ethics and legal considerations

ethics

making decisions, choosing right from wrong

beneficence

actions guided by compassion/kindness

fidelity

keeping promises of commitments

alturism

to do something or act for the sake of benefiting someone

tort law

a civil wrong that has been committed against an individual

whistleblowing

when a person formally reports an illegal, wrongdoing, or unethical practice

breaches of nursing practice examples

lack of confidentiality, falsification of health records, nurse fatigue, substance use disorder among nurses