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Week 10 Flashcards

1
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Morality

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What people believe to be right or wrong

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Ethics

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Analysis and reflection of why we believe something is right or wrong

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3
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Ethical principles

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Rules that guide our normal conduct

Foundation for ethical decision making

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4
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Ethical dilemma

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A situation where there is conflict between competing ethical principles

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5
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Ethical challenge

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Situations where there is a conflict between knowledge and will

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Ethics make us accountable for…

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Our moral convictions and behaviours

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7
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Value

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A strong personal belief and idea
- reflects cultural and social influences
- change over time

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8
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Values clarification

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Process of appraising personal values
- develop awareness of own existing values
- results in greater self awareness

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9
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Bioethics

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General term that refers to the principles reasoning across healthcare professionals

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10
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Central idea of bioethics

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Moral decision making should be guides by four principles

Autonomy
Beneficence
Non-maleficence
Justice

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11
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All 8 ethical principles in healthcare

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Autonomy, beneficence, non maleficence, justice, preservation of life, veracity, confidentiality, fidelity

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12
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Bioethic principles (4)

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Autonomy
Beneficence
Non maleficence
Justice

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Autonomy

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Respect a persons freedom to choose what’s right for them
- without coercion
- consent

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Consent

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Voluntary agree some to an act or purpose made by a capable individual

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15
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Implied consent

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Consent through behaviours, words or actions

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Expressed consent

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Written or verbal, usually required for medical interventions like DNRs

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Advance directives

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Written and signed document that expresses how a clients desires to be dealt with in an end of life of crisis situation even if they are capable of making this own decisions

18
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Informed consent

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Full disclosure of the situation with understand by the client and their choice to participate

19
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For consent to be valid…

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Client must have legal and mental capacity to make decisions

Must be given voluntarily without coercion

Client must understand benefits and risks of proceeding or not

20
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Beneficence

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All choice for a patient are made with the intent to do good

21
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HCP roles in beneficence

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Must act in ways that beneffit clients

Must advocate for clients who cannot speak for themselves

22
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Non maleficence

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Do no harm

23
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Non maleficence HCP roles

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HCPs should not knowing cause of inflict harm

HCPs are required to proactive and provide into only within their scope of practice

24
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Justice

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Principle of fairness

Treat and provide car fairly to all patients

25
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Preservation of life

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Everything possible must be done in order to preserve the well being and life of a client

26
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Veracity or truth telling

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Client trust forms the basis for client well being

27
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Confidentiality and privacy

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Safeguarding personal info and info obtains within the context of a professional relationship

28
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Fidelity

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Behaviour demonstrates loyalty and faithfulness towards clients

29
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Who needs the CNA code of ethics

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Nurses and the public

30
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CNA code of ethics

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Statements of ethical values for RNs and our commitment to clients

31
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CNA code of ethics: 7 primary values

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Providing Safe and ethical care

Promoting health and wellbeing

Promoted and respecting informed decision making

Honouring dignity

Maintaining privacy and confidentiality

Promoting justice

Being accountable

32
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Elements of the CNA code of ethics

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Health and well being
Choice
Dignity
Confidentiality
Fairness
Accountability
Practice environments that allow safe ethical care

33
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Ethical dilemma

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A conflict between sets of human values, both of which are judges to be good but neither are fully served

34
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Steps to ethical analysis (7)

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Determine it the issue is an ethical dilemma

Gather all info relevant

Examine and determine own values of situation

Verbalize problem

Consider courses of action

Reflect on outcome

Evaluate action and outcome

35
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Legal limits in nursing

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Professional regulation

Standards of care

36
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Legal limits in nursing: professional regulation

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Self regulation: BCCNM is accountable to the public for ensuring safe and ethical care

They do with via investigating complaints, annual registration, and disciplining members

37
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Legal limits in nursing: standards of care

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Legal guidelines for nursing practice

38
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Tort

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Civil wrongs doing that results in harm or injury

39
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Intentional torts

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Wilful act that Violates another persons rights

(Assault, battery, invasion of privacy)

40
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Unintentional torts

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Negligence

Occurs when treatment of care falls below an acceptable level and causes harm

41
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Common negligent acts

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Medication errors

Burns

Failure to use aseptic technique

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