The Importance Of Bias In Nursing Practice

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As professional nurses we come across complex situations which questions our standards of practice, biases, and competencies. There are several issues in the nursing profession and practice which indirectly affects the delivery of care. One such issue is bias which can either be implicit(unintentional) or explicit(intentional). In today’s current complex healthcare settings, bias can be seen in the workplace. Ronald Wheeler (2015) notes, “Bias come in many forms and can influence all our interactions including those occurring in the workplace” (p. 237). Bias may be shown or experienced in different ways and this can impede treatment or create disparities.
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Self-awareness enhances a therapeutic environment in the nursing practice (Rasheed, 2015). Nurses have taken an oath of treating all patients equally and with respect. In an article by Guadalupe R. Palos (2014) the writer emphasizes, “The most competent nurses are those who can appreciate the value…between the science and the art of nursing” (p. 248). Nurses must appreciate and find balance between the two phenomenon’s which drive the practice. As nursing professionals serving patients with respect and looking pass explicit or implicit biases will indeed create and environment for better health …show more content…

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