What are values? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Core beliefs you hold
regarding what is right and fair in terms of our actions and our
interactions with others.
Guide us and priorities
How are values learned? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Learned in
conscious and unconscious ways.
Conscious (how do you acquire values) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔through instruction by parents, teachers, mentors,religious
leaders, and educators, professional or social group leaders
Formally adopted by groups & written in-professional codes of
ethics, religious doctrines, societal laws, and statement of an
organization's philosophy
Subconscious (how do you acquire values) - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔socialization and role modeling
What is self awareness? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Knowing how
you're behaving and how it affects others
,Understanding others perspectives - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔We
can never 'walk in someone's shoes',however, we can remain
open to how others' realities, experiences, cultures, spirituality,
and environments have shaped their perspective.
What is values clarification? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Refers to
the process of becoming more conscious of and articulating what
we value or consider worthy.
Steps of Values Clarification (2) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔(Step 1)-
the nurse clarifies personal values through reflection and
discussion.
(Step 2)- the nurse helps the pt. to clarify values through
structured communication.
What is structured communication? - CORRECT ANSWERS
✔✔Repeat what the pt. has said - summarize-give time for them
to reflect.
Encourage exploration or discussion and don't impose your own
values
No judgments
Client behaviors that may indicate unclear/conflicting values (5) -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) Ignoring health and professional advice
,2) Inconsistent communication or behaviour
3) Numerous admissions to a healthcare agency for the same
problem
4) Confusion or uncertainty about which course of action to take
5) Refusal of care
CNO Values (7) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1) client well-being
2) client choice
3) privacy and confidentiality
4) respect for life
5) maintaining commitments
6) truthfulness
7) fairness
8 primary values of the Canadian Nurses Association - CORRECT
ANSWERS ✔✔1. Safe, Competent, and Ethical Care
2. Health and Wellbeing
3. Choice
4. Dignity
5. Confidentiality
6. Justice
7. Accountability
, 8. Quality practice environments
Professional Values - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Acquired during
socialization into nursing
- Codes of ethics
- Nursing experience
- Teachers
- Other nurses
- CNO
- RPNAO
What is an ethical dilemma? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔When there
is no clear right choice, and all actions will have good and bad
outcomes
What is ethics? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔The philosophical study
of morality is the systematic exploration of what is morally right
or morally wrong
CNO: The Code of Conduct (6) - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Nurses
respect the dignity of patients and treat them as individuals
2. Nurses work together to promote patient well-being