Students' Seminaries Summaries in Ethics PDF

Nurses' Rights in Ethical Practice: Group (1)  Objectives: Defined nursing rights. Identify nursing rights and explain how these rights reflect on patient's care. Discussed a real case scenario and analysed it  Nursing rights It refers to the ethical, legal, and moral considerations tha...

Nurses' Rights in Ethical Practice: Group (1)  Objectives: Defined nursing rights. Identify nursing rights and explain how these rights reflect on patient's care. Discussed a real case scenario and analysed it  Nursing rights It refers to the ethical, legal, and moral considerations that ensure nurses can fulfill their professional duties while maintaining their physical, mental, and emotional health.  Includes: 1- Safe working conditions, including protection from health and occupational risks, providing necessary medical tools, and protecting against harassment. Enabling them to provide high- quality care. 2- Equality in all health rights is guaranteed without discrimination, including full support and protection of nurses' dignity; therefore, discrimination in work can lead to barriers to delivering optimal care. 3- Right to provide nurses therapeutic, preventive, rehabilitative, and psychological healthcare: A well- being nurse can deliver comprehensive medical care without facing staff shortages or the risk of medical errors that could adversely impact the patient’s care.  4- The right to determine their number of working hours according to the Labor law. O verworking hours affect their physical and mental health, which in turn reduces the quality of health care and increases the risk of medical errors. 5- Right to receive accredited education and training of the highest scientific quality and providing opportunities for continuous education for all levels. Ensuring this right enables them to stay updated, skillful nurses that enable them to ensure holistic care and improve quality of life. 6- Right to protect against infectious disease by supplying with protective equipment and vaccination, to ensure their safety and their patient’s safety.  7- Right to report malpractice from health staff, with the intention of patient protection and safety of their rights without the fear of retribution. 8- Right to fair compensation for their work, consistent with their knowledge experience responsibility, as inadequate compensation can lead to short staff. 9- Right to practice in a manner that fulfills their obligation to society who received the care to respect the patient's confidentiality and rights. 10- Providing enough qualified nursing commensurate with the workload. As increased patient numbers with fewer staff, can compromise care quality. Patients' Rights in Ethical Practice: Group (2)  Introduction Patient’s right are fundamental principles that ensure individuals receive quality healthcare while maintaining their dignity, autonomy, and privacy and their safety The main rights of the patient 1.Respect patient privacy and maintain the confidentiality of information and tests. 2.Providing clothing , sanitary tools, and a place appropriate to the patient’s condition. 3.Protecting the patient in all it’s forma and respecting the patient’s cultural, social and religious values and customs. 4.The patient obtains complete information from the treating physician about diagnosis and treatment in the language he understands.  Patients' rights and their importance in health care: Privacy and justice: respecting patients' privacy and ensuring justice in health care. Quality of care: building trust and reducing medical errors. Safe treatment: ensuring an environment free of medical risks Nursing ethics related to patients' rights: 1- Improving quality:respecting rights to improve services. Example: ensuring privacy during medical examinations. 2.Building trust: involving patients in decisions. Example: allowing choice of treatment plans. 3- Reducing errors: promoting transparency and accountability. Example: explaining the side effects of medications. 4- Achieving justice: providing care without discrimination. Example: treating everyone equally. Nurses' O bligations Toward Patients: Group (3)  Introduction The Nurses act significant responsibility in determining patients' needs and providing comprehensive and continuous care.  Definition of Nurses' Obligations Nurses' obligations refer to the ethical and professional responsibilities that guide their behavior and decision- making in providing care to patients. These obligations are rooted in ethical principles, professional codes of conduct, and legal standards. They ensure the delivery of safe, compassionate, and high- quality care while respecting patients' rights, dignity, and values.  Obligations of Nurses Toward Their Patients 1.Providing Safe and Competent Care: Nurses must deliver high- quality care based on evidence- based.practices and clinical competence. 2.Maintaining Confidentiality: Nurses are obligated to protect patients' private information as outlined in laws like HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) 3.Respecting Patient Autonomy :Nurses must honor patients' rights to make decisions about their own.care, including the right to refuse treatment  O bligations of Nurses Toward Their Patients: cont…. 4.Advocating for Patients: Nurses act as patient advocates by defending their rights, addressing their concerns, and ensuring their voices are heard in healthcare decisions. 5.Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care: Nurses must respect patients' cultural beliefs, values, and practices. Nurses carry personal responsibility and accountability for ethical nursing practice, and for maintaining competence by engaging in continuous professional development and lifelong learning Nurses Grooming and Professional Ethics Group (4) Definition: It refers to how nurses care for their body and appearance. Habits that are considered aspects of personal care include bathing, dressing, applying makeup, styling hair, removal, and taking care of teeth and skin. Objectives: By the end of the lecture, the student will be able to: 1. The definition of grooming and importance of grooming. 2. Ethical considerations in grooming. 3. Analysis of ethical principles. 4. Examples of good nursing grooming and some practices to avoid.  Importance: Grooming and personal appearance are essential in healthcare settings because they directly impact trust, professionalism, and patient safety. Building Trust Respect for patients Patient Safety (prevents infections) Professionalism Role modeling Non- Maleficence (Do not harm) Ethical Appearance: Ethical appearance means respecting self, culture, and society. Ethical principles of appearance include wearing appropriate clothes, respecting patients’ feelings, and being mindful of different cultures. The nurse's commitment to the uniform, such as: 1. Arranging the hair. 2. Trimming the nails. 3. Cleanliness of the uniform. 4. Cleanliness of shoes. 5. Personal hygiene. Group (5) Definition: Explanation of nurses’ role in serving the community and their duties in public healthcare. Nurses are responsible for promoting health, preventing illness, and ensuring access to quality care for all community members They must respect human rights, maintain ethical standards, and work collaboratively with healthcare teams to support public health. Main Responsibilities: √ Promoting Public Health √ Teaching the community healthy lifestyle practices and ways to prevent diseases. √ Disease Prevention: √ Raising awareness about hygiene, vaccinations, and health screenings √ Advocating for Social Justice: √ Ensuring everyone has access to healthcare, especially marginalized groups This means that nurses contribute to the community by providing health education, promoting disease prevention, and supporting vulnerable groups which enhance public health and well- being What is the role of nursing in public health? The role of nursing in public health includes several things, including: 1. Health awareness: Nurses work to educate individuals about the risks of diseases and correct health trends, and encourage practicing the right lifestyle. 2. Disease prevention: The role of nursing in public health requires working to prevent diseases by educating people about the correct ways to disinfect things and adhere to health instructions. 3. Rapid diagnosis of cases: Nurses diagnose health emergencies quickly and efficiently to prevent the spread. 4. O ccupational injuries: Nurses assess the impact of work on health and provide workers with health advice and guidance. 5. Communication: Nurses work to coordinate with many medical professions to ensure communication between them and effective coordination to improve health care in general.