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BSNC 1020 Module 4 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED
| ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the purpose of the Code of Ethics? - (answer)- an aspirational document designed to
inform everyone about the ethical values and subsequent responsibilities and endeavours of
nurses
- a regulatory tool that serves and protects the public
- serves as an ethical basis from which nurses can advocate for quality practice environments that
support the delivery of sale, compassionate, competent and ethical care
- provides guidance for ethical relationships, behaviours, and decision-making
What is the Code used in conjunction with? - (answer)- professional standards
- best practice
- research
- laws and regulations that guide practice
What are the 7 primary values in the Code of Ethics? - (answer)1. Providing safe, compassionate,
competent and ethical care
2. Promoting health and well-being
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3. Promoting and respecting informed decision-making
4. Promoting justice
5. Honouring dignity
6. Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
7. Being accountable
What is ethical agent? - (answer)Someone who has the capacity to direct their actions to some
ethical end
- example: someone who understands the difference between good and bad and chooses to act in
a way that aligns with what they believe is right
What is ethical courage? - (answer)When nurses stand firm on a point of moral principle or a
particular decision about something in the face of overwhelming fear or threat to themselves
- example: doing the right thing, even when it's uncomfortable or risky
What is ethical dilemma? - (answer)Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and
against two or more possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means
that something else is relinquished or let go
- type of ethical problem
BSNC 1020 Module 4 |2025-2026 LATEST UPDATED| REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 100% RATED CORRECT | 100% VERFIED
| ALREADY GRADED A+
What are the purpose of the Code of Ethics? - (answer)- an aspirational document designed to
inform everyone about the ethical values and subsequent responsibilities and endeavours of
nurses
- a regulatory tool that serves and protects the public
- serves as an ethical basis from which nurses can advocate for quality practice environments that
support the delivery of sale, compassionate, competent and ethical care
- provides guidance for ethical relationships, behaviours, and decision-making
What is the Code used in conjunction with? - (answer)- professional standards
- best practice
- research
- laws and regulations that guide practice
What are the 7 primary values in the Code of Ethics? - (answer)1. Providing safe, compassionate,
competent and ethical care
2. Promoting health and well-being
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3. Promoting and respecting informed decision-making
4. Promoting justice
5. Honouring dignity
6. Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
7. Being accountable
What is ethical agent? - (answer)Someone who has the capacity to direct their actions to some
ethical end
- example: someone who understands the difference between good and bad and chooses to act in
a way that aligns with what they believe is right
What is ethical courage? - (answer)When nurses stand firm on a point of moral principle or a
particular decision about something in the face of overwhelming fear or threat to themselves
- example: doing the right thing, even when it's uncomfortable or risky
What is ethical dilemma? - (answer)Arise when there are equally compelling reasons for and
against two or more possible courses of action, and where choosing one course of action means
that something else is relinquished or let go
- type of ethical problem
