should be assessed first before assigning a task? ANS✔✔ patient stability
What are the 5 rights to safely assign tasks? ANS✔✔ Task
Person
Circumstance
Communication
Supervision
What are torts? ANS✔✔ wrongful acts that do not involve contracts
What are intentional torts? ANS✔✔ 1. Assault
2. Battery
3. Deceit and misrepresentation
4. Defamation
5. Invasion of property (patients BODY is the property)
6. False imprisonment
What are unintentional torts? ANS✔✔ negligence and malpractice
What are the qualifications for medicare? ANS✔✔ 65+
10 year record in medicare covered employment
under 65 with end stage renal disease or totally disabled
What is a premium? ANS✔✔ how much employee is paying for insurance plan
What is deductible? ANS✔✔ yearly amount person must pay out of pocket for healthcare costs before insurance covers
it
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