Running head: SYSTEM OF INQUIRY PAPER System of Inquiry Paper Wendell A. Garcia University of Phoenix March 18‚ 2008 American Nurses Association’s Code of Ethics for Nurses Ethics is an integral part of the foundation of nursing. Nursing has a distinguished history of concern for the welfare of the sick‚ injured‚ and vulnerable and for social justice. This concern is embodied in the provision of nursing care to individuals and the community. Nursing encompasses the prevention of
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1. Nurses value quality nursing care for all people. Valuing quality nursing care involves nurses accepting accountability for the standard of nursing care they provide‚ helping to raise the standard of nursing care‚ and taking action when they consider‚ on reasonable grounds‚ the standard of nursing care to be unacceptable. This includes a responsibility to question and report what they consider‚ on reasonable grounds‚ to be unethical behaviour and treatment. 2. Nurses value respect and
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psychological care‚ but also to critique and reflect on the standard of health care practices. For the nurses to do this‚ they must understand ethics and ways in which to utilize this knowledge in a constructive and systematic way. In doing so‚ they are able to deliver the care required by the profession and also expected by the society. The importance of the code of ethics for registered nurses guarantees that nurses are accountable for their actions‚ ethical problem are dealt with in a most appropriate
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Nursing Code of Ethics Introduction Butts and Rich (1-26) point out that effective nursing requires both broad knowledge and a set of well developed abilities and skills. The required tasks‚ are many and varied and in order to do them properly‚ care must be taken to respect each patient’s rights and sensitivities. This is why‚ according to the authors‚ nursing care must be guided by a code of ethics. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview and discussion of the "Code of Ethics for
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In any professional field‚ there are codes of conduct put in place that are meant to discourage unethical behavior. These rules are commonly retaught or reinforced so people within a field are continuously aware of what society expects of them. Usually people get tired of being reminded of these rules as some of them seem like basic curtesy or something anyone with decent parent was taught during youth‚ but that attitude is what lead to one of America’s biggest financial scandal‚ Enron. Enron is
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Code of Ethics Comparison Abstract This paper is a comparison between the codes of ethics of the American Counseling Association (ACA) and the American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC). This paper aims to present the similarities and differences between the two codes of ethics. There are two main sections on this paper. The first section presents the general similarities and differences of the two codes of ethics. The second section presents the similarities and differences of the
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In this paper I will explain how important it is to follow the ASPA Code of Ethics to avoid unethical behaviors and corruption in the work place. It is important to report all suspicious behavior to Supervisors‚ Management‚ and or Directors. There will be times when reports will have to be anonymous due to the safety of the people involved. As a planner in this case‚ it is my responsibility to speak up and report any suspicions that I have. I would speak directly to person involved and inform
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Code of Ethic Numerous professional organizations have a code of ethic that is a professional conduct guideline. This code provides a complete statement of ethical values‚ which remind employee in their profession that ethical behavior is an essential part of their job (Professional Ethics and Responsibilities‚ 2010). All Medical IT Directors must up hold all ethical standards in their departments. Informatics ethics address rights to privacy‚ security‚ access and accountability‚ as delineated
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The relationship between ethics‚ morality and social issues in the legal environment can be sometimes confusing. It has to have just the right balance. For when they overlap‚ something unethical can also become something illegal. When they do not overlap‚ the illegal action can somehow seem ethical. Or it can still be legal but seem unethical. Of course the overlap is when you have the clearest course of action. For when it is an unethical situation‚ and not illegal‚ it comes down to the company’s
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of a code adopted by a profession or by a governmental or quasi-governmental organ to regulate that profession‚ an ethical code may be styled as a code of professional responsibility‚ which may dispense with difficult issues of what behavior is "ethical". Some codes of ethics are often promulgated by the (quasi-) governmental agency responsible for licensing a profession. Violations of these codes may be subject to administrative (e.g. loss of license)‚ civil or penal remedies. Other codes can be
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