Ethical Issues In Nursing
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There are many factors that influence the development of a person’s ethical framework. Ethical composition is made up of a person’s morals, values, and beliefs. Morals can be expressed as a standard of beliefs or behaviors and choosing to do what is right. People use ethics to guide in decision making throughout life. This foundation helps to direct us which path to take socially, educationally, and professionally. In nursing, ethics encompasses relationships with self, patients, and colleagues. Ethics is a part of the foundation of nursing. It defines how nurses provide care, empathy, and respect to others at all times, no matter the circumstances. As a profession, nurses frequently face …show more content…
Among these are parental guidance, religion, and culture. Personalities and behaviors are developed as we grow in experience. Therefore, being an ethical person is a learned process. In order to develop this process, it takes time, understanding, and experience. As we experience life, one learns to determine right from wrong. This starts in early childhood and can be learned from something as simple as listening to a story with a moral. As we grow, those morals develop more into a standard of behavior. As a nurse, we use ethics to determine what is the best treatment or intervention for our patients and their families. This is also a learned process achieved through patient care experiences that is founded on basic nursing knowledge and skill. Professional nurses must use a structural model to guide effective ethical decision making. The American Nurses Association is a valuable resource that provides a structural model for nursing ethics and code of conduct. Most health care organizations have an ethics committee that can be consulted if needed. Most importantly, ethical decision-making is the responsibility of the professional nurse and quality patient care stems from the ability to think …show more content…
Before delving into the specific mechanisms through which people learn by observing others, the key elements of social learning theory – as discussed by Ormrod (1990) – are outlined below.
• People can learn by observing the behavior of others, as well as from the consequences of those
There are many factors that influence the development of a person’s ethical framework. Ethical composition is made up of a person’s morals, values, and beliefs. Morals can be expressed as a standard of beliefs or behaviors and choosing to do what is right. People use ethics to guide in decision making throughout life. This foundation helps to direct us which path to take socially, educationally, and professionally. In nursing, ethics encompasses relationships with self, patients, and colleagues. Ethics is a part of the foundation of nursing. It defines how nurses provide care, empathy, and respect to others at all times, no matter the circumstances. As a profession, nurses frequently face …show more content…
Among these are parental guidance, religion, and culture. Personalities and behaviors are developed as we grow in experience. Therefore, being an ethical person is a learned process. In order to develop this process, it takes time, understanding, and experience. As we experience life, one learns to determine right from wrong. This starts in early childhood and can be learned from something as simple as listening to a story with a moral. As we grow, those morals develop more into a standard of behavior. As a nurse, we use ethics to determine what is the best treatment or intervention for our patients and their families. This is also a learned process achieved through patient care experiences that is founded on basic nursing knowledge and skill. Professional nurses must use a structural model to guide effective ethical decision making. The American Nurses Association is a valuable resource that provides a structural model for nursing ethics and code of conduct. Most health care organizations have an ethics committee that can be consulted if needed. Most importantly, ethical decision-making is the responsibility of the professional nurse and quality patient care stems from the ability to think …show more content…
Before delving into the specific mechanisms through which people learn by observing others, the key elements of social learning theory – as discussed by Ormrod (1990) – are outlined below.
• People can learn by observing the behavior of others, as well as from the consequences of those