The Care Value supports the right for a person to be treated as an individual. At my work placement at Saint Phillip's Primary School, the children were treated as individuals. Meeting a child’s dietary requirements is crucial. For example, a child that is lactose intolerant cannot eat dairy foods. So the teacher has got to make sure that the child is fed the food that s/he can eat rather than eating the same meal that everyone else would be eating. At my work placement at the school, a boy named Alfred was allergic to nuts. The school dinner that was provided for the students contained nuts. The school were able to provide other options for Alfred to eat; he was able to opt for a different meal. This is evidence of positive care. That child has the right to not eat a school meal containing nuts. Imagine if Alfred was forced to eat a meal that contained nuts? Allowing Alfred to eat only the things that he can will make Alfred happy because he is being respected and being treated as an individual rather than being forced to eat a meal containing nuts. Saint Phillip's Primary School has explained that their school promotes respect and tolerance of all faiths and beliefs. At my placement, a girl name Naila was unable to eat pork for religious reasons. The dinner ladies were able to provide an option of halal meat for Naila. So they respected Naila and her belief. This is evidence of positive care at Saint Phillip's. At my work placement at a hospital, patients staying in the ward were allowed to receive a meal when they were ready for it. A man named Henry was not hungry at the usual time that all of the patients would normally receive their lunch. A nurse asked him what time he would prefer to eat his lunch instead. They brought to ...
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...primary school setting. Saint Phillip's Primary School has stated that they respect and tolerate all faiths and beliefs. This shows that though they are a catholic school, they are excepting of others and will not think less of or neglect any child that is not a catholic and has different beliefs. At my work placement at a hospital, I witnessed the nurses and doctors treating each patient respectively. Not one patient was neglected or ignored though they were of different races, beliefs, genders, religions, sexuality and ages. The hospital has stated that they will treat people how they would like to be treated. So a male nurse would not neglect or avoid a female patient because he would not like to be neglected or avoided in his time of need. This is evidence of positive care in a hospital setting. Treating each person equally promotes a positive care environment.
A positive care environment promotes person centred care, this means that service users are given individual care that is tailored in a way that allows them to live their lives fully. A positive care environment has four strands; these are therapeutic, organisational, physical and community. (Miller, J, 2015) (Gibb and Miller, 2007)
A hospital needs to first care for their patients as well as their employees (Eberst, 2008). If employees are mistreated this will not promote quality of care for patients. They need to promote a trustworthy environment where patients can be comfortable and trust their physicians and doctors. It also is essential to allow patients to sleep (Eberst, 2008). This environment also promotes and encourages the patients to regain their health which includes spiritual and religious beliefs. This component of the healing hospital aligns well with spirituality because a healing hospital considers the spirit or soul as part of the healing environment. Every person has a spiritual part of them because they are made in the image of God (Shelley, 2006). A healing hospital takes this into
One of their main issues is patient care but also ethical. The report by the Nurses Association, Nation Nurses United and St. Joseph Health nurses alleges the health system is skimping on charity care, cutting patient services and supplies, reducing the number of caregivers, and violating patients’ and nurses’ rights. One of the many recommendations in regards these issues by the Nurses association is to support patients’ rights and ensure the provision of the safe, therapeutic and effective nursing care patients deserve, and fully comply with or exceed all applicable federal, state, and local health and safety laws at all
Diversity can have an impact on safeguarding as we have to treat everyone as individuals. Diversity is extremely important as we live in a very diverse world and people’s views around the world will all be different. One way to ensure that we treat everyone fairly and equally is to ensure nurses attend equality and diversity training, this will help to make sure that everyone is cared for fairly and individuals’ beliefs and wishes are taken into judgement.
...th education, healthcare, and spiritual guidance. The faith community nurse will see people from all walks of life, and will care for individuals and families. The nurse must be empathetic, utilize active listening and open communication to establish rapport. Also, because members of the congregation and community will view the church as a “safe place”, patients will need to feel accepted by the nurse in order to open up about sensitive topics. Clearly, not all communities share the same needs. Therefore, the faith community nurse must be in tune to the specific needs of members of the community in which they serve. All in all, the nurse will not only care for the physical body and its needs, but also to the needs of the mind, and sprit, keeping in mind that a
When a nurse is aware of the dignity of patients, the patients feel more at ease, therefore able to make more informed decisions without feeling exposed, embarrassed or ashamed. The NHS states that in the healthcare system, all people regardless of health status should be provided with dignified care even after death. The key elements of the NHS constitution is to include 'respect and dignity'. One of the nursing values that are stated through An Bord Altranais is that ' Nursing care should be delivered in a way that respects the uniqueness and dignity of each patient/client regardless of culture or religion'( An Bord Altranais). We have a role to care with compassion, kindness and empathy to each person’s pain and suffering. We do our best to try and relieve this pain as best we can.
Unlike other moral theories which focus on individual interests or universal interests, ethics of care focuses on the grey area between these two interests. Those who believe in the ethics of care theory seek to “preserve or promote an actual human relation between themselves and particular others” (Vaughn 65). This means that when solving a moral problem, a person who follows ethics of care, does what will best suit the well-being of the person they are caring for, while at the same time looking out for their own
According to the Society for Human Resource Management diversity is: “A broad definition of diversity ranges from personality and work style to all of the visible dimensions of diversity such as race, age, ethnicity or gender, to secondary influences such as religion, socioeconomics and education, to work diversities such as management and union, functional level and classification or proximity/distance to headquarters.” Diversity is a huge factor that we are striving for in many occupations around the world, but healthcare is one of the main professions that is becoming more diverse. Not only does it have many positive effects, it is providing the patients and workers with a sense of respect for each other. The patients are able to have a nurse or occupational therapists that understand where they are coming from. They might have the same morals or they might be in a similar situation as the patient, so they will be able to relate with the patient and understand them during difficult times. More companies are relating diversity into the workforce. Therefore they are able to have a more successful business because of the many changes they are making to meet the needs of each individual.
There must be a “care” to care about others. In doing so, be considerate and fair. Exercise the will to help those in need without ridicule.
In an environment that deals with a vast amount of the diverse population, culture is very important. In fact, many healthcare organizations benefit immensely from the impact of culture in a diverse setting. One benefit of this setting is that culture provides guidelines for employees, patients, doctors, visitors, and others that utilize these facilities. Healthcare organizations set the foundation of their companies using cultural beliefs, values, and a code of conduct to create a diverse and accepting workplace.
The church and health care have been tightly interwoven since the beginning of Christianity, and a large percentage of hospitals in the United States today are Catholic owned. As modern medicine continues to evolve and progress with society, one wonders if the values and policies set by Catholic hospitals are still relevant in our world today. The Catholic Church remains clear on their view of certain current issues surrounded with debate like contraception, abortion, and euthanasia. While some debate over if Catholic hospitals should instill new policies that keep up with modern times, I feel like a large issue is being overlooked. The work Catholic hospitals have done, and continue to do, for vulnerable populations establish the church’s
Nurses make up a body of professionals that all have similar goals. Although, we are all nurses we may believe in many different religions, practices, and medicine therapies. Nurses usually come together in the work place to support each other, and work towards a common goal of patient care as Christians work toward living out God's will. Nurses have different religion beliefs thus creating a difference in the work place at times, and depleting a similar outlook for all nurses. Nurses likely have different goals in their careers, nurses profession is a broad scope and creating different goals for each
The belief system of the nursing philosophy should imitate the nursing division’s beliefs and ideals for nursing and should be recognized by others. Nurses are vital in the daily operations of the hospital organization. They provide nursing duties which result in quality, care. To keep the organization functioning efficiently, it is essential to address values related to and beliefs about nurses. These values and beliefs focus around nurses’ rights, advancement criteria and their accountabilities to other health professionals, as well as professional organizations (Huber, 2014). At my facility, the nursing department’s mission and philosophy statement is the same as the mission statement for the hospital. I try to do my part by always doing the right thing. Sometimes it can cause me moral distress by I always go back to the thought of “is it in the best interest of my patient or the person involved”. As a team leader, I have several direct reports and am the charge nurse on the unit three days a week. I always begin the shift with my staff with reminding them that we are there to advocate for our patients first and foremost and to do what is in their best interest. The core values of my facility mean a lot to me. I urge my staff to always serve our patients with tenderness and mercy, to give the best quality of care, value the diversity of
In the acute-care setting, healthcare workers often have to deal with ethical dilemmas that don’t have fixed solutions and that may cause moral distress in part of the nurse as a result. Part of the nursing research is to better balance the pros and cons of each patient in the wide range of situations. Frequently, nurses have to come up with decisions that don’t possess a right and wrong deed, but has to do more with the nature of the situation, such as to whether give prioritization to the autonomy of certain patients and not to others. This “freedom vs control” dilemma is not the major issue that raises open questions. There exists several others, such as patients religious beliefs that affect their treatment; “pro-choice vs pro-life” dilemma, where the nurses beliefs and values come into play; “truth telling vs deception” dilemma, where families struggle to tell loved ones about their prognosis; and the distribution of resources
Therefore, nurses must be knowledgeable about other cultural diversities. All patients must be cared for and treated with dignity, respect, and compassion regardless of their age, gender, origin, religion, sexual orientation, and background. Nurses must be culturally sensitive and must have the ability to provide nursing care to patients without judging them. Also, they must respect and support patient values and beliefs. In addition, nurses must not refuse to provide care to the patient because of their personal values and beliefs (Westrisk,