Week 1 Law and ethics in nursing intro Flashcards
1
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why is law important in nursing?
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- regulation
- identifies duties
- resolve conflict/compensation
- includes patients
- outlines consequences
2
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What is statute law?
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- Public
- Also called ACTS
- Federal, provincial, city laws
- passed by parliment & provincial legislatures
3
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What are some examples of statute law?
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Federal: Canada Health act
Provincial: Personal health information act, PPCA, RHP, MHA etc.
4
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What are regulations?
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- laws that update or amend existing statutes
-delegated or subordinate legislation - made by authority like Medical Officer of Health (eg) Brent Roussin
- legally binding
5
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What is Civil law?
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- also called tort law
- wrongs between persons/corporations/institutions
- rights, obligations, legal principles
- eg) negligence, smashing into someone’s fence with your car
6
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What is common law?
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- court interpretations of an act or civil case
-specific cases brought to the courts - eg) Carter v Canada (MAiD)
7
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What is precedent?
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- when a judge makes a decision and it becomes a guide for deciding future cases in similar facts or legal issues
- legal principles and rules become precedents for future cases
8
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What are the three legal basis for nursing practice?
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- acts
- regulations
- civil law
9
Q
What are the different types of ethics?
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Societal ethics
organizational ethics
bioethics/clinical ethics
professional ethics
personal ethics
10
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What are some sources of ethics?
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Family
Peers
Religion
Culture
society
profession
personal experiences
11
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What are Values?
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- key to ethics
- govern behaviour
- differ amongst people
- can evolve
- conflict usually b/c of values conflict so values clarification is vital to conflict resolution
12
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What is the link between law and Ethics?
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Doing the right thing
