. Explain why it is important to uphold the provision in maximizing the quality of patient care, and identify how it enhances your own practice as a nurse. 

choose two of the Nine provision of the Code of Ethics for Nurses and describe how you will personally apply each in the practice setting with your patients. Describe in detail the purpose of the provision and provide examples of theprovision applied in practice. Explain why it is important to uphold the provision in maximizing the quality of patient care, and identify how it enhances your own practice as a nurse.

Your paper should be 1-2 pages.

Include a title page and a reference page to cite your text. Adhere to APA formatting throughout, and cite any outside sources you may use.

1. The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for the inherent dignity, worth, and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations of social or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.
2. The nurse’s primary commitment is to the patient, whether an individual, family, group, or community. 
3. The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of the patient. 
4. The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines the appropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse’s obligation to provide optimum patient care. 
5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserve integrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth. 
6. The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining, and improving health care environments and conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality health care and consistent with the values of the profession through individual and collective action. 
7. The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development. 
8. The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs. 
9. The profession of nursing, as represented by associations and their members, is responsible for articulating nursing values, for maintaining the integrity of the profession and its practice, and for shaping social policy.