NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
What is Nursing ethics? - (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? - (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? - (answer)•Oversaw the development
of the first code of ethics for RNs in Canada
What was Janet Storch contribution to Nursing ethics? - (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? - (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 - (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
Historical, Spiritual, and Religous practises in Nursing Ethics - (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
,NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
•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 - (answer)Technological
Developments
Research and Experimentation
Consumerism and Patient Rights
What are 3 models of the Nurse Patient Relationship? - (answer)The Contractual Model
The Patient Advocate Model
The Social Justice Advocacy Model
What are 3 knowledge bases of Ethics in Nursing - (answer)1.Moral Beliefs and Values
2.Relevant Codes, Policies, and Laws
3.Fundamental Concepts of Moral Philosophy
, NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
What is oughtness? - (answer)When we make a judgement, we do so from the point of what ought and
ought not to be. To say that someone must be care for without bias means that it ought to be.
What are Morality and Moral Reasoning made up of? - (answer)Oughtness and Moral Experience and
Moral Virtues
How do norms and ideals shape our live in terms of morality? - (answer)1.Guide our conduct and
decision making
2.Utilized to evaluate conduct and decision making
In terms of Morality and Ethical analysis, what situations may arise when it comes to moral complexity in
Healthcare - (answer)1.Disagreement about moral norms and ideals
2.Disagreement about the application of a moral norm given a situation
3.Moral norms/ideals may conflict
What is ethics in terms of morality and ethical analysis - (answer)Careful and systematic reflection and
analysis about moral norms and ideals and how they bear on practical issues.
•Moral norms/principles may be vague or unclear
•There is often endorsement of moral principles without justification
•Moral ideals/principles conflict with each other
•Ethical analysis ensures all relevant considerations are entertained
What are the principles of the code of conduct of the CNO - (answer)1.Nurses respect clients' dignity
2.Nurses provide inclusive and culturally safe care by practicing cultural humility.
3.Nurses provide safe and competent care.
4.Nurses work respectfully with the health care team to best meet clients' needs.
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
What is Nursing ethics? - (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? - (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? - (answer)•Oversaw the development
of the first code of ethics for RNs in Canada
What was Janet Storch contribution to Nursing ethics? - (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? - (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 - (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
Historical, Spiritual, and Religous practises in Nursing Ethics - (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
,NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
•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 - (answer)Technological
Developments
Research and Experimentation
Consumerism and Patient Rights
What are 3 models of the Nurse Patient Relationship? - (answer)The Contractual Model
The Patient Advocate Model
The Social Justice Advocacy Model
What are 3 knowledge bases of Ethics in Nursing - (answer)1.Moral Beliefs and Values
2.Relevant Codes, Policies, and Laws
3.Fundamental Concepts of Moral Philosophy
, NURS 2513- ETHICS AND HEALTH EQUITY QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | NEW UPDATE 2026/27
What is oughtness? - (answer)When we make a judgement, we do so from the point of what ought and
ought not to be. To say that someone must be care for without bias means that it ought to be.
What are Morality and Moral Reasoning made up of? - (answer)Oughtness and Moral Experience and
Moral Virtues
How do norms and ideals shape our live in terms of morality? - (answer)1.Guide our conduct and
decision making
2.Utilized to evaluate conduct and decision making
In terms of Morality and Ethical analysis, what situations may arise when it comes to moral complexity in
Healthcare - (answer)1.Disagreement about moral norms and ideals
2.Disagreement about the application of a moral norm given a situation
3.Moral norms/ideals may conflict
What is ethics in terms of morality and ethical analysis - (answer)Careful and systematic reflection and
analysis about moral norms and ideals and how they bear on practical issues.
•Moral norms/principles may be vague or unclear
•There is often endorsement of moral principles without justification
•Moral ideals/principles conflict with each other
•Ethical analysis ensures all relevant considerations are entertained
What are the principles of the code of conduct of the CNO - (answer)1.Nurses respect clients' dignity
2.Nurses provide inclusive and culturally safe care by practicing cultural humility.
3.Nurses provide safe and competent care.
4.Nurses work respectfully with the health care team to best meet clients' needs.
