Codes of Ethics

Codes of ethics 1
CODES OF ETHICS
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Codes of ethics 2
Confidentiality is an important code of ethics that ensures that health professionals
conceal information regarding a certain patient (Raghuram, 2016). In healthcare, professional
improvement and progress can be enhanced by engaging in a reflection of past clinical practices.
In one incidence, a patient presented to the hospital I work in with a deteriorating health
condition characterized by pain. He was brought to the hospital by his wife since he was
critically ill. Relevant information about the patient was obtained and he was admitted for further
management.
The wife was in distress after admission of the patient and called some of her friends to
inform them of the situation. One of her friends sought information about the patient from me. I
however could not disclose any information about the patient as I would breach the
confidentiality. The wife however overheard the conversation and informed her friend about her
husband’s medical information. On recovery, the husband was bitter on discovering information
about him had been shared. One of the lessons learnt from this situation was to ensure I always
provide assurance to my patients on keeping their information private. Educating friends and
relatives on safeguarding patient information would also help prevent leakage of information.
So as to ensure better care and improvements in the care giving process, there is need for
health professionals to be up to date with the relevant information concerning their practice. As a
health care professional, seeking new skills and information is critical to ensuring better care
outcomes. This can be done by seeking further education in institutions of higher learning. This
involves obtaining new information from books and consultation of colleagues and my
supervisors. Seeking further training is an important aspect of improving skills. Since the nursing
profession is diverse, there is need to broaden the scope of learning by engaging in professional
discussions and learning from mentorship programmes (Leget et al, 2019). The new information