Values, Ethics, & Advocacy Chapter 5
Ethics Helps to understand human behavior Practices or beliefs of a certain group Nursing ethics Expected standards of moral behavior in a particular group expressed as formal code of professional ethics l
ANA Standards of Nursing Practice Ethical competencies Box 5-3 pg. 78
Nursing Ethics Ethics committee Code of ethics Purpose of nursing code of ethics
Specific Ethical Issues AIDS Abortion Organ/tissue transplantation
Advocacy Role (pg. 83-84) What are the values supporting client advocacy? What is the overall goal of being a client’s advocate? How can you be a advocate for your clients?
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