Ana Code Of Ethics In Nursing Research Paper
All patients have rights. The patient’s family or guardian may exercise the patient’s rights when the patient has been determining to be incompetent to exorcise those rights. In this paper I will elaborate on patients’ rights and the ANA code of ethics in relation to advocacy for hospice patients.
Provision 7 of the ANA code of ethics mandates for nurses to participate in advancement of the profession to continue to educate themselves and to contribute to practice, administration, and knowledge development. Nurses must also help the profession to advance in active involvement in nursing and in health care policy. Nurses can also help the profession advancement by developing, maintaining, and implementing professional …show more content…
Although nurses want to provide good patient care and advocate for their patients, nurse must also care for themselves and their families. Now that the new health care act is emphasizing on customer services many health care organizations are pressure the nurses to provide good customer service not nursing care. As a nurse I think my job is to care for myself and my family first, and following my organizations guideline is more important than avocation for my patients because at the end of the day I need my job to be able to care for my patients(Kovner, & Knickman, 2011)..
References
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; http://www.nhpco.org
Casarett D, Wellman C, DeFord B. Artificial nutrition and hydration: practical ethics at the bedside. Program and abstracts of the 6th Annual Clinical Team Conference of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; April 21-23, 2005; Atlanta, Georgia.
Jennings B, Ryndes T, D 'Onofrio C, Baily MA. Access to hospice care: expanding boundaries, overcoming barriers. Hastings Center Report. 2003;33:S3-S59
Milstead, J. A. (2013). Health policy and politics: A nurse 's guide (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Kovner, A. R., & Knickman, J. R. (Eds.). (2011). Health care delivery in the United States (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). New York, NY: Springer
Provision 7 of the ANA code of ethics mandates for nurses to participate in advancement of the profession to continue to educate themselves and to contribute to practice, administration, and knowledge development. Nurses must also help the profession to advance in active involvement in nursing and in health care policy. Nurses can also help the profession advancement by developing, maintaining, and implementing professional …show more content…
Although nurses want to provide good patient care and advocate for their patients, nurse must also care for themselves and their families. Now that the new health care act is emphasizing on customer services many health care organizations are pressure the nurses to provide good customer service not nursing care. As a nurse I think my job is to care for myself and my family first, and following my organizations guideline is more important than avocation for my patients because at the end of the day I need my job to be able to care for my patients(Kovner, & Knickman, 2011)..
References
National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; http://www.nhpco.org
Casarett D, Wellman C, DeFord B. Artificial nutrition and hydration: practical ethics at the bedside. Program and abstracts of the 6th Annual Clinical Team Conference of the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization; April 21-23, 2005; Atlanta, Georgia.
Jennings B, Ryndes T, D 'Onofrio C, Baily MA. Access to hospice care: expanding boundaries, overcoming barriers. Hastings Center Report. 2003;33:S3-S59
Milstead, J. A. (2013). Health policy and politics: A nurse 's guide (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Kovner, A. R., & Knickman, J. R. (Eds.). (2011). Health care delivery in the United States (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). New York, NY: Springer