in Canadian Nursing (4th ed.) Questions With Complete
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Accountability Correct Answers The expectation for nurses to
adhere to professional standards, laws, and regulations
supporting ethical practice
Advance Planning for Older Adults Correct Answers Involves
advance directives related to health care and living needs,
exploring potential retirement facilities, and long-term care
facilities.
Advancing Family-Centred Care Correct Answers Considering
family presence in emergency situations for better outcomes
Advocacy Correct Answers Supporting and speaking up for
the rights of patients
Ageism Correct Answers Treating the elderly based on
negative stereotypes and attitudes, resulting in unequal treatment
and reducing a person's quality of life.
Aging Population Challenges Correct Answers Long-term care
faces high nurse-to-resident ratio and complex cases.
Aging Population Impact Correct Answers Increased demand
for healthcare services and fewer young nurses
,An Ethic of Care Correct Answers Relational, contextual, and
empathetic approach to ethics, values feelings, emotions,
empathy, and care
Appearance Neglect Correct Answers Neglecting a person's
appearance, such as failing to shave a male resident regularly.
Applied ethics Correct Answers Application of ethical theories
and principles to actual moral problems
Arbitration Correct Answers Formal process for settling
disputes outside of court.
Arbitration Board Correct Answers Panel to settle disputes
between parties
Assisted Human Reproduction Act Correct Answers Federal
legislation regulating human reproductive technology
Assisted insemination Correct Answers Inserting sperm into a
woman's uterus to aid fertilization
Autologous stem cells Correct Answers Generated from the
person for organ and tissue generation
Autonomy Correct Answers Not giving choices or allowing
participation in acts of daily living.
Autonomy Correct Answers Principle emphasizing the right to
make decisions for oneself
,Autonomy Correct Answers The notion of self-governance by
the individual, promoting 'personal rule of the self' while
remaining free from controlling interferences by others and
personal limitations.
Battery Correct Answers The administration of any medical
treatment, surgical procedure, nursing action, or other
intervention without the patient's prior consent, except in
emergency situations where prompt medical attention is
necessary to prevent serious bodily harm or death.
Battery Correct Answers The intentional and non-consensual
contact causing harm or offense to another person
Beneficence Correct Answers Acting for the benefit of others
Beneficence Correct Answers Positive action for the
advantage of another, a higher duty for health care professionals
Beneficence Correct Answers Principle focusing on doing
good and promoting well-being
Best Practice Guidelines Correct Answers Evidence-based
recommendations for quality patient care
Bill 168 Correct Answers Ontario OHSA amendment
protecting workers from violence and harassment
Bill C-65 Correct Answers Federal amendment strengthening
prevention of workplace harassment and violence
, Binding Arbitration Correct Answers Mandatory resolution
process for unresolved issues
Biomedical ethics Correct Answers Explores ethical questions
and moral issues in health care
Breach of the Standard of Care Correct Answers The failure to
meet the expected level of conduct, leading to a finding of
negligence
Bullying in Workplace Correct Answers Common form of
violence, affects organizational climate and staff
Canadian Constitution and Indigenous Rights Correct Answers
Recognition of existing Indigenous and treaty rights in the
Constitution, including protection for Indigenous health care
choices under Section 35.
Canadian Nurses Association Correct Answers Organization
setting ethical standards for nurses
Capacity and Consent Board Correct Answers A board that
reviews the finding of incapacity under the Health Care Consent
Act, allowing patients to appeal the decision.
Care in the Community for Older Adults Correct Answers
Expanding community resources and alternative options to
support the elderly at home, including challenges for those with
long histories of mental illness.