Virtues of Prudence and Courage
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What qualities are necessary to be an amazing nurse according to the text?

  • Arrogance, deceit, and cruelty
  • Ambition, flexibility, and resourcefulness
  • Pride, greed, and manipulation
  • Compassion, honesty, and respect (correct)
  • Which vices should a healthcare provider actively avoid based on the text?

  • Fraud, pride, and greed (correct)
  • Honesty, integrity, and empathy
  • Respect, dignity, and honor
  • Compassion, loyalty, and trust
  • What impact can a philosophy of nursing make according to the text?

  • Significant impact in the lives of many (correct)
  • Minimal impact on patient care
  • No impact at all
  • Negative impact on the profession
  • What behavior will destroy the dignity and honor of healthcare professionals?

    <p>Fraud and greed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which negative behavior does the text associate with a nurse driven by greed?

    <p>Betrayal of trust and violence against patients</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What virtues must a healthcare provider possess to avoid negative behaviors?

    <p>Honesty, compassion, and respect</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the meaning of fidelity as derived from Latin?

    <p>Faithfulness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virtue is associated with the Latin word 'honestus'?

    <p>Decency</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'integrity' in healthcare refer to?

    <p>Wholeness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why are acts resulting from an evil habit considered involuntary if efforts are being made to dispel the habit?

    <p>Because the habit is deeply ingrained</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'prudence' typically involve in healthcare settings?

    <p>Careful decision-making</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is practicing honesty important in the nursing profession?

    <p>To reap merit and glory for the profession</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the virtue that ties together discretion, foresight, forethought, and circumspection in healthcare?

    <p>Prudence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What virtue enables a person to face difficulty, danger, and pain without fear in healthcare?

    <p>Courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is defined as 'a false representation of fact, made with a knowledge of its falsehood, with the intention to induce another to act upon it' in the context of healthcare vices?

    <p>Fraud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of vices in healthcare, which sin does the Catholic Church consider as a sin of excess similar to lust and gluttony?

    <p>Greed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which virtue helps a healthcare provider face tragic occurrences in places like the OR, DR, ER, and ICU with poise and professionalism?

    <p>Courage</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used to describe 'a feeling of gratification arising from association with something good or laudable' in the context of healthcare vices?

    <p>Pride</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Avaritia,' a Latin term meaning avarice or covetousness, is associated with which vice in healthcare?

    <p>Greed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Grave offense on the part of the nurse to deceive, trick, or eventually harm the dignity and health of his/her patient' refers to which vice in healthcare?

    <p>Fraud</p> Signup and view all the answers

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