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| Federal Food and Drugs Act |
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| In 1906, the United States government enacted the _____________, which required drug manufacturers to list on the drug product label the presence of dangerous and possibly addicting substances. It also recognized the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary as printed references standards for drugs. |
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| Food and Drug Administration (FDA). |
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| This federal legislation protects the public from drugs that are impure, toxic, or ineffective or that have not been tested before public sale. The primary purpose of this federal legislation is to ensure the safety and efficacy of new drugs. The highly sophisticated process is regulated and carefully monitored by the ___________. |
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| _______ is based on fundamental principles such as beneficence, autonomy, justice, veracity, and confidentiality. |
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| _______ , or do no harm, is directly tied to the nurse's duty to protect the patient's safety. Born out of the Hippocratic Oath, this principle dictates that we do not cause injury to our patients. The principle of beneficence may give rise to ethical issues when there is conflict between what is good between nurse and patient, between patient and organizations or between patients themselves. |
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| _______, means that individuals have a right to self-determination, that is, to make decisions about their lives without interference from others. |
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| _____, means giving each person or group what he/she or they are due. It can be "measured" in terms of fairness, equality, need or any other criterion that is material to the ______ decision. In nursing, ______ often focuses on equitable access to care and on equitable scarce resource allocation. |
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| _______ belongs to each person and, as such, it cannot be taken away from that person unless he/she wishes to share it. |
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| ______, on the other hand, means that the information shared with other persons will not be spread abroad and will be used only for the purposes intended. A patient's sharing of private information imposes a duty of _____ on health care providers |
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| the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) and the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) |
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| took a proactive stance against potential breaches in patient confidentiality. |
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| _______ defined as “The system of shared beliefs, values, customs, behaviors, and artifacts that the members of society use to cope with their world and with one another, and that are transmitted from generation to generation through learning. |
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| _______ refers to the effect of a patient’s age, gender, size, body composition and other characteristics on the pharmacokinetics of specific drugs. |
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| environmental factors (e.g., diet and nutritional status), cultural factors and genetic (inherited) factors. |
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| Factors contributing to drug polymorphism may be loosely categorized into ________ The nurse needs to consider these factors when providing patient education. |
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