As nurses it can be difficult to work with children with whom their parents are highly involved in the decision making process. Children have opinions that do not always agree with their parents decisions, and as nurses we can’t allow our ethics and values to impair our nursing practice. Dealing with children also means dealing with their families as well. Adults are not expected to consult with their parents and health care professionals the way that children are expected to. We must adjust our standards to treat people with the best care possible, which is another reason that the code is useful for when our judgements become unclear due to personal social
As nurses it can be difficult to work with children with whom their parents are highly involved in the decision making process. Children have opinions that do not always agree with their parents decisions, and as nurses we can’t allow our ethics and values to impair our nursing practice. Dealing with children also means dealing with their families as well. Adults are not expected to consult with their parents and health care professionals the way that children are expected to. We must adjust our standards to treat people with the best care possible, which is another reason that the code is useful for when our judgements become unclear due to personal social