From a perspective of a Student Nurse.
Interpretive Statements Created by ANA
Thoughts of the Mind Co. wanted to take some key Provisions previously written and ask how these can be taken into interpretation after the Pandemic. Although these provisions use the word Nurse, let us take the liberty to apply it to everyone. The Indication of a Nurse is a person who shows Compassion, Interest, and/or Leadership in a given Community. People of influence who make decisions on behalf of the community.
Who is the American Nurses Association?
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is the premier organization representing the interests of the nation's 3.6 million registered nurses. ANA Advances the nursing profession by fostering high standards of nursing practice, promoting a safe and ethical work environment, bolstering the health and wellness of nurses, and advocating on health issues that affect nurses and the public. ANA is at the forefront of improving the quality of health care for all.
Committee Member Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN named as the historian and Code Scholar, served as a co-lead writer. We will take the liberty to interpret the Code of Ethics for Nurses published in 2015. For more information, you can visit Nursingworld.org a PDF copy for yourself.
Provisions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements by ANA
Provision 1 | The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of each person.
Provision 2 | The nurse's primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.
Provisions 1 and 2 are dedicated to individual rights and serve as a baseline.
Provision 4 | The nurse has authority, accountability, and responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to promote health and provide optimal care.
Provision 5 | The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional Growth.
Provisions 4 and 5 are dedicated to the nurses' responsibility to not only their community but to themselves. Under the obligation to protect their health, wholeness of character, and integrity. Nurses are responsible to take action in their local community to promote the health and optimal care of patients and residents.
Provision 7 | The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professionals standards development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy
Provision 8 | The nurse collaborates with other healthcare professionals and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.
Provision 9 | The profession of nursing, collective through its professional organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.
Provisions 7, 8, and 9 help identify the dedication and responsibility to protect and advocate for human rights while reducing health disparities. As Nurses continue their careers it becomes more important to act politically to aid with Health diplomacy, having a network of professionals to advocate for the principles of social justice and reform.
Although these ethics are identified for Nurses in the United States it is not limited to nurses. The Moral Code or must I️ say the Natural Law can be directly given to people who are integrating new ideas in a community. You do not have to be a nurse to follow and uphold these standards of Humanness. If individuals outside the scope of practice share these values, policies in local communities could use new integrated ways to set standards.
I am excited to see how Ethics can be used not only in the Healthcare industry but to individuals who are creating our communities. I️ will say this again you do not have to be a Nurse to follow these values, adding that everyone (in some shape or form) inherently is a Natural Nurse.
We must find it within ourselves to act accordingly.
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Committee Member Marsha Fowler, PhD, MDiv, MS, RN, FAAN named as the historian and Code Scholar, served as a co-lead writer. We will take the liberty to interpret the Code of Ethics for Nurses published in 2015. For more information, you can visit Nursingworld.org a PDF copy for yourself.
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