For example, a nurse should not only ensure that they exercise and take good care of themselves by committing to a healthy regiment, but also to express a willingness to support a patient that needs motivation to begin a healthy routine. A caregiver could walk with a patient every day that they are assigned to the patient’s area. This action would demonstrate both the integrity of the medical field and positively impact the safety and overall wellbeing of the patient.
In conclusion, the concept of wholeness referenced by the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses is related to the continual effort toward the pursuit of knowledge. This is knowledge of the medical field as well as knowledge of oneself with an internally driven desire to improve both parts of the person, the medial caregiver and the eternally inherit patient that is oneself. References
Doherty, R. F., & Purtilo, R. B. (2016). Ethical dimensions in the health professions. United States: Saunders.
Rachels, J., & Rachels, S. (2014). The elements of moral philosophy (8th ed.). New York, NY, United States: McGraw Hill Higher