Ethical Framework For Praxis: Evidence Based Practices

Framework for Praxis Praxis is defined as a practical presentation of a philosophy/ theory (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Also, praxis can be defined as an application or performing of an art, knowledge, or skill (Merriam-Webster, n.d.). Praxis is a method which entails a primarily reflective in a responsive to a multifaceted and complicated human phenomenon that is the heart of clinical analysis in nursing (Lutz, Jones, & Kendall, 1997). The purpose of this discuss is to provide the readers with information regarding ideological and theoretical influences, ethical framework in relation to the author’s phenomenon of interest (POI), which is preventing sepsis while utilizing evidence-based practices (EBPs) tactics.
Advanced Practice Role and Phenomenon
of Interest The author is preparing to become an adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner (AG-ACNP). The AG-ACNP role in the healthcare industry is to deliver nursing and medical treatment to patients to meet his/her complex necessities alone with patients’ families, while utilizing a health-centered, holistic tactic (Kilpatrick, 2008). Furthermore, AG-ACNPs were presented to the healthcare industries to deliver high-quality healthcare, while ensuring continuity of care continues in the healthcare industries at a reduced cost (Kilpatrick, 2008). The author’s POI is implementation of tactics tools involving sepsis prevention.

Ideological Influences The author’s primary philosophical viewpoint in connection to the POI is quantitative (analytic).
The quantitative study approach includes gathering numerical information to explicate, calculate, and/or control of POI (Neely-Barnes & Lennon-Dearing, 2015). In other words, the quantitative method impacts the POI by providing the stakeholders with the up-to-date EBPs that offer the cause and effect correlation while presenting the significant of the problem.
Theoretical Influences
The author selected Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory as the Grand nursing theory in reference to the POI. Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Nursing Theory offers a framework for providing interventions that encourage individuals to formulate options in his/her care and treatment through collaboration and education (Seed & Torkelson, 2012). Surprisingly, self-care deficit develops because the influence and capability of a person to meet his/her own self-care needs are not applicable in relation to illness and health-related causes (Seed & Torkelson,
2012).
The author’s Middle Range nursing theory that was chosen was Nola Pender’s Health Promotion Model. Health can be viewed as the framework for promotion of health as well as prevention of diseases (Masters, 2015). Particularly, health promotion is a practice, which an individual has the craving to expand his/her well-being and heighten his/her health potential, however, disease avoidance is a method that encourage an individual to actively shun illness, identify illness promptly, and/or preserve function in the control of illness/disease state (Pender, 1982). As in correlation to the POI, Pender’s Health Promotion Model and Orem’s Self-Care Deficit Model, together both theories communicate regarding an individual’s health performance concerning with his/her health promotion and self-care.
Ethical Framework
Ethics is methodical method that provides a comprehend, analysis, and individualize matters between right and wrong (Rich, 2015).
The ethical principles the AG-ACNP must have an understanding of are autonomy, non-maleficence, beneficence, and justice. (Beauchamp & Childress, 2001). The ethical framework that will pilot the aspiring AG-ACNP with ethical decision making would be utilitarianism.
As an AG-ACNP, implementing the theory of utilitarianism of ethics in nursing emphasis on steering judgements to deliver care that promotes positive results than negative results (Rich, 2015). For example, the AG-ACNP must prioritize each critically ill patient based on his/her illness, the utilitarian theory will assist the AG-ACNP in this situation. AG-ACNPs provide care to numerous of critically ill patients, however, judgement is based on which patient needs is superior/critical than the other patient (Hanssen & Alpers,
2010).
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