Lecture ni Ma'am

• Quality of Ethics - It is described as the ability to reason and operate within a sound ethics system and to do so with clarity, consistency, and relevance in support of a company or institution’s performance to the good of all concern.
• Quality of Ethics - It revolves around ensuring that patients receive appropriate, effective, and safe care that meets their needs and respects their rights and autonomy.
• Good Quality of Ethics in the Hospital

  Clarity, Consistency, Relevant in Support
• Clarity - Clear purpose, intent to patient, and transparent procedures.
• Consistency - Same level or higher quality of care regardless of personal mood/problem
• Relevant in support - Connected/continuous care from Day 1 to Day 2.
• Safe Care - This includes safe treatment and refuse to treatment.
• Efficient - Gather all the knowledge gained and apply it in real life situations.
• Appropriate - Repeated practice and application.
• Appropriateness - is based on level of knowledge and expertise, how you present yourself, and interact with patients professionally.
• Patient-Centered Care - This involves respecting patients' autonomy, involving them in decision-making processes, and considering their unique circumstances and goals when planning and delivering care.
• Patient-Centered Care - It is also known as “personcentered care”.
• Beneficence and Non-Maleficence - This entails providing evidencebased care that is likely to benefit patients while avoiding unnecessary risks and adverse effects.
• Equity and Justice - Ethical considerations include addressing disparities in healthcare access and outcomes and ensuring fair distribution of resources and services.
• (Under Equity and Justice) Justice should be _____, meaning equal burden and benefit.

  distributive
• Transparency - fosters trust and allows patients to make informed decisions about their care.
• Continous Movement - This involves systematically monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness, safety, and patient-centeredness of healthcare practices and implementing changes to enhance quality and outcomes over time
• Respect for Professional Integrity - This includes providing accurate information to patients, maintaining confidentiality, and avoiding conflicts of interest that could compromise patient care.
• Respect for Stakeholder Rights - This may include respecting patients' right to refuse treatment, involving families in care decisions (where appropriate), and considering the impact of healthcare decisions on the community's health and well-being.
• Patient-centered Care - It is an approach that is linked to a person’s healthcare rights.
• Patient-centered care - It is about how healthcare services and governments create and support policies to put healthcare users, not healthcare organizations, at the center of care.
• Cultural Competence - This includes recognizing cultural diversity within patient populations and being sensitive to how cultural factors may influence health beliefs, treatment preferences, and healthcare decision-making, and technological advancements
• Cultural Humility - involves a lifelong commitment to self-reflection, learning, and humility in engaging with patients from diverse cultural backgrounds.
• Patient-centered Care - This involves actively involving patients in decisionmaking processes, respecting their cultural values and beliefs, and adapting healthcare practices to accommodate their cultural preferences whenever possible.
• Language and Communication - This may involve using plain language, visual aids, and culturally relevant metaphors or examples to facilitate communication.
• Addressing Health Disparities - This requires a commitment to understanding the social determinants of health and addressing systemic barriers to healthcare access, affordability, and quality that contribute to disparities.
• Collaborative decision-making - This approach fosters trust, mutual respect, and shared decision-making between healthcare providers and patients.
• Ethical Consideration - Healthcare providers must navigate ethical considerations related to cultural diversity, such as respecting patients' autonomy while considering the influence of cultural norms and values on healthcare decision-making.
• Patient Empowerment - is both a process and outcome in which nurses have an active role
• Support - is an important part of the encouraging process
• Patient empowerment - is an important element of nursing care that derives from an appreciation that patients can discern their needs and make decisions about their lives and health.
• FOUNDATIONS FOR PATIENT EMPOWERMENT:

  • Self-Awareness
  • Respect for Others
  • Effective Communication Skills
• NECESSARY FOR PATIENT EMPOWERMENT:

  • Knowledge about Resources
  • Availability of Resources
  • Support
  • Opportunities for Choice