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Fundamentals of Nursing

Check Your Understanding Questions

Fundamentals of NursingCheck Your Understanding Questions

Check Your Understanding Questions

1 .
Explain the difference between individual values and a values system. How are values systems often clarified?
2 .
Describe how you might identify a patient’s values?
3 .
Discuss the concepts of deontology and utilitarianism and how they are used in nursing ethics.
4 .
Explain how statutes and administrative laws, such as nursing practice acts, impact nurses and other healthcare workers.
5 .
Explain the difference between intentional and unintentional torts in healthcare settings and provide examples of each type.
6 .
Explain the difference between criminal charges and intentional torts for healthcare professionals, such as nurses. Why can both be filed against the same individual for the same situation? How are the penalties different?
7 .
Discuss the importance of nursing advocacy in public health, and describe how nurses can advocate at different levels for public health outcomes.
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