Canadian Nurses and Their Conscience Rights Every living person in Canada has rights, which are to be respected by others, regardless of age, gender, cultural background, or religious beliefs (laws. p. 4). However, when it comes to healthcare, nurses own feelings and rights are often placed second when it comes to patient care. Nurses in Canada are required to abide by a code of ethics when providing care to others (cna. 2008. p. 1).
In our society everyone has legal rights and is entitled to fair and ethical treatment. However, issues can arise when a psychologist provides services to minors. The psychologist must pay careful attention to the laws, while at the same time providing every minor with treatment in accordance to the ethical codes and aspirational principles. The purpose of this paper is to take a comprehensive look at the multitude of issues that can occur when treating minors. Furthermore, this paper will provide ethical reasoning, to aid in solving the ethical dilemmas that must be addressed when working with minors.
We take great pride in providing all our citizens with the means to carry on with daily life and are guaranteed with our Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Being a first generation Canadian, the topic of Canada’s own culture is very interesting to me. My family and I are part our Canada’s multicultural community. We are able to keep our cultural values alive in Canada and have a right to do so, which is what makes us Canadians. It is not good when Canada as a nation is considered a product of Americanization, and when people consider Canada to not have its own culture.
Emily Rattanavong Diane M. Kondratowicz Ph.D HUM 216-101 Ethics September 4, 2014 Reflection on Professional Code of Ethics After reading the American Health Information Management Association Code of Ethics (A.H.I.M.A), I have realized that it can contribute to my planned career path in Healthcare Management and can also relate to my current job as a Nail Technician. Sure, these two lines of work are complete opposites, but they do share similarities. According to the Code of ethics: respecting the integral dignity and worth of every person, and representing the profession to the public in a positive matter (Codes of Ethics) all of which I find to be the key necessities and values of both jobs. Having planned to be in Healthcare Management,
Although this standard implies that family members should be considered a part of the health care team, HIPAA rules and regulations need to be followed as well. This standard also implies that Mr. E’s values and right to self determination should be honored. The nursing code of ethics that I feel applies to this case study is Provision 1, “The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and the uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems. (ANA, 2001) This code means to me that I, as the nurse, will do everything in my power to advocate for my patients right for self determination, to be open minded and value all
According to Dr. David Sackett, a Canadian physician, evidence-based practice is the process that is “conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients” (Legg, 2008, p.469). In other words it is combining the best available evidence, along with the patient’s best interest, in order to make a nursing expertise decision about the best possible practice to use on the patient. Why is evidence-based practice becoming so important in today’s society and is it being effective? In the past decade evidence-based practice has become a “standard for quality of care” (Xiaoshi, 2008, p.6-12). The major reason for EBP becoming so widely used is because there is a big deficiency in research-based information to back up clinical decision making (Legg, 2008, p.469).
Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing In nursing profession, The America Nursing Associate (ANA) Code of Ethic acts as a backbone to guide health care team to look deep into all different angle when making ethical decision. The Code of Ethic was created to assist nurses to preserve his or her professional principle of values, morals and ethical when caring for patients. Every nurses have a duty to protect and respect all patients' cultural belief, values, and dignity. Moral and ethical principles are the cord to direct any ethical decision making. It is a path to the open road for nurses to gain critical thinking, differ aspect of life.
According to the ANA code of ethics, the RN’s primary commitment is to the patient and to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. The RN also collaborates with other health care members to meet the needs of the patient. “The nurse plays a central role in creating an environment of mutual trust and respect among all health care professionals by engaging in an open dialogue and claiming a place in the shared decision making about patient care.” (Lachman, 2009). Therefore, it is important to consider the physician’s belief system, as there are a number of medical professionals who “…refuse to deliver care that runs contrary to their moral or religious beliefs, asserting a ‘right of conscience’ or ‘right of refusal’.” (Stein, 2007). In the second case study regarding the malpractice and negligence of a nurse, the primary obligation according to the ANA code of ethics is to the patient.
My values will always consider patient first, for me patient’s need and interest is always my first priority, therefor altruism is greatest value for me as a part of nursing. I want to be a selfless nurse for whom patient’s priority is always first. Nurses always act as a pillar of support for the people who are sick and vulnerable, I want to be that pillar of support. My belief is that nurses are healers; I will consider myself being accountable and responsible. People trust and depend on nurses, and I will have the ability to win their trust and become their healer.
However, going forward, especially in a time of reintroduced focus on cost control, effective treatment patterns and health care organization, the exposure of unethical practices is unavoidable, and the drug business will be obliged to follow harsher guidelines or face solemn consequences. One of the off label drug used in the field of gynecology is TAMOXIFEN. This drug is used in breast cancer treatment but few physicians are using them for female fertility as some preliminary researches have proven its beneficial action on ovaries to produce ova. Medical representatives visit the gynecologist and show them the positive literature but do not tell them that it’s not yet approved by drug administration for this purpose. Another example is MISOPROTOL.