Nurse Jackie
Code of Ethics
General Nursing
100

The name of the hospital and specific floor that Jackie Peyton works on...

All Saints Hospital; ER

100

The first provision in the ANA Code of Ethics...

“The nurse practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and unique attributes of every person.”

100

The definition of a whistleblower is...

A person who informs on a person or organization engaged in an illicit activity.


200

The name Jackie uses to score drugs and why the incident regarding this fake name was so wrong... 

Nancy Wood; Jackie convinced a dying nun to cover for her and claim she was the one that stole Carrie's DEA number so the DEA would get off her case.

200

Nurses should respect the values and needs of...

The patient, other healthcare professionals, and patients family and friends. 

200

The patient needs this from the nurse to make an informed decision...

All of the circumstances and information regarding the patient's case. 

300

The drug and dosage that Jackie delivered to a patient after taking Oxycontin...

Intravenous Insulin; 100x the ordered amount

300

Another provision that Jackie's actions go against and why...

Provision 2:The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, community, or population.

Provision 3: The nurse promotes, advocates for, and protects the rights, health, and safety of the patient.

Provision 4: The nurse has authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing practice; makes decisions; and takes action consistent with the obligation to provide optimal patient care.

Provision 5: The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to promote health and safety, preserve wholeness of character and integrity, maintain competence, and continue personal and professional growth.

Provision 6: The nurse, through individual and collective effort, establishes, maintains, and improves the ethical environment of the work setting and conditions of employment that are conducive to safe, quality health care.

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.

Provision 8: The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public to protect human rights, promote health diplomacy, and reduce health disparities.

Provision 9: The profession of nursing, collectively through its professional organizations, must articulate nursing values, maintain the integrity of the profession, and integrate principles of social justice into nursing and health policy.


300

Your nursing license is valid for this amount of time unless it is surrendered or revoked, annulled or suspended by the New York State Board of Regents. 

For life. 

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