Conflict between the Law and Ethics in Nursing Profession
Introduction
It is often said that whatever is lawful does not directly translate that it is ethical. Nevertheless, there are instances of ethical practices that are directly lawful. All professions operate within guidelines of the law. On top of this law comes the ethics. In all cases, law precedes ethics. Neither law nor ethics can stand alone. However, chances of conflict between the law and the ethics have often been reported in different professions.
Like in any profession, nursing profession has laws it has to follow and ethics to adhere to. There is always a clash of which one is more important than the other. In this regard, this essay seeks to identify and discuss conflicts …show more content…
However, since they sometimes conflict each other there is a need to devise methods on how to deal with such conflicts whenever they arise in a more acceptable manner. The two ways previously discussed previously serves as a starting point. For new nurses in the practice, they can opt to seek a transfer so that a nurse with more professional experience can handle the case with conflicts. However, the new nurses should be inducted gradually on how such situations are handled. Though the law is always supreme and applies to everybody, it is also not possible to comprise the ethics of a profession at the expense of the law. The law is developed for the people as a whole, but ethics are developed for a specific profession. The development of these ethics is always prepared while considering the implications on the law. This means that these ethics mostly conform to the existing law. In this regard, it is justifiable to conclude that nurses should always seek to meet the demands of their professional ethics before those outlined by the law. All ethical practices are legal as far as nursing is concerned, but not all law is
Introduction
It is often said that whatever is lawful does not directly translate that it is ethical. Nevertheless, there are instances of ethical practices that are directly lawful. All professions operate within guidelines of the law. On top of this law comes the ethics. In all cases, law precedes ethics. Neither law nor ethics can stand alone. However, chances of conflict between the law and the ethics have often been reported in different professions.
Like in any profession, nursing profession has laws it has to follow and ethics to adhere to. There is always a clash of which one is more important than the other. In this regard, this essay seeks to identify and discuss conflicts …show more content…
However, since they sometimes conflict each other there is a need to devise methods on how to deal with such conflicts whenever they arise in a more acceptable manner. The two ways previously discussed previously serves as a starting point. For new nurses in the practice, they can opt to seek a transfer so that a nurse with more professional experience can handle the case with conflicts. However, the new nurses should be inducted gradually on how such situations are handled. Though the law is always supreme and applies to everybody, it is also not possible to comprise the ethics of a profession at the expense of the law. The law is developed for the people as a whole, but ethics are developed for a specific profession. The development of these ethics is always prepared while considering the implications on the law. This means that these ethics mostly conform to the existing law. In this regard, it is justifiable to conclude that nurses should always seek to meet the demands of their professional ethics before those outlined by the law. All ethical practices are legal as far as nursing is concerned, but not all law is