Nursing Ethics and Practices Assignment
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Nursing Ethics and Practices Assignment
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Running head: REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON NURSING ETHICS AND PRACTICEREFLECTIVE ESSAY ON NURSING ETHICS AND PRACTICEName of the StudentName of the universityAuthor’s note
1REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON NURSING ETHICS AND PRACTICEREFLECTIVE ESSAY ON NURSING ETHICS AND PRACTICE Each and every profession has its own code of ethics. Likewise nursing has its own codesof ethics. The different codes of conduct for different professions may be confined to that fieldbut all of them share a common code that is honesty and dignity towards the work and not doingthings that may be harmful for someone (Johnstone, 2015). It is very essential for a nurse tomaintain the codes of ethics as nurses remain in the frontline along with the doctors in providingan appropriate care to the patient. A nurse should respect the dignity and value of each and everypatient irrespective of the cast and the creed (Lachman, 2012). One of the ethical responsibilitiesof the nurse is to provide mental and spiritual support to the patient apart from the physicalsupport. Furthermore honesty and self integrity is another ethical value that should be maintainedby the nurses. It is the duty of a nurse to be honest with the colleagues and the patient in order tomaintain self integrity and good personal moral standard (Johnstone, 2015). A proper nurseshould always strive to provide maximum care to the patient. This case study focuses on the malpractices of a particular registered nurse, whosenegligence has cost the life of a particular person. This essay focuses about person A. who wasbeen admitted to the hospital with several complications like the shortness of breath, acutediabetes, leg edema, tachycardia and other ailments. It was reported that the patient failed toimprove as days passed by since his admission in to the hospital. It should be discussedbeforehand that patient A, before his admission into the hospital has been said to visit thehospital with the complaint of shortness of breath and on diagnosis it was found that he had finecreps at the base of both the lungs and was having high BP. At the next day he was admitted tothe hospital. The patient as continuously having a feeling of discomfort due to the prolonged
2REFLECTIVE ESSAY ON NURSING ETHICS AND PRACTICEback and abdominal pain, but it was found that the attendant did not serve him properly. Thepatient was having severe abdominal pain and diarrhea but the enrolled respondent said that thepatient will be attended after the locum arrived. It is the duty of a nurse to take prompt actionsand in some cases push her own limits to provide care to the deteriorating patient. It was evidentfrom the case study that the respondent personally attended the patient but she did not documentthe observations, in spite of the fact that his vital signs had not shown any improvement. It canbe expected from a registered nurse that she should maintain all the documents so that they canbe produced as and when required. As per the witnesses provided by the HCCC, the nurse shouldhave arranged for a medical review as soon as blood pressure was 89/53 and there was aprolonged abdominal pain, which were the clear indications that the patient’s condition wasdeteriorating. It is evident from the situation that the nurse failed to organize the medicalattendance for the patient. Further research from the case study provides with the information that, as per the vitalsigns shown by patient A, he was kept in the ‘Red Zone’, which signifies ‘Rapid response’ ,which means that the patient has to be monitored by a healthcare professional or a rapidresponse team within 10 minutes (Lachman, 2012). If any such cases arise, then the on-callmedical officer should be notified immediately. But the RN did not find it important to informthe medical officer in charge, which shows her incompetency in the field. As mentioned earlier that a nurse should assess the patient properly and should documenteverything clearly either manually or electronically, as per the regimen of an evidence basednursing.
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