Code of Ethics Part A

Question 1

What are the seven values in the CNA Code of Ethics that must be upheld in nursing practice?

Answer 1

• 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

Question 2

List four purposes/intentions of the CNA Code of Ethics.

Answer 2

• Informs everyone about the ethical values and responsibilities and endeavours of nurses
• Provides guidance for ethical relationships, behaviours, and decision-making
• Provides guidance for nurses working through ethical challenges
• Ethical basis for which nurses can advocate for quality practice environments

Question 3

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care’?

Answer 3

Nurses have a responsibility to conduct themselves according to the ethical responsibilities outlined in this document and in practice standards.

Question 4

What is another ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘providing safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care’?

Answer 4

Nurses engage in compassionate care through their speech and body language and efforts to understand others’ health care needs.

Question 5

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘promoting and respecting informed decision making’?

Answer 5

Nurses provide persons receiving care with the info they need to make informed and autonomous decisions related to their health.

Question 6

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘preserving dignity’?

Answer 6

Nurses support persons receiving care in maintaining their dignity and integrity.

Question 7

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘maintaining privacy and confidentiality’?

Answer 7

Nurses respect the interest of persons receiving care in the lawful collection, use, access and disclosure of personal information.

Question 8

What is another ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘maintaining privacy and confidentiality’?

Answer 8

Nurses take reasonable measures to prevent confidential information in conversation from being overheard.

Question 9

what is the CNA code of ethics?

Answer 9

CNA Code of Ethics: statement of the ethical values of nurses and of nurses’ commitments to persons with health care needs and persons receiving care

Question 10

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘promoting justice’?

Answer 10

nurses respect the special history and interest of indigenous people as articulated in the TRC of Canada’s calls to action

Question 11

What is one ethical responsibility nurses have under the value of ‘Being accountable’?

Answer 11

nurses are honest and practice with integrity in all of their professional interactions. Nurses represent themselves clearly with respect to name, title and role