Ethics

Question 1

Name some benefits of an advanced directive

Answer 1

Preservation of patient wellbeing and protection from futile medical treatments
Promote patient autonomy and selfdetermination
Enables patients to plan and prepare for death and dying

Question 2

Give an example of justice in ethics

Answer 2

Sharing time evenly amongst patients…no favorites

Question 3

Give an example of autonomy in ethics

Answer 3

Self determination.. ability to make one’s own decisions…informed consent….

Question 4

Give an example of non-maleficence in ethics

Answer 4

Doing no harm when performing cares or procedures

Question 5

Give an example of beneficence in ethics

Answer 5

Doing good for the patient

Question 6

Give an example of veracity in ethics

Answer 6

Telling only the facts and if we don’t know them say that honestly

Question 7

Give an example of fidelity in ethics

Answer 7

Being true to a patients wishes

Question 8

What is moral agency

Answer 8

How choices are made

Question 9

For crimes act 1961 sets out what type of legal duties that apply to nurses?

Answer 9

To provide the patient with the necessaries of life
To have and use reasonable skill and care when giving nursing care
To avoid any act or omission that may endanger life

Question 10

Give an example of ‘doing what is for the greater good’

Answer 10

Promoting vaccinations for children

Question 11

Give an example of ‘doing what is for the greater good’

Answer 11

Promoting vaccinations for children

Question 12

What type of ethics are those from NZNO

Answer 12

Normative ethics

Question 13

What is an example of dentology?

Answer 13

Doing our duty regardless of the consequences

Question 14

What is an example of the utilitarian theory?

Answer 14

The general welfare of people as a whole rather than that of individuals

Question 15

Give an examplenof the gillick competence

Answer 15

Where A child under the age of consent has the maturity and understanding of the situation may or may not give consent

Question 16

A person is competent to give consent if they:

Answer 16

Can comprehend and retain the necessary information about the produce or treatment
Is able to believe it
Is able to weigh the information, balancing risks and needs, and so arrives at a choice

Question 17

What is the difference between law and ethics?

Answer 17

People obey ethical rules because it is the righ thing to do BUT they obey the law to avoid imprisonment
Fhe law is enforceable but ethics are not
Breaking ethical rules may make the person feel guilty but they are not guilty at law

Question 18

Informed consent is an examplenof what relationship between law and ethics?

Answer 18

Ethical and legal

Question 19

Murder is an example of what relationship between law and ethics?

Answer 19

Unethical and illegal

Question 20

What did the war crimes trial in Nuremberg achieve?

Answer 20

The Nuremberg code which is considered the foundation guidelines of legitimate and ethical research

Question 21

What was established after the cartwright enquiry?

Answer 21

The office of the health and disability commisioner

Question 22

What is the NZ Health Research council responsible for?

Answer 22

Managing the governments investment in health research

Question 23

What does research misconduct mainly refer to?

Answer 23

Fabrication or falsification of research results

Question 24

When the researcher used pseudonyms when quoting the participants what does this meet?

Answer 24

Respect for privacy

Question 25

By selecting only unemployed men for a study and promising to pay them heaps to do it...what is this NOT meeting?

Answer 25

Respect for justice and equity

Question 26

By acknowledging in the info sheet that the r3search talks about the death of a child that may be painful...and setting up access to counseling...the researcher met requirements for...

Answer 26

Beneficence

Question 27

A terminally I'll patient of sound mind wants to die and had signed a witnessed declaration that they do not want COR, and food or any active treatment....this is an examplenof

Answer 27

Voluntary passive euthanasia

Question 28

If a 14 yr old is admitted for a TOP and requests nobody should be told then her mother rings and wants to know what she is there for...what should the nurse say?

Answer 28

I'm sorry but for privacy reasons I can't tell you what procedure she is having

Question 29

Informed consent in research means...

Answer 29

A person agreeing freely to participate in a study after receiving information about the nature of the study and what it will.involve for.them personally

Question 30

Informed consent must be free from

Answer 30

Coercion Undueninflu3nc3 External restraints

Question 31

What is therapeutic research?

Answer 31

Research that gives the patient an opportunity to receive experimental treatments that may have beneficial effects

Question 32

Consent is the legal expression of the moral principle of autonomy

Answer 32

True

Question 33

For an act to be euthanasia it must safely meet what conditions?

Answer 33

Intentionality, evidence of suffering, motivated by beneficence, painless, non-fetal-humanity (not involve kids or fetuses)

Question 34

What are the 6 eligibility criteria for voluntary euthanasia?

Answer 34

Aged 18 or over Nz citizen or permanent nz resident Suffering from terminal illness with a life expectancy of 6 months or less In advanced stage of irreversible decline in physical capacity Experiencing unbearable suffering and unable to be relieved of it Competent to make an informed decision about assisted dying

Question 35

What are the 8 principles of the code of conduct 2016

Answer 35

1. Respect for the dignity and individuality of health consumers 2. Respect the cultural needs and values of health consumers 3. Work in partnership with health consumers to promote and protect their well-being 4. Maintain health consumer trust by providing safe and competent care. 5. Respect health consumers privacy and confidentiality 6. Work respectfully with colleagues to best meet health consumers needs 7. Act with integrity to justify health consumers trust 8. Maintain public trust and confidence in the nursing profession

Question 36

What are the 8 principles of the code of conduct 2016

Answer 36

1. Respect for the dignity and individuality of health consumers 2. Respect the cultural needs and values of health consumers 3. Work in partnership with health consumers to promote and protect their well-being 4. Maintain health consumer trust by providing safe and competent care. 5. Respect health consumers privacy and confidentiality 6. Work respectfully with colleagues to best meet health consumers needs 7. Act with integrity to justify health consumers trust 8. Maintain public trust and confidence in the nursing profession

Question 37

How does the council define cultural safety

Answer 37

The effective nursing practice of a person or family from.another culture and is determined by that person or family Can include...gender, age, sexual orientation, occupation, socioeconomic status Religion Disability

Question 38

Cultural.saftey includes

Answer 38

Awareness, connection, communication, negotiation, partnership, advocacy, shared meanings

Question 39

Professional boundries

Answer 39

Appropriate professional relationships with clients Personal, financial and sexual boundries Includes social media use

Question 40

Code of conduct in short

Answer 40

1. Respect individuality of consumers 2.respect cultural needs 3. Work to promote and protect wellbeing 4. Maintain trust...safe and competent care 5. Respect privacy 6. Work respectfully with colleagues 7. Act with integrity...trust 8. Maintain public trust in nursing

Question 41

What are peplaus phases of therapeutic communication

Answer 41

Orientation, identification, exploitation and resolution Changed to orientation, working and termination

Question 42

What are the steps in the research process?

Answer 42

1. Id rhe problem/issue 2. Search the lit 3. Refine ideas, questions, hypothesis 4. Id and minimize ethical issues 5. Id methodology 6. Sample populations 7. Collect data from participants 8. Analyse data 9. Interpret data 10. Disseminate findings

Question 43

Qualitative methodologies

Answer 43

Phenomenology... study of lived experience Grounded theory...relationships between people and behaviour Ethnography...study of social groups Action research Descriptive exploratory Historical research

Question 44

Quantitative research Types

Answer 44

Variable..independent what I manipulate Dependant ..... what I measure Observational ...descriptive, correlations, retrospective, cohort studies Quasiexperimental...not randomized Experimental randomised Mixed methods