It is essential that nursing professions recognise and have an understanding of the universal rights of people and the moral responsibility to safeguard the dignity and equal worth of everyone and of ethical practice concerning with professional conduct guided by knowledge, with the concept …show more content…
The Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia delivers eight value statements that nurses are bound to and use as a guide to base their professional decision making upon in their nursing practice.
Knowledge of ethical concepts, such as beneficence, autonomy and non-maleficence, provides the nurse with power to enable the decision making development regarding patient’s care. A nurse who have an understanding of ethical principles can successfully use this principle to influence the actions and behaviours of the health care team as well as their patients.
A nurse’s relationships with other health team members also influence on their ability to influence the outcome of patient care. Through establishing a productive, positive working relationship with physicians, nurses and all health team members, the nurse increases the nurse’s power to base care decisions on ethical …show more content…
To ensure that nurses continue to practice at a high standard that ensure safety to the public, nurses are encouraged to examine their current level of power, the extent you are using this power to provide care based on ethical principles, and to develop a systematic plan to develop and strengthen these important forces for influencing your patient’s care through sound decisions by the health care team. You may be the essential link in advocating for your patient and assuring your health care team practices according to the highest of ethical