assignment on personal morals

You will begin to identify factors that influence personal morals in this project. Everyone of us is shaped by our background and the standards we live by. Understanding these elements will allow you to discover how and why you approach ethical quandaries in the manner you do. Furthermore, it is vital to investigate the historical factors that have shaped the profession.

The goal of this assignment is to: 1) identify the variables that influence your personal moral compass; and 2) investigate the early historical influences on the profession of the Hippocratic Oath and the Nightingale Pledge. This assignment is worth 20 points.

Learning Objectives

Analyze the factors that contribute to the development of personal moral development.

Examine the historical influence of the Hippocratic Oath and the Nightingale Pledge and their relevance in today’s practice.

Overview

After completing the readings for this week, completely answer the following questions. The boxes will expand as you type. Writing in complete sentences, provide complete and thorough answers for each question in order to earn full credit.

List three rules you remember the most from your childhood/adolescence. What was the purpose of each of the rules (why were the rules made or enforced?)

The first childhood rule asserts that one should speak polite. Such rule was made to ensure that children respected their elders. The second rule stated that one should be gentle with each other. The rule was meant to forge friendships amongst the teens and facilitate their interactions with each other. The third rule laid emphasis on not asking things in the supermarkets. Such was to control our appetites and avoid embarrassment to our parents.

List three rules you live by today and the reasons you have them embedded in your life.

The rules that I live by today include, respect to all humanity, being empathetic to the issues that people go through and wearing a seatbelt in the car always. The three rules are embedded in my life owing to the discipline that they bring about besides making me a better citizen.

Explain how rules impact the nursing profession. Provide examples from practice.

Rules impact the nursing profession as they ensure that the work of a nurse is diligent and does not cause harm to a patient. For example, the rule of the nurse offering prescribed drugs to a patient as ordered by the physicians reduces the incidences of medical error.

Compare and Contrast the Hippocratic Oath and the Nightingale Pledge…..what are the similarities and differences? What are you surprised to see since they originated a long time ago?

The major similarity between the Hippocratic Oath and the Nightingale Pledge is the commitment that the nurses make to take care of the health of their patients and using their knowledge and abilities in treating their patients. The two also affirm the commitment of a nurse not to harm a patient. However, the difference between the two is, the Hippocratic Oath is mainly meant to the physicians and affirms the utilization of knowledge and abilities in the treatment of a patient. However, the Nightingale Pledge was meant to entrench the ethical standards that the nurses ought to follow.

Identify the part(s) of the Nightingale Pledge that are still relevant today. Explain the relevance to your practice setting. Describe at least one thing that you would add to the Nightingale Pledge.

The part of the Nightingale Pledge that is still relevant today is that of issuing a commitment to elevate the standards of the nursing practice. Such is relevant since the nursing practice needs to entrench the evidence based practices when attending to patients. However, one thing that ought to be added to the pledge is the need of the nurses to be critical thinkers and working as team members with physicians in their practice.

Grading Criteria

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Three Rules from Childhood

Question is fully addressed with complete support for answer.

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4 Points

3

2

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Three Rules You Live By

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4 Points

3

2

1

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Moral Rules and Impact on Nursing Profession

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4 Points

3

2

1

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Hippocratic Oath and Nightingale Pledge

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4 Points

4

3

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1 – 0

Relevance of Pledge to Your Practice

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4 Points

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3

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Writing

3 Points

Writing contains 3 errors or less in spelling & grammar.

3

Writing contains 4 – 6 errors in spelling and grammar.

2

Writing contains 7-9 errors in spelling and grammar.

1

Writing contains 10 or more errors in spelling & grammar.

0