Griffith Richard
Senior Lecturer in Health Law, College of Health Science, Swansea University.
Br J Community Nurs. 2015 Apr;20(4):196-8. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.4.196.
The Nursing and Midwifery Council, the statutory professional regulator for registered district nurses, has introduced a revised code of standards that came into effect on 31 March 2015. The Code makes clear that while district nurses can interpret the values and principles for use in community settings, the standards are not negotiable or discretionary. They must be applied, otherwise the district nurse's fitness to practice will be called into question. In the second of a series of articles analysing the legal implications of the Code on district nurse practice, the author considers the first standard, which requires district nurses to treat people as individuals and to uphold their dignity.
英国皇家护理学院（Nursing and Midwifery Council）是注册地区护士的法定专业监管机构，它推出了一项修订后的标准守则，该守则于2015年3月31日生效。该守则明确指出，虽然地区护士可以阐释适用于社区环境的价值观和原则，但这些标准没有商量或自由裁量的余地。必须予以应用，否则地区护士的执业能力将受到质疑。在分析该守则对地区护士执业的法律影响的系列文章的第二篇中，作者探讨了第一项标准，即要求地区护士将患者视为个体并维护其尊严。
