week 1

Question 1

Why is nursing ethics important?

Answer 1

Historically, nurses were concerned with loyalty to physicians, punctuality, and obedience

Question 2

T or F: nurses are expected to think critically, to offer evidence-informed solutions, to respectfully challenge other health care professionals when they have concerns

Answer 2

T

Question 3

why is ethics needed

Answer 3

o Ethics is needed because of the technological advances, increasing complexity of health care. Growing sophistication of science and technology

Question 4

Professional Responsibilities

Answer 4

⏱ Have an obligation to serve public interest and the common good
⏱ Possess a unique body of knowledge
⏱ Have multiple accountabilities
⏱ Are trusted to engage in decisions that influence and shape public policy, law, and societal norms

Question 5

Health care professionals need to know the law because:

Answer 5

• Failure to understand professional responsibilities and standards puts the nurse at risk of disciplinary or legal action
• Complex situations can arise before laws can be made to deal with them
• Nurses have legal obligations to their patients
• Nurses have corresponding rights

Question 6

Nurses should study ethics because:

Answer 6

• Morality and care is at the heart of nursing practice
• Nurses practise as part of a team, but with different perspectives
• Ethics plays a role in the context of:
• Nurse–client relationships
• Health care policy
• Health care organizations
• Health care system as a whole

Question 7

A Code of Ethics Represents

Answer 7

• A key characteristic of a professional body
• A public declaration of a profession’s societal mission
• A formal expression of a profession’s values and responsibilities

Question 8

 Was first published in 1980 and has been periodically revised, most recently in 2017
 Offers nurses a framework for ethical practice
 Consists of two parts
• I: Nursing Values and Ethical Responsibilities
• II: Ethical Endeavours

Answer 8

The CNA Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses

Question 9

is the first recorded collection of laws and ethical codes, in which
• Justice was strict (“an eye for an eye”)
• The behaviour of women was regulated
• Class distinctions occurred

Answer 9

The Code of Hammurabi (1790 BC)

Question 10

contains principles found in modern day codes, such as 
	Beneficence and nonmaleficence
	Sanctity of life
	Competence
	Professional integrity
	Privacy and confidentiality

Answer 10

Hippocratic Oath (400 BC)

Question 11

was established after the trials of Nazis accused of human experimentation
This code reaffirms that research must be conducted with adherence to the ethical principles of
 Informed consent (autonomy)
 Beneficence
 Nonmaleficence

Answer 11

The Nuremburg Code (1947)

Question 12

Look at week 1 notes

Answer 12

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