1. Values, Ethics, & Advocacy
Chapter 5

2. 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

3. ANA Standards of Nursing Practice
Ethical competencies
Box 5-3 pg. 78

4. Nursing Ethics Ethics committee Code of ethics
Purpose of nursing code of ethics

5. Specific Ethical Issues
AIDS
Abortion
Organ/tissue transplantation

6. Advocacy Role (pg )
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?

7. QUESTIONS????