NSGD 2147 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Duty of care Answer - To provide safe, competent, and ethical care to their
patient's.
Scope of practice Answer - To work within their scope of practice defined by
the CNO or regulatory body.
Negligence Answer - When a nurse fails to meet the standard of care causing
harm.
Malpractice Answer - Form of professional negligence.
Confidentiality and privacy Answer - Federal laws (PIPED), Provincial laws
(PHIPA), Institutional and professional guidelines.
Informed Consent Answer - The nature of the treatment, the risks and
benefits, alternatives, the right to refuse, given voluntarily, must always be
obtained unless emergency.
Mandatory reporting Answer - Legally required to report child abuse or
neglect, elder abuse, unsafe or incompetent health professionals,
communicable disease, gunshot wounds.
,Accountability and professional misconduct Answer - Accountable to their
regulatory body; misconduct can include breach of confidentiality, practicing
while impaired, abandoning patients, fraudulent documentation, sexual or
verbal abuse.
Delegation and Supervision Answer - Nurses who delegate tasks are
responsible for ensuring the person is competent, providing supervision, and
retaining accountability.
Legal protections Answer - Nurses are protected by law to refuse unsafe work
assignments, whistleblower protection, and protection from liability when
acting in good faith in emergencies.
Ethical vs Legal Responsibilities Answer - Legal duties enforceable by law;
ethical obligations guide professional behaviour and may be used in
disciplinary processes.
Duty of care (Legal Source) Answer - Common law / Tort law.
Scope of practice (Legal Source) Answer - Provincial nursing legislation.
Informed consent (Legal Source) Answer - Health care consent laws / Case law.
Confidentiality (Legal Source) Answer - Privacy laws (PIPEDA, PHIPA, etc.).
Mandatory reporting (Legal Source) Answer - Child and Family Services Act,
others.
Documentation (Legal Source) Answer - Institutional policy / Evidence law.
, Delegation/Supervision (Legal Source) Answer - Regulatory standards.
Misconduct / Discipline (Legal Source) Answer - Professional regulatory body.
Evolution of nursing and ethics Answer - Different eras focus on various ethical
characteristics.
Religious Era Answer - Obedience, selflessness; care as charity and duty.
Nightingale Era Answer - Compassion, integrity; hygiene, data, moral
leadership.
Professionalization Era Answer - Duty, loyalty; role of nurse formalized, limited
autonomy.
Patient Rights Era Answer - Advocacy, autonomy; rise of bioethics, patients'
rights.
Modern Era Answer - Equity, justice, leadership; ethics in complex, global
systems.
Importance of ethics in nursing Answer - Morality and care are at the heart of
nursing theory and practice.
Understanding the law in nursing Answer - Failure to understand professional
responsibility and standards places nurses at risk of disciplinary or legal action.
UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
Duty of care Answer - To provide safe, competent, and ethical care to their
patient's.
Scope of practice Answer - To work within their scope of practice defined by
the CNO or regulatory body.
Negligence Answer - When a nurse fails to meet the standard of care causing
harm.
Malpractice Answer - Form of professional negligence.
Confidentiality and privacy Answer - Federal laws (PIPED), Provincial laws
(PHIPA), Institutional and professional guidelines.
Informed Consent Answer - The nature of the treatment, the risks and
benefits, alternatives, the right to refuse, given voluntarily, must always be
obtained unless emergency.
Mandatory reporting Answer - Legally required to report child abuse or
neglect, elder abuse, unsafe or incompetent health professionals,
communicable disease, gunshot wounds.
,Accountability and professional misconduct Answer - Accountable to their
regulatory body; misconduct can include breach of confidentiality, practicing
while impaired, abandoning patients, fraudulent documentation, sexual or
verbal abuse.
Delegation and Supervision Answer - Nurses who delegate tasks are
responsible for ensuring the person is competent, providing supervision, and
retaining accountability.
Legal protections Answer - Nurses are protected by law to refuse unsafe work
assignments, whistleblower protection, and protection from liability when
acting in good faith in emergencies.
Ethical vs Legal Responsibilities Answer - Legal duties enforceable by law;
ethical obligations guide professional behaviour and may be used in
disciplinary processes.
Duty of care (Legal Source) Answer - Common law / Tort law.
Scope of practice (Legal Source) Answer - Provincial nursing legislation.
Informed consent (Legal Source) Answer - Health care consent laws / Case law.
Confidentiality (Legal Source) Answer - Privacy laws (PIPEDA, PHIPA, etc.).
Mandatory reporting (Legal Source) Answer - Child and Family Services Act,
others.
Documentation (Legal Source) Answer - Institutional policy / Evidence law.
, Delegation/Supervision (Legal Source) Answer - Regulatory standards.
Misconduct / Discipline (Legal Source) Answer - Professional regulatory body.
Evolution of nursing and ethics Answer - Different eras focus on various ethical
characteristics.
Religious Era Answer - Obedience, selflessness; care as charity and duty.
Nightingale Era Answer - Compassion, integrity; hygiene, data, moral
leadership.
Professionalization Era Answer - Duty, loyalty; role of nurse formalized, limited
autonomy.
Patient Rights Era Answer - Advocacy, autonomy; rise of bioethics, patients'
rights.
Modern Era Answer - Equity, justice, leadership; ethics in complex, global
systems.
Importance of ethics in nursing Answer - Morality and care are at the heart of
nursing theory and practice.
Understanding the law in nursing Answer - Failure to understand professional
responsibility and standards places nurses at risk of disciplinary or legal action.
