FOURTH SEMESTER BSC NURSING

FIRST SESSIONAL EXAMINATION

PROFESSIONALISM, PROFESSIONAL VALUES &ETHICS INCLUDING
BIOETHICS
Time: 1.5Hrs Max. Marks: 30

Essay

1. Define values. Discuss the importance of professional values in nursing. Explain any
three professional values in nursing in detail (2+3+5=10)
Short Essay
2. Define and discuss the characteristics of profession (5)
3. Explain the principles of code of ethics in nursing (5)

Short note (2*3)

4. Describe the roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies
5. Challenges of professionalism
6. Importance of professional socialization

Multiple choice questions (1*4)

7. Traits of being trustworthy and possessing unwavering moral standards is termed as:
a) Flexibility b) rigidity
c) Fidelity d) integrity
8. The standards, practices or motivation associated with a profession is known as
a) Policies b) professionalism c) rules d) norms
9. Strategies fostering professional socialization
a) Story telling b) Role modelling
c) Voice generation using a photo d) All of the above
10. An external organization that has been empowered by legislation to supervise and
control the educational process outputs is called as
a) Regulatory bodies
b) professional body
c) legal body
d) voluntary body
Answer key
1) Values are an integral part of the personal philosophy of life by which we generally mean the
system of values by which we live, The philosophy of life includes our aim, ideals, and
manner of thinking and the principles by which we guide our behavior

I J Lehner and N J Kube

Characteristics of values

 Values are not absolute

 Values are different
 Values are learned and influenced
 Values build social life
 Values include thoughts, judgment and evaluation
 Values influence personality

Nursing values

 Caring
 Compassion
 Sympathy
 Empathy
 Altruism
 Dedication
 Human dignity
 Privacy and confidentiality
 Honesty and integrity
 Trust and credibility
 Advocacy

2) Profession

A Profession is a disciplined group of individuals who adhere to ethical standards and

who hold themselves out as, and are accepted by the public as possessing special
knowledge and skills in a widely recognized body of learning derived from research,
education and training at a high level, and who are prepared to apply this knowledge and
exercise these skills in the interest of others.
 Australian Council of Professions, 2003

Characteristics of profession

 well body of knowledge and experience

 Autonomy
 accountability
 Formal organization (One unifying organization which is recognized by
the State.)
 Code of Ethics
 Social Function
3) Principles of code of ethics in nursing
 Justice
 Non-maleficence
 Autonomy
 Beneficence
 Fidelity
 Veracity

4) Describe the roles and responsibilities of regulatory bodies

 To support and assist professional members
 To set and enforce standards of nursing practice
 To monitor and enforce standards of nursing practice and nursing
education
 To ensure the public’s rights to quality health care services
 To set the requirement for registration of nursing professionals

5) Challenges of professionalism
• Personal identity versus professional identity
• Preservation of self-integrity
• Falsification of records
• Deceiving patient

6) Importance of professional socialization

  Dedication
 Professional development
 Nurses identity
 Collaborate and support one another
7) D
8) B
9) D
10) A