Nursing/Ethical/Legal

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NURSING AS A PROFESSION OF ETHICS

Nursing is undoubtedly a very in-demand profession these days . Every year , certain developing countries such as South Africa and the Philippines experience massive exodus of these health service professionals to foreign lands where the job becomes an avenue for a higher salary . Likewise , developed countries such as the United States Canada and United Kingdom also serve as homes to these nurses who are in search of a high paid job p

Nursing is an art which is learned through correct practice . It is a very sensitive profession which entails a lot of patience and perseverance . Nurses need to possess certain skills which are very essential to their profession . There are many principles and theories taught and these are mastered through application . This sought-after career necessitates several virtues in to be carried out successfully without risking the lives of the patience . The most famous of these virtues is what we call ethics

Ethics is a very vital part not just of the nursing profession but in all kinds of profession since application of this virtue would create a harmonious relationship between the customer and the professional . It is ethics which defines what is right from what is wrong . It is this virtue which cuts a broad line between an agreeable deed and a not so pleasant one . Meeting with the principles of ethics , a nurse would excel in what he or she is doing in such a way that he or she develops a tuneful bond with the patient thus would lead to healthier relationship and life . In cases of a nurse , who deals with life and death situations , who works in a locale where the ambience is most often morbid , who spends his or her life in areas where diseases are the major threats , the virtue of ethics would always be a blessing- an everlasting one . One determines an appropriate behavior in negotiating with people who are in need of help in all aspects of their life

In health care systems , institutional ethics are really needed to maintain a good organization with amicable professionals and patients However , it is also in this field of specialization where the value and ethical dilemmas are most common . The challenges regarding the ethical and legal values are increasing as time passes

ETHICAL DILEMMA

As mentioned earlier , ethics plays a significant part in being a nurse There are several principles which nurse should adhere to . These principles would help nurses ponder on the best things that should be done in to holistically take care of their patients and attend to their needs

The ethics which nurses cling upon are different from those of other medical professions such as doctors . Mainly , nursing ethics values autonomy of the patient unlike the paternalistic concept of others (Rumbold , 1999 . In nursing , it is believed that the role of nurses is to give patients a sort of self-governance ' as to...