Case Study: Nmba's Code Of Conduct For Safe Nursing Practice
Registered nurses, as one of the forefronts of patient care, continuously deal with various conflicts about the nursing profession. When such issues arise, it is a necessity to refer to NMBA’s Code of Conduct for safe nursing practice (ANMC & NMBA, 2006). One issue to regard is when it comes to proceeding with the treatment of lung cancer despite its unpromising prognosis.
The patient, who is around 80 years old, was detected with metastatic lung tumour. She is a mother of three, and has an account of depression and schizophrenia several years ago. The patient is afraid of dying, and is keen on treatment modalities to live longer. However, these cannot guarantee the cure of cancer./
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Nurses are persuaded to be keen at assessing the exploitation by asking the patient straightforwardly whether the mistreatment has been experienced (Ziminski & Phillips, 2011)./ In this case, the issue of confidentiality is between imparting the information to the carer and to the regulating authority.
When this happens, nurses are anticipated to coincide with the Code of Ethics. Under the Value Statement 7, patient records are kept reserved and exclusive as per the owner’s request. Nurses should not unveil any information unless it does not considerably affect the welfare of others and especially the patient (ANMC & NMBA, 2008).// Different people have distinctive perceptions. This may be either on how they understand things on their own or on how they react on a given situation.
Since nurses interrelate with a range of people with diverse attitudes and values, it is of great significance that nurses also recognize the implications of the caring environment, either to the patient, to the carers and even to the nurses themselves. However, for nurses to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the patient scenario, a reflective analysis of one’s experience is necessary to contribute to learning and professional performance (ANMC & NMBA, …show more content…
Saddened, for I know these patients are suffering from a life-limiting illness. Confused, because despite the presence of the deadly disease, I have felt a sense of positivity when I hear their hope of survival.
Research had proven that people’s awareness and views about their illness, including their carers’, have absolute correlation to favourable health outcomes (Association of Psychological Science, 2012). This encompasses their enhanced functioning ability, conformity to the treatment plans and improved longevity (APS, 2012). As such, taking this in consideration is possibly the most effective way to treat the illness, specifically, the enhancement of quality of life (Petrie & Weinman, 2012)./ In summary, nurses should maintain their empathic attitude and communicative aptitudes in the caring environment.
That is, through attentive listening and reflection of what the patients and the caregivers feel and express (Bach & Grant, 2011). These may therefore foster a stronger bond, creating an atmosphere of deeper
The patient, who is around 80 years old, was detected with metastatic lung tumour. She is a mother of three, and has an account of depression and schizophrenia several years ago. The patient is afraid of dying, and is keen on treatment modalities to live longer. However, these cannot guarantee the cure of cancer./
Medical professionals, through the legal responsibility …show more content…
Nurses are persuaded to be keen at assessing the exploitation by asking the patient straightforwardly whether the mistreatment has been experienced (Ziminski & Phillips, 2011)./ In this case, the issue of confidentiality is between imparting the information to the carer and to the regulating authority.
When this happens, nurses are anticipated to coincide with the Code of Ethics. Under the Value Statement 7, patient records are kept reserved and exclusive as per the owner’s request. Nurses should not unveil any information unless it does not considerably affect the welfare of others and especially the patient (ANMC & NMBA, 2008).// Different people have distinctive perceptions. This may be either on how they understand things on their own or on how they react on a given situation.
Since nurses interrelate with a range of people with diverse attitudes and values, it is of great significance that nurses also recognize the implications of the caring environment, either to the patient, to the carers and even to the nurses themselves. However, for nurses to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the patient scenario, a reflective analysis of one’s experience is necessary to contribute to learning and professional performance (ANMC & NMBA, …show more content…
Saddened, for I know these patients are suffering from a life-limiting illness. Confused, because despite the presence of the deadly disease, I have felt a sense of positivity when I hear their hope of survival.
Research had proven that people’s awareness and views about their illness, including their carers’, have absolute correlation to favourable health outcomes (Association of Psychological Science, 2012). This encompasses their enhanced functioning ability, conformity to the treatment plans and improved longevity (APS, 2012). As such, taking this in consideration is possibly the most effective way to treat the illness, specifically, the enhancement of quality of life (Petrie & Weinman, 2012)./ In summary, nurses should maintain their empathic attitude and communicative aptitudes in the caring environment.
That is, through attentive listening and reflection of what the patients and the caregivers feel and express (Bach & Grant, 2011). These may therefore foster a stronger bond, creating an atmosphere of deeper