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Ethical & Legal Safety Flashcards

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What is an Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)?

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Anyone who is practicing as a nurse must hold a practicing certificate. Nurses who practice
without a certificate
may be referred to a professional conduct committee. To protect the public safety
employers also have a
responsibility to ensure that employed nurses hold a current APC

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What are the 5 rights of delegation by a RN to HCA?

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  1. Right activity
  2. Right circumstances
  3. Right person
  4. Right communication
  5. Right direction
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What is the code of conduct?

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Set of standards defined by the Council describing the behaviour or
conduct that nurses are expected to uphold

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What are the 4 values of the code of conduct?

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  1. respect
  2. trust
  3. partnership
  4. integrity
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Principle 1 of the Code of Conduct

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Respect the dignity & individuality of health consumers

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Principle 2 of the Code of Conduct

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Respect the cultural needs & values of health consumers

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Principle 3 of the Code of Conduct

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Work in partnership with health consumers to promote & protect their well-being

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Principle 4 of the Code of Conduct

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Maintain health consumer trust by providing safe & competent care

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Principle 5 of the Code of Conduct

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Respect health consumer’s privacy & confidentiality

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Principle 6 of the code of conduct

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Work respectfully with colleagues to best meet health consumers needs

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Principle 7 of the Code of Conduct

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Act with integrity to justify health consumers trust

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Principle 8 of the Code of Conduct

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Maintain public trust & confidence in the nursing profession

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What is the purpose of the the creation of the health and disability commissioner?

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promote and protect
the rights of consumers as set out in the Code of Health and Disability services Consumers’ Rights
as part of the health and disability commissioner Act 1994

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What is the Healthy & Disability Act 1994

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An act to promote and protect the rights of health consumers and disability services consumers

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What are the 10 rights of the Health & Disability Consumer Rights 1996?

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  1. right to be treated with respect
  2. right to freedom from discrimination, coercion, harassment, & exploitation
  3. right to dignity & independence
  4. right to services of an appropriate standard
  5. right to effective communication
  6. right to be fully informed
  7. right to make an informed choice & give informed consent
  8. right to support
  9. rights in respect of teaching or research
  10. right to complain
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What is the purpose of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (HPCA)

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protect the health and safety of members of the public by providing mechanisms
to ensure the lifelong competence of health practitioners. The act builds on earlier legislation
including the Medical Practitioners Act 1995.
The act incorporates basic principles of ongoing competence and the separation of the registration
process from the disciplinary process

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What is the Health Act 1956?

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Gives the ministry of health the function of improving, promoting and protecting public health

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What is the privacy act 1993?

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o promote and protect individual privacy, and in particular to establish principles
on:
- Collection, use, and disclosure of information relating to individuals
- Access by individuals to information held about them

19
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What is the health information privacy code 1994

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sets specific rules for agencies in the health sector. It covers health information
collected, used, held and disclosed by health agencies and takes the place of the information
privacy principles for the health sector

20
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How many rules are there for the Health Information Privacy Code?

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12

21
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What is the medicines act 1981?

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Regulates the manufacture, sale and distribution of medicines, medical devices and related
products

22
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What’s autonomy?

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Individuals have the right to self-determination. This assumes that the individual or group have the wisdom to make the best choice for that individual or group

23
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What’s beneficence?

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is the performing of actions leading to outcomes that now, or in the future, would be regarded as worthwhile;
the concept of doing good.

24
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What is non-maleficence?

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The avoidance of harm, the prevention of future harm, and minimising harm in
situations where it is unavoidable

25
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What is justice?

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based on the assumption that society has a responsibility to treat people fairly

26
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What is confidentiality?

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the privacy of written or spoken information, or of observed body language,
acquired through privileged
access

27
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What is veracity?

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occurs when actions, speech and behaviour ensure communications between individuals and/or groups are honest and truthful

28
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What is fidelity?

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The obligation to remain faithful to one’s commitments to others, particularly promises
and when information is
given in confidence

29
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What is guardianship of the environment & its resources?

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this assumes that society has a responsibility
to respect and protect
the environment and its resources

30
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What is rangatiratanga?

A

Maori have the right to self-determination and the right to determine their own
destiny

31
Q

What is Manaakitanga?

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is the way in which we make people feel welcome when they are in our company and ensure their mana is maintained

32
Q

What is Tika?

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Can be assigned with the importance of truth, correctness, directness, justice, fairness, and
rights

33
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What is whanaungatanga?

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The process of establishing relationships, which enables connections between
past and present to be
made

34
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What is wairutanga?

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understanding and believing there is a spiritual existence in addition to the physical

35
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What is Kotahitanga?

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Unity, togetherness, solidarity and collective action

36
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What is kaitakitanga?

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guardianship or stewardship

37
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What is cultural safety?

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the effective nursing practice of a person or family from another culture and is determined by that person or family. Culture includes, but is not restricted to, age or generation; gender; sexual orientation; occupation and socioeconomic status; ethnic origin or migrant
experience; religious or spiritual belief; and disability

38
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What are the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi?

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  • self determination/Tino Rangatiratanga
  • Partnership/Pātuitanga
  • Equity/Mana Taurite
  • Active Protection / Whakamarumarutia
  • Options / Kōwhiringa
39
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What does Self-Determination / Tino Rangatiratanga mean (ToW)?

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The principle of self-determination – this provides for Māori self-determination and mana motuhake. This requires the Council to work with partners in the design, delivery and monitoring of our relevant statutory work.

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What does Partnership / Pātuitanga mean (ToW)?

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The principle of partnership – requires the Council and iwi/Māori to work with each other in a strong and enduring relationship

41
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What does Equity / Mana Taurite (ToW)?

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The principle of equity – this requires the Council to commit to achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori through the functions that it is responsible for.

42
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What does Active Protection / Whakamarumarutia mean (ToW)?

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requires the Council to be well informed on the extent, and nature, of both Māori health outcomes and efforts to achieve Māori health equity through culturally safe nursing standards and the practice of cultural safety

43
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What does Options / Kōwhiringa mean (ToW)?

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requires the Council to ensure that all of its services are provided in a culturally appropriate way that recognises and supports the expression of te ao Māori models of care and nursing.

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