Law and Ethics for Nursing and Midwifery NS2015
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What are the two major sources of law in Australia's legal system?
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If a nurse or midwife was negligent in the course of their professional practice and a patient suffered harm as a result, what would need to be present to warrant the nurse or midwife being charged with criminal negligence as distinct from civil negligence?
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In a claim alleging a civil wrong, what is the general outcome that a person would be asking the court to determine?
Choose one or more answers
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If a person is charged with a criminal offence, what are the alternative outcomes that may occur?
Choose one or more answers
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Which of the following is not an element of a valid consent
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In what circumstances does a person have the right to refuse consent?
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The view that ethical decision-making and problem-solving are best undertaken by appealing to sound moral principles
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Providing the strongest moral reasons, with evidence, behind a moral decision or action
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General standards of conduct that make up an ethical system
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A notion that is strongly related to the notion of 'moral duty'
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Obligation not to injure or harm others - above all, do no harm
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A document that sets out a conventionalised set of moral rules and / or expectations devised for the purposes of guiding ethical professional conduct.
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Helps people to describe the moral world, devise meaningful moral standards and ideals, distinguish ethical issues from other sorts of issues, and provide a systematic justification of the actual practice of morality.
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The examination of all kinds of ethical and bioethical issues from the perspective of nursing theory and practice, which in turn rest on the agreed core concepts of nursing.
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The view of the majority
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The moral foundation, essence, ideal and imperative of nursing
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An action which a person is bound, for moral reasons, to perform
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Positive obligation to literally act for the benefit of others - above all, do good
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Claims about some special entitlement or interest which ought for moral reasons, to be protected
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Provides a framework within which agents can reflect on the acceptability of actions and can evaluate moral judgments and character
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An identified problem that has the potential to help or harm others or ourselves
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This ethical theory, provides that Duty is the basis of all moral action. Some acts are obligatory (duty-bound) regardless of their consequences.
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The systematic study of the moral dimensions - including moral vision, decisions, conduct and policies - of the life sciences and health care, employing a variety of ethical methodologies in an interdisciplinary setting
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Actions can be judged right and/or good only on the basis of the consequences they produce
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To maintain style and decorum, with behaviour being guided by the unreflective and arbitrary requirements of custom and convention
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Which ethical principle believes that people are free to choose and entitled to act on their preferences provided their decisions and actions do no stand to violate, or impinge on, the significant moral interests of others.
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A set of conscious and unconscious ideas, lacking a back up of evidence
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The following are all forms of it (1) fairness and impartiality (equity) (2) equal distribution of benefits and burdens (distributive and redistributive) (3) reconciliation and reparation (restorative)
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A generic term that is used for referring to various ways of thinking about, understanding and examining how best to live a 'moral life'
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The command or order of a sovereign backed by a threat or sanction
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What is the word that means the good quality in people, especially in their character and behaviour?
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What word means having several or many different approaches or features?
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What is the word that means answerable to someone for something - being prepared to provide an explanation for something one has done or has not done?
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What is the medical ethics principle that means "first, do no harm?"
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What is the concept that what is right or wrong for one person, is right or wrong for all people in all places at all times?
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What is the term that refers to an internal gut feeling as to the right way to act in a particular situation?
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What is the principle of medical ethics that means a competent person has the right to make decisions about what happens to his/her body?
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What term refers to fairness with respect to the distribution of medical resources?
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What is the term for someone who informs people in authority or the public that an individual or an organization is doing something unethical or illegal?
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What is the term that means a search for well-founded rules that can serve as the basis for making moral decisions?
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What word means the nurse has an understanding and concern for another person's distress?
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What term means using ethical principles as the basis for making moral decisions?
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What term means a general, but not necessarily a unanimous, agreement on something?
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What is the term that refers to a treatment that is normally used to help someone but may also have an unintended negative effect?
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What is the study of morality - a careful and systematic reflection on moral decisions and behaviours?
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What principle states that the health care professional must act in the best interest of the client?
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What term means considering arguments for and against a particular action and making a decision as to which alternative is best in this circumstance?
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A person who exposes misconduct, alleged dishonest or illegal activity occurring in an organization
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On registration acknowledges the person has additional qualifications or expertise in a particular area
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Records a limitation on the practice of the registrant.
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A formal rebuke in relation to a registrants conduct or behaviour.
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Conduct at variance with or contrary to professional standards or ethics; not befitting members of a profession, as language, behaviour, or conduct.
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Behaviour that is not considered acceptable or worthy by a profession.
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Lacking qualification or ability; incapable.
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Utterly unconcerned about the consequences of some action; without caution; careless.
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Purpose or attitude toward the effect of one's actions or conduct.
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A legal rule, or other order prescribed by authority.
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Boundary violation involving conduct which is seductive, sexually demeaning or harassing and is sexual in nature.
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The nurse has the skills, knowledge and character to practise their profession safely and effectively.
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Mandatory duty imposed on nurses to report/notify AHPRA of other nurses.
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Which of the following is a Commonwealth Law?
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It is possible to have a civil law action and a criminal law action arising out of one action
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In Australia, what is the process of planning for future health and personal care whereby the person's values, beliefs and preferences are made known so they can guide decision-making at a future time when that person cannot make or communicate his or her decisions
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Also called a 'living will', what is the formal recording of an 'advance care plan' called?
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One criterion that is commonly used to justify non-treatment is generally used to refer to medical treatment that 'fails to achieve the goals of medicine' insofar as it offers no discernible medical benefit to the patient. This is called...
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Taking a highly strategic approach to framing a public policy whereby emphasis is placed on 'adherence to principle above instrumental rationality as a way of advocating for or against policies'
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View situations as they might or ought to be, as opposed to how they are. Idealist Notion with strong moral overtones. eg. UN Declaration of Human Rights
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Civil Negligence seeks compensation for damages against actions without intent
Principles such as autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, justice and veracity
The four elements of the Ethic of Care are - Attentiveness, Responsibility, Competence and Responsiveness
Also known as ethical theory
Eg - If a driver wrongfully failed to give way to traffic at an intersection and, as a result, an accident occurs and people in the other vehicle are badly injured. The criminal consequences that follow are charges for offences such as negligent driving and failing to give way. You can be fined or if the situation caused much worse damage, could have serious consequences. The civil wrong is that the person in the other vehicle could seek compensation from you for pain, injury, loss and suffering.
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