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DACC Nursing Program Student Handbook 2012-2013student scope of practice, may constitute an unsafe act or behavior on the part of the student. Anunsafe act and/or a display of unsafe behavior are defined as: a threat or potential threat to thephysical, emotional, mental or environmental safety of another person. A student committing anunsafe act or behavior, and/or engaging in incompetent nursing care shall be held accountable fortheir actions and disciplined according policy guidelines.3.2 CODE OF ETHICSThe ANA Code of Ethics is the standard of professional behavior that students and faculty in the DACCNursing Program shall adhere to:Code of Ethics for Nurses - American Nurses’ Association 23.3 CONDUCT1. The nurse, in all professional relationships, practices with compassion and respect for theinherent dignity, worth and uniqueness of every individual, unrestricted by considerations ofsocial or economic status, personal attributes, or the nature of health problems.2. The nurse‘s primary commitment is to the client, whether an individual, family, group, orcommunity.3. The nurse promotes, advocates for, and strives to protect the health, safety, and rights of theclient.4. The nurse is responsible and accountable for individual nursing practice and determines theappropriate delegation of tasks consistent with the nurse‘s obligation to provide optimum clientcare.5. The nurse owes the same duties to self as to others, including the responsibility to preserveintegrity and safety, to maintain competence, and to continue personal and professional growth.6. The nurse participates in establishing, maintaining, and improving healthcare environmentsand conditions of employment conducive to the provision of quality health care and consistentwith 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 forarticulating nursing values, for maintaining the integrity of the profession and its practice, andfor shaping social policy.The faculty and staff of the Doña Ana Community College Nursing Program consider professionalbehavior an essential standard for the student. The student is accountable to adhere to and uphold thestandards of nursing practice and shall demonstrate professionalism in the classroom, the nursing skillslab and the clinical practice site. The student shall be aware of unprofessional conduct and not engage inor associate with an act of unprofessional conduct. The student found to be engaging in unprofessionalconduct shall be held accountable. There are disciplinary consequences of unprofessional conduct; refer2 American Nurses Association, Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements, 2001.16 | P a g e