This section discusses the importance of nursing ethics, advocacy, and confidentiality. It emphasizes the trust placed in nurses as a profession, highlighting their accountability and ethical responsi...This section discusses the importance of nursing ethics, advocacy, and confidentiality. It emphasizes the trust placed in nurses as a profession, highlighting their accountability and ethical responsibilities in patient care. The section covers nurses' duty to report unethical practices and the support provided by professional organizations.
This section discusses the role of ethics in clinical judgment, defining common ethical principles within healthcare such as autonomy, beneficence, justice, and nonmaleficence. It addresses the proces...This section discusses the role of ethics in clinical judgment, defining common ethical principles within healthcare such as autonomy, beneficence, justice, and nonmaleficence. It addresses the process of ethical decision-making to resolve dilemmas nurses face, such as confidentiality and end-of-life issues. The section also introduces the Clinical Judgement Measurement Model to guide ethical decisions.
