As you have learned through this lesson, the Code of Ethics is intended to assist nurses in making appropriate decisions that support their patients' care and well-being. That is not always easy, particularly when a patient's wishes are not respected by family. Using the ANA's Code of Ethics for Nurses as a guide, consider what actions you would take in the following situations. Identify the portions of the Code of Ethics for Nurses that guided your decision. Angela has been working at Saint Abram's Hospital for five years; for the past year she has been the charge nurse in the telemetry unit. This evening, every bed is occupied, although she is short-staffed due to hospital inservices earlier in the day.

Rosemary Tyrone underwent minimally invasive heart surgery earlier in the week and is recuperating in the telemetry unit; she will be discharged within a few days. Each evening, her son Tony and several members of her extended family descend on the unit and immediately begin demanding that Rosemary receive special meals, extra attention from the nursing staff, and, despite the fact that she is in a shared room, that the volume on her television be raised so she can watch her favorite programs, which this evening was a college basketball game that seemed to interest her son more than her. The nurse's aide who had been trying to accommodate Tony's demands just ran from the room in tears and frustration. Tony is now standing inches from the unit secretary demanding to see the president of the hospital, the chief of surgery, and "whoever is the boss of that incompetent nurse."

Using the Code of Ethics, choose three topics to develop an appropriate response. Your response should be a minimum of 250 words. Keep in mind Mrs. Tyrone's right to privacy as well as her roommate's right to a peaceful and supportive environment in which to heal. Identify which provisions of the ANA's Code of Ethics apply in this situation.

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-Proofread for spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
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