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, CNO Professional Standards - ANSWER 1. Accountability
-Each nurse is accountable to the public and responsible for ensuring that her/his
practice and conduct meets legislative requirements and the standards of the
profession.
2. Continuing competence
-Each nurse maintains and continually improves his/her competence by participating in
CNO Quality Assurance (QA).
3. Ethics
-Each nurse understands, upholds and promotes the values and beliefs described in
CNO's Ethics practice standard.
4. Knowledge
-Each nurse possesses, through basic education and continuing learning, the
knowledge relevant to his/her professional practice.
5. Knowledge application
-Each nurse continually improves the application of professional knowledge.
6. Leadership
-Each nurse demonstrates his/her leadership by providing, facilitating, and promoting
the best possible care/service to the public.
7. Relationships
-Each nurse establishes and maintains respectful, collaborate, therapeutic and
professional relationships.
CNO: Practice Standards of Ethics - ANSWER Maintain commitments
Client well being
Client choice
Respect for life
Privacy and confidentiality
Fairness
Truthfulness
What are values? - ANSWER Ideas that have significant meaning or importance. Strong
personal beliefs
Morals vs. values - ANSWER Values is what is important
Moral is what is "right".
What is ethics? - ANSWER Exploration of what is morally right and wrong
Ethical Theories - ANSWER Utilitarianism:
Ethical code is one with the best consequences, outcomes and results.