Ethical Issues In Nursing

Ethics plays a very important role in the healthcare setting, especially when minors are involved. There are several factors and outliers that affect the decision making process as well as the quality of patient care. A major dilemma nurses face is confidentially, especially when parents or guardians have certain legal rights over the minors that limit their choices. All patients whether they are minors should still be able to expect confidentiality. The argument is whether or not teens are able to make these difficult medical decisions alone and whether they understand what’s going on, the procedure process, and all the risks and consequences involved. The ethical dilemmas that many nurses face with teen pregnancies are confidentiality, informed consent, and competence. Nurses face whether or not to

Time, cost, and efficiency. Those three barriers are the challenges within Bellin’s current refill team covering six clinics. Beginning with medications not being filled at office visits. Patient’s changing pharmacy’s. Refills remain that the pharmacy and patients reading their medication bottles that state Refills remaining:0 and that is only due to the last older script being pulled from the pharmacy file. A new script has been often sent in but doesn’t register when a patient picks up a new script bringing the patient to call the clinic for a refill. When really a new script is on hand at the pharmacy already. So, then I research and verify with the pharmacy. Then there is the common scenario of the patient calling the clinic requesting

Ethical and legal dilemmas are issues that nurses face in their professional careers. Nurses are accountable for safe and appropriate administration of medication. With the growth in malpractice lawsuits it is important that nurses take certain precautions to limit the risk of lawsuits. “Nurses can limit the risk of liability through maintaining open communication with patients, expertise in practice, attention to details, and autonomy. (Burkhart &Nathanial, 2013).

I enjoyed your thoughtful post. As I pondered your ending question, it seems unfair to drain the healthcare system of money and resources for a person who refuses to take care of their own health. This is where ethical dilemmas become a reality. As nurses, we have all cared for that patient. They refuse to follow the doctor’s orders and return to the hospital unit time and time again with the same issue, as before, but each time it gets just a little worse. They are laying in the hospital bed barely able to catch their breath and state, “This time, I’m going to quit smoking. You won’t see me here again.” But sure enough, they once again return with an exacerbation of their symptoms and the care starts all over again. As a nurse, it is easy

Palvalko describes the challenges of a professional nurse in eight dimensions. The fourth dimension states that “a profession has a code of ethics (Zerwekh, 2015, p.196)”. In this profession, nurses must make ethical decisions every day to protect the welfare of not only their patients but also themselves. There are nine provisions stated in the American Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses that are in place to protect nurses and patients. These provisions include rights of the patient like respect, compassion, dignity, and protection. It also calls for nurses to be advocates and have integrity (Zerwekh, 2015). This essay will describe how a nurse working in the Guantanamo Bay prison exercised

Nursing leaders are burdened with ethical responsibilities for their nursing staff, patients, their organization and their profession ( Dunham-Taylor & Pinczuk, 2015). This is because nursing leaders must cope with the realities of limited resources and have to make difficult choices that prioritize resource needs into those that are fulfilled immediately, those that are partially fulfilled, and those that are either differed or rejected (Harlew, 2013; Marquis & Huston, 2014). In addition, leadership decisions are strongly influenced and determined by social, political and economic factors (Dunham-Taylor & Pinczuk, 2015). As a result, the debate on the healthcare resources allocation for a rationing environment often takes on an ethical perspective.

One example of a dilemma is a healthcare setup where the ethical requirements in any medical facility are to offer treatment to any deserving patient. According to the nursing profession, it is ethically wrong to leave a dying patient unattended, as the nursing standards mandate all medical nurses to attend to the patients with care and sufficient time possible to avoid medical errors and negligence. The regulatory dilemma occurs when the health insurance company mandates the billing department of all the patients on the fee schedule plan. Offering the services will be violating the insurance company’s laws while neglecting the patient results to an ethical issue. When physical therapist considers choosing between risking violations of regulations

Ethics play a major role in the nursing profession on a daily bases. In the case study, the ethical principles involved were beneficence, veracity, confidentiality, and vulnerability. Beneficence is defined as doing good for a patient by removing or preventing harm. The child will be removed from the abusive situation, and she will no longer be susceptible to physical or sexual abuse (Burkhardt & Nathaniel, 2014). Veracity principle is when the nurse tells the truth. In this situation, the nurse is obligated to report the abuse to the appropriate organization. This ensures open communication and respect between both parties. Confidentiality principle is defined as the patient’s information about medical and personal issues will be secured

First of all, I have get started preparing to my first test in Communication. Another goal is to pass again drugs used in mental health (anti anxiety, antipsychotic and antidepressant). Finally, on weekend, get started working on the Communication reflection II and case-study.

An ethical issue I have experienced in my clinical placements as a student of Oral Health is a case in which I was providing a hygiene appointment to a patient of low-risk status. The patient had previously visited a hygienist in their home country but had not been since moving to New Zealand two years ago. The patient presented with teeth in healthy condition only requiring a scale to remove soft plaque. However, near the end of the final appointment they questioned why I had yet to polish their teeth. Their reasoning for the question was that at their old hygiene appointments in their home country, no treatment was complete without a polish. However, I had not included a polish in the treatment plan as polishing only has a therapeutic effect on extrinsic staining, which the patient did not have. When I questioned my supervisor on what to do, they suggested I use polishing paste and “swipe” it over the teeth to make the patient believe their teeth are being polished.

In the first week , I made a report for the Human Resources Division, Pulai Springs Resort . After that , I was sent to the charge of the Golf Division . Golf Division Manager , Ms. Susan incorporated into Part I and Checkout Counter Golf . Two staff members were briefed me on the introduction and explanation on how to perform tasks in Division Golf . The staff on duty must implement practices always treat customers well and full of smiles. This practice will give maximum satisfaction to customers and to maintain the company's good name

Thank you for shearing a few of your key values with our group. As you mentioned, at times it is difficulty to recognize and intentionally implement values into patient care amidst hectic patient assignments. However, I believe true values are often incorporated routinely and over time may be done subliminally. Moreover, in order to consistently implement care and practices congruent with one’s ethics routinely and even with little thought at times, they must cognizant of them and reevaluate them frequently.

Ethical issues will always arise during a pandemic illness. At least one of the four principles of medical ethics that guide nurses will have to be put into play when confronted with ethical issues. The outbreaks of the HIV/AIDS virus can be seen as an example for ethical issues posed by epidemic emergencies. According to Chiappelli et al. (2015), ethical dilemmas observed during this outbreak includes isolation and quarantine; privacy and confidentiality; and the interpretation of ethical norms across different ethno cultural settings. In such cases, ethical guidance for pandemic planning is generally concerned with procedural notions of justice (Njozing, Edin, San Sebastian, & Hurtig, 2011). Furthermore, patients often times know that they

After becoming a nurse manager, you may notice many complaints brought to your attention. It is your job to hear both sides of the stories and be mindful of moral, ethical, and legal implications before intervening. As humans, we are not perfect. Everyone makes mistakes, what shows a professional, responsible, and mature nurse is admitting the mistake. Though, this is not always the case, and the issue may be brought to you by another nurse.

In addition, both national and international nursing associations have laid down the working guidelines and set parameters for code of ethics related to nursing profession .The concepts presented by the CNA, ANA, ICN and other health regulatory bodies also acknowledged giving the opportunities of their own decisions making promote autonomy and justice. I stand for the theme of all nursing associations and ethical principles of nurses for preserving the child rights as dignified human beings, who deserve respect irrespective of their age and competency, fair treatment (justice), and responsible citizen.