When virtue ethics leads to actions incongruent with a patient's 'doing good', what must prevail?

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When virtue ethics leads to actions incongruent with a patient's 'doing good', what must prevail?

In virtue ethics, what guides action is the nurse’s character and professional integrity, shaped by the nursing ethical code. When a situation would lead to action that doesn’t align with doing good for the patient, the nurse’s obligation to uphold professional integrity and the ethical standards takes precedence. The ethical code embodies what it means to practice well—promoting beneficence, avoiding harm, respecting autonomy, and holding oneself accountable. So, even if patient preferences or other directives push in a different direction, the nurse should act according to professional integrity guided by the code to safeguard patient welfare and the standards of the profession.

In virtue ethics, what guides action is the nurse’s character and professional integrity, shaped by the nursing ethical code. When a situation would lead to action that doesn’t align with doing good for the patient, the nurse’s obligation to uphold professional integrity and the ethical standards takes precedence. The ethical code embodies what it means to practice well—promoting beneficence, avoiding harm, respecting autonomy, and holding oneself accountable. So, even if patient preferences or other directives push in a different direction, the nurse should act according to professional integrity guided by the code to safeguard patient welfare and the standards of the profession.

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