The nursing shortage and lack of staffing ratios have created long standing ethical dilemmas as they relate to patient care. Nurses are accountable and responsible for their own morals, decisions and behaviors. Nurses are accountable for judgments made and actions taken in the course of nursing practice, irrespective of healthcare organizations policies or providers' directives which may not always be in the best interest of the patient.…
Rene Cronquist suggest that using social media the right way is done with the understanding of what is private information and what is not. Nurses must keep the informations they learn about patients to themselves. He or she should only talk to people that they have permission to talk to about patient information. Cronquist adds that besides the people that nurses have permission to talk to about patient records, they must keep private info absolutely private. Keeping all information you learn about a patient private is the only way that you can be sure you do not accidentally tell someone details that could get you in trouble.…
communication that is shared on social media must occur within an ethical and professional frame work. According to Nancy Spector nurses have a code of ethics that they must adhere to. Meaning that everything that they see and hear should not to posted on the pages of social media. According to Barrry,Marie-Elena, R.Ns have a responsibility to protect their patients privacy and confidentially. Remember that nursing is based highly on the patients trust. Nancy Spector says R.N.s must consider their responsibility to maintain professional boundaries and to ensure that their social media posting does not violate ethical and professional standards,laws and regulations. Barry gives a case in point, Emily was working at a major hostipal and she…
The NLN has such a large presents within the nursing community, but there are more specific and focused organization for specialty sections of nursing. Some of these organizations consist of American Association of Diabetes Educators, American Association of Spinal Cord Nurses, Respiratory Nursing Society, League of Intravenous Nurses, and Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses to only name just a few . Another nursing specialty group, founded in 1974, is the American Assembly for Men in Nursing (About Us). This group aims to encourage men of all ages and various diverse backgrounds to enter the field of nursing (About Us). The organization aims to strengthen and humanize health care with the adjunct of male nurses working along side the entire…
This article highlights the need for Surgical Technologists to understand the ethical and legal issues in their day to day activities. Professionalism when working in any area of a surgery department must be maintained no matter what the situation. Ethical and legal issues arise daily, so it is necessary to understand and apply certain concepts in order to properly evaluate a given situation and make appropriate decisions leading to performance that will render the highest quality patient care possible. Professional behavior in this regard is crucial for any health care worker.…
Nurses are provided guidelines for how to approach the care of patients in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics, but they are just that, guidelines. It is simply a map to help navigate some of the more difficult decisions that are necessary for a nurse to make. Ethics, in nursing, is based on individual interpretation. A person’s values shape their individual approaches to patients and patient care. The ANA document does not tell or indicate what is an absolute right or wrong. Each and every nurse has to make those decisions individually. Ethical knowledge and guidelines help a nurse maneuver through personal/professional relationships, to give safe and ethical care in an ever-changing healthcare system.…
Through this work, ANA can provide direction to nursing practices, influence legislation, and implement a guideline to objectively evaluate nursing excellence. This can be achieved through several publications designed to cover topics pertinent to the nursing practice such as Code of Ethics for Nurses which was developed as a guide for carrying out nursing responsibilities in a manner consistent with quality in nursing care and the ethical obligations of the profession. The ANA Nursing Standards which describes the scope and standards of practice, ANA Position Statements are an explanation, a justification or a recommendation for a course of action that reflects ANA’s stance regarding the concern. and ANA Principles for Nursing Practice that establish guidelines for different topics related to the profession regarding staffing, nursing documentation, social networking and collaborative relationships with other healthcare…
In this paper I will cover different scopes and guidelines that nursing professionals use in their daily practice and some examples in my practice that are affected by those guidelines. Also how ethics, morals and values affect nursing policies and ways the affect the nurse in providing care.…
The communication modality is Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The EMR provides benefits to the patients such as better communication with providers. EMR helps provide information quicker and making access to information more accessible. There are some issues with privacy, such as HIPAA privacy, but it is becoming fixed rapidly. EMR opens up opportunity for social networking and media opportunities. The EMR markets health care and the services available with broader audiences. In this paper these topics will be discussed.…
As nurses we often find ourselves trapped in the center of ethical dilemmas between physicians, patients, family members, co-workers, and employers. In ethical dilemma our ethical values and ethical behavior guide us to provide the best care to our patients. In this paper I will define ethics value, my ethical values, and how did I developed them. Also, I will discuss how my ethical values have significant positive impact on my life, and ethical behavior that I want to develop in future.…
Values and ethics play a huge role in the nursing practice. Nursing care involves preventing illness and its complications, promotion or health restoration, and reducing suffering in the terminally ill. Nurses use their technical skills, qualities such as compassion, humanitarian service and duty, and efficient decision making in meeting the needs of their patients, families, and communities. An important part of nursing is ensuring the safety and the rights of patients. Vigilance of nurses is necessary in order to avoid unwanted and unnecessary treatments that lead to patient suffering. Nurses and other health…
Social media is a phenomenon that has become prominent mostly in the last decade. It has a time and place and is one of the most used past times by a wide demographic of age and popular throughout the entire planet. Email was the origin of social media but generally only shared between 2 people. With the advent of the most popular of all social media platforms Facebook, it is not uncommon to see users anywhere in society checking and participating in their Facebook anytime of day and in all sorts of situations.…
Leman, H. (2012). Social Media in Healthcare: Connect, Communicate, Collaborate. Journal Of The Medical Library Association, 100(2), 148-149. doi:10.3163/1536-5050.100.2.018…
One of the most significant aspects of nursing care is the social contract between the profession and the society it serves. This contract focuses on nursing’s commitment to the core values and ethical standards that support the general health of the population (The ANA, 2010). According to the ANA’s Nursing’s Social Policy…
Torjuul, Kirsti., and Sorlie, Venke. (2006). Nursing is different than medicine: ethical difficulties in the process of care in surgical units. Journal of Advanced Medicine , 56(4) 404-413.…