Analyzing an Ethical Decision in nursing

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In your role, as an advanced practice nurse, you will encounter several situations that will require your ability to make sound judgments and practice decisions for the safety and well-being of individuals, families, and communities. There may not be a clear cut answer of how to address the issue, but your ethical decision making must be based on evidenced based practice, and what is good, right, and beneficial for patients. You will encounter patients who do not hold your values, but you must remain professional and unbiased in the care you provide to all patients regardless of their sociodemographic and ethnic/racial background. You must be prepared to critically analyze ethical situations, and develop an appropriate plan of action. For this Assignment, you will review the literature and discover the various ethical dilemmas advanced practice nurses encounter and how these issues are typically addressed in Texas.

To prepare:
  • Review literature for moral/ethical issues encountered by advanced practice nurses in clinical practice.
  • Select an article that was published within the last five years.

Write a two page paper that answers the following questions:

  • Summarize the moral/ethical issue in the article (no more than 1 paragraph)
  • Describe the moral and ethical dilemmas surrounding the issue
  • Analyze the ethical issue and compare them to the State Health Laws and Regulations in your state
  • Outline the process of ethical decision making you would use to address this ethical dilemma
  • APA format; include references

References

REQUIRED READINGS

Buppert, C. (2018). Nurse practitioner's business practice and legal guide (6th ed.). Sudbury, MA: Bartlett & Jones Learning.
  • Chapter 16, “Resolving Ethical Dilemmas” (pp. 471-479)
Hamric, A. B., Hanson, C. M., Tracy, M. F., & O’Grady, E. T. (2014). Ethical decision making. In Advanced Practice Nursing: An Integrative Approach (5th ed.) (328 – 354). St. Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders.
MidlevelU: The Online Hub for Midlevels. (2013, January 14). Should Providers Treat Their Friends and Family? [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://midlevelu.com/blog/should-providers-treat-t...
Lachman, V. D. (2012). Applying the ethics of care to your nursing practice. Retrieved from http://www.nursingworld.org/MainMenuCategories/Eth...
Thomas, A. C., Crabtree, M. K., Delaney, K. R., Dumas, M. A., Kleinpell, R., Logsdon, C.,…Nativio, D. G. (2012). Nurse Practitioner Core Competencies. Retrieved from http://c.ymcdn.com/sites/www.nonpf.org/resource/re...

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Running head: ANALYZING AN ETHICAL DECISION IN NURSING

Analyzing an Ethical Decision in nursing
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ANALYZING AN ETHICAL DECISION IN NURSING

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Moral and Ethical issue
For the purpose of this essay I analyze an article on treatment of family and friends published in
2013. In this article the main ethical dilemma or issue is the treatment of family members and
friends with some practitioners being strict to the no family nor friends’ policy while others
prescribe medication with no hesitation. This is a serious issue as it could lead to a number of
other issues including, conflict of interest and bias in the line of duty.
Description of the moral and ethical dilemma
Conflict of interest, in this case, is a dilemma as the prescription to family and friends can
affect a nurse in the practice setting. Clouding of judgment in the sense that there may be
sensitive emotions from a practition...


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