NURSING

CODE OF ETHICSBY : LEEN LUDDIN

ETHICS ????

-Branch of philosophy dealing with standard of conduct and moral judgments.

PURPOSE :-To provide basis for interpreting and

analyzing clinical situations in decision making.

DEFINITIONS

POLICY :1.Nurses are obligated to provide ethical and legal patient care that demonstrate respect for other.

2. Nurses have 4 fundamental responsibilities to promote health To prevent illness To restore health To alleviate suffering

3. Inherent in nursing is respect for human rights including the right to life, dignity and to be treated with respect. Nursing care is unrestricted by considerations of age, color, creed, culture, disability or illness,gender,nationality,politics,race or social status.

4. Nurses render health services to the individual, the family and the community and coordinate their services with those of related groups.

INTERNATIONAL CODE OF ETHICS FOR NURSES1. The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes or the name of health problems. Respect for human dignity Relationships to patients The nature of health problems The right to self determination Relationships with colleagues and others

2. The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient whether an individual, family, group or community.

Primary of the patient’s interests Conflict of interest for nurses Collaboration Professional boundaries

3.The nurse promotes, advocates for and strives to protect the health, safety and rights of the patients. Privacy Confidentiality Protection of participants in research Standards and review mechanisms Acting on questionable practice Addressing impaired practice

4. The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determine the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse’s obligation to provide optimum patient care. Acceptance of accountability and responsibility Accountability for nursing judgment and action Responsibility for nursing judgment and action Delegation of nursing activities

5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence and to continues personal and professional growth. Moral respect Professional growth and maintenance of competence Wholeness of character Preservation of integrity

6. The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining and improving healthcare environment and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual and collective action. Influence of the environment on moral virtues and values Influence of the environment on ethical obligations Responsibility for the health care environment

7. The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice,education,administration and knowledge development.

Advancing the profession through active involvement in nursing and in health care policy

Advancing the profession by developing, maintaining and implementing professional standards in clinical, administrative and educational practice

8. A nurse treats clients with respect for their individual needs and values.

Health needs and concerns Responsibilities to the public

9. Based on respect for clients and

regard for their right to control their own care, nursing care reflects for the right of choice held by clients.

Assertion of valuesThe profession carries out its

collective responsibility through professional associations

Intraprofessional integritySocial reform

10. The nurse holds confidential all information about a clients learned in the healthcare setting

11. The nurse is guided by consideration for the dignity of clients.

12. The nurse provides competent care to clients

13. The nurse maintains trust in nurses and nursing.

14. The nurse recognition the contribution and expertise of colleagues from nursing and other discipline as essential to excellent healthcare.

15. The nurse takes steps to ensure that the client receives competent and ethical care.

16. The nurse advocates the interests of clients.

17. The nurse represents the values and ethics of nursing before colleagues and others.

18. Professional nurses organizations are responsible for carrying, securing, and sustaining ethical nursing conduct. The fulfillment of these tasks requires that professional nurses organizations remains responsive to the rights, needs and legitimate interests of clients and nurses.

RESPONSIBILITIES:All STAFFNURSES

REFERENCES :MOH.KSA-standard policy,ANA,CODE OF ETHICS for nurses with interpretive statements washington D.C AMERICAN Nurses publishing 2001

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