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9. Protection – encouragement to do good, keeping from bad.

Medical ethics includes the moral aspects of medicine:

• human qualities of a nurse;

• examples of heroism and courage, self-sacrifice;

• professionalism;

• appearance of the nurse;

• communication with the patient;

• maintaining medical confidentiality;

• ability to distinguish mistakes from offenses.

In dealingwith a patient, the nurse assumes the following

ethical responsibilities

• respect the patient’s personality and maintain their dignity;

• do no harm;

• do good;

• to be principled;

• be loyal.

In her professional career, a nurse strives to achieve goals or ideals that are

defined by philosophy as

values

. They are the next ones:

• professionalism;

• health;

• healthy environment;

• independence;

• human dignity;

• harmony.

The third ethical component of the philosophy of nursing is the

virtues

(excel-

lence), or personal qualities of a nurse that encourage a person to do good things:

• knowledge;

• skills;

• compassion;

• mercy;

• patience;

• diligence;

• purposefulness (ability to think, observe, analyze, lead, collaborate, teach,

take responsibility in critical situations, etc.).

Thus, when performing professional duties, the nurse must constantly behave in

a way that does not undermine the confidence in the profession.

Ethical code of nurses in Russia

The International code of nurses was first adopted by the International Coun-

cil of Nurses in 1953. In Russia, the Ethical code of nurses was adopted in 1996.

The development of nursing practice, medical science and technology, changes in

public values and views on the role of the patient in the provision of medical care