Ethics and Professional Conduct: Striving for a Professional Ideal

The Staircase Model for Professional Development offers one explanation for recovery from mistakes, through which a nurse regains a positive professional identity and may reintegrate into nursing practice.

Abstract

The authors introduce the Staircase Model for Professional Development as a framework for nurses' growth as nurse professionals. Professional missteps are addressed, along with strategies for nurses to use in making more thoughtful decisions when faced with ethical situations and in managing mistakes and wrongs in practice. The Staircase Model for Professional Development offers one explanation for recovery from mistakes, through which a nurse regains a positive professional identity and may reintegrate into nursing practice. The authors introduce the Staircase Model for Professional Development as a framework for nurses' growth as nurse professionals. Professional missteps are addressed, along with strategies for nurses to use in making more thoughtful decisions when faced with ethical situations and in managing mistakes and wrongs in practice. The Staircase Model for Professional Development offers one explanation for recovery from mistakes, through which a nurse regains a positive professional identity and may reintegrate into nursing practice. Ethics and Professional Conduct: Striving for a Professional IdealLearning Objectives•State three ethical traditions that inform professional ethics.•Describe the Staircase Model for Professional Development.•Explain the STOP model for decision making.•Discuss professional missteps and ways to correct them.CeCE PosttestEthics and Professional Conduct: Striving for a Professional IdealIf you reside in the United States and wish to obtain 1.1 contact hours of continuing education (CE) credit, please review these instructions.InstructionsGo online to take the posttest and earn CE credit:Members – www.ncsbninteractive. org (no charge)Nonmembers – www.learningext. com ($15 processing fee)If you cannot take the posttest online, complete the print form and mail it to the address (nonmembers must include a check for $15, payable to NCSBN) included at bottom of form.Provider accreditationThe NCSBN is accredited as a provider of CE by the Alabama State Board of Nursing.The information in this CE does not imply endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity.Contact hours: 1.1Posttest passing score is 75%.Expiration: April 2015 Learning Objectives•State three ethical traditions that inform professional ethics.•Describe the Staircase Model for Professional Development.•Explain the STOP model for decision making.•Discuss professional missteps and ways to correct them. Ethics and Professional Conduct: Striving for a Professional Ideal If you reside in the United States and wish to obtain 1.1 contact hours of continuing education (CE) credit, please review these instructions. Go online to take the posttest and earn CE credit: Members – www.ncsbninteractive. org (no charge) Nonmembers – www.learningext. com ($15 processing fee) If you cannot take the posttest online, complete the print form and mail it to the address (nonmembers must include a check for $15, payable to NCSBN) included at bottom of form. The NCSBN is accredited as a provider of CE by the Alabama State Board of Nursing. The information in this CE does not imply endorsement of any product, service, or company referred to in this activity. Contact hours: 1.1 Posttest passing score is 75%. Expiration: April 2015 Please circle the correct answer.1.Requirements for practice that address social expectations fall under which type of ethics?a.Outcomes-basedb.Consequence-basedc.Virtue-basedd.Principle-based2.Which area of ethics is reflected by the nurse who practices with compassion and respects others?a.Outcomes-basedb.Consequence-basedc.Virtue-basedd.Principle-based3.A patient asks an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) to order an antibiotic for his sinusitis. The APRN does not do so because research has shown that antibiotics are not helpful for treating this condition. This is an example of which area of professional ethics?a.Outcomes-basedb.Consequence-basedc.Virtue-basedd.Principle-based4.Which of the following is at the top of the Staircase Model for Professional Development?a.One's professional idealb.Standards of practicec.Nursing code of ethicsd.Rules and regulations5.Which statement about doing and being is correct?a.Being is more important than doing.b.Doing is more important than being.c.The basis for doing what a good nurse does includes having good outcomes.d.The basis for being a good nurse includes achieving social expectations.6.Which is an example of moral neglect?a.A nurse not knowing how to care for an assigned patientb.A nurse putting his own needs before the patient's needsc.A nurse believing that a decision he is making is wrongd.A nurse not speaking up about an incorrect physician order7.A lack of concern for the well-being of others is:a.ethical wrongdoing.b.ethical diversion.c.moral uncertainty.d.moral indifference.8.Which is included in the T (thorough) part of the STOP model for making better decisions?a.Ethical codesb.Respectc.Unspoken rulesd.Values9.Which is included in the S (standards) part of the STOP model for making better decisions?a.Ethical codesb.Respectc.Unspoken rulesd.Values10.The second step in righting a wrong is to:a.apologize.b.claim the wrongdoing.c.make amends.d.take an education course.11.The statement, “I can't take care of that many patients,” is an example of which type of response to wrongdoing?a.Regretb.Shamec.Blamed.Denial12.The statement, “It didn't hurt the patient,” is an example of which type of response to wrongdoing?a.Regretb.Shamec.Blamed.Denial13.The ability to effectively recognize and manage one's own emotions and interactions with others is called emotional:a.intelligence.b.ethics.c.professionalism.d.valuing.14.Which view of nursing encourages the development of one's professional ideal?a.Transactionalb.Transformationalc.Actiond.Reaction Evaluation Form (required)1.Rate your achievement of each objective from 5 (high/excellent) to 1 (low/poor).•State three ethical traditions that inform professional ethics.1 2 3 4 5•Describe the Staircase Model for Professional Development.1 2 3 4 5•Explain the STOP model for decision making.1 2 3 4 5•Discuss professional missteps and ways to correct them.1 2 3 4 5Rate each of the following items from 5 (very effective) to 1 (ineffective):2.Were the authors knowledgeable about the subject?1 2 3 4 53.Were the methods of presentation (text, tables, figures, etc.) effective?1 2 3 4 54.Was the content relevant to the objectives?1 2 3 4 55.Was the article useful to you in your work?1 2 3 4 56.Was there enough time allotted for this activity?1 2 3 4 5Comments:_________________________________________________________________________________ 1.Rate your achievement of each objective from 5 (high/excellent) to 1 (low/poor).•State three ethical traditions that inform professional ethics.1 2 3 4 5•Describe the Staircase Model for Professional Development.1 2 3 4 5•Explain the STOP model for decision making.1 2 3 4 5•Discuss professional missteps and ways to correct them.1 2 3 4 5Rate each of the following items from 5 (very effective) to 1 (ineffective):2.Were the authors knowledgeable about the subject?1 2 3 4 53.Were the methods of presentation (text, tables, figures, etc.) effective?1 2 3 4 54.Was the content relevant to the objectives?1 2 3 4 55.Was the article useful to you in your work?1 2 3 4 56.Was there enough time allotted for this activity?1 2 3 4 5 Comments:_________________________________________________________________________________ Tabled 1NameMailing addressStreetCityStateZipHome phone Business phoneE-mail Open table in a new tab Method of payment (check one box)□Member (no charge)□Nonmembers (must include a check for $15 payable to NCSBN) PLEASE DO NOT SEND CASH. 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