Values are enduring beliefs or attitudes about the worth of a person, object, idea, or action. Values are important because they influence decisions and actions, including
Nurses ethical decision making.
Nurses who understand how patientsβ values and their own values shape nurse-patient interactions, and who continually develop sensitivity to the ethical dimensions of nursing practices, are best able to provide quality care and advocate for their patients.
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VALUES IN NURSING.pptx
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2. Introduction
Nurses who understand how patientsβ values
and their own values shape nurse-patient
interactions, and who continually develop
sensitivity to the ethical dimensions of
nursing practices, are best able to provide
quality care and advocate for their patients.
3. What is Value ?
Values are enduring beliefs or attitudes
about the worth of a person, object, idea, or
action. Values are important because they
influence decisions and actions, including
Nurses ethical decision making.
4. 1. Altruism
It is a concern for the welfare and well-
others.
In professional practice, altruism is
the nurseβs concern for the welfare of
other nurses, and other health care
5. 2. Autonomy and Confidentiality
It is the right to self-determination.
Nurses should make all efforts to
patient rights to make her own
whenever possible.
Nurse must not discuss patients
outside the care setting.
6. 3. Human dignity
It is respect for the inherent worth and
uniqueness of individuals and
In professional practice, human dignity is
reflected when nurse values and respects
patients and colleagues.
7. 4. Integrity
is acting in accordance with an
code of ethics and accepted standards of
practice. It is reflected in professional
when the nurse is honest and provides
based on an ethical framework that is
accepted within the profession.
8. 5. Social justice
is upholding moral, legal and humanistic
principles. This value is reflected in
practice when the nurse works to ensure
treatment under the law and equal access
quality health care.
9. 6. Protection from harm:
The nurse's conduct must protect the patient from
harm. He must not undertake something he thinks
might cause harm to the patient even if he has been
told or asked to do so by another person. The nurse
is accountable for her own actions, and might be
asked' to explain these in later proceedings. If the
nurse sees anything she fears may endanger the
patient, she must immediately report this to
10. 7. Professional development:
The nurse has a duty to keep up to date with all
developments that may have an impact on his job.
He must attend professional development and
training activities. Part of his duty may involve
training and mentoring new and junior staff.
Nurses must meet training requirements and pay
any fees needed to maintain licensing.
11. 8. Dedication:
Professional nursing is a difficult profession with many stressful
scenarios. Nurses must work long shifts and deal with many
vastly different issues on a daily basis. The combination of long
work hours, constant Care of patients, and the stress of seeing
death can cause nurses to unravel. Thus, professional nurses need
to be calm a level-headed, able to quickly handle a multitude of
problems effectively. Nurses are responsible for patient quality of
care and the execution of the healthcare plan. A dedication to the
job is essential for a nurse to fulfill her nursing duties.
12. 9. Systems thinking:
A nurse is faced with plenty of situations
each workday. Each patient has individual
and requires a different approach.
Nurses are expected to develop individualized
decisions of care depending on the patient and
specific circumstances.
13. 10. Caring:
Nurses are required to take care of the patient throughout
the entire healthcare process. Their goal is to make the
healing process and painless and comfortable as possible,
without inflicting any unnecessary grief for the patient.
14. 11. Ethnic and religious sensitivity:
Nurses take care of patients from a variety of ethnic and
religious backgrounds. Professional nurses must be sensitive
to the specific requirements of various cultures and religions
in order to facilitate the patient's health care. Nurses must
demonstrate a desire to respect various practices while
continuing to adhere to professional standards.