Search results
Results from the Think 24/7 Content Network
The American Nurses Association ( ANA) is a 501 (c) (6) professional organization to advance and protect the profession of nursing. It started in 1896 as the Nurses Associated Alumnae and was renamed the American Nurses Association in 1911. [3] It is based in Silver Spring, Maryland [4] and Jennifer Mensik Kennedy [2] is the current president.
Nursing ethics. Nursing ethics is a branch of applied ethics that concerns itself with activities in the field of nursing. Nursing ethics shares many principles with medical ethics, such as beneficence, non-maleficence and respect for autonomy. It can be distinguished by its emphasis on relationships, human dignity and collaborative care.
Nightingale Pledge. The Nightingale Pledge, named in honour of Florence Nightingale, is a modified version of the Hippocratic Oath. Lystra Gretter and a Committee for the Farrand Training School Grace for Nurses in Detroit, Michigan created the pledge in 1893. Gretter, inspired by the work of Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, credited ...
Moral agency is a person’s ability to make moral judgments based on some com-monly held notion of right and wrong, to do so on behalf of others, and to be held accountable for these actions (Angus, 2003). Moral agency requires that a leader’s ways and means be consistent with what is seen as ethical or virtuous living.
pathic (Paul & Elder, 2006b, 2009).The Function and Roots of EthicsThe proper role of ethical reasoning is to highlight acts of two kinds: those that enhance the well-being of others—which warrant praise—and those that ha. m or diminish the well-being of others—and thus warrant criticism. Developing one’s ethical reasoning abilities is ...
In Texas, the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) requires EPPs to include in their curricula the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators (19 TAC §228.30 [1999]). This code addresses educators’ “professional ethical conduct, practices, and performance; ethical conduct toward professional colleagues; and ethical ...
The Code's purpose is to: (1) identify the key principles guiding professional conduct; and (2) provide guidance for practice and personal dilemmas in the conduct of research and practice. The Code is intended to assist professionals in resolving conflicts as they arise in practice with children and families and with other colleagues.
The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) developed its Code of Ethical Conduct to promote the application of core values, ideals, and principles to guide teachers' decision making about ethical issues. This book is designed to introduce the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and show how to use it.