Nursing Code Of Ethics

Every person, whether they know it or not, has a set of ethical beliefs that they live by. Most people call this their conscience or even how they know right from wrong. Well, in the profession of nursing there is a set code of ethics that is used as an outline for how to guide practice. Each practicing nurse, during the course of their career, will face some sort of ethical dilemma and this is where they must rely on their own ethics, morals, and the nursing code of ethics to find a solution to this dilemma. Each nurse should be aware of and use the principles of beneficence, nonmaleficence, justice, fidelity, and veracity in their day to day work. In this paper, I am going to explain the nursing code of ethics and the major themes therein.
There are nine provisions in the Code of Ethics For Nurses. In these provisions, there are a few common themes; the most important being that the nurse should do anything in her power to advocate for the patient. Another common motif is that the nurse should be sure to take care of herself so that she can be at her best when caring for patients. In my opinion, the most important provision of the Nursing Code of Ethics is that the nurse will be accountable for every decision she makes. The Code of Ethics for Nurses influences the profession of nursing by being a guideline for all nursing practice. It tells all nurses how they should practice and regard themselves, patients, other team members, and anyone else the nurse
The first one is beneficence which is the ethical principle of doing good. Next, is nonmaleficence which is the ethical principle to do no harm. Nonmaleficence and beneficence together mean to do only good and not harm. The next principle is justice which means that equals should be treated the same and nonequals should not be treated the same. This affects the profession of nursing by making sure that all persons are treated fairly no matter their race, ethnicity, background, religion, or other deviations from what the nurse is. The next principle is fidelity which is to value faithfulness to one’s responsibilities. This affects nursing by showing value for taking responsibility for one’s actions. Lastly, there is the ethical principle of veracity which is defined simply as truthfulness. This effects nursing by making sure the nurse knows her responsibility to practice truthfully. All of these things lead to the nurse’s ultimate principle of accountability. The definition of accountability, in my opinion, is to take responsibility for your own actions. This affects nursing by making the nurse aware that she is personally responsible for each decision he or she makes on or off the job. I believe that this makes the nurse more careful when making clinical decisions. I also believe that all of the ethical principles, The Code of Ethics for Nurses, and the concept of accountability