Role of nursing ethics
i. Nursing ethics is a branch of functional ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing. ii. Nursing ethics shares many values with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non - maleficence and respect for autonomy. It can be eminent by its emphasis on relationships, human dignity and collaborative care. iii. The nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than 'curing' by exploring the everyday interaction between the nurse and the patient in care. iv. Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the benefits that would make a good nurse, which historically included loyalty to the physician, rather than the focus being on nurse's conduct in relation to the person in the nurse's care.
v. However, …show more content…
In the real world, however, some people engage in conduct that most people agree is wrong.
• Informed consent means that the patient has had an illness or problem explained by the physician in simple, understandable language to help the patient to agree.
Ethics and Legal Conflicts
• Law is made by societies, and it is imperfect.
• The personal opinions of the legislature on ethics jeopardise the law making process.
• As a result, ethics and law will sometimes conflict.
Importance of Law
• Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain stability and justice.
• Law defines the legal rights and duties of the people and provides the means of enforcing these rights and duties.
• When a medical office employee acts on behalf of his or her employer, the act falls under law of agency
Constitutional Law
• The law or constitution dictates the moralities by which the government operates.
• Constitutional law set forth the rights of citizens
• It also expresses the federal/state government boundaries.
• It describes the functions of all tiers of government
Common
i. Nursing ethics is a branch of functional ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing. ii. Nursing ethics shares many values with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non - maleficence and respect for autonomy. It can be eminent by its emphasis on relationships, human dignity and collaborative care. iii. The nursing ethics tends to examine the ethics of caring rather than 'curing' by exploring the everyday interaction between the nurse and the patient in care. iv. Early work to define ethics in nursing focused more on the benefits that would make a good nurse, which historically included loyalty to the physician, rather than the focus being on nurse's conduct in relation to the person in the nurse's care.
v. However, …show more content…
In the real world, however, some people engage in conduct that most people agree is wrong.
• Informed consent means that the patient has had an illness or problem explained by the physician in simple, understandable language to help the patient to agree.
Ethics and Legal Conflicts
• Law is made by societies, and it is imperfect.
• The personal opinions of the legislature on ethics jeopardise the law making process.
• As a result, ethics and law will sometimes conflict.
Importance of Law
• Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain stability and justice.
• Law defines the legal rights and duties of the people and provides the means of enforcing these rights and duties.
• When a medical office employee acts on behalf of his or her employer, the act falls under law of agency
Constitutional Law
• The law or constitution dictates the moralities by which the government operates.
• Constitutional law set forth the rights of citizens
• It also expresses the federal/state government boundaries.
• It describes the functions of all tiers of government
Common