Question

Know the guidelines for preventing legal problems in nursing practice

What are the six ethical principles based on human dignity and respect?

Know the comparison of nursing process with ethical decision-making model.

Answer 1

Guidelines for preventing legal problems in nursing practice

• Maintain client safety

Falls

Mistaken identity

• Minimize risk of medication errors

Apply the Five Rights

 Right drug

 Right dose

 Right client

 Right route

 Right time

• Use effective communication

Helps decrease risk of bad outcomes

Attentive listening

Accurate documentation and reporting

• Professional liability insurance

Nurses should carry to manage personal financial risk

• Standards of Care Based on

Nurse Practice Act (NPA)

Administrative rules

Job descriptions

Policies and procedures

ANA

• Maintain client safety

Falls

Mistaken identity

• Minimize risk of medication errors

Apply the Five Rights

 Right drug

 Right dose

 Right client

 Right route

 Right time

• Use effective communication

Helps decrease risk of bad outcomes

Attentive listening

Accurate documentation and reporting

• Professional liability insurance

Nurses should carry to manage personal financial risk

• Standards of Care Based on

Nurse Practice Act (NPA)

Administrative rules

Job descriptions

Policies and procedures

ANA

six ethical principles based on human dignity and respect

There are six ethical principles that arise frequently for the nurse who works in the correctional setting.

1. Respect for persons (autonomy and self-determination)
2. Beneficence (doing good)
3. Nonmaleficence (avoiding harm)
4. Justice (fairness, equitability, truthfulness)
5. Veracity (telling the truth)
6. Fidelity (remaining faithful to one’s commitment)

comparison of nursing process with ethical decision-making model.