Code of ethics in nurses

1. CODE
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2. Learning objectives
At end of lecture the students will able to:
Definition of code of ethics
Purposes and functions of code of ethics
Regulatory bodies of ethics (ANA)
Role of nurses in application of code of
ethics
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3. INTRODUCTION
The code of ethics in nursing:
is a shield of protection for nursing. Similar to the five
fingers on a hand, all five of which are important, the
code of ethics in nursing are built around five major
headings, namely, codes for nurses and people,
profession, practices, society, and co-workers.
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4. Definition
• A code of ethics is a guide for an individual or group to
follow in making decisions regarding ethical issues.
• Code of ethics is a set of ethical principles that are
generally accepted by the members of a profession.
• ‫الممارسة‬ ‫في‬ ‫لتنفيذها‬ ً
‫ا‬‫جاهد‬ ‫ويسعى‬ ‫كمهنة‬ ‫التمريض‬ ‫يتطلبها‬ ‫أخلقية‬ ‫معايير‬ ‫ي‬
‫اليومية‬ ‫السريرية‬
• Ethical principles are moral norms that nursing as a
profession both demands and strives to implement in
everyday clinical practice.
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5. PURPOSES OF CODE OF ETHICS
“Every nurse should obey and abide by the code of ethics
for the following reasons:
 To help people understand the nursing profession very well
because the code of ethics indicates that each and every
person in the society has the right to be informed about the
nursing care given and the standards of practice
To create and follow standard guidelines to practice for
professional behavior
‫المهني‬ ‫السلوك‬ ‫لممارسة‬ ‫القياسية‬ ‫التوجيهية‬ ‫المبادئ‬ ‫واتباع‬ ‫نإشاء‬
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To delineate the important ethical considerations
about the nursing profession‫قية‬
‫ل‬
‫لخ‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫عتبارا‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫يد‬
‫د‬‫تاااح‬
‫تمريض‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫مهنة‬‫ل‬
‫او‬‫ح‬ ‫اامة‬‫ه‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬
To provide an promise to a society thereby
showing commitment to the public‫ا‬‫ع‬‫المجتم‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ ‫وعد‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫تاااقدي‬
‫العاامة‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ ‫ا‬
‫ام‬
‫ا‬‫تز‬
‫ل‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫اار‬‫ه‬‫اظ‬‫إ‬‫ي‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ت‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ب‬
‫و‬
To ensure that the nurses always remember their
specific responsibility towards the client

7. FUNCTIONS OF CODE OF ETHICS
• Functions of the code of ethics in nursing
revolves around three important functions.
They are as follows:
• Responsibility
• Guidance
• Self-regulation
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• Responsibility: This means that every nurse should
obey the code of ethics in terms of provision of right care
to the right person at the right time. A nurse is
answerable and accountable for each activity of his/hers
in the nursing care provided to the patient.
• Guidance: The code of ethics act as a )
protection)shield. It guides and regulates a nurse to act
in the right manner. It does not admit any kind of
malpractice, negligence, or laziness during working
hours
‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫ااع‬‫ا‬‫س‬ ‫اثناء‬‫أ‬‫كسل‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫أو‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫هماا‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫أو‬
‫ف‬
‫ر‬ ‫تص‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫اوء‬‫ا‬‫س‬‫من‬ ‫اوع‬‫ا‬‫إ‬‫ي‬
‫اأ‬ ‫باا‬ ‫ح‬
‫م‬‫يااس‬‫ل‬
‫و‬
‫ل‬
‫م‬ ‫ع‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬

9. • Self-regulation: The code of ethics has its own
regulatory bodies, ‫خاصة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬، which ensure that a nurse
follows the ethics right from the beginning of his/her
nursing career. Ethics is entwined with each and
every activity of the nursing care.
• ‫التمريضية‬ ‫الرعاية‬ ‫أإشطة‬ ‫من‬ ‫إشاط‬ ‫كل‬ ‫مع‬ ‫الخلقيات‬ ‫تتشابك‬
• The code of ethics helps the nurse to be molded to
suit the activities
‫تاااكون‬‫ن‬
‫أا‬ ‫ا‬‫ى‬‫عل‬ ‫ممرضة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ق‬
‫خل‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫اعد‬‫ا‬‫قااو‬ ‫ااعد‬‫ا‬‫س‬
‫إشطة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫اتناسب‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ ‫مصبوبة‬ involved in nursing care.
• Self-regulating activities is a never-ending process
in this profession and it helps a nurse to be sincere,
honest, truthful, faithful, and disciplined and practice
• only standardized care‫ومنضبط‬‫ومخلص‬‫وصادق‬‫وصادق‬‫مخلص‬
‫موحدة‬ ‫رعاية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫إا‬‫س‬
‫ر‬ ‫يااما‬‫ول‬
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10. American Nurses Association Code of Ethics
• The ANA code of ethics was first framed in 1985 and was
reframed in 2001. The following are its main points:
1- Provide nursing service that is unique for each individual
with full respect and dignity. Never be partial to patients
based on their personal attributes, socioeconomic status, and
nature of health problems.
2- Maintain confidentiality of patient’s records, reports, and
details, and protect all information about the patient. These
should not be revealed to unknown persons or handled
insidiously‫ث‬
‫ي‬ ‫خب‬‫ل‬
‫اشك‬ ‫باا‬ ‫اا‬‫ه‬‫مع‬‫ل‬
‫اام‬ ‫ع‬‫ت‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫اتم‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ ‫أو‬‫ن‬
‫ي‬ ‫اول‬‫ه‬‫مج‬‫ص‬
‫ا‬ ‫لشخ‬ ‫اا‬‫ه‬‫عن‬
‫كشف‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫اتم‬‫ا‬‫ي‬
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11. 3- Safeguard all rights of the patients towards
health, such as the right to know all details of
treatment given, right to privacy, right to give
informed consent before performing any procedure,
right to decide the care that is to be given, and the
right to refuse care. These rights will protect the
patient from malpractice, negligence and
incompetent care given by nurses.
4- Be responsible and accountable for all their
actions pertaining to patient care.
5- Be intelligent, efficient, and maintain competency
by updating their knowledge and skill.
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6- Use their intelligence, qualification, and experience
in managing other activities by accepting responsibility
and delegating nursing activities to others.
7- Strive for improving the standards of profession
through evidence-based practice and reframe the
standards of practice as required through continuous
evaluation.
8- Act as good collaborators, encourage team effort by
cooperating with all co-workers, and maintain “eg. spirit
de corps”.‫لجماعي‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫عمل‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫"روح‬ ‫ا‬‫ى‬‫ل‬‫ع‬ ‫حفاظ‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫"اا‬
9- Act as good citizens at all times and strive to help
and protect the public and society.
•

13. Elements of the Code
• 1. Nurses and people
• 2. Nurses and practice
• 3. Nurses and the profession
• 4. Nurses and co-workers
• 5- nurses and society

14. Nurses and people
• The nurse’s primary professional responsibility is to people
requiring nursing care. In providing care, the nurse promotes
an environment in which the human rights, values, customs
and spiritual beliefs of the individual, family and community
are respected.‫ق‬
‫و‬ ‫حق‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫ا‬
‫ا‬‫احتر‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ه‬‫فاااي‬ ‫ا‬
‫اتم‬‫ا‬‫ي‬ ‫بااايئة‬ ‫عازيز‬‫ا‬
‫ا‬‫تا‬ ‫ا‬
‫على‬ ‫ممرضة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ل‬
‫اعم‬ ‫تاا‬
‫ا‬‫ع‬‫مجتم‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫و‬‫سرة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫واا‬ ‫ارد‬‫ف‬‫لاال‬ ‫روحية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬‫اا‬‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫ادا‬
‫ق‬‫معت‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫واا‬‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫عاادا‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫واا‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫قي‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫واا‬‫ن‬
‫إسا‬
‫ن‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ .
• The nurse ensures that the individual receives sufficient
information on which to base consent for care and related
treatment.

15. Nurses and people (continue )
• The nurse holds in confidence personal information and
uses judgment in sharing this information. ‫ارضة‬
‫م‬‫م‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫فظ‬
‫تاااحت‬
‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫معلوم‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫هذه‬ ‫مشاركة‬‫ي‬
‫ا‬ ‫فاا‬ ‫ا‬
‫حكم‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫وتستخدم‬ ‫شخصية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ت‬
‫ا‬ ‫معلوم‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫باااسرية‬
• The nurse shares with society the responsibility for
initiating and supporting action to meet the health and
social needs of the public, in particular those of
vulnerable populations. ‫الخطر‬‫ا‬‫ل‬‫معارضين‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ن‬
‫ا‬ ‫اسك‬‫ا‬‫ل‬
• The nurse also shares responsibility to sustain and
protect the natural environment from depletion, pollution,
degradation and destruction. ‫دمار‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬‫اا‬ ‫و‬‫تدهور‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫و‬
‫ث‬
‫و‬ ‫تل‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫و‬
‫ف‬
‫ا‬ ‫ستنزا‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ .

16. Nurses and practice
• The nurse carries personal responsibility and
accountability for nursing practice, and for
maintaining competence by continual learning.
• The nurse maintains a standard of personal
health such that the ability to provide care is not
compromised. ‫لصحة‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫من‬ ‫مستوى‬ ‫لىا‬‫ع‬ ‫ممرضة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ظ‬
‫تاااحاف‬
‫رعاية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫اديم‬
‫ق‬‫تااا‬ ‫ا‬
‫على‬ ‫ادرة‬‫ق‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫باا‬‫مساس‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫يااتم‬ ‫ل‬‫ث‬
‫ي‬ ‫باااح‬ ‫لشخصية‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬
• The nurse uses judgment regarding individual
competence when accepting and delegating
responsibility.

17. Nurses and practice
• The nurse at all times maintains standards of
personal conduct which reflect well on the profession
and enhance public confidence.
• The nurse, in providing care, ensures that use of
technology and scientific advances are compatible
with the safety, dignity and rights of people.

18. Nurses and the profession
• The nurse assumes the major role in determining
and implementing acceptable standards of clinical
nursing practice, management, research and
education.
• The nurse is active in developing a core of research-
based professional knowledge.
• The nurse, acting through the professional
organization, participates in creating and maintaining
equitable social and economic working conditions in
nursing. ‫حفاظ‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫واا‬‫ق‬
‫ل‬ ‫خ‬‫ي‬
‫ا‬ ‫فاا‬ ،‫مهنية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫مهنة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬
‫ل‬
‫ل‬
‫خ‬ ‫من‬ ،‫ممرضة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫تاااشارك‬
‫ض‬
‫ري‬ ‫تم‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ج‬
‫م‬‫ي‬
‫ا‬ ‫فاا‬ ‫اادلة‬‫ع‬ ‫اقتصادية‬‫ا‬‫و‬ ‫اجتماعية‬‫ا‬‫ل‬
‫م‬ ‫ع‬
‫ظروف‬ ‫ا‬‫ى‬‫ل‬‫ع‬

19. Nurses and co-workers:
• The nurse sustains a co-operative relationship
with co-workers in nursing and other fields.
• The nurse takes appropriate action to safeguard
individuals when their care is endangered by a
co-worker or any other person.‫ض‬
‫ار‬ ‫ع‬‫ات‬
‫ا‬‫تا‬ ‫عندما‬
‫اخر‬‫آ‬‫اخص‬‫ا‬‫ش‬‫ي‬
‫ا‬ ‫أ‬ ‫أو‬‫ل‬
‫م‬ ‫ع‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫ي‬
‫ا‬ ‫فاا‬‫ل‬
‫زمي‬ ‫ل‬
‫اب‬ ‫قا‬‫من‬ ‫الخطر‬‫ا‬‫ل‬ ‫ا‬‫م‬‫رعايته‬.

20. Nurses and society:
 Participate and share responsibility with other citizens &
other health professionals
‫ن‬
‫ي‬ ‫اطن‬‫ا‬‫مو‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬‫ع‬‫م‬ ‫مسؤولية‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ‫ا‬
‫وتقاسم‬ ‫مشاركة‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬
‫صحيين‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫مهنيين‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫من‬ ‫وغيرهما‬‫خرين‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬ ..
 Recognize and perform the duties of citizenship‫ا‬‫ى‬‫عل‬
‫اتعارف‬‫ا‬‫ل‬
‫ا‬‫ه‬‫وأداء‬ ‫اطنة‬‫ا‬‫مو‬
‫ل‬
‫ا‬ ‫اا‬‫اجبات‬‫ا‬‫و‬
 Aware of laws and regulations which affect the practice of
medicine and nursing
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