NCLEX-RN

NCLEX-RN Review Study Guide

8. There are four components to meeting this: 1. ____________________________ 2. Breech of duty 3. ____________________________ 4. ____________________________ 9.

____________________________ law is concerned with issues between individuals or individuals and businesses. Punishment usually involves loss of property or finances. 10. ____________________________ law is concerned with issues between people and the public and can involve harm to people. This type of law is usually punishable by loss of freedom, sometimes also loss of finances, and in some cases, loss of life. 1.2 Ethics Ethics are principles that guide or direct nursing actions. Basically, ethics help nurses to distinguish between right and wrong, and help nurses to practice in a way that they or their family members would want to be treated. Some principles related to ethics are: • Autonomy • Beneficence • Veracity • Fidelity • Justice • Non-maleficence 1. The ethical principle that is a nurse’s obligation to tell the truth is ____________________________. 2. The ethical principle that is defined by a nurse’s obligation to do what one says he or she is going to do, and to keep promises, is called ____________________________. As registered nurses, one of the big tasks is to be a patient advocate. This means that nurses speak up and/or act on behalf of the patient, and uphold ethical principles. 3. Who writes the nurse practice acts? What other duties are the responsibility of this organization? ____________________________ 4. Defining the scope of ____________________________ 5. Setting forth requirements for ____________________________

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