SILVER OAK UNIVERSITY

College of Nursing
B.Sc. Nursing
Course Name: Professionalism, Professional Values
& Ethics including Bioethics
Course code:1060323206
Semester: 4th

Prerequisite:
Effective communication is essential for demonstrating professionalism and ethical behavior in
various professional settings. Developing good verbal and written communication skills can help
individuals express themselves clearly and respectfully.
The ability to think critically and make sound judgments is crucial for understanding and
applying professional values and ethics in real-world situations.

Course Objective:
1. To help students to develop an understanding of professionalism and demonstrate
professional behavior in their workplace with ethics and professional values.
2. To identify ethical issues in nursing practice and participate effectively in ethical decision
making along with health team members.

Teaching Scheme:

Teaching Scheme
L T P Contact Hours Credit
1 0 0 1 1

Content:

Unit Teaching Weightage

Contents
No. Hours %
PROFESSIONALISM
Profession
 Definition of profession
 Criteria of a profession
5
 Nursing as a profession 25
Professionalism
 Definition and characteristics of professionalism
1
 Concepts, attributes and indicators of professionalism
 Challenges of professionalism
 Personal identity vs professional identity
 Preservation of self-integrity: threat to integrity,
Deceiving patient: withholding information and
falsifying records
 Communication & Relationship with team members:
  Respectful and open communication and relationship
pertaining to relevant interests for ethical decision
making
 Relationship with patients and society
Professional Conduct
 Following ethical principles
 Adhering to policies, rules and regulation of the
institutions
 Professional etiquettes and behaviours
 Professional grooming: Uniform, Dress code
 Professional boundaries: Professional relationship with
the patients, caregivers and team members
Regulatory Bodies & Professional
Organizations: Roles & Responsibilities
 Regulatory bodies: Indian Nursing Council, State
Nursing Council
 Professional Organizations: Trained Nurses Association
of India (TNAI), Student Nurses Association (SNA),
Nurses League of Christian Medical Association of India,
International Council of Nurses (ICN) and International
Confederation of Midwives
PROFESSIONAL VALUES
 Values: Definition and characteristics of values
 Value clarification
 Personal and professional values
 Professional socialization: Integration of professional
values with personal values
Professional values in nursing
 Importance of professional values in nursing and health
care
 Caring: definition, and process
2 5 25
 Compassion: Sympathy Vs empathy, Altruism
 Conscientiousness
 Dedication/devotion to work
 Respect for the person- Human dignity
 Privacy and confidentiality: Incidental disclosure
 Honesty and integrity: Truth telling
 Trust and credibility: Fidelity, Loyalty
 Advocacy: Advocacy for patients, work environment,
nursing education and practice, and for advancing the
profession
ETHICS & BIOETHICS
Definitions: Ethics, Bioethics and Ethical Principles
 Beneficence
3  Non-maleficence: Patient safety, protecting patient from 10 50
harm, Reporting errors
 Justice: Treating each person as equal
 Care without discrimination, equitable access to care
 and safety of the public
 Autonomy: Respects patients‘ autonomy, Self-
determination, Freedom of choice
Ethical issues and ethical dilemma: Common ethical
problems
 Conflict of interest
 Paternalism
 Deception
 Privacy and confidentiality
 Valid consent and refusal
 Allocation of scarce nursing resources
 Conflicts concerning new technologies
 Whistle-blowing
 Beginning of life issues
 Abortion
 Substance abuse
 Fetal therapy
 Selective deduction
 Intrauterine treatment of fetal conditions
 Mandated contraception
 Fetal injury
 Infertility treatment
End of life issues
 End of life
 Euthanasia
 Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)
Issues related to psychiatric care
 Non compliance
 Restrain and seclusion
 Refuse to take food
Process of ethical decision making
 Assess the situation (collect information)
 Identify the ethical problem
 Identify the alternative decisions
 Choose the solution to the ethical decision
 Implement the decision
 Evaluate the decision
Ethics committee: Roles and responsibilities
 Clinical decision making
 Research
Code of Ethics
 International Council of Nurses (ICN)
 Indian Nursing Council
Patients’ Bill of Rights-17 patients’
rights (MoH&FW, GoI)
1. Right to emergency medical care
2. Right to safety and quality care according to standards
3. Right to preserve dignity
 4. Right to nondiscrimination
5. Right to privacy and confidentiality
6. Right to information
7. Right to records and reports
8. Right to informed consent
9. Right to second opinion
10. Right to patient education
11. Right to choose alternative treatment options if available
12. Right to choose source for obtaining medicines or tests
13. Right to proper referral and transfer, which is free from
perverse commercial influences
14. Right to take discharge of patient or receive body of
deceased from hospital
15. Right to information on the rates to be charged by the
hospital for each type of service provided and facilities available
on a prominent display board and a brochure
16. Right to protection for patients involved in clinical trials,
biomedical and health research
17. Right to be heard and seek redressal

Course Outcome:
Sr. No. CO statement Unit No
Demonstrate professionalism through effective communication and
CO-1 1
relationship-building in healthcare settings
Identify and describe regulatory bodies and professional organizations in
CO-2 1
nursing
Apply professional values in patient care through demonstration and
CO-3 2
reflection in nursing practice.
Advocate for patients' wellbeing and professional growth with ethical
CO-4 2
considerations in healthcare settings
Apply ethical principles in addressing ethical dilemmas and protecting
CO-5 3
patients' rights in healthcare settings

Teaching & Learning Methodology: -

1. Lecture cum Discussion
2. Value clarification exercise
3. Interactive learning
4. Story telling
5. Scenario based discussion
6. Role play

Books Recommended
1. Suresh K Sharma, Asha P Shetty; Professionalism, Professional Values and Ethics in
Nursing; Jaypee Publication
2. Shama Lohumi, Rakesh Lohumi; Professionalism ,Professional Values and Ethics for
B.Sc Nursing Students; CBS Publishers
3. Varinder Kaur; Essentials of Professionalism, Professional Values and Ethics; CBS
 Publishers
4. Mir Uzma Ashraf; Professionalism, Professional values And Ethics Including Bioethics
For B.sc Nursing; Lotus Publishers
5. Arti Saini, Dr. Monaliza; Professionalism, Professional Values and Ethics Including
Bioethics for B.Sc Nursing; Lotus Publishers

List of Open-Source Software/learning website:

1. https://books.google.com/books/about/Professionalism_Professional_Values_Ethi.html?i
d=ZHTJEAAAQBAJ
2. https://www.scribd.com/presentation/671939691/UNIT-II-Professional-Value