introduction

God Almighty has granted the nursing staff the honor of the nursing profession, which transcends all considerations and rises to the level of a human being, providing comprehensive nursing care to him in cases of health and illness in his capacity as a human being, with justice and honesty.

The nursing profession is based on a scientific and ethical foundation. The human being, in cases of illness in particular, deserves to be provided with nursing care at the best levels and the noblest methods of human interaction. The ethics of the nursing profession are an essential part of nursing care, treating patients, enhancing the health of individuals and communities, and relationships with members of the health team. The responsibilities of ethical nursing care. It is a duty for everyone involved in it to be a suitable environment for the work of nursing staff members

And the nursing staff members are the basis for encouraging all concerned to provide ethical professional conditions for their work and to provide nursing care. The Egyptian nursing profession’s charter of ethics is the agreement and consensus of all Egyptian nursing and health leaders, nursing staff unions, and members of the Arab Nursing Staff Union, who look up to all members of the Arab nursing staff. And Al-Masry for commitment and awareness of it in order to achieve ethical, scientific nursing care and achieve satisfaction among patients and members of society wherever nursing care is provided and satisfaction among service providers with the nursing service provided.

The General Syndicate of Egyptian Nursing and the Central Nursing Administration at the Ministry of Health and Population were keen to bring nursing professional concepts closer together between service providers and recipients, achieve progress in all fields of the profession, advance its sciences and services with the highest possible degree of unification, and benefit from the diversity and multiplicity of levels of progress that the Arab Republic of Egypt is expected to witness towards the nursing profession. In order for Egypt to be a producer of scientific nursing knowledge towards universal benefit, based on the belief of the Egyptian Nursing Authority that science should be reflected in the service of man wherever he is and to whatever nationality or religion he belongs to, cooperation began with the issuance of the Charter of Ethics for the Egyptian Nursing Profession, to be the first charter issued by the General Syndicate of Nursing, and its basic reference is the Charter. Arab Nursing Federation, emphasizing the importance of professional ethics at work

The Egyptian Charter of Ethics for the Nursing Profession is of great importance, and the General Nursing Syndicate hopes that this Charter will receive the great attention of the Egyptian Nursing Authority, governments, health sectors, and all medical professionals throughout the country, and to emphasize adherence to it, disseminate it to all concerned, and encourage its use wherever necessary. It will be a permanent reference in work, planning, and education, and it will receive attention and be a subject of criticism and scientific research.

The most important provisions of this constitution are the following:

·      Respecting life, alleviating suffering, and working to alleviate pain and raise the level of health.

Providing the highest level of nursing service and professional behavior.

·      They must be prepared to practice the profession only and work to acquire information and skills

·      Respect the patient’s religious beliefs.

·      Keep all information she obtains through her work and do not disclose it except in accordance with the law.

·      Do not prescribe or give medical treatment without a doctor’s orders, except in emergency cases and notifying the doctor immediately

·      They are committed to carrying out the doctor’s orders intelligently and obediently and refuse to contribute to any unethical actions.

·      Gain the trust of the doctor and members of the health team.

·      Not allowing their names to be used in advertising products or in any form of personal advertising

·      Cooperating with members of other professions and with her nursing colleagues

·      Adhering to the standards of personal etiquette in her private life.

·      Participate with citizens and members of other health professions in their efforts to meet the health needs of the local, national and global community.

Thus, nursing staff members have many responsibilities and duties towards the patient, themselves, their colleagues, their workplace, society, and their profession in which they work.

Ethical responsibilities of nursing staff towards their patients:

Among the most important duties of nursing staff towards their patients are:

·      To keep in mind that healing the patient and maintaining his health is their first goal without any other considerations such as religion, color, gender, or politics.

·      To be the object of trust placed in them by the patient.

·      That they be kind-hearted in their treatment,

·       And to act wisely and carefully towards their patients,

·      To give the patient hope for recovery, whether physical or psychological, and to maintain absolute confidentiality of everything you know about the patient, and to participate with the patient in making some decisions related to his treatment.

Responsibility of nursing staff towards themselves:

·      Nursing staff members must work to improve their scientific level by constantly being informed of everything new in the general natural sciences and special nursing sciences.

·       Complete studies to obtain available academic degrees such as a specialized diploma, master’s and doctorate.

·      Attending seminars, scientific conferences and seminars organized by medical and nursing societies and participating in scientific research that helps advance the nursing and health care profession.

·      That they be fully convinced of the nursing profession and that they should bear in mind that this profession has its own respect, dignity and dignity, and that they should be of good conduct and behavior in their public and private lives.

Responsibilities of nursing staff towards their colleagues at work:

·      Sincere cooperation with members of the health team, which helps provide health care to citizens.

·      They treat their co-workers as they would like to be treated, and avoid bad talk about them or any comment or remark that would detract from the skill or opinion of any co-worker.

·      Fully prepared to teach recent graduate colleagues all the foundations and concepts of modern nursing.

Responsibility of nursing staff towards the institution in which they work:

·      Respect the organization’s work laws and rules.

·      Respect all employees of the organization and cooperate with its superiors.

·      Respect the full uniform while working.

·      Proper use and preservation of work tools, and reporting in the event of loss or damage to any of the  devices and tools

·      Admitting the mistake and reporting it to those concerned.

Responsibility of nursing staff towards society:

·      To be good citizens who respect the traditions and customs of society.

·      Not participating in work that affects the honor and dignity of citizens.

·      They must be sufficiently familiar with the laws and legislation of the state.

Responsibility of nursing staff towards the nursing profession:

·      Paying attention to their appearance and adhering to their dress, cleanliness and grooming.

·      Stay away from any action that raises suspicions around them and be of good conduct and behavior.

·      That they be convinced of the profession and that it is a humane work that is respected.

·      Raising the level of the scientific profession through scientific research while delivering information to other groups.

·      Working to improve the material, economic and social conditions of workers in the profession

·      Improving the level of performance of nursing services in their workplace, as well as improving the selection of workers.

The following are the most important qualities necessary for nursing staff members:

Nursing staff members must possess the most beautiful qualities that qualify them to carry out their tasks in the best way, such as:

1- A healthy body and mind.

2- Mature in thinking and behavior.

3- They have basic information about the profession as well as general information.

4- They have skills specific to the nursing profession.

5- They have the ability to gain the trust of others and teach others.

6- They have the right attitudes towards her profession.

7- Set a role model for their cleanliness and good appearance.

8- They are keen on observation and intelligent.

9- They must be firm.

10- Conscientious and cooperative.