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Identify the following key terms and answer the questions associated with ethical and legal issues in psychiatric/mental health nursing with the descriptions or definitions listed.
a. assault j. Kantianism
b. battery k. malpractice
c. beneficence l. natural law
d. Christian ethics m. nonmaleficence
e. torts n. slander
f. common law o. statutory law
g. libel p. utilitarianism
h. ethical egoism q. civil law
i. false imprisonment r. criminal law
_____ 1. Ethical theory by which decisions are based on a sense of duty
_____ 2. Writing false and malicious information about a person
_____ 3. The touching of another person without consent
_____ 4. Provides protection from conduct deemed injurious to the public welfare
_____ 5. Abstaining from negative acts toward another, including acting carefully to
avoid harm
_____ 6. An act resulting in a person’s genuine fear and apprehension that he or she
will be touched without consent
_____ 7. The theory on which decisions are based in which evil acts are never
condoned, even if they are intended to advance the noblest of ends
_____ 8. A violation of a civil law in which an individual has been wronged
_____ 9. The ethical theory on which decisions are based that ensure the greatest
happiness to the greatest number of people
_____10. The deliberate and unauthorized confinement of a person within fixed limits
by the use of threat or force
_____11. The failure of a professional to perform or to refrain from performing in a
manner in which a reputable member within the profession would be expected
to do
_____12. An ethical principle that refers to one’s duty to benefit or promote the good
of others
_____13. Law that has been enacted by legislative bodies
_____14. Verbalizing false and malicious information about a person
_____15. An ethical theory that espouses making decisions based on what is most
advantageous for the person making the decision
_____16. Law that is derived from decisions made in previous cases
_____17. Law that protects the private and property rights of individuals and businesses
_____18. The ethical theory that espouses “Do unto others as you would have others
do unto you”
19. List & Describe the 5 elements required to prove negligence.
20. Describe the major elements of informed consent.
Apply to professional nursing practice. Add sources or peer reviewed information to add validity to your post. Remember APA format for referencing and sources or peer reviewed information to add validity to your post.
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