Week 1: Professional, ethical and legal obligations in nursing Flashcards
Regulates the collection, use and disclosure of PHI by health information custodians.
PHIPA (2004)
_______ is implied within a patient’s circle of care
consent
Someone with extensive knowledge or ability based on research or experience in their occupation.
Expert
Why is it important that nurses are regulated?
Protects the public
Ensures standard
Protects nurses (title as well)
Developing a self-concept is accomplished through _______ __________
professional socialization
What are the different professional groups, associations and regulatory bodies for Ontario nurses?
CNO, RNAO, CNA, CNSA, ONA, CASN, ICN
Refers to the acquisition of values, attitudes, skills and knowledge pertaining to a professional subculture
professional socialization
Developing a self-concept comes in _____ stages. What are they?
3 stages
Taking it all in
Professional socialization
Socialization from a sociological perspective
Involves taking foundation of knowledge, experiences and building upon that foundation
Taking it all in
What are the two approaches to socialization?
Functionalist approach
Interactionist approach
Role expectations are grounded in shared values and norms that are internalized through a process of socialization
Functionalist approach
Assumes a person acquires meaning through interaction with others, the environment and a reflective process
Interactionist approach
A - Approach to socialization most often seen in the early years of education
B - Approach to socialization most often seen in the later years of the program and entry to practice
A - functionalist
B - interactionist
Confirms that there is a consensus among faculty members, professionals and students - everybody does everything the same way
Functionalist approach
Other names for the functionalist approach?
Textbook approach
sponge approach
Functionalist stage:
- respond well to ______ and ______ scenarios
- _________ recipients of the socialization process
- want to do everything _____ and the way you were ______
black and white (yes or no)
passive
right, taught
Interactionist stage:
- ________ recipients of socialization process
- can be more ______ in the care you provide
active
creative
________ is the idea; _______ is the real world
functionalism
interactionism
What are the different phases of socialization according to Ware (2008)?
Career choice
anticipatory socialization
conditioning and commitment
continuous commitment
A - Choosing what career you would like to have
B - Brand new RN, starting to learn the ups and downs of the profession, but remaining committed
C - Starting to learn different aspects of the profession before entering it
D - Comitted to the profession regardless of how hard some days are, alternative options presented
A - Career choice
B - conditioning and committing
C - anticipatory socialization
D - continuous commitment
Philosophical study of morality
Ethics
When nurses are looking at ethical problems, they ask three types of questions, what are they?
Empirical, formal and philosophical questions
Systematic exploration of what is morally right and wrong
ethics
When looking at ethical problems, do we ask all three question types simultaneously?
yes, usually
Match the question type to the letter and description
A - What are the statistics on resuscitation
B - What kind of quality of life will someone have post resuscitation?
C - What are the rules in the hospital, CNO regarding resuscitation?
A - empirical
B - philosophical
C - formal
Is learning about ethics sufficient to practice ethically?
No, there is a huge difference between knowing what is right and doing the right thing
Practicing ethically depends on?
An individual’s pre-existing beliefs, values, attitudes, personal consciousness, past experiences and cultural characteristics
If we break the law, we cannot plead this, indicating our need to know the _____.
cannot plead ignorance
must know the law
Distinguish whether the descriptor indicates laws or ethics:
A - internal
B - external
C - imposed from the inside
D - prudent to obey because disobedience may result in harm or punishment
E - imposed from the outside
F - Obey because they are the right thing to do
A - ethics B - laws C - ethics D - laws E - laws F - ethics
