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What is a nurse's moral obligation in terms of patient safety?
What is a nurse's moral obligation in terms of patient safety?
What is a factor that may affect a nurse's ability to fulfill their moral obligations?
What is a factor that may affect a nurse's ability to fulfill their moral obligations?
What is a nurse expected to do in relation to the dangerous drug ordinance and regulations?
What is a nurse expected to do in relation to the dangerous drug ordinance and regulations?
What is a nurse not allowed to do in relation to patient confidentiality?
What is a nurse not allowed to do in relation to patient confidentiality?
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What is a nurse not allowed to do in relation to patient relationships?
What is a nurse not allowed to do in relation to patient relationships?
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What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to a colleague who is incompetent to practice?
What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to a colleague who is incompetent to practice?
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What is a nurse expected to do in relation to commercial activities?
What is a nurse expected to do in relation to commercial activities?
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What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to reporting incompetent colleagues?
What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to reporting incompetent colleagues?
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What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to their professional capability and image?
What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to their professional capability and image?
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What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to their education and training?
What is a nurse's responsibility in relation to their education and training?
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Study Notes
Health and Nutrition
- Allah stresses the importance of maintaining a balanced diet in the Quran.
- Fasting helps to purge toxins from the body and stabilizes hormone secretion.
- Forbidden foods include dead meat, blood, flesh of swine, and intoxicants.
- Fruits are low in calories and high in vitamins and minerals, with sugar being fructose, not sucrose.
- Cleanliness is essential, with Miswak (brushing teeth) and flossing (khilal) as part of daily routine.
Professionalism in Nursing
- A profession is an occupation that requires advanced training, specialized knowledge, and skill, and formal qualification.
- A professional is a person who belongs to and practices a profession.
- Key principles of nursing practice include observing symptoms and reactions, questioning physician orders, and doing accurate recording and reporting.
Role of a Professional Nurse
- Caregiver: assists clients physically and psychologically.
- Communicator: identifies client problems and communicates with the healthcare team.
- Client Advocate: acts to protect the client's needs and wishes.
- Teacher: educates clients about their health and healthcare procedures.
- Change Agent: makes modifications to improve client care.
- Counsellor: helps clients recognize and cope with stressful problems.
- Manager: delegates nursing activities, supervises, and evaluates performance.
- Leader: influences others to work together to accomplish a goal.
- Case Manager: measures the effectiveness of the case management plan and monitors outcomes.
- Research Consumer: uses research to improve client care.
Healthcare System in Malaysia
- The healthcare system reflects a blend of public and private sectors.
- Public Sector: emphasizes universal access and affordability through public hospitals and clinics.
- Private Sector: offers higher quality services but often at a higher cost.
- Challenges in the Malaysian healthcare system include accessibility, disparities in quality and affordability, and rural-urban disparities.
Theory, Ethics, and Professionalism in Nursing
- Nurses serve as frontline caregivers, providing direct patient care, monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and educating patients and families.
- Expanded roles include leadership, advocacy, and research roles.
- Future roles may include telehealth, remote patient monitoring, health informatics, and patient education using digital platforms.
- Key skills required for nurses include adaptability, critical thinking, communication, and technological proficiency.
Purposes and Four Principles of ICN
- The four principles of ICN are nurses and people, nurses and profession, nurses and practice, and nurses and global health.
- The purposes of ICN include expressing nursing's commitment to society and setting a non-negotiable ethical standard.
Nursing Board Malaysia (NBM) – Code of Professional Conducts 1998
- Professional Practice: respect for patients, standards of care, accountability, advocacy, and teamwork.
- Neglect or Disregard: failure to perform duties properly, leading to harm or injury to patients.
- Professional Responsibilities: abide by the dangerous drug ordinance, not participate in the sale of poisons, and not engage in non-therapeutic abortion.
- Abuse of Professional Privileges and Skills: not disclose confidential information, not ask for gifts or loans, and not engage in emotional or sexual relationships with patients.
- Conduct: respect for people, personal behaviour, and commercial undertakings.
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Learn about the Islamic perspective on healthy eating and nutrition, including the importance of balance and avoiding certain foods and substances.