Nursing Values And Values

Health Policy Values

According to World Health Organization (WHO, 2015), “Health policy refers to decisions, plans, and actions that are undertaken to achieve specific health care goals within a society” (p.1). The health policy can define a vision for the future. Nursing profession truthfully can take charge and make difference in the health policy. Nursing profession is the most trusted profession in the world. Nursing profession upholds the uppermost standards of honesty and ethical principle. If nurses are not involved in health policy, the decisions are made by those with little or no knowledge about nursing, health and patient care. One of the journalists Deepak Chopra said, “Enlightened leadership

15). Nursing incorporates the protection, promotion, and restoration of health and well-being; the prevention of illness and injury; and the alleviation of suffering, in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Nursing profession is all about taking care of patients, and families with dignity, and integrity. This writer is a believer of God and following the word of God and its teachings and truthfully practicing it in their life in daily activities. As a nurse, this writer believes in love, trust, honesty, forgiveness, respect, empowerment, commitment and teamwork. This writer believes in the principle of human dignity, principle of common good and the principle of the totality and integrity of the human person. While supporting for health policy, a clear understanding of one’s own values and faith based beliefs is important for nurses. According to American Nurses Association (ANA, 2015), “Nurses must be vigilant advocates for the administering of dignified and compassionate care and they must assure the appropriate interventions are used in order to minimize unwarranted or unwelcome treatment and patient suffering”

In reality, individuals should understand their values and beliefs and try to accept other individual’s beliefs and values to avoid conflict. The morale values that are inspired in an individual at the age of early childhood by their parents, teachers, friends, and their religious beliefs have an important role in how they make decision in their individual life as well as their carrier. This great nation’s founding fathers themselves were immersed in biblical thinking. The policy making were affected by religious opinions, though policy makers should not enforce their beliefs on individuals, but they should work for the people. Jesus said; “Treat others the way you would have them treat you: This sums up the law and the prophets” Matthew, 13: 12). In health care all ethical decisions must goal on human dignity. For instance, providing privacy for comatose patients while doing personal