Week 3 Ethical & Legal Issues Flashcards
Ethics
Is the study or examination of morality through a variety of different approaches.
Study of philosophical ideas of right & wrong
Refers to values & standards of individuals & professions
→ requires you to be critically reflective
Scopes of Ethics
Societal ethics
Organizational ethics
Bioethics/clinical/research
Professional ethics
Personal ethics
College of nurses Ethics - code of conduct
6 principles
1. Respect client dignity
2. Inclusive & culturally safe
3. Safe & competent care
4. Work with health care team
5. Integrity in clients best interest
6. Maintain public confidence
Entry to practice competencies
Knowledge, skills & judgements
CNA code of Ethics
Safe, compassionate, competent & ethical care
Promote health & well being
Respect inform decision making
Honouring dignity
Promote justice
Being accountable
Ethical theory
Ethics of duty - right thing to do
Ethics of consequence - greatest good for greatest #
Ethics of character- based on life experiences & reflecting on our own actions
Ethics of relationship - is nature & obligation inherent in human relationships
Ethical principles
Different lenses
4 basic principles
Autonomy
Applies to you & your patients.
Patients have the right to make decisions about their care
Veracity
Duty to tell the truth
Can cause conflicts in nursing care
Non-maleficience
Not inflict evil or harm
Promote or do good
Fidelity
Nurses being loyal & keeping promises & tellingthe truth to those in their care
Sources of law
- Civil
- Statue
- Tort → willful acts (assault & battery), invasion of privacy, false imprisionment, unintentional acts (negligence)
The Nursing act
1991
→ scope of practice statement
Determine scope of practice
→ entry to practice
→ CNO practice standards
→ controlled acts
→ standard care
Nursing classes in Ontario
RN
RPN
→ one scope statement
NP
CNO abilities
Identifies what abilities nurses need to have entering the profession
