WEEK 3 ETHICS & LEGAL CONCEPTS

Question 1

What is the difference between ethics and morality?

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What are the 7 ethical values for nurses?

Answer 2

1. Safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care
2. Health and well-being
3. Informed decision making
4. Dignity
5. Privacy and confidentiality
6. Justice
7. Accountability

Question 3

What is the term for a conflict about two or more values where you are uncertain about the course of action to take?

Answer 3

Ethical problem

Question 4

What is the term for an action or a failure to act that breaches fundamental duties?

Answer 4

Ethical violation

Question 5

What is the term for a necessary choice between two good options?

Answer 5

Ethical dilemma

Question 6

What is the term for the feeling resulting from being unable to act on moral judgment?

Answer 6

Ethical distress

Question 7

What is the term for the lasting impression on a person’s thoughts that results from continuing to compromise their ethics?

Answer 7

Moral residue

Question 8

What is the term for normalization of disregard for ethical committment?

Answer 8

Ethical disengagement

Question 9

What is the term for failure to assume ethical responsibilities, resulting in a passive state that questions moral integrity?

Answer 9

Ethical indifference

Question 10

What is the term for principled reasoning across health care professions?

Answer 10

Bioethics

Question 11

What are the 6 principles that guide moral decision making in health care?

Answer 11

1. Autonomy
2. Beneficence
3. Non-maleficence
4. Justice
5. Veracity
6. Confidentiality

Question 12

What is the term for improper, illegal, or negligent actions by a professional?

Answer 12

Malpractice

Question 13

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?

Answer 13

Utilitarianism or end-based thinking

Question 14

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?

Answer 14

Deontological (ethic of duty) or rule based thinking

Question 15

What is the term for the highest law in Canada, dealing with rights and powers of governments and citizens, and what is an example?

Answer 15

Constitutional law: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Question 16

What is the term for laws made by provincial or federal governments, and what is an example?

Answer 16

Statutory law (acts or statutes): Canada Health Act

Question 17

What is the term for law that governs relationships, transactions, and interactions of private parties?

Answer 17

Civil law

Question 18

What is the term for a civil wrongdoing committed by one person against another?

Answer 18

Tort Law

Question 19

What is meant by a non-intentional Tort?

Answer 19

Negligence

Question 20

What is meant by an intentional tort?

Answer 20

Assault (threat to touch) and battery (touch)

Question 21

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?

Answer 21

Criminal Records Review Act

Question 22

How often is a criminal record check to be redone for BCCNM registrants?

Answer 22

Every 5 years

Question 23

In the context of malpractice, what is meant by causation?

Answer 23

The failure to meet standards that had potential to cause harm

Question 24

What is the purpose of mandatory professional liability insurance?

Answer 24

Pays for an attorney in the case of a malpractice lawsuit

Question 25

What organization provides liability insurance for nurses?

Answer 25

Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS)

Question 26

What law specifies the mandatory elements of informed consent in BC?

Answer 26

Health Care (Consent) and Care Facility (Admission) Act

Question 27

What are the parties involves in a Power of Attorney agreement?

Answer 27

Principal (patient)
Agent (person granted right to perform activities on behalf of the patient)