Ethics in perioperative practice--commitment to the patient.
Though often difficult, ethical decision making is necessary when caring for surgical patients. Perioperative nurses have to recognize ethical dilemmas and be prepared to take action based on the ethical code outlined in the American Nurses Association's (ANA's) Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. In this fourth of a nine-part series that will help perioperative nurses relate the ANA code to their own area of practice, the author looks at the second statement, which emphasizes commitment to the patient.
Seifert
Patricia C
PC
Sandel Medical Industries, LLC, Chatsworth, Calif., USA.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000575:American Nurses' Association; D016265:Conflict of Interest; D003657:Decision Making; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000592:standards*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000592:standards; D010358:Patient Participation; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards*; D014481:United States