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Ethical Dimensions of Nursing
Discuss ethical standards set forth by
Saudi Nurses
Acknowledge the dignity and worth
of each individual
Discuss issues related to patient’s
rights from a nursing perspective
Code of Professional Conduct for
Nursing
Purpose
•Safeguarding and promoting the interests of
patients and society.
•Uphold and enhance the good standing
reputation of the nursing profession.
•Provide a means for nurses to exercise
professional self regulation
Code of Professional Conduct is
derived from the following values
Accountability
Dignity
Privacy and confidentiality
Fairness
Accountability
•Comply with code:
•Support national health care initiatives
•Maintain high standards and report,
malpractice, suspect unethical, incompetent or
unsafe care.
•Be honest and trustful.
•Act to promote interests of of patient.etc
Dignity
•Promote, protect and advocate the dignity and
respect of those patients who are vulnerable.
•Understand the individuals value system.
•Respect the person regardless of race, sex,
language, personal attributes, nationality,
social status, or the nature of their health
problems.
•Strengthen patient’s confidence by giving
adequate information and involving them in
decisions regarding their own care.
Privacy
Privacy is limiting access to a person, the person’s
body, conservations, bodily functions, and objects
immediately associated with the person unless access
is necessary to give care.
Confidentiality
• Confidentiality means protecting all confidential
information concerning patients.
• Knowing patient’s secrets obtained in the course
of professional practice, does not entitle the nurse
to hint at them in some way that exposes those
secrets.
• Disclosure could only be made with consent.
Privacy and Confidentiality
Ensure that the patients physical and emotional
privacy is protected at all times.Protect
patients body from being exposed unnecessary
while performing any procedure.
Ensure patient privacy when obtaining health
personal information.
Refrain from obtaining information which is
unnecessary to provide health care.
Obtain patients consent
Patients Rights
Patients right to health care
The right to make informed decisions
The right to confidentiality
The right to dignity including the right to die
with dignity
The right to be treated with respect
The importance of ethics
The changing nature of societies
Changing nature of health care
The need to protect the interests of people
requiring or receiving health care
The increasing complexity and diversity of
moral problems facing nurses.
Stringent moral accountability and
responsibility expected of nurses
Making Ethical Decisions
• Difficult choice exists between actions that
conflict with needs of one or more persons
• Moral principles exist that can be used to
provide some justification for the action
• The choice is guided by a process of
weighing reasons
Making Ethical Decisions
(cont’d)
• The decision must be freely and consciously
chosen
• The choice is affected by personal feelings
and by the particular context of the situation
Enhancing Ethical Decisionmaking
• Becoming aware of personal values and
ethical aspects of nursing
• Becoming familiar with nursing code of
ethics
• Seeking continuing education to remain
knowledgeable about ethical issues in
nursing
Enhancing Ethical Decisionmaking
• Respecting the values, opinions, and
responsibilities of other health care
professionals
• Participating in or establishing ethic rounds
• Serving on institutional ethics committees
• Striving for collaborative practice
Common Ethical Issues
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HIV/AIDS clients
Abortions
Organ or tissue transplantation
End-of-life decisions
Cost-containment issues (resource
allocation)
• Breaches of client confidentiality