Ethics in Nursing

Ethics in nursing
Code of ethics in nursing
1.The nurse
respects the
uniqueness
of individual •?
in provision
of care
• 1.1 Provides care of individuals without

consideration of caste, creed, religion, culture,
ethnicity, gender, socio-economic and political
1.The nurse status, personal attributes, or any other
grounds
respects the • 1.2 Individualizes the care considering the
beliefs, values and cultural sensitivities
uniqueness • 1.3 Appreciates the place of individual in the
of individual family and community and facilitates
participation of significant others in the care.
in provision • 1.4 Develops and promotes trustful
relationship with individual(s)
of care • 1.5 Recognizes uniqueness of response of
individuals to interventions and adapts
accordingly
2. The nurse
respects the
rights of
individuals as
partner in
care and help
•?.
in making
informed
choices –
2. The nurse • 2.1 Appreciates individual’s right to

respects the make decisions about their care and
therefore gives adequate and accurate
rights of information for enabling them to make
individuals as informed choices
partner in • 2.2 Respects the decisions made by
individual(s) regarding their care
care and help • 2.3 Protects public from
in making misinformation and misinterpretations
informed • 2.4 Advocates special provision to
choices – protect vulnerable individuals/groups.
3. The nurse
respects
individual’s
right to privacy,
maintains
confidentiality,
•?
and shares
information
judiciously
3. The nurse • 3.1 Respects the individual’s right to privacy

respects of their personal information
• 3.2 Maintains confidentiality of privileged
individual’s information except in life threatening
right to privacy, situations and uses discretion in sharing
information.
maintains • 3.3 Takes informed consent and maintains
confidentiality, anonymity when information is required for
quality assurance/ academic/legal reasons
and shares • 3.4 Limits the access to all personal records
information written and computerized to authorized
judiciously persons only.
4. Nurse
maintains
competence
in order to
render
•?.
Quality
Nursing Care
• 4.1 Nursing care must be provided only by

4. Nurse registered nurse
maintains • 4.2 Nurse strives to maintain quality
nursing care and upholds the standards of
competence care
• 4.3 Nurse values continuing education,
in order to initiates and utilizes all opportunities for
render self development.
• 4.4 Nurses values research as a means of
Quality development of nursing profession and
participates in nursing research adhering
Nursing Care to ethical principles.
5. The nurse if
obliged to
practice
within the
framework of
ethical,
•?
professional
and legal
boundaries
5. The nurse if • 5.1 Adheres to code of ethics

obliged to and code of professional
practice conduct for nurses in India
within the developed by Indian Nursing
framework of Council
ethical, • 5.2 Familiarizes with relevant
professional laws and practices in
and legal accordance with the law of
boundaries the state
6. Nurse is
obliged to
work
harmoniously
with •?
members of
the health
team
6. Nurse is
obliged to • 6.1 Appreciates the team
efforts in rendering care
work
harmoniously • 6.2 Cooperates,
coordinates and
with
collaborates with members
members of of the health team to meet
the health the needs of people
team
7. Nurse
commits to
reciprocate
the trust
invested in •?
nursing
profession by
society Nurse
7. Nurse
commits to • 7.1 Demonstrates
reciprocate professional etiquettes
the trust in all dealings
invested in • 7.2Demonstrates
nursing professional attributes
profession by in all dealings
society Nurse
Etiquettes in nursing
PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE'S OF NURSES
• Etiquette is a code of good manners that a

nurse should follow.
• You should be courteous to all. Be gentle and polite in your
talk.
• You should greet your seniors, co-workers, your patients etc
with appropriate words and according to the time of the day.
• you should address the seniors with proper title eg Sir,
Madam, Sister, Mister, Miss etc.
• Stand up when people of higher rank enter your room.
• Stand up when answering questions in the class room.
• Open the door for the seniors and stand aside for them to
pass.
• Excuse yourself when overtaking a senior person.
• Maintain silence wherever and whenever necessary.
• Keep your dress neat and tidy.
• While on duty never use any form of jewellery that may
interfere with work.
• Obey seniors without arguing.
• Help the seniors to carry a heavy load if you find them on the
way.
• Say "Thank you" when some one is doing a favour for you.
• Do not delay your answers to the questions. give the answers
immediately and appropriately.
• Be punctual.
• Keep eye contact and sit face to face when listening
to someone.
• Never let others secret go out of you.
• Do not cover the mouth while talking to others.
• Excuse yourself before you interfere with others
engaged in a talking or doing some work.
Telephone etiquette exercise
Telephone etiquettes exercise
• During night duty when you receive a call
• One relative makes frequent calls enquiring
about his patients which disrupts the work
• Receiving call from media to enquire about
the status of VIP patients.
• Doctor is angry for sending the patients report
late to his OPD
instead of kishore behera you send the report
of krishna behera

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Code of ethics in nursing

• 1.1 Provides care of individuals without

2. The nurse • 2.1 Appreciates individual’s right to

3. The nurse • 3.1 Respects the individual’s right to privacy

• 4.1 Nursing care must be provided only by

5. The nurse if • 5.1 Adheres to code of ethics

• Etiquette is a code of good manners that a

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