NSU Nursing Ethical Situations Autonomy and Doing Good Presentation

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Describe an ethical situation, based on the chosen topic, that can get in the nurse's way of practicing ethically. Describe the situation clearly and concisely.

Identify how this situation relates to one provision within the Code of Ethics for Nurses.

Identify two ethical principles that may arise when facing this situation.

Discuss how a nurse might lessen the impact of the situation on the nurse's practice.

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Ethical Situations: Autonomy and
Doing Good
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Introduction
❖Nurses have ethical duties to maintain confidentiality, meet patients'
needs, and improve communication.
❖ Nurses are supposed to uphold the code of ethics and principles associated
with the profession.
❖ Existence of complex moral pressures and choices has made it difficult for
nurses to practice with integrity.
❖ Nurses make difficult decisions about patients to attend to or what to do
without harming others and adhering to a professional code of ethics
(Hoehn, 2019).

Objectives
❖ Describe an ethical situation that may affect nurses’ ethical
practicing

❖ Explain how the ethical situation relate to a provision in the code of
Ethics.

❖ Identify the two ethical principle that arise from the ethical
situation.

❖ Discuss how nurses might address the ethical issue.

Why Ethical Situations Occur in Nursing
❖Different perspectives between patients and nurses.
❖ Different cultural and religious beliefs don’t align with
scientific evidence (Hoehn, 2019).
❖ The limited nature of the practical world.
❖ Other ethical principles conflict with privacy and
confidentiality.
❖ Presence of a code of ethics that guides on the best
methodology to follow (Karlsson & Pennbrant, 2020).
Fig 1. Ethical Dilemma
(Hoehn, 2019).

Ethical Situation Description
❖ Patient A was diagnosed with colorectal cancer 2 years ago and,
after a brief moment of chemotherapy, experienced remission.
❖ However, 2 months ago, cancer reoccurred; this time, treatment
would not help.
❖ Doctor advise patient A to use comfort measures such as pain
relievers and oxygen at home.
❖ However, patient A refuses pain medication due to the side effects
of drowsiness.

Ethical Situation Description Cont’d
❖Patient’s family wants the doctor to inject pain
relievers to reduce pain.
❖Pain relievers make the p...


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