nursing ethics

Question 1

provide safe and compassionate care

Answer 1

• build trustworthy relationships with conscious effort
• question and intervene unsafe and unethical care
• prevent safety incidents
• seek direction when something is beyond scope
• ensure informed consent
• minimize violence

Question 2

promote health and wellbeing

Answer 2

• use principles of primary health care
• explore health choices
• incorporate social determinants of health
• advocate for least restrictive measures possible
• collaborate with others to maximize care

Question 3

promote and respect informed decision making

Answer 3

• provide person with all information they need for an autonomous decision
• respect the wishes of capable persons
• make sure care is provided with persons informed consent
• sensitive to power
• respect law when person is incapable of making decision
• respect advanced care planning

Question 4

honouring dignity

Answer 4

• respect for all
• maintain dignity and integrity
• take persons values into account
• intervene and report when necessary
• respect privacy
• utilize best practice guidelines
• boundaries in a therapeutic relationship
• relieve pain and suffering

Question 5

maintaining privacy and confidentiality

Answer 5

• respect person in disclosure of personal information
• take reasonable measures to maintain confidentiality
• collect information on a need to know basis
• only disclose what is necessary
• advocate for person to have access to their healthcare records
• do not abuse access to information
• safeguards in use of social media
• professional boundaries

Question 6

promoting justice

Answer 6

• human rights, fairness, public good
• do not discriminate
• respect indigenous history
• refrain from judging, labelling, stigmatizing
• do not engage in degrading or dehumanizing behavior
• refrain from workplace bullying
• advocate forf evidence informed decision making
• health promotion

Question 7

being accountable

Answer 7

• practice according to values and responsibilities outlined
• honest and practice with integrity
• practice within limits of competence
• work together as a team
• maintain fitness to practice
• attentive to signs that others may not be able to perform duties
• identiy and address conflicts of interest
• mentorship and guidance