In the quest for professionalism, nurses were constantly confronted with conflicting assumptions on which their role was based. While the development of knowledge is an essential task for nursing, the work of historians suggests that professional status is not likely to evolve passively form nursing’s recognition as a scholarly discipline. It was in that era that actual cures were developed for certain endemic infectious diseases. However the decline in many of the most lethal
Healthcare professionals are committed to keeping their patient's information confidently. Confidentiality is one of the essential duties of health care practice as well as lawful right of the patient. Healthcare staff could not disclose patient's vital information without the proper consent of the patient. In some difficult situation, nurses may face breaking the patient's confidentiality. An article by Nathanson (2000) described the condition of the ethical problem when a nurse had to disrupt the confidentiality of patient information to a suitable person.
Where clearly has brought a difficult situation to the healthcare team of the hospital raising ethical and legal issues in all aspects due to the fact that the parents of the pregnant teen have refused any assistance and the nurse assigned has complied silently. This scenario compromises patient safety and puts the minor and child in medical danger. Not only are the lives of the minor and the teen in danger but also it raises an ethical issue of the hospital and patients’ rights. It would make sense to attempt to provide all medical attention necessary to promote patient safety for the sake of the minor and unborn child but also it is important to evaluate the legal liability of the hospital to determine if the parents have all the rights and responsibility in decision making for their daughter. Therefore, treating all patients fairly is an ethical duty of the hospital and staff with respect to values and beliefs.
This may leads to offensive quality of care and unprofessional code of conduct. By violating the expected behaviour, she had put the safety of the patient at risk. Apart from that, false documentation was also being made which clearly proves that she is competent and untruthful in profession. Traditional process used for apprising and displaying nurses who have made honest mistake in the course of the work need to be substantially modified as they are odds with the modes of human error management that are currently being advocated and adopted globally to improve patient safety and quality of care in health care domains. The nursing profession expect that nurses will conduct themselves personally and professionally in a way that will maintain public trust and confidence in the profession.
The necessity for nurses to be able to communicate effectively is vital for the continued care of patients. More specifically, it is crucial that Nurses are able the change their language patterns and vocabulary, depending on the person they are talking to. The communications a nurse has with their patient is completely different to how a nurse would speak to a fellow Medical Officers (MO). There must be a strong, clear wording, instruction and diagnosis when talking to colleagues; otherwise there may be confusion as to the treatment of a patient. However, when speaking to a client, using jargon and medical terms can be considered as inappropriate and confusing for the people involved.
By: Kimberly R. Patton Strategies for the Professional Final power point Abstract This paper is being written as my final exam for Strategies for the Professional. I will discuss what Total Care Nursing is and my position on it. All though I am open minded to as to why such a thing is coming into play, I strongly believe that this new way of nursing will not be very beneficial and the patient will suffer the most. I do believe that the way nursing roles are performed now is ideal and it works. If any changes need be made to better the care that patients receive it should done by enforcing more supervision.
There are, in some cases, policies of the healthcare institutions and the nurse’s personal professional ethics that can conflict with the clinical settings’ decision making. With exception of individuals who are deeply involved in the medical profession, the concept of ethics in a clinical practice is not one that typically comes to mind. After all, the average person is likely to associate a clinical practice with medical needs, which likely implies there is a much more pressing dilemma at the forefront of their thought process. However, the same cannot be said for the multitudes of people who come together to create the
Nursing, as described by the American Nurses Association, “is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations” (American Nurses Association, 2013). Perioperative nursing is the care of clients undergoing surgery. The term perioperative nursing is used to describe preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative nurses that work as a team to ensure proper surgical care is given. In the operating room, nursing care is provided by a circulating nurse and/or a scrub nurse. Circulating nurses manage the care of the patient undergoing surgery, they assist anesthesia, monitors for breaks in sterility technique and assists with the needs of the surgeon.
According to “Code of Ethics” (2007), the second provision states, “The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community” (ANA, 2001, p. 18). Therefore, as nurses we are obligated to tell the court what we had observed, when we had observed it and to whom we reported the incident to. References Chmielewski, C., (2004). The Importance of Values and Culture in Ethical Decision Making. Retrieved November 8, 2012 from NACADA Clearinghouse of Academic Advising Resources Web site:
Sometimes these feelings are unreasonable but they can be justifiable. If this is the case, we must take a look at the communication process and take corrective action. The last step is responsiveness. This goes hand in hand with availability. From a patient and their family’s perspective, nurses do not have good responsive skills.