The Nurse's Role in Ethics and Human Rights
Overview
This paper examines the ethical obligations and human rights responsibilities of nurses in professional practice. It compares position statements from the American Nursing Association (ANA) and International Council of Nurses (ICN), arguing that nurses must uphold human rights protection while adhering to professional codes of conduct and healthcare policies.
What this essay covers
- Introduction to nurses' ethical obligations and human rights advocacy
- ANA position statements on healthcare policy and nursing professional engagement
- ICN position on human rights interdependence and healthcare provision
- Comparison of ANA and ICN frameworks and jurisdictional differences
- Connection to QSEN competencies and patient-centered care
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The Nurse’s Role in Ethics and Human Rights
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The Nurse’s Role in Ethics and Human Rights
Nurses must ensure they uphold the values and ethics of the protection and advocate for human rights protection. In their duties, nurses meet a different situation, which may place them in a dilemma of upholding ethics or disregarding human rights. In such situations, nurses are often required to critically view their ethics and find ways to not interfere with human rights. Human rights are often at the top of the profession and give the nurses specific actions designed to protect and promote these rights in their practice. The American Nursing Association has various position statements that nurses can adopt to define the relationship between nurses' ethical obligations, the concept of human rights, and professional practice.
The American Nursing Association (ANA) holds that Healthcare polity impacts nursing professionals and the broader public. Under this position, the entity adds that registered nurses have to adhere to the healthcare policy in their professional engagement regardless of the operation region. ANA further notes that this policy amplifies nursing views and educates the clients and decision-makers in the field (American Nurses Association, 2013). Therefore, nurses must adhere to these healthcare policies as per the code of conduct and the oath of nursing they took when they vowed to uphold the profession's ethics and values. International organizations such as the International Council of Nurses (ICN) hold positions similar to ANA, although slight variations.