Critical Analysis of Nursing Ethics and Professional Standards
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Nursing has a robust system of ethics that directs the operations and productivity of its professionals about patients. Ethical principles in nursing and a code of ethics are applicable in determining nurses' behaviour, decisions, and ethical concerns in clinical practice. This revised and expanded review synthesizes current literature about the ethical perspectives and relevant codes that inform the nursing profession, examines obstacles preventing compliance, and reviews the effects of ethical decisions on clients. Besides, the paper explores the dynamic aspect of nursing ethics about technologies, culture, and healthcare systems. The results indicate that there is a set of nursing ethics that guide nursing practice, but practical ethics experiences remain a challenge and, therefore, require constant training and counselling. The authors have concluded the paper with recommendations for how the ethics for nursing and professionalism of nursing could be developed more effectively so that the ethical requirements of the profession can be met in the context of the growing complexity of tomorrow's healthcare system.
Source: Journal of Ecohumanism
Authors: Anwar Mohammed Suwayhan Alanazi, Reem Ibrahim Alshammari, Sundus Ali Ahmed Albariqi, Saud Madi Mesha Alotaibi, Reem Musaad Sharidah Alruwaili, Amal Mayouf Alonezi, Ali Abdulwahab Hadhram Alshahrani, Wala Samih Nasser Alsamih, Eman tirad Alanazi, Hanadi hamoud Alharbi
Institution: Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Hospital
Language: English
Topic: Ethics in medical practice
Subfield: General Health Professions
Field: Health Professions
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W4405024217