![]() ![]() International Council of Nurses Code of Ethicsįour fundamental responsibilities: Beneficence & Nonmaleficence The 2010 publication provides a discussion of the code, which was last revised in 2001. “Despite the changes over time in the Code’s expression, interpretation, and application, the central ethical values, duties, and commitments of nursing have remained stable” (Fowler, 2010, p. ![]() The 2010 American Nurses Association publication, Guide to the Code of Ethics for Nurses: Interpretation and Application, traces the Code of Ethics development to the present day. The history of the Code of Ethics for Nurses dates back to the Nightingale Pledge written in 1893. Promptly and fully self-disclose facts, circumstances, events, errors and omissions when such disclosure could enhance the health status of patients or the public or could protect patients or the public from unnecessary risk of harm.Recognize and honor the interpersonal boundaries appropriate to any therapeutic relationship or health care setting and.Practice nursing in an autonomous role with patients, their families and significant others and members of the public who are or who may become physically, emotionally or financially vulnerable.Be accountable for his or her own behavior.The Texas Nursing Practice Act requires nurses to demonstrate “good professional character” (Virtue) an individual is able to consistently conform his or her conduct to the requirements of the Nursing Practice Act, the Board’s Rules and Regulations, and generally accepted standards of nursing practice including, but not limited to, behaviors indicating:Įvidence of good professional character means the individual consistently acts in the best interest of patients and the public in any practice setting, including demonstration that the person is able to: In healthcare, personal ethics allow nurses and other professionals to identify moral dilemmas and apply good judgment to their decisions. Personal ethics and morals can influence our actions and decision-making, as well as how we perceive the consequences of those actions. Veracity is being completely truthful with patients nurses must not withhold the whole truth from clients even when it may lead to patient distress.The patient has the right to reject or accept any or all treatments options. Nurses enable patients to make an informed decisions without coercion. As a patient advocate the nurse accepts the client as a unique person who has the innate right to have their own opinions, perspectives, values and beliefs. Autonomy recognizes the right of self-determination.The nurse must be faithful and true to their professional promises and responsibilities by providing high quality, safe care in a competent manner. The nurses is responsible for the professional and personal consequences that occur as the result of their actions. Licensure creates a duty to care for the interests of the client, employer and society and to perform these duties within the scope of the Nurse Practice Act. Accountability is accepting responsibility for one's own actions.It is choosing interventions and care that will cause the least amount of harm to achieve and best outcome ![]() Harm can be intentional or unintentional. Nonmaleficence is to do no harm, as stated in the historical Hippocratic Oath.The ANA defines this as “actions guided by compassion”. Beneficence is doing good and the right thing for the patient.Care must be fairly, justly, and equitably distributed among a group of patients. Nurses must be fair when they distribute care, for example, among the patients in the group of patients that they are taking care of. Elements of fairness in all medical and nursing decisions. The ethical principles that nurses must adhere to are: justice, beneficence, non-maleficence, accountability, fidelity, autonomy, and veracity (honesty). Principles%20that%20nurses,Justice%20is%20fairness The American Nurses Association (ANA) Center for Ethics and Human Rights was established to help nurses navigate ethical and value conflicts common to everyday practice, inherent in life and death decisions, and ever so important during times of social stress. The ANA published the first version of the code of ethics in 1950, and the most recent update was published in 2015. Ethics and ethical practice are integral to all aspects of nursing care. For example, a nurse who acts in the health interest of a patient but does so against the patient's wishes may have acted unethically.Įthical principles contained within the American Nurses Association (ANA) Code of Ethics are a standard by which a nurse may be judged. ![]() Ethics are principles of behavior adopted by a person or organization that elucidate whether conduct is positive and correct or negative and incorrect. ![]()
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