Questions and Answers of Ethical and
legal issues in Canadian nursing
Exam
3 components of quality assurance: CNO - ANS>>Self-Assessment
QA Assessment
Coaching support
Purpose of Competencies for entry-level RN Practice: CNO - ANS>>Outlines
competencies such as knowledge, skill, ability, and judgment required for safe and
ethical nursing practice
How do the Professional Standards from the CNO guide professional behaviour? -
ANS>>Outlines expectations and provides examples
What are values? - ANS>>Someones own personal believes
Examples: honesty, accountability
Morals - ANS>>Morals are what a society expects
Morals guide right from wrong
What is the code of ethics? - ANS>>Formal statement of profession's ideals and values
7 Primary Values of the CNO Code of Ethics - ANS>>Providing safe, compassionate,
competent, and ethical care
Promoting health and well-being
Promoting and respecting informed decision making
Preserving dignity
Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
Promoting justice
Being accountable
Utilitarianism - ANS>>"greatest good for the greatest number"
Deontology - ANS>>defines actions as right or wrong
feminist argument - ANS>>traditional theories, based on the male perspective, are
problematic for women.
women undergo moral development differently than men.
women's views are marginalized or unrecognized.
Social and political oppression of women is a major concern
Goal is to eliminate the subordination of woman
, Ethics of care - ANS>>Evolved from feminine ethics.
Values "feelings, emotions, empathy and care".
Ensures all dimensions of a situation are addressed
Starting point is the person's circumstance or personal story
Aims to understand the context and complexity of relationships.
Recognizes the unique needs of each person.
Social Justice - ANS>>Focus is on equity, opportunity and privilege within a society
Grounds advocacy that influences the well-being of persons within a society.
Theories focus on responsibilities towards those most disadvantaged
Guides policy and action
Principle of Equal Opportunity
Autonomy - ANS>>Respect for an individuals right to make their own decisions
Beneficence - ANS>>The quality of doing good
Fidelity - ANS>>The quality of doing good
Justice - ANS>>Fair and equal treatment for all
Non-maleficence - ANS>>Never doing harm to anyone
Veracity - ANS>>Honesty when dealing with an individual
Applied ethics is the - ANS>>field of ethics in which these theories and principles are
applied to actual moral problems, for example, in health care, business and science
Ethical dilemma definition - ANS>>arise when the best course of action is unclear, when
strong moral reasons support each position
Moral distress - ANS>>results when we are not able to recognize ethical issues or to
deal effectively with them. It occurs when we believe that a particular course of action is
right but we are not permitted or able to act on
Ethical Uncertainty - ANS>>occurs when faced with a situation in which they are unsure
of what values apply or even where the moral problem is
2 primary sources of Law - ANS>>Statue, case law
Canada's Constitution includes - ANS>>a charter of rights and freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom - ANS>>Guarantees the rights and freedoms
set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be
demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society
legal issues in Canadian nursing
Exam
3 components of quality assurance: CNO - ANS>>Self-Assessment
QA Assessment
Coaching support
Purpose of Competencies for entry-level RN Practice: CNO - ANS>>Outlines
competencies such as knowledge, skill, ability, and judgment required for safe and
ethical nursing practice
How do the Professional Standards from the CNO guide professional behaviour? -
ANS>>Outlines expectations and provides examples
What are values? - ANS>>Someones own personal believes
Examples: honesty, accountability
Morals - ANS>>Morals are what a society expects
Morals guide right from wrong
What is the code of ethics? - ANS>>Formal statement of profession's ideals and values
7 Primary Values of the CNO Code of Ethics - ANS>>Providing safe, compassionate,
competent, and ethical care
Promoting health and well-being
Promoting and respecting informed decision making
Preserving dignity
Maintaining privacy and confidentiality
Promoting justice
Being accountable
Utilitarianism - ANS>>"greatest good for the greatest number"
Deontology - ANS>>defines actions as right or wrong
feminist argument - ANS>>traditional theories, based on the male perspective, are
problematic for women.
women undergo moral development differently than men.
women's views are marginalized or unrecognized.
Social and political oppression of women is a major concern
Goal is to eliminate the subordination of woman
, Ethics of care - ANS>>Evolved from feminine ethics.
Values "feelings, emotions, empathy and care".
Ensures all dimensions of a situation are addressed
Starting point is the person's circumstance or personal story
Aims to understand the context and complexity of relationships.
Recognizes the unique needs of each person.
Social Justice - ANS>>Focus is on equity, opportunity and privilege within a society
Grounds advocacy that influences the well-being of persons within a society.
Theories focus on responsibilities towards those most disadvantaged
Guides policy and action
Principle of Equal Opportunity
Autonomy - ANS>>Respect for an individuals right to make their own decisions
Beneficence - ANS>>The quality of doing good
Fidelity - ANS>>The quality of doing good
Justice - ANS>>Fair and equal treatment for all
Non-maleficence - ANS>>Never doing harm to anyone
Veracity - ANS>>Honesty when dealing with an individual
Applied ethics is the - ANS>>field of ethics in which these theories and principles are
applied to actual moral problems, for example, in health care, business and science
Ethical dilemma definition - ANS>>arise when the best course of action is unclear, when
strong moral reasons support each position
Moral distress - ANS>>results when we are not able to recognize ethical issues or to
deal effectively with them. It occurs when we believe that a particular course of action is
right but we are not permitted or able to act on
Ethical Uncertainty - ANS>>occurs when faced with a situation in which they are unsure
of what values apply or even where the moral problem is
2 primary sources of Law - ANS>>Statue, case law
Canada's Constitution includes - ANS>>a charter of rights and freedoms
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom - ANS>>Guarantees the rights and freedoms
set out in it subject only to such reasonable limits prescribed by law as can be
demonstrably justified in a free and democratic society
