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NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY
YORK UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What is Nursing ethics? - correct-answer - •Expressed moral norms of the
profession; values, virtues, and principles that the profession believes should
guide nurses in everyday practice
What was Virginia Henderson's contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Human needs are central to nursing practice, nurses should care for patients
until they can care for themselves
"Patient care should be individualized...the nurse will seek constantly to help the
patient meet their needs and live as normally as possible"
What was Sister M. Simone Roach contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-
answer - •Oversaw the development of the first code of ethics for RNs in Canada
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What was Janet Storch contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Patient's Rights: Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care and Nursing (1982)
•Expectations for nurses based upon consumer rights; rights to be informed, to
be respected, to participate in decision making, and to have equal access
What was Sara Fry contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Differentiation of nursing ethics; the nursing profession ought to focus on caring
as a core ethical value
•Focus on people versus abstract and idealized notions
Gender in Ethics of Nursing - correct-answer - •Historically, nursing has been
predominantly dominated by those who identify as women
•Some argue that there is more emphasis on caring > curing
•Position of subordination, unquestioning obedience
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Historical, Spiritual, and Religous practises in Nursing Ethics - correct-answer -
•Middle Ages: women who entered nursing roles donated their property and
wealth to the Christian church, devoting their lives to service
•A culture's belief system influences how its members accept health care
practices; in this regard, people were more likely to accept healing through
religious intervention
•Women's status declined during this period; peasant women had generations of
knowledge and improved practice by trial and error à seen as witchcraft
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•Renaissance and the Reformation: scientific era; shift from the church
•Nurses still held in lower regard, emphasis on caring
•Canada: earliest records of nursing in the 17th century
What are the 3 components of Contemporary Bioethics and Nursing Ethics -
correct-answer - Technological Developments
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Research and Experimentation
Consumerism and Patient Rights
What are 3 models of the Nurse Patient Relationship? - correct-answer - The
Contractual Model
The Patient Advocate Model
The Social Justice Advocacy Model
What are 3 knowledge bases of Ethics in Nursing - correct-answer - 1.Moral
Beliefs and Values
2.Relevant Codes, Policies, and Laws
NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY
YORK UNIVERSITY QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
What is Nursing ethics? - correct-answer - •Expressed moral norms of the
profession; values, virtues, and principles that the profession believes should
guide nurses in everyday practice
What was Virginia Henderson's contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Human needs are central to nursing practice, nurses should care for patients
until they can care for themselves
"Patient care should be individualized...the nurse will seek constantly to help the
patient meet their needs and live as normally as possible"
What was Sister M. Simone Roach contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-
answer - •Oversaw the development of the first code of ethics for RNs in Canada
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What was Janet Storch contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Patient's Rights: Ethical and Legal Issues in Health Care and Nursing (1982)
•Expectations for nurses based upon consumer rights; rights to be informed, to
be respected, to participate in decision making, and to have equal access
What was Sara Fry contribution to Nursing ethics? - correct-answer -
•Differentiation of nursing ethics; the nursing profession ought to focus on caring
as a core ethical value
•Focus on people versus abstract and idealized notions
Gender in Ethics of Nursing - correct-answer - •Historically, nursing has been
predominantly dominated by those who identify as women
•Some argue that there is more emphasis on caring > curing
•Position of subordination, unquestioning obedience
,3|Page
Historical, Spiritual, and Religous practises in Nursing Ethics - correct-answer -
•Middle Ages: women who entered nursing roles donated their property and
wealth to the Christian church, devoting their lives to service
•A culture's belief system influences how its members accept health care
practices; in this regard, people were more likely to accept healing through
religious intervention
•Women's status declined during this period; peasant women had generations of
knowledge and improved practice by trial and error à seen as witchcraft
•
•Renaissance and the Reformation: scientific era; shift from the church
•Nurses still held in lower regard, emphasis on caring
•Canada: earliest records of nursing in the 17th century
What are the 3 components of Contemporary Bioethics and Nursing Ethics -
correct-answer - Technological Developments
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Research and Experimentation
Consumerism and Patient Rights
What are 3 models of the Nurse Patient Relationship? - correct-answer - The
Contractual Model
The Patient Advocate Model
The Social Justice Advocacy Model
What are 3 knowledge bases of Ethics in Nursing - correct-answer - 1.Moral
Beliefs and Values
2.Relevant Codes, Policies, and Laws
