Fundamental of

Nursing Chapter 22-23

By: Temitope Faleye
 Ethics is the study of conduct and character.
Autonomy: refers to freedom from external control.
Autonomy refers to the commitment to include patients
in decisions about all aspects of care as a way of
acknowledging and protecting the patient's
independence.
Beneficence: taking positive actions to help others.
The principle of beneficence is fundamental to nursing
and medicine.
 Nonmaleficence is the avoidance of harm and hurt.
In health care, ethical practice involves not only the will to
do good but the same commitment to do no harm also.
Justice refers to fairness
This term is often used in discussion about access to
healthcare resources.
Fidelity is the agreement to keep promise
Nurses keep promises by following through on actions and
interventions.
 Code of ethics is a set of guiding principles that all
members of a profession accept.
A collective statement about the groups expectation.
Advocacy is the support of a particular cause
Nurses advocate for the patient's health, safety and
right to privacy.
Responsibility is the willingness to respect others
professional obligation and follow the promises.
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 Accountabilityis the ability is answer questions.
Confidentiality is extremely important in healthcare.
Professional nurses promote accountability,
responsibility, advocate and confidentiality
Value is a personal belief about the worth of given idea,
attitude, custom or object that set standard influence
behavior.
Growth of value begins in childhood, shaped by
experiences with the family unit.
 The value in exercises conflict are in neutral terms so you
can appreciate how differing values need not indicate
"right" or "wrong"
Deontology is the action of right or wrong based on their
"right-making characteristics".
Ethical problems arise in presence of differences in
values, changing professional roles, technological
advances, and social issues that influences quality of life.
A nurse's point of view offers a unique voice in the
resolution of ethical dilemmas.
 U.S congress created Statutory law elect legislative
bodies such as state legislature
Nurse Practice Acts described and define the legal
boundaries of nursing practice within each state.
Regulatory law reflects decisions made by
administrative bodies such as State Boards of Nursing
when they pass rules or regulations.
Common law solutions from judicial decisions made in
courts when indiviual legal cases are decided.
 Civil law protect shelter the rights of individuals within
our society and provide for fair and equitable treatment
when civil wrongs or violation occur.
An example of criminal conduct for nursing is misusing
of controlled substances.
A nurses is liable for malpractice if the nurse owed the
patient a duty that the nurse did not carry out, the duty
caused the patient's injury and the nurses failure to
carry out duty caused the patient's injure.
 Standard of care is the legal requirement for nursing
practice that describe minimum acceptable nursing care.
Nursing Practice Act describes the scope of nursing
practice, renownedbetween nursing and medical practice.
The Joint Commission require accredited hospitalsto have
written nursing policies and procedures.
Nurses are responsible for performing all procedure
correctly and exercising professional judgment asthey do
the health care providers' orders.
 Lawful issues included death and handle the deceased
person with dignity
Like any other job, nurses must know the law that
apply to there are of work.
Nurses are the patients advocates and guarantee equal
quality of care through risk management and seek to
influence safe nursing practice standard.
Nursing file all mistakes and incidents for all errors even
when there is no harm to the patient.