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What does the principle of Veracity focus on?
What does the principle of Veracity focus on?
Which principle involves determining what is fair when dividing burdens and benefits?
Which principle involves determining what is fair when dividing burdens and benefits?
What does the principle of Fidelity involve for a registered nurse?
What does the principle of Fidelity involve for a registered nurse?
Which term means 'to do no harm' according to the text?
Which term means 'to do no harm' according to the text?
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What does the principle of Beneficence refer to?
What does the principle of Beneficence refer to?
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What is the ethical principle of fidelity in nursing primarily about?
What is the ethical principle of fidelity in nursing primarily about?
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According to Provision 2 of Ana's Code of Ethics, who should be the priority for a nurse?
According to Provision 2 of Ana's Code of Ethics, who should be the priority for a nurse?
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What does Provision 3 of Ana's Code of Ethics emphasize regarding the nurse's role?
What does Provision 3 of Ana's Code of Ethics emphasize regarding the nurse's role?
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According to Provision 5, what is the nurse responsible for maintaining?
According to Provision 5, what is the nurse responsible for maintaining?
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What does Provision 8 of Ana's Code of Ethics promote in terms of collaboration?
What does Provision 8 of Ana's Code of Ethics promote in terms of collaboration?
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Study Notes
Fidelity
- Acting with integrity and trustworthiness in a professional context, prioritizing patients' best interests
- Consistent with providing safe, ethical, and competent care
- Fidelity differs from veracity, focusing on fulfilling commitments to clients rather than providing transparent information
Ana's Code of Ethics
- Provision 1: Nurses treat patients and clients equally and with dignity and respect
- Provision 2: The nurse's priority is the patient, including individuals, families, or communities
- Provision 3: The nurse acts as an advocate for patients' rights and safety
- Provision 4: The nurse acts consistently with agreed-upon standards and expectations of the nursing profession
- Provision 5: The nurse is responsible for maintaining their own health, including personal and professional growth
- Provision 6: The nurse promotes ethical environments individually and collectively
- Provision 7: The nurse engages in advancing the nursing profession, including in education
- Provision 8: The nurse collaborates with other health team members to promote human rights, health diplomacy, and improve equity
- Provision 9: The nurse promotes social justice and nursing values in professional organizations and health policy
Justice
- The principle governing social fairness and determining entitlement to resources
- Involves giving each person their due, entitlement, and benefits
- Justice means fairness and equality in care
- Procedural justice: due process
- Distributive justice: determining fair distribution of burdens and benefits
Beneficence
- Refers to actions done for the good of others
- Associated with mercy, kindness, charity, humanity, altruism, and love
- Character trait or virtue of being inclined to do good or act for the benefits of others
- May involve obligatory actions, such as emergency care
- Represents a higher moral burden, engaging in altruistic acts to help others
Non-maleficence
- The principle of "to do no harm"
- Avoiding harm to patients, staff, or the community, whether intentional or unintentional
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Explore the ethical principle of fidelity in nursing which emphasizes acting with integrity, trustworthiness, and in the best interest of patients. Learn about Provision 1 of the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics.
