Ethics in perioperative practice--duty to self.
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 fifth 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 fifth statement, which emphasizes commitment to one's self.
Seifert
Patricia C
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Sandel Medical Industries, LLC Chatsworth, Calif., USA.
D000575:American Nurses' Association; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D004993:Ethics, Nursing; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D013527:Perioperative Nursing / Q000592:standards; D011361:Professional Competence; D012649:Self Concept; D014481:United States