Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral
Responsibility
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 Core Competency 1
Respects the rights of individuals or groups

Explanation:
- Whatever is the color,
eduactional attainment, status
in life of the patient they
should be treated equally and
with respect
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 1
Renders nursing care consistent
with the patients bill of rights

Explanation:
- Whatever is the color,
eduactional attainment, status
in life of the patient they
should be treated equally and
with respect following the
patient's bill of rights.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Core Competency 2
Accepts responsibility and accountability
for own decisions and actions
Explanation:
- Whatever the nurse does to the patient he
or she is accountable for his or her actions.
- Example: A nurse left an old patient
without raising the siderail, the patient fell
from the bed after she left. Therefore with
what happened to the patient the nurse is
accountable for his or her actions.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 1
Meets nursing accountability requirements
as embodied in the job description

Explanation:
- A nurse or any employee should
have to abide with what is written
in his or her job description.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 2
Justifies basis for nursing actions and judgment

Explanation:
- The nurse should be able to give the
rationale of why the procedures or certain
intervention is done to the patient.
- The nurse should know possible
consequences if certain procedures are not
done well.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 3
Projects a positive image of the profession

Explanation:
- As the nurse wears his or her white
uniform or a female nurse wears her cap
they should project a positive image of their
chosen profession
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Core Competency 3
Adheres to the national and international
code of ethics for nurses

Explanation:
- As the nurse holds his or her professional
license as a nurse, he or she should abide
with what is stipulated in the code of ethics
for nurses.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 1
Adheres to the Code of Ethics for Nurses
and abides by its provision

Explanation:
- As nurses, our practice is
guided with the code of ethics
for nurses and that we should
follow and adhere to it, any
violation would mean the
revocation of the professional
license.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Indicator 2
Reports unethical and immoral
incidents to proper authorities
Explanation:
- Whatever is stipulated in the
code of ethics for nurses and
any violations to which should
be reported promptly to
specific authorities as it may
cause due harm to the
patients.
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Key Area of Responsibility 5

Ethico-Moral Responsibility
 Thank you!
SLIDESMANIA

SHERYL MAE LEYRITA CIENCIA,RN,MAN

Please send your questions or clarifications to:
ssleyrita@urios.edu.ph