Nursing Integrity: A Moral Imperative

CITIZENS IN GENERAL are not morally required to help another in need, or to keep in confidence information they hear about another. Nor are they required to be nonjudgmental about another's character. But nurses are held to that requirement.1 Building trust in the nurse-patient relationship is based on character traits, the nurse's moral compass, intelligence and competency, advocacy, and the faith patients and their families have in nurses and nursing as a profession. The trust placed in nurses is unique and considered to be a sacred entity.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - January 25, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Maureen V. Iacono Tags: The Back Page Source Type: research