VIRTUE ETHICS

A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is

valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being.
VIRTUES ETHICS IN NURSING

It is concerned with the character of individual nurses and seeks ways to enable nurses to
develop character traits appropriate for actions that enhance wellbeing.
CODE OF ETHICS 

• It is a guide of principles designed to help professionals conduct work with honestly and
with integrity.
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES (ICN) IN
1953
• The codes outline how the nurses should behave ethically as a profession, and how they
should decide when encounter barriers preventing them from fulfilling their professional
obligations.

• The codes can also support nurses in their practice and reduce their moral distress.
CODE OF ETHICS FOR FILIPINO NURSES

• The Code of Good Governance promulgated by the Profession Regulation Commission

(PRC) on July 23, 2003 states the hallmark of all professionals is their willingness to
accept which they will follow in the conduct of their daily lives.

• The acceptance of these principles requires the maintenance of a standard of cnduct

higher than what is required by law.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

1. Service to others
- a commitment to a life of sacrifice and genuine selfishness in carrying out their professional
duties even at the expense of personal gain.

2. Integrity
- professionals perform their responsibilities with the highest sense of integrity and imbued
with nationalism and spiritual values.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

3. Objectivity
- professionals must maintain objectivity by being free from conflicts of interest,
refrain from engaging in an activity that would prejudice their abilities to ethically carry out
their duties nor make any representations that would likely cause a reasonable person to
misunderstood and be deceived.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

4. Professional Competence
- a certain level of competence is necessary in undertaking only those professional
services they can reasonably deliver.
- it is their express obligation to keep up with new knowledge and techniques in their
field and upgrade their level of competence, taking part in a lifelong continuing education
program.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

5. Solidarity and teamwork

- each professional shall maintain and support one professional organization that
promotes a deep spirit of solidarity and teamwork among its members
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

6. Social and Civic responsibility

- professionals shall always carry out their professional duties with due consideration
of the broader interest of the public, serve them with professional concern consistent with
their responsibilities to society and as Filipinos, contribute to attainment of the country’s
national objectives.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

7. Global Competitiveness
- professionals shall remain open to the challenges of a more dynamic and
interconnected world, rise up to global standards and maintain levels of professional
practices fully aligned with global best practices.
CORE VALUES OF A PROFESSIONAL NURSE

8. Equality of all professionals

- all professional shall treat their colleagues with respect and strive to be fair in their
dealings with one another.
- no one group of professionals is superior to or above others.
- all professions perform an equally important, yet distinct, service to society.
- in the eyes of PRC, all professions are equal and therefore, every one shall treat other
professionals with respect and fairness.
THE CODE OF ETHICS FOR REGISTERED NURSES
BY THE BOARD OF NURSING (BON)
• Promulgation of the code of ethics
- READ: https://www.prc.gov.ph/uploaded/documents/Board%20of%20Nursing-CE.pdf

• Philippine Nursing Act in 2002 (Act No. 9173)

- to provide for protection and improvement of nursing profession by instituting measures
that shall result in relevant nursing education, humane working conditions, better career
prospects and dignified existence for nurses.
- READ: http://thenursingcorner.blogspot.com/2010/09/philippine-nursing-act-of-2002.html
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