Week 1: Professional, ethical and legal obligations in nursing

Question 1

Regulates the collection, use and disclosure of PHI by health information custodians.

Answer 1

PHIPA (2004)

Question 2

_______ is implied within a patient’s circle of care

Answer 2

consent

Question 3

Someone with extensive knowledge or ability based on research or experience in their occupation.

Answer 3

Expert

Question 4

Why is it important that nurses are regulated?

Answer 4

Protects the public
Ensures standard
Protects nurses (title as well)

Question 5

Developing a self-concept is accomplished through _______ __________

Answer 5

professional socialization

Question 6

What are the different professional groups, associations and regulatory bodies for Ontario nurses?

Answer 6

CNO, RNAO, CNA, CNSA, ONA, CASN, ICN

Question 7

Refers to the acquisition of values, attitudes, skills and knowledge pertaining to a professional subculture

Answer 7

professional socialization

Question 8

Developing a self-concept comes in _____ stages. What are they?

Answer 8

3 stages
Taking it all in
Professional socialization
Socialization from a sociological perspective

Question 9

Involves taking foundation of knowledge, experiences and building upon that foundation

Answer 9

Taking it all in

Question 10

What are the two approaches to socialization?

Answer 10

Functionalist approach

Interactionist approach

Question 11

Role expectations are grounded in shared values and norms that are internalized through a process of socialization

Answer 11

Functionalist approach

Question 12

Assumes a person acquires meaning through interaction with others, the environment and a reflective process

Answer 12

Interactionist approach

Question 13

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

Answer 13

A - functionalist

B - interactionist

Question 14

Confirms that there is a consensus among faculty members, professionals and students - everybody does everything the same way

Answer 14

Functionalist approach

Question 15

Other names for the functionalist approach?

Answer 15

Textbook approach

sponge approach

Question 16

Functionalist stage:

• respond well to ______ and ______ scenarios
• _________ recipients of the socialization process
• want to do everything _____ and the way you were ______

Answer 16

black and white (yes or no)
passive
right, taught

Question 17

Interactionist stage:

• ________ recipients of socialization process
• can be more ______ in the care you provide

Answer 17

active

creative

Question 18

________ is the idea; _______ is the real world

Answer 18

functionalism

interactionism

Question 19

What are the different phases of socialization according to Ware (2008)?

Answer 19

Career choice
anticipatory socialization
conditioning and commitment
continuous commitment

Question 20

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

Answer 20

A - Career choice
B - conditioning and committing
C - anticipatory socialization
D - continuous commitment

Question 21

Philosophical study of morality

Answer 21

Ethics

Question 22

When nurses are looking at ethical problems, they ask three types of questions, what are they?

Answer 22

Empirical, formal and philosophical questions

Question 23

Systematic exploration of what is morally right and wrong

Answer 23

ethics

Question 24

When looking at ethical problems, do we ask all three question types simultaneously?

Answer 24

yes, usually

Question 25

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?

Answer 25

A - empirical
B - philosophical
C - formal

Question 26

Is learning about ethics sufficient to practice ethically?

Answer 26

No, there is a huge difference between knowing what is right and doing the right thing

Question 27

Practicing ethically depends on?

Answer 27

An individual’s pre-existing beliefs, values, attitudes, personal consciousness, past experiences and cultural characteristics

Question 28

If we break the law, we cannot plead this, indicating our need to know the _____.

Answer 28

cannot plead ignorance

must know the law

Question 29

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

Answer 29

A - ethics
B - laws
C - ethics
D - laws
E - laws
F - ethics