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what are the essential nursing values?

Altruism: selfless concern for the wellbeing of others

Autonomy: having the authority to make decisions and act according to your knowledge

Client autonomy: the rights that clients have to make decisions about their own health, without influence from healthcare providers

Dignity: The right that people are to be valued and respected for their own sake and to be treated equitably

Integrity: The quality of being honest and having strong morals

Nonmaleficience: To always inflict the least amount of harm to reach a beneficial outcome. No intent to harm

What is the CNO?

The CNO (The college of nurses of Ontario) is the regulator of the nursing profession and ensures public safety to provide and explain acceptable behaviour that follows the standards of nursing.

What are the 6 principals of the CNO code

1. Respect the dignity of individuals

2. Work together to promote patient wellbeing

3. Maintain patients trust by providing safe and competent care

4. Work respectfully with colleagues to best meet the needs of patients

5. Act with integrity to maintain trust

6. Maintain patient confidality

What classes are registered in the CNO?

General class: the most practiced class. Includes RPNs and RNs

Extended class: Nurse practitioners

What are the requirements to register for the CNO?

1. Nursing education

2. Evidence of practice

3. Registration exam

4. Jurisprudence exam

5. Proficiency in English or French

6. Authorization to work

7. Provide truthful findings of past offences

8. Declare your current state of health

What are the CNO requisite skills and abilities

1. Cognitive

2. Communication

3. Interpersonal

4. Behavioural

5. Psychomotor

6. Sensory

7. Environment

What are the 5 levels of health care

1. Promotion (promoting wellness)

2. Preventative

3. Curative (diagnoses and treatment)

4. Rehabilitative

5. Support (home care)

What are the potential roles as a nurse?

-caregiver

-communicator

-educator

-client advocate

-safety advocate

-counselor

-coordinator

-manager

-case manager

-researcher

-research consumer

What is the art of nursing?

Comes from the experience of caring for a vast range of clients and families and learning their individual needs, goals, strengths, etc.

The art is being able to see or know that something is not right with a client, over time. It is the ability to use knowledge of the science to assess and develop plans of action for individual clients

What are values?

Your enduring concept of right and wrong. they are very resistant to change and are instilled during our earliest interpersonal relationships

Example: You value the concept of friendship

What are beliefs?

The way in which you structure your understanding of reality. This could be true or false. It is your opinion based off of previous experience and is often based on faith.

Example: You believe that a coworker will come into work everyday because they've never taken work off before

What is attitude?

A learned preposition to respond to a person, object or idea in a favourable or unfavourable way that reflects what you like and dislike. Attitudes are most likely to change

Example: You may like a person one day, but not the other

How do personal values differ from professional values?

Personal values: come from the society we live in

Professional values: come from our profession