Course:NURS-FPX4050
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The focus community of this presentation is the nursing home. It is important that the nurses are well aware of the codes of ethics and policies in the Aging nursing communities. A code of ethics is important in that it keeps a standard of ethics for the nurse. It is a reminder of the nurses’ commitment to the society and also changes as the moral and societal values change.
The ethical principles that nurses must adhere to are principles of justice, beneficence, nonmaleficence, accountability, veracity, autonomy and fidelity. In justice a care coordinator must be fair in their distribution of care among the patient. As for beneficence a nurse should have the best interest for the patient. In non-maleficence no harm should be done to the patient intentionally or unintentionally. Accountability is taking responsibility for your action while fidelity is being faithful and responsible for one’s professional promises. Lastly veracity is being completely truthful to your patient withholding nothing and being completely transparent. The following are some of the impacts of the code of the ethics:
1. Protection of Rights, Safety and Health for the Patient.
the code of ethics has taught nurses that their primary commitment is to the patient whether an individual, family, group or community. The patient should always be the first and primary concern. It also equips nurses on what to do in cases where any conflict of interest whether belonging to external organizations or the nurse’s habits, or ideals on what to do so as not to impact the patient.
2. Accountability and Responsibility for every Action Taken by the Caregiver to the Patient
Nurses have understood that accountability for all aspects of care aligns with responsible decision making. Therefore, there is no misuse of authority and all patient ethical concerns are taken care of. In addition, ethics have made nursing decisions more thought about, planned and purposefully implemented responsibly hence reducing malpractice.
3. Professional growth.
As nurses keep practicing this code of ethics they become part of them in that they are not only responsible to others but also to others. This also includes safety and promotion of health hence it preserves wholeness of character and integrity, maintaining competence and hence there is growth personally and professionally. Hence, nurses have been able to grow in regards to continued learning of the profession (HCH Clinicians’ Network, 2018). This ability to keep growing as a nurse with improvements to care, changes trends in care that should be adapted to maintain competence.
4. Reduction of Health Disparities and Promotion of Health Diplomacy.
The code of ethics has improved this in that nurses understand the obligation to continue to advance care possibilities by committing to constant learning and preparation. The ability of the nurse to practice with various health care settings which may include unusual situations that require continued acts of diplomacy and advocacy especially as seen in nursing homes.
Patient centred care is defined as the provision of care that is respectful of, and responsive to, individual patient preferences, needs and values, and ensures that the patient values guide all clinical decisions. This is explained by an article by “the eight principles of patient-centred care” (2015).
An example of a policy is the Affordable Care Act has enabled essential health benefits as outlined by Baughman and Dave (2019) include:
v Mental health and substance use disorder services, including behavioural health treatment.
v Preventive and wellness services and chronic diseases
v Rehabilitative and facilitative services and devices
The exact above services covered are selected by each state according to the needs of the state. The above is defined and described by the link below.
A number
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