guiding ethical decision making (week 3)

Question 1

What are professional codes generally grounded in?

Answer 1

theoretical approaches and principles

Question 2

What concepts are integrated the code of ethics?

Answer 2

duty, virtue, and justice

Question 3

What ethical principles are code of ethics frequently based on?

Answer 3

autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, and justice

Question 4

Within the nursing code of ethics what nursing theories and values and concepts can be related to?

Answer 4

relationships, leadership, compassion and caring, communication, collaboration

Question 5

What did early nursing codes focus on?

Answer 5

on the character and behaviour of the nurse and had a strong foundation in Christian morality

Question 6

What was the first recorded code of ethics?

Answer 6

Hammurabi 1790 BC

Question 7

What is the code of Hammurabi 1790 BC?

Answer 7

implies a stern sense of justice - “an eye for an eye” and demand for severe punishment for crimes, demanded fair treatment of women

Question 8

What is the Hippocratic oath 400 BC?

Answer 8

an oath traditionally taken by physicians written by Hippocrates the father of medicine, within this oath we find components, values, and laws that are consistent with the principles included in many contemporary codes (beneficence and nonmaleficence, sanctity of life, competence, professional integrity, privacy and confidentiality)

Question 9

What is the nuremberg code 1947)

Answer 9

was established after the trials of nazis’s accused of human experimentation, as it became clear there were no laws at the time to guide research on human subjects

Question 10

What does the nuremberg code address?

Answer 10

informed consent, competence of the investigator, and the balance of harm and benefit to the research subject

Question 11

What are the key principles of the nuremberg code?

Answer 11

autonomy (principle of informed consent), nonmaleficence (do no harm), beneficence (contribute to the greater good), beneficence versus nonmaleficence (risk benefit)

Question 12

What was Florence nightingale’s view of nursing ethics?

Answer 12

was grounded in christian morality, as she saw nursing as a calling from god and promoted a moral education of nurses

Question 13

What was nightingales strongest belief ?

Answer 13

of the importance of caring in nursing

Question 14

What is nightingale considered the forerunner of?

Answer 14

of influencing policy related to societal health and social equity and an early proponent of the importance of the social determinants of health

Question 15

The Canadian nursing of ethics was created and led by who?

Answer 15

primarily by nursing associations and regulatory bodies

Question 16

What is the international council of nurses?

Answer 16

the worlds first international organization for health care professionals

Question 17

What is the goal of the international council of nurses?

Answer 17

to ensure that nursing care meets the highest possible standards through the advancement of nursing knowledge and through competent and engaged nurses, influencing global health policy and advocates for a positive image of the professional worldwide

Question 18

What does the international council of nurses code of ethics recognize?

Answer 18

that inherent in nursing is a respect for human rights, including cultural rights, the right to life and choice, to dignity and to be treated with respect. Nursing care is respectful of and unrestricted by considerations of age, color, creed, culture, disability or illness, gender, sexual orientation, nationality, politics, race or social status

Question 19

What are the four principle elements of the international council of nurses code of ethics?

Answer 19

nurses and people, nurses and practice, nurses and the profession, and nurses and coworkers

Question 20

What is the Canadian nurses association?

Answer 20

is a national nursing organization with links to provincial and territorial nursing associations

Question 21

What are the key concepts of the Canadian nurses association?

Answer 21

the collective voice for nurses, supporting the provinces in the development of standards of nursing practice, education, and ethical conduct

Question 22

What are the 7 principles of the code of ethics for registered nurses?

Answer 22

1. providing safe, compassionate, competent, and ethical care
2. promoting health and well-being
3. promoting and respecting informed decision making
4. preserving dignity
5. maintaining privacy and confidentiality
6. promoting justice
7. being accountable

Question 23

What are clinical best practice guidelines?

Answer 23

are comprehensive documents intended to guide evidence-based best practices to enhance practice and facilitate decision making

Question 24

What are ethics committees?

Answer 24

are a resource accessible to nurses to provide education and advice, guidelines, and support to the teams as they respond to ethical challenges