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• Consider as a basic obligation the conservation of life and the prevention of disease • Promote and protect the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual health of the patient and his/her family • Fulfill all duties faithfully and efficiently • Function within established legal guidelines • Accept personal responsibility (for his/her acts) and seek to merit the respect and confidence of all members of the health team • Hold in confidence all matters coming to his/her knowledge, in the practice of his profession, and in no way at no time violate this confidence • Give conscientious service and charge just remuneration • Learn and respect the religious and cultural beliefs of his/ her patient and of all people • Meet his/her obligation to the patient by keeping abreast of current trends in healthcare through reading and continuing education • As a citizen of the United States of America, uphold the laws of the land and seek to promote legislation which shall meet the health needs of its people NAPNES Standards of Practice for LPN’S The LPN provides individual and family-centered nursing care in the following ways: 1. Using appropriate knowledge, skills, and abilities 2. Using principles of the nursing process to meet specific client needs in diversified healthcare settings 3. Maintaining appropriate written documentation and using effective communication skills with clients, family, significant others, and members of the healthcare team 4. Executing principles of crisis intervention to maintain safety 5. Providing appropriate education to clients, family, and significant others to promote health, facilitate rehabilitation, and maintain wellness 6. Serving as an advocate to protect client rights The LPN fulfills his or her professional responsibilities in the following ways: 1. Applying the ethical principles underlying the profession of nursing 2. Following legal requirements 3. Following the policies and procedures of the employing facility 4. Cooperating and collaborating with all members of the healthcare team to meet the needs of family-centered
Responsibility for the Health Care Environment Provision 7. The nurse, in all roles and settings, advances the profession through research and scholarly inquiry, professional standards development, and the generation of both nursing and health policy. 7.1 Contributions through Research and Scholarly Inquiry 7.2 Contributions through Developing, Maintaining, and Implementing Professional Practice Standards 7.3 Contribution through Nursing and Health Policy Development Provision 8. The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public to promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities. 8.1 Health is a Universal Right 8.2 Collaboration for Health, Human Rights, and Health Disparity 8.3 Obligations to Advance Health and Human Rights and Reduce Disparities 8.4 Collaboration for Human Rights in Complex, Extreme, or Extraordinary Practice Settings Provision 9. The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional organizations, must articulate nursing value, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy. 9.1 Articulation and Assertion of Values 9.2 Integrity of the Nursing Profession 9.3 Integrating Social Justice 9.4 Social Justice in Nursing and Health Policy American Nurses Association Nursing World. (2015). Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/codeofethics Practical Nursing Code of Ethics Students in the Practical Nurse Program shall behave in a professional manner, both in the classroom, lab, and the clinical setting. A student in violation of this code of conduct will be subjected to disciplinary action and/or dismissal from the program. The National Association for Practical Nurse Education and Services (NAPNES) has developed a code of ethics for practical nurses. Upon graduation from the Practical Nursing Program, the expectations are that the graduate will demonstrate compliance with the NAPNES Code of Ethics. The NAPNES Code of Ethics The LPN shall:
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