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1. Tenets Essay
Reviewing Appendix B in Butts, choose two of the Nine Tenets of the Code of Ethics for
Nurses and describe how you will personally apply each tenet in the practice setting with
your patients. Describe in detail the purpose of the tenet and provide examples of the tenet
applied in practice. Explain why it is important to uphold the tenet in maximizing the
quality of patient care, and identify how it enhances your own practice as a nurse.Your
paper should be 1-2 pages.Include a title page and a reference page to cite your text. Adhere
to APA formatting throughout, and cite any outside sources you may use.I choose: 1. The
Environment and Ethical ObligationVirtues focus on what is good and bad in regard to
whom we are to be as moral persons; obligations focus on what is right and wrong or what
we are to do as moral agents. Obligations are often specified in terms of principles such as
beneficence or doing good; nonmaleficence or doing no harm; justice or treating people
fairly; reparations, or making amends for harm; fidelity, and respect for persons. Nurses, in
all roles, must create a culture of excellence and maintain practice environments that
support nurses and others in the fulfillment of their ethical obligations.Environmental
factors contribute to working conditions and include but are not limited to: clear policies
and procedures that set out professional ethical expectations for nurses; uniform
knowledge of the Code and associated ethical position statements. Peer pressure can also
shape moral expectations within a work group. Many factors contribute to a practice
environment that can either present barriers or foster ethical practice and professional
fulfillment. These include compensation systems, disciplinary procedures, ethics
committees and consulting services, grievance mechanisms that prevent reprisal, health
and safety initiatives, organizational processes and structures, performance standards,
policies addressing discrimination and incivility position descriptions, and more.
Environments constructed for the equitable, fair, and just treatment of all reflect the values
of the profession and nurture excellent nursing practice.2. 9.2 Integrity of the
ProfessionThe values and ethics of the profession should be affirmed in all professional and
organizational relationships whether local, inter-organizational, or international. Nursing
must continually emphasize the values of respect, fairness, and caring within the national
and global nursing communities in order to promote health in all sectors of the population.
A fundamental responsibility is to promote awareness of and adherence to the codes of
ethics for nurses (the American Nurses Association and the International Council of Nurses
and others). Balanced policies and practices regarding access to nursing education,
workforce sustainability, and nurse migration and utilization are requisite to achieving

2. these ends. Together, nurses must bring about the improvement of all facets of nursing,
fostering and assisting in the education of professional nurses in developing regions across
the globe.The nursing profession engages in ongoing formal and informal dialogue with
society. The covenant between the profession and society is made explicit through the Code
of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, foundational documents, and other
published standards of nursing specialty practice; continued development and
dissemination of nursing scholarship; rigorous educational requirements for entry into
practice, advanced practice, and continued practice including certification and licensure;
and commitment to evidence informed practice.Reference Butts, J. B. (2016). Nursing Ethics,
4th Edition. [Bookshelf Online]. Retrieved from
https://vsaccess.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781284099096/