Ethical Nursing Practice

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Ethical Nursing Practice.
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Ethical Nursing Practice.
Introduction
Any healthcare provider ought to have ethical values. The word "ethics" comes from the Greek
word "ethos," which also means "character." Ethical values are universal laws of conduct that
determine what actions, intentions, and intentions are respected. Ethics are moral concepts that
govern how a person or a group of individuals will react and respond. The focus was on whether
behaviors are right and wrong and the decision-making process for determining each member's
own set of morals and ethics. Workers in the medical industry must recognize new concerns,
generate appropriate judgments, and make decisions based on their values while abiding by the
regulations that guide them. Like all healthcare professionals, nurses require regulation and
guidance in addition to practicing effectively and with integrity. The American Nurses
Association (ANA) formed the Code of Ethics as the ultimate result of this kind of behavior or
reasoning. Nursing has won Gallup polls as the most honest and ethical profession for nearly two
years. Nursing ethics were developed and implemented in great portions by leadership.
Ethical nurse leaders' work environments determined employee choices, behaviors, and values.
Nurse leaders should examine what kind of ethical challenges their staff typically face and find
the best strategies for working together for nurse leadership and ethical decision-making.
Nurses who exercise ethical leadership in their daily activities, thus according to researchers in
the Journal of Medical Ethics and History of Medicine, encourage positive healthcare behaviors.
Literature Review
Legal standards are those that have been established in legislation. All of the statutes and
laws referenced by lawyers are laws and guidelines. If you drive through any major city's
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downtown, you'll notice parking signs all over the place that alerts you that you can't park there
for an extended length of time and referencing a city statute or regulation. Thus represents a
constitutional obligation. Legal standards are important since they make people aware of what
they can and cannot do (Fry et al., 2003). When legal standards are in place, authorities can
implement the laws when people are breaking them. If someone steals, for example, the legal
standard "you cannot steal" is used to reprimand that offender, probably by sending him to
imprisonment.
Ethical standards, on the other hand, are sometimes not backed by law. (Duckett, 1994).
They are centered on civil rights and malpractices. For example, if you've been trying to park
your car in a parking lot and there's only one spot left, the only mandatory requirement is that
you wouldn't exceed the speed limit or crash with another vehicle. If you observe another vehicle
approach that spot, ethical norms require that you not struggle for it but rather allow it to the car
that arrived first. It's the appropriate course of action (Ulrichet al.2010). That is an ethical criterion.
Think about what would happen if you were about to drive into the spot and someone drove by
and parked in that one spot. You're certainly going to like it.
Ethical Dilemma
Even though nursing is a fast-paced occupation with unforeseen problems every day, many nurse
managers’ report experiencing ethical dilemmas. As per a new study, protecting patients' rights,
staffing, advanced care planning, and decision-making are some of the most common and
challenging ethical situations.
Here are a few more instances of common moral dilemmas faced by nurse managers:
religious or personal beliefs. Medical interventions and life-saving techniques are banned in
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some religions. Nurses focus on medical care to mitigate suffering and allow patients to focus on
self-care. Patients and their families who've had strong religious or spiritual beliefs may be more
interested in following a tight set of rules. The American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
states that nurses ought to respect the patient's "unique differences," such as "lifestyle, value
system, and religious beliefs." Respect for a belief, on the other side, "does not mean that the
nurse individually condones those beliefs or practices."

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References
Duckett, L. J., & Ryden, M. B. (1994). Education for ethical nursing practice. In Moral
development in the professions (pp. 63-82). Psychology Press.
Fry, S. T., Johnstone, M. J., & Fletcher, M. (2003). Ethics in nursing practice: a guide to ethical
decision making. The Canadian Nurse, 99(4), 20.
Ulrich, C. M., Taylor, C., Soeken, K., O’Donnell, P., Farrar, A., Danis, M., & Grady, C. (2010).
Everyday ethics: ethical issues and stress in nursing practice. Journal of advanced nursing, 66(11), 2510-
2519.

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Ethical Nursing Practice.

Ethical Nursing Practice.

challenging ethical situations.

nurse individually condones those beliefs or practices."

development in the professions (pp. 63-82). Psychology Press.

decision making. The Canadian Nurse, 99(4), 20.

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