Ethics in nursing information
Autonomy Beneficence Nonmaleficence
Remain competent in the field and report suspected abuse.
Have compassion, take positive actions to help others and follow through on the desire to do good.
Fidelity
Keep commitments, based on virtue of caring.
Principles of totality & integrity Paternalism
Healthcare professionals’ beliefs about what is best for patients may affect the decisions they make about their patients’ diagnosis, prognosis or therapy.
ETHICAL principles of nursing
7 KEY Source: Wilkes University 8 KEY ASSUMPTIONS regarding nursing ethics
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Ethical challenges are embedded in everyday practice in all settings in which nurses work.
The need to strengthen the ethical foundation of nursing is urgent.
The ANA Code of Ethics is foundational to understanding the ethical landscape.
Many ethical pressures arise more from disparities in human resources, social capital and financial resources.
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Determined from the Nursing Ethics for the 21st Century National Summit in 2014
Moral distress is a pervasive reality for nurses when they are unable to translate their moral choices into action.
Nurses must define the boundaries of their professional responsibility with interprofessional colleagues.
Nurses are ideally situated to lead and contribute to contemporary models of care delivery, policy, research and education.
Efforts to improve the ethical environment for nurses have a direct impact on the quality of patient care.
Source: Berman Institute of Bioethics
Consider the entire person when deciding which therapies, medications or procedures a patient should receive.
Respect patients’ wishes, even when you do not agree with them.
Justice Treat all
patients fairly and equally.
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