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Code of Ethics BSNC 1020 Exam Questions and Answers
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Code of Ethics BSNC 1020 ExamQuestions and Answers
Nurses have a responsibility to conduct themselves according to the ethical
responsibilities outlined in this document and in practice standards in what they do and
how they interact with persons receiving care and other members of the health-care
team. - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses engage in compassionate care through their speech and body language and
through their efforts to understand and care about others' health-care needs - Answer -
Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses build trustworthy relationships with persons receiving care as the foundation of
meaningful communication, recognizing that building these relationships involves a
conscious effort. Such relationships are critical to understanding people's needs and
concerns. - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses question, intervene, report and address unsafe, non-compassionate, unethical
or incompetent practice or conditions that interfere with their ability to provide safe,
compassionate, competent and ethical care; and they support those who do the same -
Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses are honest and take all necessary actions to prevent or minimize patient safety
incidents. They learn from near misses and work with others to reduce the potential for
future risks and preventable harms - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate,
Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses practise "within their own level of competence and seek [appropriate] direction
and guidance . . . when aspects of the care required are beyond their individual
competence" - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
When resources are not available to provide appropriate or safe care, nurses
collaborate with others to adjust priorities and minimize harm. Nurses keep persons
receiving care informed about potential and actual plans regarding the delivery of care.
They inform employers about potential threats to the safety and quality of health care -
Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses planning to take job action or practising in environments where job action occurs
take steps to safeguard the health and safety of persons receiving care during the
, course of the job action - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and
Ethical Care
During a natural or human-made disaster, including a communicable disease outbreak,
nurses provide care using appropriate safety precautions in accordance with legislation,
regulations and guidelines provided by government, regulatory bodies, employers,
unions and professional associations - Answer -Providing Safe, Compassionate,
Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses support, use and engage in research and other activities that promote safe,
competent, compassionate and ethical care, and they use guidelines for ethical
research7 that are in keeping with nursing values - Answer -Providing Safe,
Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses who are involved in research respect the well-being of persons receiving care
above all other objectives, including the search for knowledge.8 They pay attention to
the safety of persons receiving care and to informed consent, the risk-benefit balance,
the privacy and confidentiality of data and the monitoring of research. - Answer -
Providing Safe, Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses foster a safe, quality practice environment - Answer -Providing Safe,
Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses work toward preventing and minimizing all forms of violence by anticipating and
assessing the risk of violent situations and by collaborating with others to establish
preventive measures. When violence cannot be anticipated or prevented, nurses take
action to minimize risk and to protect others and themselves - Answer -Providing Safe,
Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
When differences among members of the health-care team affect care, nurses seek
constructive and collaborative approaches to resolving them and commit to conflict
resolution and a person-centred approach to care - Answer -Providing Safe,
Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses support each other in providing person-centered care. - Answer -Providing Safe,
Compassionate, Competent and Ethical Care
Nurses provide care directed first and foremost toward the health and wellbeing of
persons receiving care, recognizing and using the values and principles of primary
health care - Answer -Promoting Health and Well-Being
Nurses work with persons receiving care to explore the range of health-care choices
available to them, recognizing that some have limited choices because of social,
economic, geographic or other factors that lead to inequities (Registered Nurses'
Association of Ontario [RNAO], 2011). Nurses recognize the social determinants of
health in their assessments, diagnoses, outcomes planning, implementations and
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