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Nursing exam with accurate !| !| !| !|
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Who owns medical records? - Correct answer ✔The organization who
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created the record. The patient owns the information inside and has a right to
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see it.
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What are the four concepts of ethical decision making? - Correct answer
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✔advocacy, accountability/responsibility, cooperation, caring
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Define uniqueness - Correct answer ✔Understanding who you are & your
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place in the world. Changes throughout life.
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Define interconnectedness - Correct answer ✔Encompasses interdependence.
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Relying on others for some need. Reciprocal relationship.
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Health professionals in BC are governed by which Act? - Correct answer
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✔Health Professions Act !| !|
Who is responsible for ensuring nurses adherence to the professional
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standards? - Correct answer ✔Nurses themselves, employers, and CRNBC
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,What are the 7 sections of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses? -
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Correct answer ✔1: Providing safe, compassionate and ethical care
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2: Promoting health and wellbeing
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3: Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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4: Honouring dignity
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5: Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
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6: Promoting justice
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7: Being accountable
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Define virtue ethics - Correct answer ✔Virtues act in a way that benefit
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those who possess the virtue as well as society
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Define Deontology - Correct answer ✔Moral system that focuses on moral
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duties. Do not focus on how much good could be accomplished by the action
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but rather societies rules surrounding the action.
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Define Utilitarianism - Correct answer ✔Morality of an action is determined
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by the outcome. Happiness or pleasure is the only worthwhile pursuit.
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Action producing the greatest sum of happiness or pleasure is the correct
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action.
Name the bioethical principles and their definitions - Correct answer
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✔Autonomy - promotion of independant choice !| !| !| !| !|
Beneficence - to do or promote good !| !| !| !| !| !|
Non maleficence - to do no harm
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, Justice - to promote fair and equal treatment
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Fidelity - one's number one loyalty to lie with the client
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Veracity - to tell the truth !| !| !| !| !|
What are the four types of ethical concerns? - Correct answer ✔Ethical
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uncertainty - sense an ethical problem but unsure of ethically correct action
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Ethical distress - aware of the right action, but constraints make it impossible.
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Ethical dilemma - 2 or more ethical values conflict in a situation
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Ethical outrage - when someone else acts in an unethical manner and the
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nurse is powerless to stop it.
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What is the definition of 'Law' - Correct answer ✔The body of rules that
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dictates the behaviour of society and is recognized and enforced by the
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government.
At the basic level Law is about what? - Correct answer ✔Relationships
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What are the five levels of sources of Law? - Correct answer ✔1: Statute Law
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- statute, legislation (written laws)
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2: Common Law - individual court decisions
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3: Administrative Law - decisions of tribunals
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4: Doctrine - articles, textbooks
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Nursing exam with accurate !| !| !| !|
detailed solutions !|
Who owns medical records? - Correct answer ✔The organization who
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created the record. The patient owns the information inside and has a right to
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see it.
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What are the four concepts of ethical decision making? - Correct answer
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✔advocacy, accountability/responsibility, cooperation, caring
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Define uniqueness - Correct answer ✔Understanding who you are & your
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place in the world. Changes throughout life.
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Define interconnectedness - Correct answer ✔Encompasses interdependence.
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Relying on others for some need. Reciprocal relationship.
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Health professionals in BC are governed by which Act? - Correct answer
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✔Health Professions Act !| !|
Who is responsible for ensuring nurses adherence to the professional
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standards? - Correct answer ✔Nurses themselves, employers, and CRNBC
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,What are the 7 sections of the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses? -
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Correct answer ✔1: Providing safe, compassionate and ethical care
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2: Promoting health and wellbeing
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3: Promoting and respecting informed decision making
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4: Honouring dignity
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5: Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
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6: Promoting justice
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7: Being accountable
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Define virtue ethics - Correct answer ✔Virtues act in a way that benefit
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those who possess the virtue as well as society
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Define Deontology - Correct answer ✔Moral system that focuses on moral
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duties. Do not focus on how much good could be accomplished by the action
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but rather societies rules surrounding the action.
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Define Utilitarianism - Correct answer ✔Morality of an action is determined
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by the outcome. Happiness or pleasure is the only worthwhile pursuit.
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Action producing the greatest sum of happiness or pleasure is the correct
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action.
Name the bioethical principles and their definitions - Correct answer
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✔Autonomy - promotion of independant choice !| !| !| !| !|
Beneficence - to do or promote good !| !| !| !| !| !|
Non maleficence - to do no harm
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, Justice - to promote fair and equal treatment
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AND !|
Fidelity - one's number one loyalty to lie with the client
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Veracity - to tell the truth !| !| !| !| !|
What are the four types of ethical concerns? - Correct answer ✔Ethical
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uncertainty - sense an ethical problem but unsure of ethically correct action
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Ethical distress - aware of the right action, but constraints make it impossible.
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Ethical dilemma - 2 or more ethical values conflict in a situation
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Ethical outrage - when someone else acts in an unethical manner and the
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nurse is powerless to stop it.
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What is the definition of 'Law' - Correct answer ✔The body of rules that
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dictates the behaviour of society and is recognized and enforced by the
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government.
At the basic level Law is about what? - Correct answer ✔Relationships
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What are the five levels of sources of Law? - Correct answer ✔1: Statute Law
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- statute, legislation (written laws)
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2: Common Law - individual court decisions
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3: Administrative Law - decisions of tribunals
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4: Doctrine - articles, textbooks
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