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Professional Roles and Values

   

Added on  2020-04-15

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Running head: PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND VALUESPROFESSIONAL ROLES AND VALUESName of the StudentName of the universityAuthor’s note

1PROFESSIONAL ROLES AND VALUESResponse to Mr. Newcomb1.The given case study reveals that Mr. Newcomb is terminally ill. Mr. Newcomb has spent40 years of his life with his wife and it seemed they are in deep love. On the contrary, Mr.Newcomb also wants to see his mistress for the last time before death. For the time being,one might think skeptical about this fact that the patient wants to meet his mistress inspite of having a loving wife, but according to me and as per the ethics of nursingconduct, it is my duty to advocate the dignity and the integrity of the patient and thinkabout his health and safety. It is the last day of his life; hence as a nurse I would try toaddress his wishes. Ethical principles of nursing2.Compliance with the different ethics of nursing is important to the safety and quality ofthe patient. Normally there are six key ethical principles of nursing. They are- Non-maleficence, beneficence, fidelity, autonomy, principles of totality and integrity andjustice (Parahoo, 2014). The ethical principle of non maleficence refers to the protection of the patientsafety. Non maleficence involves the avoidance of any action that can harm the patient(Martela & Ryan, 2016) In this case it is evident that Mr. Newcomb is seriously ill andsuch an act of non maleficence can bring about satisfaction in the patient. It mighthappen, that if Mr. Newcomb's wish is not granted, his integrity will be destroyed or hishealth condition might further deteriorate, which will be contradictory to the nursingethics..

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