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Benefits of the Code of Professional Conduct in Nursing Muna Al balushi Implementation & Real-Life Examples Liwa Extended Health Center
I – Identify and Minimize Risk – Definition • Definition: The responsibility to recognize, assess, and manage risks to ensure patient safety
I – Identify and Minimize Risk • Benefit: Protects patients and staff from preventable harm or incidents. • Implementation: Conduct safety checks, use assessments, stay updated on protocols. • Example: Double-check patient allergies and medications before administering drugs.
W – Work in Teams – Definition • Definition: Collaborating effectively with colleagues to deliver coordinated care.
W – Work in Teams • Benefit: Encourages collaboration, reduces errors, improves care quality. • Implementation: Participate in handovers and care planning, respect roles. • Example: Collaborate with physiotherapists and dietitians for post-op recovery.
A – Advocate for and Protect Rights – Definition • Definition: Acting in the best interests of patients to ensure their rights are respected.
A – Advocate for and Protect Rights • Benefit: Ensures patients make informed decisions about care. • Implementation: Provide clear info, support patient choices. • Example: Support a terminally ill patient choosing palliative care.
T – Trust and Privilege – Definition • Definition: Upholding honesty and confidentiality to maintain the trust patients place in nurses.
T – Trust and Privilege • Benefit: Establishes therapeutic relationships based on integrity. • Implementation: Be honest and respectful, avoid gossip. • Example: Never discuss patient info in public areas.
C – Consent Gain – Definition • Definition: Ensuring patients are fully informed and voluntarily agree to treatment.
C – Consent Gain • Benefit: Empowers patients and protects legal rights. • Implementation: Explain procedures in simple terms, confirm understanding. • Example: Explain IV insertion and get verbal/written consent.
H – Highest Level of Health and Wellbeing – Definition • Definition: Commitment to providing holistic and optimal healthcare.
H – Highest Level of Health and Wellbeing • Benefit: Promotes holistic care and best outcomes. • Implementation: Address physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. • Example: Tailor diabetic diet plan to cultural food preferences.
P – Privacy and Confidentiality – Definition • Definition: Safeguarding personal and health information of patients.
P – Privacy and Confidentiality • Benefit: Builds trust and protects sensitive information. • Implementation: Secure records, limit access to info. • Example: Avoid case discussions in public spaces.
A – Accountability – Definition • Definition: Taking responsibility for one's actions and decisions in nursing practice.
A – Accountability • Benefit: Encourages responsibility and improvement. • Implementation: Report errors, follow standards. • Example: Admit medication error and file report.
R – Respect Dignity – Definition • Definition: Valuing the worth and uniqueness of every individual.
R – Respect Dignity • Benefit: Recognizes each patient's value and uniqueness. • Implementation: Avoid discrimination, promote independence. • Example: Let patients choose time for personal care.
K – Knowledge, Skills, Ability – Definition • Definition: Maintaining and applying up-to-date expertise and competence in practice.
K – Knowledge, Skills, Ability • Benefit: Ensures safe, current, effective care. • Implementation: Attend training, follow guidelines. • Example: Learn to use new equipment via hospital workshop.
