Chapter 3: Ethics Resources for Nurses

________ is a national nursing organization with links to 11 provincial and territorial nursing associations. It support the provinces in the development of standards of nursing practice, education and ethical conduct.

CNA

The CNA code of ethics was first published in _____ and the most recent edit was in ____

1980, 2008

When will a hospital ethics committee become involved in the care of a patient? a. When there is a difference of opinion between the family and the treating team regarding the plan of care b. When the client is a high profile media personality c. When the client is a staff member d. During strike action by nurses

a

Why do professional bodies require a code of ethics? a. Because they serve society as a whole b. Ethical considerations only affect professional people c. The law does not protect the rights of the individual d. University programs require the study of ethics

a

Florence Nightingale promoted a moral education of nurses that was based on _______ thinking

aristotelian

5 principles generally found in codes of ethics

autonomy, beneficence, nonmaleficence, fidelity, justice

How does the principle of beneficence versus nonmaleficence guide research? a. Participants must have informed consent b. The degree of risk should not outweigh the potential gain for humanity c. Drug companies cannot pay physicians to prescribe experimental drugs d. All consent forms must be written in the language of the participant

b

If a nurse suspects that her client did not give informed consent, what is her responsibility? a. Repeat the information to the client b. Ignore her suspicion, as it is not her responsibility to obtain consent c. Contact the physician in charge of care to discuss the information with the client again d. Contact the family of the client, to express her concern

c

In which of the following areas do clinical ethicists have a role in health care? a. Hiring and disciplining health care personnel b. Purchasing and choosing new equipment c. Consulting with professionals and educating families d. Developing and maintaining adequate record keeping systems

c

Which of the following is a nurse's required response when he has limited resources for giving care? a. Refuse to carry on with his shift until more nurses are brought in to help b. Enlist the support of family members to complain to hospital authorities c. Adjust his nursing priorities in order to minimize harm to patients d. Publicize the nursing shortage to the press

c

Which of the following is the major function of the Canadian Nurses Association? a. Proposing laws on safe patient-nurse ratios b. Recruiting new nurses c. Developing standards of education, practice, and ethical conduct d. Political lobbying on health care issues

c

Which of the following was the major issue addressed by the Nuremberg Code? a. Experimentation on human embryos b. Codes of ethics c. The principle of informed consent for research subjects d.The design of research programs

c

Who is vulnerable in our society? (4)

children, elderly, visible minorities, homeless

Early nursing codes were founded in ______ morality

christian

The first ever recorded collection of laws or codes in history

code of hammurabi

Does a nurse have an obligation to care for someone with a highly contagious disease? a. No; the nurse has a right to ask a colleague to take over care b. Yes; the nurse always has an obligation to give care c. No; the nurse has a right to refuse care d. Yes; the nurse is obligated to give care if protective clothing has been supplied

d

When is a nurse required to break confidentiality? a. When a client's next of kin asks for the diagnosis b. When the parents of a 16-year-old ask why their child spent the night in the emergency department c. When the press asks for an update on a trauma victim d. When a client or others may be harmed

d

Part II of the code is:

ethical endeavours

The Nightingale pledge was written by:

gretter

This oath, traditionally taken by physicians, is believed to have been written in 400BC

hippocratic oath

In the code of Hammurabi, there was a strict sense of ________, women's behaviours were ________

justice, regulated

This pledge focuses on character, behaviour and loyalty to physician

nightingale

The ________ _______ was established in 1947 after the trials of Nazis accused of human experimentation

nuremburg code

Part I of the code is:

nursing values and ethical responsibilities