American Nurses Association (ANA) Provisions From The Nursing Code Of Ethics
Nursing Mission Statement
Laralee Shaffmaster
Western Governor’s University
Nursing Mission Statement
It is my purpose to provide safe and accurate nursing care by educating patients and their families to promote optimal health. It is my goal to assist patients in their journey to self-care by advocating for their health and independence.
This nursing mission statement will explain the functional differences between the Idaho Board of Nursing (BRN) and a professional nursing organization (PNO); this will include examples of how the American Nurses Association (ANA) Provisions from The Nursing Code of Ethics influence nursing practice as well as discuss my professional nursing traits described in the Code …show more content…
Nursing Code Examples
The Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses was initiated by the ANA’s board to hold nursing to a higher standard of care (ANA, 2001). I will give two examples of these provisions that influence my career in nursing.
Provision three states “The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient” (ANA, 2001). As a nurse I feel it is my duty to advocate for my patients especially when they are naïve to care and services that could better their health, rights and safety.
I currently work as a clinical nurse for the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) in a small, rurally secluded town. It is important that the Veterans I care for in the clinic get the care they need even though the large medical center is 250 miles away. The majority of our Veterans are over the age of 60. Traveling long distances for care and long wait periods are simply not a viable option for them. I encourage my provider and the VHA to work together to get the Veterans necessary lab or x-ray testing, annual eye exams and hearing screenings referred locally in a timely …show more content…
Florence Nightingale is possibly the most famous and recognized for changing nursing from domesticated home care of the ill to a respected profession.
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer for human advocacy. Although Nightingale did not specifically define advocacy in nursing, she wrote letters of correspondence, government documents and books that describe instances of her advocacy. She believed that all people deserved the same opportunities no matter what religion, sex or ethnicity; she was a strong proponent of equal human rights (Selanders, 2012).
Florence Nightingale advocated for nursing by creating standards of care and educating nurses to improve health care for patients. She collected information and used statistics while caring for patients to promote their health. Her analysis of patient care led to an improved patient environment, changing it from unsanitary to a more sanitary environment which promoted health and well-being (Selanders, 2012). Her leadership in the profession led to establishing her own school of nursing in England which in turn prompted schools in America. This leadership paved the way for nurses to become leaders in a respected profession (Selanders,
Laralee Shaffmaster
Western Governor’s University
Nursing Mission Statement
It is my purpose to provide safe and accurate nursing care by educating patients and their families to promote optimal health. It is my goal to assist patients in their journey to self-care by advocating for their health and independence.
This nursing mission statement will explain the functional differences between the Idaho Board of Nursing (BRN) and a professional nursing organization (PNO); this will include examples of how the American Nurses Association (ANA) Provisions from The Nursing Code of Ethics influence nursing practice as well as discuss my professional nursing traits described in the Code …show more content…
Nursing Code Examples
The Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses was initiated by the ANA’s board to hold nursing to a higher standard of care (ANA, 2001). I will give two examples of these provisions that influence my career in nursing.
Provision three states “The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient” (ANA, 2001). As a nurse I feel it is my duty to advocate for my patients especially when they are naïve to care and services that could better their health, rights and safety.
I currently work as a clinical nurse for the Veteran’s Health Administration (VHA) in a small, rurally secluded town. It is important that the Veterans I care for in the clinic get the care they need even though the large medical center is 250 miles away. The majority of our Veterans are over the age of 60. Traveling long distances for care and long wait periods are simply not a viable option for them. I encourage my provider and the VHA to work together to get the Veterans necessary lab or x-ray testing, annual eye exams and hearing screenings referred locally in a timely …show more content…
Florence Nightingale is possibly the most famous and recognized for changing nursing from domesticated home care of the ill to a respected profession.
Florence Nightingale was a pioneer for human advocacy. Although Nightingale did not specifically define advocacy in nursing, she wrote letters of correspondence, government documents and books that describe instances of her advocacy. She believed that all people deserved the same opportunities no matter what religion, sex or ethnicity; she was a strong proponent of equal human rights (Selanders, 2012).
Florence Nightingale advocated for nursing by creating standards of care and educating nurses to improve health care for patients. She collected information and used statistics while caring for patients to promote their health. Her analysis of patient care led to an improved patient environment, changing it from unsanitary to a more sanitary environment which promoted health and well-being (Selanders, 2012). Her leadership in the profession led to establishing her own school of nursing in England which in turn prompted schools in America. This leadership paved the way for nurses to become leaders in a respected profession (Selanders,