values - Answers the ideas, beliefs, and attitudes about what is important that help guide the way you
live
in canada we value - Answers freedom
health
fairness
honesty
integrity
acquiring values - Answers conscious- through instruction by parents, teachers, mentors, religious
leaders
Subconscious- socialzation and role modelling
self awareness - Answers being able to be open to many different perspectives and understand the
reasons others have for decisions
values clarification - Answers the process of becoming more conscious of and articulating what we value
or consider worthy
step one- the nurse claifies personal values
step two- nurse help pt clarify
Structured Communication - Answers repeat what the pt has said and give them time to reflect
encouarge explorationa nd discussion
no judgments
no i would or i should or you should or you need
the values that affect you as a nurse - Answers nurses have the right to have their own values as long as
they can provide safe and compeant care
client behavior that may indicate unclear/ conflicting values - Answers ignoring health and professional
advise
inconsistant communication or behaviour
numerous admissions
confusions
,refusal of care
cno values - Answers Client well-being
Client choice
Privacy and confidentiality
Respect for life
Maintaining commitments
Truthfulness
Fairness
8 primary values - Answers safe, competent and elthical care
health and well being
choice
dignity
confidentially
justice
accountability
quailty prsctice enviornments
personal values - Answers people devlop values from society, subgroups anf internalize them
professional values - Answers Acquired during socialization into nursing from
codes of ethics, nursing experiences, teachers, and peers.
ethical dilemma - Answers when there is no clear right choice and all actions will have good and bad
outcomes
ethics - Answers the exploration of right and wrong
why do we study ethics - Answers nurses face ethical issues daily
CNO Code of Conduct: 6 Principles - Answers 1. Nurses respect the dignity of patients and treat them as
individuals
2. Nurses work together to promote patient well-being
, 3. Nurses maintain patients' trust by providing safe and competent care
4. Nurses work respectfully with colleagues to best meet patients' needs
5. Nurses act with integrity to maintain patients' trust
6. Nurses maintain public confidence in the nursing profession.
theories - Answers a theory helps us understand why things are the way they are
ethical theories - Answers provides us with a framework to help us do the right thing or make the right
decison
4 major ethical theories - Answers 1. deontology or kantian ethics
2. utilitarianism
3. feminist ethics
4. ethics of caring or nursing ethics
deontology - Answers right and wrong are based on universally shared prinicales
the consequences do not matter- doing your duty is most moral
there are no exceptions to doing your duty
utilitarian - Answers a form of ethics theory that defines good in a term of goals or consequences,
usually useful in promoting happiness ad well being
determines right and wrongs by focusing on the outcomes
feminist perspectives - Answers newer and alternative to traditional ethical theories
argue that theorists must make sense in the real world and cannot be based primarily on abstract
notions
2 Basic Types of Feminist Moral Perspectives - Answers Care-focused- argues that a feminine,
relationship-focused style of moral reasoning works just as well as a male, justice-focused style
Power-focused approaches are concerned with why women usually have less power than men
Feminist theory - Answers Feminist theory is important to nursing- not only because the majority of
nurses are women, but also because caring has traditionally been viewed as a feminine role
A feminist view can help all nurses- regardless of gender- call attention to their caregiving powers
ethics or caring - Answers belief that we should start with the personal story and the experiences of an
individual