Week 11/12 Professionalism PDF

Week 11/12 Professionalism Professional Conduct -​ Licensure → granted by CNO, exclusive legal right to practice nursing -​ Registration → list of members in good standing of an organization -​ Ensures minimum level of safe practice -​ Those registered much meet...

Week 11/12 Professionalism Professional Conduct -​ Licensure → granted by CNO, exclusive legal right to practice nursing -​ Registration → list of members in good standing of an organization -​ Ensures minimum level of safe practice -​ Those registered much meet practice requirements, show now evidence of unsafe practice, and show evidence of expanding knowledge and competence to meet evolving requirements -​ NCLEX → registration exam contributes to patient safety and accountability -​ Competencies organized under 9 roles: 1.​ Clinician 2.​ Professional 3.​ Communicator 4.​ Collaborator 5.​ Coordinator 6.​ Leader 7.​ Advocate 8.​ Educator 9.​ Scholar -​ Code of Conduct → accountabilities of all RNs in ontario and what the public can expect from nurses 1.​ Respect dignity 2.​ Provide inclusive and culturally safe care by practicing cultural humility 3.​ Provide safe and competent care 4.​ Work respectfully within the care team 5.​ Act w/ integrity in the client’s best interest 6.​ Maintain public confidence -​ Privacy and confidentiality → ethical and legal responsibility to maintain -​ Provincial legislation: -​ Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA) -​ Quality of Care INformation Protection Act (QOCIPA) -​ Federal legislation: -​ Personal Information Protect and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) -​ Torts → civil wrong committed against a person or property -​ Intentional → assault, battery, invasion of privacy  -​ Unintentional → negligence Organizations -​ College of Nurses (CNO) → since 1963, recognizes nurses have the ability to self-regulate their practice -​ Ontario Nurse Association (ONA) → trade union since 1973, advocates for safe environments and practice, patient care concerns, and equality -​ Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) → ontario-focused, represents RNs, “voice” of the professions for RNs or nursing students -​ Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) → national association, advocates for federal nursing and policies, focuses on universal healthcare -​ Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) → voice for nursing education and scholarships, promotes national standards for nursing education, represents all schools and accrediting agencies -​ International Council of Nurses (ICN) → federation of more than 130 national nursing organization, represents nurses globally -​ Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI) → international community of nursing Ethics -​ Moral principles governing behaviour -​ Bioethics → principled reasoning across health care professions, guided by: -​ Autonomy → right to choose freely for oneself -​ Beneficence → doing or promoting good for others -​ Nonmaleficence → avoiding harm or hurt -​ Justice → fairness -​ Ethical dilemma → conflict of values -​ Moral distress → arises when unable to act according to their moral judgement -​ Moral resilience → capacity to sustain or restore integrity w/ moral complexity, confusion, distress, or setbacks -​ Health Care Consent Act (HCCA) → promotes authority and autonomy -​ Deals separately w/: -​ Consent to treatment -​ Consent to care facility -​ Consent to personal assistance service -​ Nursing act → establishes mandate of CNO and defines scope of practice -​ Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) → regulates professional procedures -​ Controlled act → something only qualified professionals can do, may be dangerous if performed by someone unqualified -​ Scope of practice → methods a professional can use and how they practice