Nursing Laws and Ethics

As nursing profession continuously progresses in its signal for excellence, its nature becomes complex in the light of meeting the standards set forwards by the implementing bodies in nursing profession. These standards argon indeed the result of heedful assessment and observation made to resolve the never ending issues and concerns pertaining to the healthy responsibilities and ethical obligations of nurses.Many of these include the debt instrument to interpret and carry out orders, duty to monitor the patient, delegation of authority, consent to medical and surgical procedures, confidentiality of medical records, negligence and others. scarce among the issues and concerns aforementi nonpareild, one of the most controversial issues which caught my attention is Malpractice. Sometimes, nurses, for some own(prenominal) reason, go beyond their boundaries and exceed the scope of nursing practice they are ought to observe at alone times.In abroad, there conduct been numerous rep ort incidents wherein Filipino nurses who happened to be medical doctors here in the Philippines were charged of malpractice and was deported substantiate here for attempting to save a dying patient in the absence of the medical doctor in-charge. Leg ally speaking, what they did was a breach of duty and basically, they should have been subjected to corresponding sanction.However, as far as nurses sworn duty is concerned, its also their responsibility to save and protect life at all cost. I understand that, doing the job beyond their jural limitations was hard for them. But because Filipino nurses are typically compassionate, they have set aside the prospect of facing consequences of their actions and didnt think twice when they saw the imminent risk of exposure to the patients life, considering their knowledge and experience in critical situations as doctors.It is quite paradoxical in nature, to which side they are to choose in the midst of ethical dilemmas like that. In the co de of nurses developed by the American Nurses Association, there is no way they condone ethically inactive behaviour. But being passive will think about two things at the same time. First, being passive and adherent to the scope of their jobs will mean being firm in their chosen profession and avoid legal responsibilities on their part.Secondly, it will mean depriving them of their own wisdom and freewill to do the right thing and do nothing as if they cant do anything in the midst of life-threatening situation. As for me, we are all trained and equipped with ethical principles and laws just to guide us in making the right decision for the good of all. But no one can really tell us what exactly to do or which way to go. It is always, our wisdom, wise thinking and judicious assessment of the situation that would learn us to make the correct decision.