Ethics for nurses

• Professional nurse

Definitions
• Person who apply the art and science of nursing which reflects comprehension of principles derived from the physical, biological and behavioral sciences.
• Professional nurse is a graduate of a recognized nursing school who has met the requirement for a registered nurse in a state in which she is licensed to practice.








• Qualifications

• Complete a basic nursing education program me.
• Licensed in his/her country or state to practice professional nursing.
• Capacity and ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Skill in diction making.
• Economic use of material and time.
• Nursing registration

• Earlier    in medical council
• 62 –A     female nurses.
• 62-B       male nurses.
• 62-C       public health nurses.
• 62-D       assisted nurses
• Now      in Nursing council       ? Details

• Qualities of a professional nurse

• The liberal meaning of the word nurse
• N- nobility, knowledge
• U-usefulness, understanding
• R-responsibility
• S- simplicity/sympathy
• E- efficiency/equanimity
• Professional obligation
• Recognize and response appropriately to unsafe or unprofessional practice.
• Follow up incidents of unsafe practice to prevent reoccurrence.
• Advocate for individuals/groups and their rights for nursing and health care within organizational and management structure.
• Identify when recourses are insufficient to meet care needs of individuals/groups.
• Communicate efficiently to meet care needs of individuals to management.
• Use health care resources efficiently and effectively to promote optimal nursing care anhealth care.

• Recognize when nursing resources are insufficient to meet an individuals/group need.
• Recognize the responsibility to report to relevant person when level of recourses risks compromising the quality of cared.
• Responsibilities of the Professional Nurse
• Basic responsibilities
1. Promotion of health
2. Prevention of illness
3. Caring for the sick
4. Restoration of health

• Primary Responsibilities of the Nurse
• Promotion of health
Prevention of illness
• Collaborative with other health care providers
• Provide nursing care through the utilization of the nursing process.
• Establish linkages with community recourses.
• Provide health education to individuals, families and communities.
• Teach, guide and supervise students in nursing education program.
• Maintain competence by continual learning through continuing professional education.
• Participation in professional organization and activities.

• Nightingale Pledge

• Important things in Nightingale Pledge
• Pass my life in purity
(Do I practice high moral standers)
• Practice my profession faithfully
(my work in accurate and honest)
• I will abstain whatever deleterious and mischievous
(is my professional conduct ethically correct)

• I will no tale or knowingly administer any harmful drugs.
(an I keeping away from anything that harm my life or others)
• I will do all of my power to maintain and elevate the standers of my profession
(Do I continue to learn, participate nursing research, participate professional organization)
• I will hold in confidence all personal matters committed to my keeping and all family affairs coming to my knowledge in the practice of my calling
(Do I keep confidence that are entrusted to me)
• With loyalty I will endeavor to aid the physician in his work
• I devote myself to the welfare of those committed to my care
(Do I really devote myself to the welfare of those in my care?
Am I really dedicated to meeting the health needs of others?)