Scenario
You are a member of a healthcare organization’s ethics committee, and your roles and responsibilities include ethics consults, policy development, and education. In response to an increase in ethics consults over the past year, the committee has identified two primary educational needs for staff:
Education related to ethical dilemmas nurses experience in practice
Processes the organization can take to address the dilemmas
You were asked to write an article for the organization’s newsletter to educate nurses about dilemmas they may encounter in nursing practice. The article will review an example of a potential ethical dilemma for nurses, the potential impacts of the ethical dilemma on nursing practice and patient outcomes, and strategies to manage ethical dilemmas in the organization. You are excited to share your enthusiasm and passion for the importance of ethics in client care.
Instructions
Select an ethical dilemma you have experienced in healthcare.
Include the following information in the article
Describe the ethical dilemma, including:
A summary of the ethical components of the case
Opposing views of the ethical dilemma.
Explain the impacts of this ethical dilemma on professional nursing practice and patient outcomes
Identify strategies to manage the ethical dilemma, including
Professional strategies
Organizational strategies
All content must be supported with rationales, examples and evidence from credible sources.
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