Liability and Ethics

Which of the following defines an ethical dilemma? A conflict of laws governing a person or property When a code of ethics is broken When civil rights have been violated A conflict of moral beliefs

A conflict of moral beliefs

An event report does NOT need a statement from which of the following? Any person who was harmed as a result of the event Any health care worker who was involved in the event Any witness to the event Any person who can speak to the character of the patient

Any person who can speak to the character of the patient

What is a list of written statements describing proper conduct for a group of people?

Code of ethics

What is a process of identifying, evaluating, and preventing sources of liability?

Risk management

A facility has a policy that states: "Use precautions to prevent the spread of pathogens." Which of the following is a procedure for this policy? Introduce yourself to the patient and ask if you can get the patient anything. Treat every patient with respect. Wash your hands between patients. Label specimens and attach the test order form.

Wash your hands between patients.

What are rules of proper conduct among a group of people, such as a religion or profession

Ethics

Liability can be defined as which of the following? A moral desire to do the right thing An ethical responsibility to cause no harm Legal responsibility for causing harm The ability to sue the party responsible for causing harm

Legally responsible for causing harm.

Regina is a nurse at a community hospital. She is assigned a young pregnant patient, Allyson, who is being treated for injuries received in a car accident. Allyson tells Regina that she and her boyfriend have decided to have an abortion. Regina believes that abortion is unethical. How should Regina respond to Allyson?

She should care for Allyson as she would any other patient and be respectful.

Paula is a nurse and holds firmly to the Catholic faith. She is assigned to treat a patient who is an outspoken Muslim. According to the code of ethics, how should Paula treat her patient?

She should treat the patient respectfully and without discrimination.

A nursing team is short-staffed and extremely busy. An RN asks a nursing assistant to give a patient his afternoon medication. Who is liable?

The nursing assistant, the RN, and the employer