NURS 6053N 12 Taking A Stand
Taking a Stand
Taking a Stand
Nursing profession is constantly changing with the development of new technologies that lead to a new level of responsibility. The new level of responsibility challenges nurses torespond to different and difficultsituations in the health care industry, especially in protecting the human right, dignity of patients and their safety. Nurses hold adistinctive position as patient advocates, regardless of their respective areas of practice; either in a home health, clinic, or in a hospital setting. Nursesare faced with ethical decisions, both personal and professional decisions.
One of the many roles played by a nurse is to advocate for his or her patients,provide holistic care for them, and make surethat their essential needs are met, as well as protecting them from any abuse. Introduction
To take a stand is not only acting as an advocate, but also creating a self-awareness, being assertive, be creative, be courageous, and he or she must have a moral and ethical capabilityto act under normal circumstances. As a manager, one must have the basic knowledge of ethical principal in order to apply it when making ethical decisions as well as using this knowledge as an outlineof approach that reducesexperimental errors while focusing on an established decision-making models. My role as a Moral Agent or Advocate
Myactivitiesas an advocate include letting others know of their rights and make sure that I supply them with adequate amount of data that they wouldbase their decisions on. (Marquis & Huston, 2012). There was a situation that occurred at my job a long time ago during the era of paper charting. It involved a nurse, who was from another country and had a problem pronouncing certain words, and had a heavy African accent. Also her writing was a problem because it was difficult to read and understand.
When our boss heard our complaints, she gave all the nurses a mandate to tape-record our reports after we finish the paper
Taking a Stand
Nursing profession is constantly changing with the development of new technologies that lead to a new level of responsibility. The new level of responsibility challenges nurses torespond to different and difficultsituations in the health care industry, especially in protecting the human right, dignity of patients and their safety. Nurses hold adistinctive position as patient advocates, regardless of their respective areas of practice; either in a home health, clinic, or in a hospital setting. Nursesare faced with ethical decisions, both personal and professional decisions.
One of the many roles played by a nurse is to advocate for his or her patients,provide holistic care for them, and make surethat their essential needs are met, as well as protecting them from any abuse. Introduction
To take a stand is not only acting as an advocate, but also creating a self-awareness, being assertive, be creative, be courageous, and he or she must have a moral and ethical capabilityto act under normal circumstances. As a manager, one must have the basic knowledge of ethical principal in order to apply it when making ethical decisions as well as using this knowledge as an outlineof approach that reducesexperimental errors while focusing on an established decision-making models. My role as a Moral Agent or Advocate
Myactivitiesas an advocate include letting others know of their rights and make sure that I supply them with adequate amount of data that they wouldbase their decisions on. (Marquis & Huston, 2012). There was a situation that occurred at my job a long time ago during the era of paper charting. It involved a nurse, who was from another country and had a problem pronouncing certain words, and had a heavy African accent. Also her writing was a problem because it was difficult to read and understand.
When our boss heard our complaints, she gave all the nurses a mandate to tape-record our reports after we finish the paper
References: Marquis, B. L., & Huston, C. J. (2012). Leadership roles and management functions in nursing: Theory and application (Laureate Education, Inc., custom ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins. Perrotto, A., & Grossman, M. B. (2010). Ten ways to the top. Nursing Management, 41(4), 28–32. Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.