Personal Narrative: My Personal Code Of Ethics

According to the report, Shawna Hardesty who was employed as a nursing assistant at Fountain City nursing home for a year was fired in August 2010 after she punched a 93-year-old patient in the head three times leaving a large “baseball-sized” bruise on the forehead. Hardesty would punch her patient every time she came into her room. The administrator of the nursing home was interviewed and said they train employees how to deal with stress, and how to treat patients properly as safety is important to them. In this report, Hardesty was charged with physical abuse which is purposely hurting another person’s body. This is because it wasn’t an accident that she punched her patient’s body leaving a bruise if she would punch her every time she enters her room. Furthermore, because the nursing assistant actually touched the patient who didn’t want to be touched and injured her, Hardesty could also be charged with
My code of ethics is influenced from beliefs and principles that are influenced by a combination of my upbringing, experiences and religious beliefs. I believe that all patients should be treated and respected to the best of my ability, making sure that my patients are happy, healthy and well as best as they can be. I don’t believe living in a nursing home should be painful or devastating, but that it can be safe and fun instead. If possible, patients should be able to make their own decisions with help from trustworthy and truthful nursing assistants if they would like. My code of ethics would make sure I have a healthy way of dealing with stress (such as finding time to relax, exercising, and eating healthy) so that I come to work refreshed and to prevent situations like the one described in the report. Furthermore, any inappropriate actions observed will be reported in a patient-oriented way that ensures privacy as our patients deserve to be treated with utmost dignity and