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Respect And Dignity In Nursing

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This will be the assignment of individual research reports in the literature on the subject of respect and dignity. Since the subject of respect and dignity is so wide, I will pay more concentration on respect and dignity in end of life. My main reason for choosing this area of research is because I wanted to acquire more knowledge and develop my understanding as it will be aid while on practise as a student nurse and also later in the future when a become a qualify nurse. According to the NMC (Nursing and Midwifery Council) code of conduct, all nurses and midwives must follow the code which sets standards of conduct and ethics including making the care of patients their first concern by treating them as individuals and their dignity must

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