Nurses are responsible for guiding hospitals in the direction of providing the highest quality nursing available. Nurses shall provide equal care to their patients regardless of the patient's social status and religious beliefs. Nurses shall provide medical care on the basis of mutual respect and trust between patients and nurses. Nurses should have the ability to make independent decisions relating to patient care within the range of their competence. Patients and their relatives should have the opportunity to make decisions relating to medical treatment.
Every patient is provided with high-quality care.
Nurses shall explain to the patient the medical care and treatment schedule for the day. Nurses shall observe every patient and collect important information within the first 24 hours upon the admittance of the patient to the hospital. A qualified nurse shall be responsible for patient care either by providing it herself or monitoring the work of junior nurses. Before discharge, the nurse shall analyze whether the medical care was adequate and whether all the procedures prescribed by the physician were performed while the patient stayed in the hospital. When discharging the patient, the nurse shall instruct him or her about the diet, regime, etc.