Main Principles of Nursing.pdf

Main Principles of Nursing

1. 4 MAIN PRINCIPLES:
NURSING CODE OF ETHICS
DANETTE ROC-GEONZON, RN, MAN

2. code of ethics
"It is a group of principles or ideals that
guide the behavior and decision-making
practices of an individual or group with
similar goals and objectives."

3. lystra E. gretter (1893)
“to abstain from whatever is
deleterious and mischievous and
will not take or knowingly
administer any harmful drug.”

5. American
nurses
association
2014 Revision
process
Philippine Nursing
act of 2002
(act no. 9173)
"informs every aspect
of the nurse's life."
considerations
main objective:
provide for the
protection and
improvement of
nursing profession
HISTORY

6. International
Council of Nurses
(1953)
Philippine Code of
Ethics for Nurses (2004)
LINK: https://www.scribd.com/document/465502860/Nurses-Code-of-Ethics-in-the-Philippines#download&from_embed

7. AUTONOMY BENEFICENCE
NON
MALEFICENCE
JUSTICE
FOUR MAIN PRINCIPLES:

8. AUTONOMY
each patient has the right to make their own
decisions based on their beliefs and values.

9. BENEFICENCE
"action done for the good of others."

10. NONMALEFICENCE
"do no harm."

11. JUSTICE
patients have a right to fair and impartial treatment

12. stopping a medication
known to be harmful
or refusing to give a
medication to a patient
if it has not been
proven to be effective.
perform multiple
checks before
administering
medication to avoid a
dangerous medication
error.
hold the hand of a
grieving family
member.
quiz time!

13. AUTONOMY BENEFICENCE
NON
MALEFICENCE
JUSTICE
right to make own
decisions
action done for
the good of others
do no harm right to fair and
impartial treatment
summary slide
LINK: https://www.nursingworld.org/coe-view-only

15. REFERENCES
https://www.icn.ch/
https://www.prc.gov.ph/sites/default/files/NURSING-CodeEthics-2004-220.pdf
https://www.studocu.com/ph/document/adamson-university/edukasyon-pantahanan-
pangkabuhayan/board-of-nursing-code-of-ethics/7778750