Professional & Ethical Development in Nursing

Professional & Personality Development in the Nursing Profession

• The presentation is about professional and personality development in nursing.
• The presenter is Dr. Charliemane A. Bullayao, Dean of the College of Allied Health Sciences and a Professor.

Ethics and Morals

• Ethics comes from the Greek word "ethos," meaning moral duty and refers to a standard to examine and understand moral life.
• Morals come from the Greek word "moralis," referring to social consensus about moral conduct for human beings.
• Morals explain right/wrong, good/evil, proper/improper, and cruel/benevolent acts.

Professional Ethics, Health Care Ethics, and Bio-Ethics

• Professional Ethics is a branch of moral science concerned with professional obligations to the public.
• Health Care Ethics relates to human health, deciding on human values, morals, customs, belief, and faith.
• Bio-ethics focuses on moral issues in healthcare, evolving as a discipline to deal with life/death dilemmas faced by healthcare practitioners.

Ethico-Moral Aspects of Nursing

• The presentation touches on ethical and moral aspects of nursing practice.

Divine Command Ethics

• This theory bases morality on the commands or character of a Supreme or Divine being.
• For Christianity, these rules are often found in the Ten Commandments.
• Conflicts can arise when religious beliefs clash with professional decisions (e.g., blood transfusions for Jehovah's Witnesses).

Vows

• Vows in religious orders and professions include chastity, obedience, and poverty.

Ten Commandments

• The Ten Commandments (details) are presented.

The Beatitudes

• A list of The Beatitudes is included for consideration.

Works of Mercy

• The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy are outlined in the presentation.

Important Places to Visit (for Nurses)

• The presentation emphasizes visits to hospitals and prisons.

Autonomy, Deceit, Duress, Constraint, Coercion and Therapeutic Privilege

• Autonomy involves self-determination and freedom from coercion/deception.
• Deceit and duress/coercion are dishonest/forceful tactics that infringe on autonomy.
• Constraint means limitation/restriction.
• Therapeutic Privilege is an exception to informed consent in emergencies/incompetence.

Veracity and Beneficence

• Veracity emphasizes the patient's responsibility for providing accurate health information.
• Beneficence promotes acts of kindness and mercy for the patient's benefit.

Examples of Beneficence in Nursing Practice

• High-quality patient care, respecting wishes, emotional support, ensuring patients' medical needs, educating about healthy lifestyle choices and coordinating patient care with other providers are noted as examples.

Nonmaleficence

• Nonmaleficence is an admonition to do no harm to patients.
• It supports several moral rules, such as not killing, causing pain, incapacitating, or depriving others of life's goods.

Examples of Nonmaleficence

• Examples of Nonmaleficence are listed in the presentation.

Responsibilities of the Nurse to Patients, to the Physician

• The nurse's primary duty is to provide care regardless of the patient's circumstances.
• The nurse's care for the patient is based on the physician's order and should involve the patient's family when appropriate.
• The nurse is responsible for reporting the patient's condition and therapy results, to allow for proper monitoring and modification of patient care.

Confidentiality of Information

• Privileged communication is established.
• Patients and family members are entitled to the appropriate level of information regarding their care.

Patient's Responsibilities

• Patients are responsible for providing accurate information to the best of their ability and complying with treatment plans, abiding by hospital rules.
• Patients who refuse treatment must inform the physician.

Paying Hospital Charges, Respect and Consideration

• Paying hospital charges is a patient responsibility.
• Respect and consideration for fellow patients and staff are crucial at hospitals.

Nurses' Bills of Rights, Basic Human Rights of Research Subjects, and Right to Privacy and Confidentiality

• Nurses have the right to practice, to practice safely and ethically, to fair compensation, safe working environment and freedom to advocate, etc.
• Research subjects have the right to informed consent, to refuse or withdraw from participation.
• Right to privacy and data confidentiality are highlighted.

Responsibilities of the Nurse To Their Colleagues, to Themselves

• Nurses must uphold cooperation, loyalty, and consideration to their colleagues.
• Constructive criticism is acceptable but not fault-finding.
• Maintaining self-respect, neatness, attractiveness, and appropriate attire are important when nurses are on duty.

Moral Principles

• The Golden Rule encourages treating others as one would like to be treated.
• The two-fold effect suggests choosing the action with the greater good.

Principles to Consider When Making Decisions

• Morally good actions, the intention for good effects and not evil actions and the greater good are explained.

The Principle of Totality

• The whole is greater than any of its parts.

Specific Principles and Duties of Nurses

• Specific obligations regarding the care of the patient and other important principles are listed

The Morality of Cooperation

• Formal cooperation with an evil act should be avoided.

Spiritual Commitment of Nurses

• Christian nurses may refer to the Bible for inspiration.
• The role of a nurse can be reflected with compassion, kindness, and humility, etc.

The Good Samaritan Law, and Nurses and Suffering

• The Good Samaritan Act mandates providing first aid to the injured.
• Nurses must understand the spiritual suffering of the patients.

Life In God's Service, and Legal Aspects of Nursing

• Nurses may use their blessings to serve others.
• The legal aspects of nursing are highlighted.

License, Purpose of License, Professional Regulation Commission and Functions

• License permits public practice within jurisdiction.
• License protects public health by maintaining standards, gathering statistical data, etc.
• The Professional Regulation Commission is an appropriate authority concerning various professions and occupations within jurisdiction; and includes the quasi-judicial, quasi-legislative and executive functions.

Registration

• Nurses' details are recorded in a registry.
• This contains full names, registration numbers, registration dates, age. sex, place of birth, place of business, post office address, name of the school from which they graduated or attended, date of graduation, degrees from other institutions etc.

Reciprocity and Examination and Registration

• Reciprocity is the mutual recognition of professional qualifications between countries.
• Registration by reciprocity avoids examination if requirements are similar to those of the country where you are registering.
• Written examination and the required Act and processes for the Licensure Examination are mentioned.

Ratings, Oath, and Section

• To pass the examination, a specified rating must be obtained on the examination and on total rating.
• A ceremony of oath is needed before practicing nursing.

Passing the Licensure Examination and Certificate of Registration

• Passing the examination only registers an applicant and does not necessarily qualify him/her as a registered nurse.
• Registration proves a person's eligibility to practice nursing.
• Certificates of registration are issued upon meeting the requirements outlined.
• Specific elements needed for registration are outlined

Instances for Practice of Nursing without Examination, Renewal of Nurse's License, and Steps for Renewing a Nursing License

• An examination may be required depending on the circumstance.

Revocation and Suspension of Certificate of Registration/Professional License

• The grounds for revoking or suspending a license or cancelling a permit are outlined.

Due Process of Law: Meaning and Application

• Defined as the right against violation of life, liberty or property.
• The Constitution protects Filipinos from unfair actions including due process of law for all individuals who are equally protected by the law.

The Licensing Board – Creation, Composition, Members, Qualifications and Term of Office

• The professional regulatory board of nursing is composed of an appointed chairperson and six members.
• Required qualifications and term of office for members are presented.
• Details for compensation and removal or suspension of board members are also outlined

Powers, Functions, and Responsibilities of the Board of Nursing

• The Board oversees and regulates nursing practices and has significant powers and responsibilities, such as conducting licensing examinations, issuing/ revoking registration certificates and monitoring/enforcing standards of nursing practice.

Specific Examples of Negligence, Malpractice, Doctrine of Res Ipsa Loquitur

• Examples and details regarding negligence, malpractice and the Res Ipsa Loquitur doctrine are presented.

Medical Orders, Drugs, and Medications, Telephone Orders

• Registered medical practitioner is needed prior to prescribing drugs, and prescription requirements are detailed.

Consent to Medical and Surgical Procedures, Consent for Minors, Emergency Situation

• Consent in medical procedures, minors and emergencies are differentiated.

Torts, Assault, Battery, False Imprisonment, Invasion of the Rights to Privacy, Defamation

• Details about torts, acts that constitute a legal wrong as regards individuals and/or properties.

Crime, Conspiracy to commit a crime, Murder, Homicide, Abortion, Infanticide, Parricide, Robbery

• Details about crimes in general and for specific crimes. The rights of the unborn are also considered.

Controlled Substances, Wills, Decedent, Heir, Testate, Intestate, Probate, Administrator, Holographic Will

Trials, and Witness

• The process of trials, witnesses, their testimony and types of evidence are explained.

Contract, Kinds of Contract

• Elements of a contract and its types are detailed.

Laws Governing the Practice of Nursing and Other Significant Acts

• Significant Acts and laws relevant to nursing are detailed.

This quiz explores the key aspects of professional and personality development within the nursing field, focusing on ethics and morals. Participants will learn about the foundations of professional ethics, health care ethics, and bio-ethics. Perfect for nursing professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of ethical practices.