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Ethics Exam 1

Professional Commitment

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PA code: practice of professional nursing (Diagnosing and treating human responses
to actual or potential health problems through such services as case findings, health teaching, health counseling, provision of care supportive to or restorative of life and well-being
PA code: practice of professional nursing does not include acts of medical diagnosis or prescription of medical therapeutic or corrective measures
PA code: responsibilities of RN assesses human responses and plans, implements and evaluates nursing care for individuals or families for whom the nurse is responsible
PA code: RNs collect complete and ongoing data to determine
nursing care needs
PA code: RN analyzes the health status of the individuals and families and compares the data with the norm
when possible in determining nursing care needs
PA code: RN identifies goals and plans for nursing care
PA code: RN carries out nursing care actions which promote, maintain and restore the well-being of individuals
PA code: RN involves individuals and their families in their health promotion, maintenance and restoration
PA code: RN evaluates the effectiveness of the quality of
nursing care provided
PA code: RN is fully responsible for all actions as a licensed nurse and is accountable to clients for the quality of care delivered
PA code: RN may not engage in areas of highly specialized practice without adequate knowledge of and skills in the practice areas involved
PA code: board recognizes standards of practice and professional codes of behavior, as developed by appropriate nursing associations, as the criteria for assuring safe and effective practice
PA code: RN shall undertake a specific practice only if the
registered nurse has the necessary knowledge,
preparation, experience and competency to
properly execute the practice
PA code: RN shall respect and consider while providing nursing care, the individual’s right to freedom from psychological and physical abuse.

PA code: RN act to safeguard the patient from the
incompetent, abusive or illegal practice 
of any individual
PA code: an RN may not violate the law, discriminate, misrepresent, misappropriate equipment, solicit or borrow money from pt or family, leave a nursing assignment prior to proper report, knowingly abandon a pt, falsify entries or engage in sexual activity
ANA Code for Nurses was first developed in 1950s to help nurses act with integrity when faced with ethical challenges
when were the ANA code revisions 1969, 2001, 2015, and 2025
why a new ANA code advancements in technology, evidence, and knowledge nurses have more autonomy because education has changed more diverse nurses and pts have changed
Provision 1 = The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person
Provision 2 = The nurse’s primary commitment to the recipient(s) of nursing care, whether an individual, family, group, community or population
Provision 3 = The nurse establishes a trusting relationship and advocates for the rights, health, and safety of recipient(s) of nursing care
Provision 4 = Nurses have authority over nursing practice and are responsible and accountable for their practice consistent with their obligation to promote health, prevent illness, and to provide optimal care
Provision 5 = The nurse has moral duties to self as a person of inherent dignity and worth including an expectation of a safe place to work that fosters flourishing, authenticity of self at work, and safe-respect through integrity and profession competence
Provision 6 = Nurses, through individual and collective effort, establish, maintain, and improves the ethical environment of the work setting that affects nursing care and the well-being of nurses
Provision 7 = Nurses advance the profession through multiple approached to knowledge development, professional standards, and the generation of policies for nursing, health, and social concerns
Provision 8 = Nurses build collaborative relationships and networks with nurses, other healthcare and non-healthcare disciplines, and the public to achieve greater ends
Provision 9 = Nurses and their professional organizations work to enact and resource practices, policies, and legislation to promote social justice, eliminate health inequities, and facilitate human flourishing
Provision 10 = Nursing, through organization and associations, participates in the global nursing and health community to promote human and environmental health, well-being, and flourishing
Created by: leh195
 

 



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