WEEK 3 ETHICS & LEGAL CONCEPTS Flashcards
What is the difference between ethics and morality?
Ethics: a way of understanding social morality; reflection and analysis about the application of moral ideas
Morality: beliefs or traditions about what is determined to be right or wrong in terms of conduct
What are the 7 ethical values for nurses?
- Safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care
- Health and well-being
- Informed decision making
- Dignity
- Privacy and confidentiality
- Justice
- Accountability
What is the term for a conflict about two or more values where you are uncertain about the course of action to take?
Ethical problem
What is the term for an action or a failure to act that breaches fundamental duties?
Ethical violation
What is the term for a necessary choice between two good options?
Ethical dilemma
What is the term for the feeling resulting from being unable to act on moral judgment?
Ethical distress
What is the term for the lasting impression on a person’s thoughts that results from continuing to compromise their ethics?
Moral residue
What is the term for normalization of disregard for ethical committment?
Ethical disengagement
What is the term for failure to assume ethical responsibilities, resulting in a passive state that questions moral integrity?
Ethical indifference
What is the term for principled reasoning across health care professions?
Bioethics
What are the 6 principles that guide moral decision making in health care?
- Autonomy
- Beneficence
- Non-maleficence
- Justice
- Veracity
- Confidentiality
What is the term for improper, illegal, or negligent actions by a professional?
Malpractice
What is the term for the ethical theory that decisions should be based on what action will result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people?
Utilitarianism or end-based thinking
What is the term for the ethical theory that decisions should be based on which action qualifies as “right,” and that motive is more important that consequence?
Deontological (ethic of duty) or rule based thinking
What is the term for the highest law in Canada, dealing with rights and powers of governments and citizens, and what is an example?
Constitutional law: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
What is the term for laws made by provincial or federal governments, and what is an example?
Statutory law (acts or statutes): Canada Health Act
What is the term for law that governs relationships, transactions, and interactions of private parties?
Civil law
What is the term for a civil wrongdoing committed by one person against another?
Tort Law
What is meant by a non-intentional Tort?
Negligence
What is meant by an intentional tort?
Assault (threat to touch) and battery (touch)
What is the provincial law that requires anyone who works with children or vulnerable adults to be cleared for work based on a criminal record check?
Criminal Records Review Act
How often is a criminal record check to be redone for BCCNM registrants?
Every 5 years
In the context of malpractice, what is meant by causation?
The failure to meet standards that had potential to cause harm
What is the purpose of mandatory professional liability insurance?
Pays for an attorney in the case of a malpractice lawsuit
What organization provides liability insurance for nurses?
Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS)
What law specifies the mandatory elements of informed consent in BC?
Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act
What are the parties involves in a Power of Attorney agreement?
Principal (patient)
Agent (person granted right to perform activities on behalf of the patient)
