What is the ethical responsibility and accountability of a nurse?

What is the ethical responsibility and accountability of a nurse?

 

One day, Humphrey the rat, surfaced from his nest inside the small willow tree. He found himself bound at his neck by Freddy the cat. Humphrey pleaded with the Freddy to let him go, and Freddy finally let him go seeing that he just had a big meal. Weeks passed by and Freddy found himself trapped in a net that his owner left out. His owners would not return for some time so Freddy was there until he was freed. But here comes Humphrey out of his tree to see Freddy in the need of help, promptly he started gnawing through the net, which then set Freddy free. I know you are wondering what the purpose of this story is. Well the moral of the story is that there are times where you need to decide when to do the right thing despite what you desire to do. This paper will explore the some issues of ethics in the nursing field, the consequences of poor judgment when it comes to nursing, and it will compare the Nurse Practice Act of Florida and another state.
1. What is the ethical responsibility and accountability of a nurse?
Let’s begin by defining ethics. Webster defines ethics as “the d…