Monday, November 1, 2010

A Few Ways The Purpose Of The U.S. Nurses Health Care Reform Mirrors Their Ethics Code

By Alex Ellis

Simply put, the nurses health care reform is an advocacy group made up of those nurses who are champions in the fight for the rights of patients everywhere, to have access to affordable and excellent health care - no matter what their race, social background, or financial means might be.

Many of those registered nurses involved in this group have been advocating for improved patient care and medical treatment equality for years - and in whatever capacity they could. To this day, they still stand behind the belief that each and every person who comes to a medical facility for treatment or any health-related situation, deserves to have medical staff treat them with dignity, respect and compassion, as well as provide them with the best care.

And, if you were to read any of the "mission" statements written in the American Nurses Codes of Ethics manual, you would be able to see how they basically relate to the intent behind the organization's health care reform project. So, that having been said, read on for some examples of just a few of their main points, in this brief, reworded summary:

The licensed caregiver performs the duties of the profession with compassion and understanding towards each of her patients. She respects each for his uniqueness, and shows him the dignity and respect he deserves as her patient - regardless of the nature of his illness, or any personal, social or financial differences he may have with the other clients who are under her care.

The caregiver is obligated and willing to protect the patient - and the public, when necessary - if their health and personal safety is adversely affected by the incompetence of any individual - or, if the well-being of a patient, or those others around him, is threatened by any person engaging in unethical behaviors, or illegal practices that could possibly harm another.

The RN agrees to assume all accountability for any individual judgements or decisions she makes regarding the care of her patients. She also agrees to continue her nursing education in order to remain at her highest level of competence for the sake of her patients.

This professional caregiver gladly participates in shielding patients and others within the medical facility - and the public, if necessary - from any misinformation that could lead them astray, and cause a panic. She maintains her professionalism and integrity on the job, so as to set an example for all, and is glad to collaborate with others in the field, in order to fulfill the medical needs of the hospital's patients, the community - and the nation, if needed.

These were just a few summarized examples of some of the codes of ethics that American nurses follow. By reading the intent behind them, it's probably easy to see how the base of their beliefs carry over to the reasons behind their health Care reform endeavor. And, the purpose of that endeavor is to create a legislation that will give each and every person in the U. S., access to the dignified, compassionate and ethical care they deserve, performed by those medical professionals who have their best interests at heart.

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