Question

give an example of when your moral duty to help someone would stop and would become a moral option?

Answer 1

"All professional nurses have a responsibility to care for their patients. There is no uncertainty and no ambiguity surrounding the responsibility in the context of Nursing ethics." - Code of Ethics for Nurses

Moral responsibility

Moral responsibility is the status of moraly deserving praise, blame, reward or punishment for an act or or mission performed or neglected in accordance with once moral obligation

Moral responsibility in nursing while talking care of a patient in hospital

A nurse must respect the dignity and value of patients colleagues and treat everyone equally regardless of their personal attributes or medical condition related to this is the responsibility to always respect the patient's rights to self-determination in her/his medical care.

Nursing Role

Nurses have different roles. Though some roles are dependent on the setting and responsibility, there are common roles of nurses regardless. Some of them are given below with high regards to the moral and ethical view points, are:

1)care provider:

Provides direct care to patients in a respecting, nurturing, comforting, caring, an knowledgeable way.

2)educater:

Increases patient knowledge through information dissemination, encouraging healthy lifestyles and practices and compliance to care.

3)counsellor

Promotes the patient's ability to make sound medical decisions, assist in developing new attitudes, feeling, and behaviors and helps the patient initiate action to improve Healthcare.

4)change agent :

Takes necessary actions to educate and initiate change for the well-being and health of the society.

5)researcher :

Takes the initiative to examine and explore on things affecting the sensitive health care issues, thereby promoting the health system and protecting the people's rights for better health.

Theoretical views

Nursing is the most respected and trusted profession. Despite the changes, within the society, nurses continues to demonstrate the best in providing care to patients, educating the society, and advocating for the welfare of every individual. Nurses continue to promote nursing roles on the very philosophical premises of ethics.

Personal views

"Being a nurse, I will help everyone and fulfill my moral responsibility by providing care to critically ill patients and educate families in patient care. I advocate for patient needs and being attentive to patient needs, and communicating with other members of health care addressing what is best in care."