VALUES IN NURSING.pptx

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 patients’ 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.

1. Introduction Nurses who understand how patients’ 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.

2. 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.

3. 1. Altruism It is a concern for the welfare and well-being of others. In professional practice, altruism is reflected by the nurse’s concern for the welfare of patients, other nurses, and other health care providers.

4. 2. Autonomy and Confidentiality  It is the right to self-determination. Nurses should make all efforts to promote patient rights to make her own decisions whenever possible. Nurse must not discuss patients details outside the care setting.

5. Human dignity - is respect for theinherent worth and the uniqueness of individuals and populations. Inprofessional practice, human dignity isreflected when nurse values and respectsall patients and colleagues.         3. Human dignity It is respect for the inherent worth and the uniqueness of individuals and populations. In professional practice, human dignity is reflected when nurse values and respects all patients and colleagues.

6. 4. Integrity is acting in accordance with an appropriate code of ethics and accepted standards of practice. It is reflected in professional practice when the nurse is honest and provides care based on an ethical framework that is accepted within the profession.

7. 5. Social justice is upholding moral, legal and humanistic principles. This value is reflected in professional practice when the nurse works to ensure equal treatment under the law and equal access to quality health care.

8. 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 management.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 9. Systems thinking : A nurse is faced with plenty of situations throughout each workday. Each patient has individual problems and requires a different approach. Nurses are expected to develop individualized decisions of care depending on the patient and the specific circumstances.

12. 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.

13. 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.