Effect of the Nursing Code of Ethics on Coordination and Continuum of Care
In nursing practice, it is important to follow ethical codes while providing healthcare services with honesty and deliberation. The American Nurse Association is a government body that is responsible for compliance of nursing ethical codes. ANA has highlighted that nursing ethical codes are highly important to forge the nurses’ conduct and enhance their productivity in patient care provision (Hadian Jazi et al., 2019). A nurse should strictly comply with ethical values of justice, kindness, self-determination and assistance for healthcare unity, avoiding patient’s harm, patient-centric decision making and prevention of adverse outcomes respectively (Alnajjar, PhD & Abou Hashish, PhD, 2021).
Patient’s self-determination and autonomy in healthcare decision-making is extremely important which enables them to choose their care plan. For instance, a patient has full authority to select the healthcare treatment in accordance with his individual choice and autonomy (Dutta et al., 2019). Nurse’s duty is to give all available choices and full rights to the patient for decision-making. Justice is a healthcare ethical value that guarantees equal treatment and intervention for all patients regardless of their color, caste, race, or ethnicity (Olejarczyk & Young, 2022).
By complying with these ethical principles, effective care coordination can be ensured. The patient is responsible for his healthcare thus there should be strong communication with him. An open and friendly conversation with patients can help care coordination by excluding misinterpretations about intervention options and related misunderstandings. Furthermore, a patient’s self-determination can improve communication and interpretation as patients are contributing in choosing the healthcare treatment (Arrieta Valero, 2019). When patients have realization about fair treatment, positive environment and healthy interaction with the healthcare workers; their confidence in healthcare service provision is enhanced (Søvold et al., 2021).
By adhering to this idea of ethical codes, nurses will be unbiased and have a just behavior with all individuals regardless of color, caste, creed or culture. It is the responsibility of a nurse to provide equal healthcare services to all patients irrespective of their gender, culture, age or religion. To prevent violation of kindness, healthcare providers will find a least harmful intervention for the patients. Confidence between healthcare workers and patients can be strengthened by benefaction in care coordination (Bradshaw et al., 2022).
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Social determinants of Health: Healthy People 2030
It is also important to focus on health’s social determinants such as income status of people, educational and social background and living environment (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2023). There is a direct correlation between people’s health and social determinants of health. For instance, when a person is living in substandard environment, it can provoke various illnesses particularly in people of lower income class (Rowley et al., 2021).
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Factors Continuing in Health Disparities
There are various factors causing health care discrepancies i.e., lack of education, inaccessibility, limited resources, income level, unhealthy environment and inaccessibility to elite-quality healthcare facilities (CDC, 2020).
Conclusion
Conclusively, elite quality patient care can be ensured by different governmental acts impacting care coordination. However, many ethical dilemmas can be raised by some state- and federal level policy regulations. The presentation explains that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) guarantees provision of affordable and comprehensive insurance options. Whereas, HRRP has reduced the hospitalization rates in nursing homes.
References
Alnajjar, PhD, H. A., & Abou Hashish, PhD, E. A. (2021). Academic Ethical Awareness and Moral Sensitivity of Undergraduate Nursing Students: Assessment and Influencing Factors. SAGE Open Nursing, 7, 237796082110267. https://doi.org/10.1177/23779608211026715