I am going to expand upon Astha Regmi’s comment about professional codes and guidelines in Nursing Practice. I have chosen it because in her writing she has mentioned about professional conduct, code of ethics, its purpose in the nursing career and some of the essential guidelines for applying these ethics in the field of nursing.
Professional conduct is the reference point on the basis of which the acceptable manner has to be portrayed by the professional person. Regardless of their job title, position or place of work, a person needs to act and carry his responsibility in a professional way. (CFA, June 2014). Code of ethics is a written document which contains a bunch of criterion, values, laws and principles which will be helpful in
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These ethical codes provides the nurses the solid outline for nurses demand in participating in the national and international health policy all around the world. (D.Fowler, September-october 2016)
There are hidden motives behind establishing the code of ethics in the field of nursing. Among various aims, the most important are:
• Guide ethical decision making and practice.
• Indicate to the community the human rights standards and ethical values it can expect nurses to carry on.
1) Guide ethical decision making and practice (Cooper, Dec 2012)Viewing from the nursing profession, ethical decision making is an important feature. Firstly, an ethical problem must be diagnosed based on appropriate information. Relying on that information, search for other person whose view can be important and of worth to that problem. From this possible opinions make an ethical decision and implement in the particular scenario. Before we jump to make any kind of decision we have to think about the pros and cons of that decision on another person. Good ethical decisions can only be made we are frequently exposed to some ethical issues and develop awareness to those issues. A method should be adopted to make ethical decisions. Nurses can make informed decisions with the help of ethical principles. (Manuel Velasquez, Aug 1
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A nurse who is knowledgeable and is sensitive to gather all these information will be able to convey a qualitative nursing care. Every individual nurse is accountable to provide quality care as well as promoting the care to uplift the standard of nursing care. The initial assessment of patient requirements, preferences, their values, and beliefs need to be done. Accordingly, care has to be planned and implemented. (Australia, Aug 2008).
Appropriate recording and reporting are also fundamental in promoting quality care. Care will be more effective if provided collectively as a team. Providing care is one duty but side by side equal priority should be in maintaining and following own ethics and principles. This is how sustainable and appropriate care can be administered which will further contribute to maintaining dignity and integrity of the profession. (Lachman, 2009)
Nurses need to value respect and kindness for self and
Nursing is a career that is governed by a set of ethical principles. The duties of a nurse consist of care and support and its important that nurses are aware of their professional ethics. These principles are put into place to uphold and maintain moral values in healthcare. The American Nurses Association (ANA) code of ethics for nurses consists of nine provisions, outlined in the Code of Ethics for nurses with Interpretive Statements. These provisions are constructed to blueprint the role and responsibilities of a nurse. The chosen provisions being discussed will refer to the three main principles of patient autonomy, patient confidentiality, and patient rights.
Ethical practice is another component of the social contract of nursing which is a reflection of the values, beliefs and moral principles of the nursing profession. The American Nurses Association (ANA) has established the “Code of Ethics for Nurses” which serves as a “guideline” for the nursing profession in which clinical judgements and
February 2010 This is a companion document to the Codes of Ethics and Professional Conduct for Nurses
As the nursing profession progresses throughout the years, its nature becomes more complex in meeting the professional standards and codes of ethics that are required by all nurses. The American Nurses Association has a specific code of ethics that each nurse should follow and adopt as their own beliefs. The public and the patients should be the priority when providing care in the healthcare setting. The knowledge and education that nurses’ gain is valuable and allows them to encourage health, avoid illness, restore health, and aid in coping for those who are all ill. (LeMone, pp.192) Given that the code of ethics is put into place, there are many registered nurses who violate these codes in various situations. The following will discuss
Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Retrieved February 21, 2015, from American Nurses Association: www.nursingworld.org
Fowler, M. D. (2010). Guide to the code of ethics for nurses: interpretation and application. Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses Association.
The main points of provision five of the ANA code of ethics are as follows: section 5.1, which is moral self-respect, suggests that nurses must care for themselves as much as they care for their patients. Nurses must do their best to maintain professional respect to themselves in regards of their competence and moral character. Section 5.2, which is professional growth and maintenance of competence, suggests that nurses must continue to self and peer evaluate themselves throughout their careers. Nurses must continue to learn current, up to date nursing practices through self, peer, and higher education. Section 5.3, which is wholeness of character, suggests that nurses must develop and take into consideration their own
The ANA is a professional organization that represents all the nation’s registered nurses. It helps the advancement of the nursing profession by issuing high standards of practice, and promoting the rights of nurses in the profession. The Code of Ethics is developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities, along with an appropriate quality in caring with the ethical obligations of the profession. Ethic has always been an essential part of nursing as nursing has a history of concern for the sick, injured. The Code of Ethics for Nurses serves these purposes: it serves
There are nine provisions included in the ANA code of ethics. The provisions can be broken into three categories. The first category is the nurse’s ethical responsibilities to her patient which is provisions one through three. Second is the nurse’s obligation to herself, provisions four through six. The third ethical requirement for nurses is related to their relationship to the nursing profession, community, nation, and world overall. This focus is summarized in provisions seven through nine [ (American Nurses Association, 2013) ].
Nursing means being aware of patient’s beliefs, wants, and backgrounds without holding judgement or enforcing one’s own beliefs onto another. Nurses are supposed to be open-minded and put patients before themselves. In this situation, following the code of ethics in my practice allows me to act appropriately within my scope of practice. Treat the patient without any bias and ensure that they are supported, cared for, educated in their options, and ultimately
Code of Ethics in nursing it is important to make sure the staff and patients are being respected and treated with dignity. The study of ethics has lead to basic concept such as justice and fidelity, autonomy, beneficence and nonmaleficence. It is very important to understand these concepts, because they assist the nurse with making decisions during difficult situations (ANA, 2001, p 6).
The Code of Ethics for Nurses was created to be a guide for nurses to perform their duties in a way that is abiding with the ethical responsibilities of the nursing profession and quality in nursing care. The Code of Ethics has excellent guidelines for how nurses should behave, however; these parameters are not specific. They do not identify what is right and wrong, leaving nurses having to ultimately make that decision. Ethics in nursing involves individual interpretation based on personal morals and values. Nursing professionals have the ethical accountability to be altruistic, meaning a nurse who cares for patients without self-interest. This results in a nurse functioning as a patient advocate, making decisions that are in the best
As an individual’s ethics will play a large part in their practice, there are specific guidelines and legislation that exist to ensure that nurses, as well as other health professionals, practice in a way that is ethical (Avery, 2013). These laws further exists to attempt to simplify the ethical issues that sometimes present in nursing practice and to attempt to guide one’s actions. The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA) provides guidance to nurses by providing a number of professional codes and guidelines (Avery, 2013). The NMBA has developed a code of ethics for nurses comprising of eight codes (Avery, 2013). These are as follows; 1) Nurses value quality nursing care for all people; 2) Nurses value respect and kindness for self and others;
Codes of ethics contain a coherent set of normative principles underlying a nurse’s purpose and associated values (Vanlaere and Gastmans, 2007). Two perspectives of ethics are the ethics of justice and the ethics of care (Botes, 2000). The ethics of justice constitutes an ethical perspective in terms of which ethical decisions are made on the basis of universal principles and rules, and in an impartial and verifiable manner with a view to ensuring the fair and equitable treatment of all people (Botes, 2000). The ethics of care, on the other hand, constitutes an ethical approach in terms of which involvement, harmonious relations and the needs of others play an important part in ethical decision making in each ethical situation (Botes, 2000).
abide by the Standards of Clinical Nursing and the Code of Ethics for Nurses. Within the Code