Analysis of Roach's C's of Caring and NMBA Codes of Conduct

This assignment explores the relationship between Sister Simone Roach's 6 C's of caring (specifically focusing on Confidence, Competence, and Compassion) and the NMBA Codes of Conduct. The report highlights how these elements are interconnected and crucial for ethical nursing practice. The analysis covers how nurses can demonstrate competence in patient care, decision-making, and cultural awareness, aligning with NMBA guidelines. It also discusses the importance of compassion in providing considerate patient care, emphasizing empathy and understanding. Additionally, the report examines the role of confidence in maintaining professional conduct and handling sensitive situations. The provided references support the discussed concepts. The report aims to demonstrate an understanding of the NMBA Codes of Conduct in relation to Roach's C's of Caring, which are essential for delivering safe and quality care.

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Association of competence with NMBA
codes of conduct
•Nurses need to follow the NMBA codes of
1.2 which talks about the importance of
lawful behavior and for this competence is
important
•Nurses can show competence in ensuring
decision making in patients like in code 2.2.
For example, nurses need to be competent to
know how to support patients, take part in
effective delegation, supporting the rights of
the people, and many other aspects to ensure
safe and quality care.
•Nurses also needs competence to develop
cultural awareness and cultural knowledge
and for that they need to develop competence
in cultural competency. This is mentioned in
3.2
Roach’s C’s of Caring and NMBA Codes of Conduct
Association of compassion with NMBA codes of
conduct
• Nurses can show compassion by non being
judgmental and talking in a professional manner,
including refraining from behavior that may be
interpreted as bullying or harassment and/or
culturally unsafe as mentioned in 3.3
• Nurses can also show compassion by preserving
the privacy and confidentiality as mentioned in
NMBA codes of conduct
• Nurses need to be also compassionate towards
healthcare team members looking after their
health concerns, their needs and being concerned
with safety and taking interventions accordingly.
References:
Gallagher, A. (2015). Among politicians, patients and nurse leaders:
What can a nurse ethicist contribute?.
McSherry, W., Bloomfield, S., Thompson, R., Nixon, V. A., Birch, C.,
Griffiths, N., ... & Boughey, A. J. (2017). A cross-sectional
analysis of the factors that shape adult nursing students' values,
attitudes and perceptions of compassionate care. Journal of
Research in Nursing, 22(1-2), 25-39.
Park, E. J., & Kim, M. H. (2016). Characteristics of nursing and
caring concepts measured in nursing competencies or caring
behaviors tools. Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing
Administration, 22(5), 480-495.
Robinson Wolf, Z., & France, N. E. (2017). Caring in Nursing
Theory. International Journal for Human Caring, 21(2).
Introduction:
•Sister Simone Roach’s 6 C’s of caring
comprises of 5 important aspects.
•These attributes of the nurses can help
them to successfully follow the NMBA
codes of conduct.
•These would be discussed in the following
assignment
Competence:
•Nurses should also be able to recognize
the impending deterioration of the patient
and also assist in preparing the family of
the patient about the forthcoming events
(Parks et al., 2016).
•Moreover, competence of the nurse can be
successfully describes in terms of the
knowledge possessed by the nurse, her
skills, judgment, energy, experience and
also motivation (McSherry et al., 2017).
•Competence of a nurse remains intricately
associated with correctly assessing the
conditions of the patients, identifying the
needs of the patient, and responding to the
patient on time
Confidence:
•One of the definition of caring by an expert is
that caring is confidence in protecting the
welfare of another person as well as in
assisting them to grow and actualize their
selves
•It can be also discussed as the quality among
the nurses that would help in fostering the
trusting relationships with the patients
(Robinson et al., 2017).
•Association of confidence with NMBA
codes of conduct
•Nurses need to show confidence in
maintaining code of conduct 3.4 which talk
about the importance of eliminating the
bullying as well as harassment in all forms in
workplace
•Nurses would also show confidence while
maintaining code of 3.6 that talks about
effectively providing end of life care or
advanced care planning without falling
emotional in the situation
•Nurse also require to show confidence in
maintaining code like 4.1 where they need to
tackle situations like avoiding sexual
relationships with patients, managing
unprofessional conduct, reporting such
behaviors of others.
Compassion:
•Compassionate nurses can be seen to emphasize
with their patients and thereby providing kind and
considerate treatment all the times.
•Compassion can be demonstrated as the nurses are
seen in attempting in understanding what the
patient might be experiencing the pain, discomfort
as well as fear and anxiety and managing the
experiences of family.
•Many of the studies have combined the concept of
compassion with an inherent ability to love
(Gallaghar, 2015).