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Professional Values01:29

Professional Values

Nurses are responsible for caring for patients during birth, death, illness, and healing. Professional values guide the decisions and actions that nurses make in their careers. If nurses know the decisions and actions to take, providing patients with exceptional care is possible.
The values that are the foundation of the nursing profession are altruism, autonomy, human dignity, and social justice.
First, altruism refers to the concern for the welfare and well-being of others without personal...
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Ethical Issues

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Nursing Code of Ethics01:29

Nursing Code of Ethics

The Nursing Code of Ethics sets the ethical benchmark for the profession, and guides nurses in ethical analysis and decision making at the societal, organizational, and clinical levels. The code encompasses showing compassion and respect for the patient, their families, and communities in all circumstances while committing to providing patient-centered care. In addition, the code states that nurses must advocate for the patient by defending a cause or recommendation to protect their rights,...
Ethical Dilemmas I01:17

Ethical Dilemmas I

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Nursing Ethical Principles I

Ethical principles serve as the moral compass in the longstanding tradition of nursing, guiding healthcare professionals in their interactions with patients and families. These principles, namely autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and fidelity, provide a robust framework for navigating the ethical complexities of daily nursing practice.
Autonomy
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The Professional Nurse

Professional nurses are not limited to bedside care and are taking roles of greater responsibility. A nurse should have a knowledge-based practice, including personal, theoretical, procedural, cultural, and reflexive knowledge. Additionally, nurses must be competent in cognitive, technical, interpersonal, and ethical/legal skills. Some of the best attributes of successful nurses include the following:
Communication skills: These are critical characteristics, especially speaking and listening.

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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
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Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care

Published on: February 16, 2011

How do nurses cope when values and practice conflict?

Gemma Stacey1, Kirsty Johnston, Theo Stickley

  • 1Division of Nursing, University of Nottingham.

Nursing Times
|April 9, 2011
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Mental health nurses

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Published on: February 16, 2011

Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Mental Health
  • Professional Ethics

Background:

  • Organizational constraints can conflict with nursing values, leading to job dissatisfaction and high staff turnover.
  • A gap exists between nurses' ideals and practical application due to systemic limitations.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how nurses' values shape their experiences in mental health practice.
  • To explore the lived experiences of mental health nurses regarding their professional values.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative interviews were conducted with twelve mental health nurses.
  • Participants had 6 months to 3 years of post-registration experience.

Main Results:

  • Nurses' core values are often formed prior to formal training.
  • Participants demonstrated values aligned with person-centred care and professional/ethical standards.

Conclusions:

  • Mental health nurses recognize the conflict between personal values and practice realities.
  • Nurses employ strategies like acceptance, rejection, or innovation to manage value-practice dissonance.