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Code of Ethics and Conduct in Nursing Practice

   

Added on  2020-10-22

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UNDERSTANDING LAW,ETHICS, PROFESSIONALGUIDELINES AND THEIRRELATIONSHIP TONURSING PRACTICE

Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................1CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................5REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTIONIt has been seen as an integral part of the healthcare facilities to follow the set codes andethics in order to provide appropriate service to their patients. The below essay explores theimportance of the code of ethics and code of conduct in ensuring better control over thehealthcare facilities (Mathews and Bismark, 2015). The essay explores in what manner theviolated standards and practice can be provided with better legal and ethical future implicationsto ensure better control. Along with it, it explains what can be done in order to solve if suchproblems occur when the codes of conduct and ethics are being jeopardised. MAIN BODYToday, It is an important aspect of healthcare facilities to follow the code of conduct andthe code of ethics in order to ensure that appropriate practices are being followed within theenvironment. It is essential that the healthcare facilities are following the set guidelines andcodes in order to ensure better working environment and safety of the individuals. The first transgressions which has been occurred in the provided case study is the timewhen Registered Nurse Jane stole or took the paracetamol from the medicine room. It isinappropriate as per the law and both the ethics and conducts to steal or take anything from themedical facilities (specially a drug) without the permission of a senior. It is important to take asenior's permission in order to take anything from the medical facility. Specially, it is importantto have the prescription of the doctor to take any sort of drug or medicines, otherwise it isethically illegal. The potential transgression seen in the case study is that the nurse arrived at the medicalfacilities with a hangover of after consumption of alcohol. It violates the laws of ethics and thepatient cannot be treated when the doctor which is treating is in bad condition or in intoxicated, itcan impact patients health (Kassim and Alias, 2016). Later, after the lunch the registered nursestarted treating a patient in his complex vacuum dressing with being “unwell”. This explains that,the nurse made a very big mistake because at first, by starting treatment with an unwell healthand second by arriving at the healthcare facilities with an intoxicated body. It violated both thelaw and it impacted the set codes for effective security and safety for the patients. 1

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